One month after being blasted for hosting an anti-Muslim group, Hyatt Hotel CEO Mark Hoplamazian has announced the chain will ban such groups in the future.
“If a group is primarily focused on disparaging a group by virtue of their identity…that’s really where we need to draw the line. We’re going to apply our values to making these decisions along the way,” Hoplamazian said.
Protestors condemned the chain this summer when it hosted an anti-Muslim group at its hotel in suburban Washington, D.C.
This month, Hoplamazian met with President Trump to discuss the President’s Visa waiver policy and urge him to send a welcoming message to international travelers.
“We talked about extending a message of warm welcome to the rest of the world which we feel is critical, Hoplamazian told Skift, an industry website. “Our pitch is that that’s actually most effective when it comes from the top. We didn’t get any commitments on that but we think we made our case.”
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