The Russian city of Ekaterinburg became the owner of the first Hyatt Regency hotel in the country this week with the opening of the 296-room Hyatt Regency Ekaterinburg.

This is Hyatt Hotels and Resorts' second hotel in Russia alongside the 219-room Ararat Park Hyatt.

By the end of 2010 Hyatt's Russian portfolio will have doubled as the 18-suite Grand Hyatt Moscow Residences & Spa and the 368-room Grand Hyatt Moscow are scheduled to open in 2009 and 2010, respectively.

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