Destination by Hyatt Brand Expands in the Mid-Atlantic with the Historic Seaview Hotel & Golf Club Along the Jersey Shore

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Destination by Hyatt Brand Expands in the Mid-Atlantic with the Historic Seaview Hotel & Golf Club Along the Jersey Shore

2026-02-13 23:00 Last Updated At：23:11

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 13, 2026--

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) welcomes Seaview Hotel & Golf Club, to the Destination by Hyatt brand. The Galloway, New Jersey resort gives guests and World of Hyatt members the opportunity to experience a centuries-old hospitality institution with activities and experiences for a variety of guests. The transition will further strengthen Hyatt’s portfolio in the Mid-Atlantic while preserving the resort’s deep-rooted legacy as one of the Jersey Shore’s most iconic destinations.

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Set on 670 acres along Reed’s Bay, Seaview Hotel & Golf Club blends the architectural grandeur and charm of a turn-of-the-century resort with modern amenities designed for today’s leisure travelers, golfers, and meeting planners. Just eight miles from Atlantic City and within easy reach of Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, D.C., the resort is set apart from the boardwalk crowds of Atlantic City and offers a more serene retreat for guests looking for weekend getaways or a longer visit.

“Seaview Hotel & Golf Club embodies the qualities of the Destination by Hyatt brand, offering a getaway that allows guests to connect with the property’s rich history and oceanside beauty,” said Katie Johnson, Vice President of Global Brands Classics Portfolio, Hyatt. “The addition of Seaview Hotel to Hyatt’s portfolio demonstrates the brand’s commitment to expanding its presence throughout the globe and giving World of Hyatt members and guests the opportunity to explore a unique destination.”

The hotel features 296 guest rooms and 16 suites, 34,500 square feet of flexible meeting and event space, and a celebrated culinary program led by Executive Chef Rodolfo Correa. The property offers meetings and social spaces for large-scale events for up to 1,000 guests, to more intimate venues, perfect for small to mid-sized gatherings.

Seaview Hotel & Golf Club’s two on-property championship golf courses draw guests back year-after-year, prized for their beauty, challenge, and tranquility. The Bay Course, Seaview Hotel and Golf Club’s original layout designed by Donal Ross and Hugh Wilson, offers sweeping views of Atlantic City and the adjacent barrier islands across the bay. In contrast, the Pines Course, designed by William Flynn and Howard Toomey, winds through the pine forest just behind the hotel. Additionally, golfers can enjoy a full driving range, putting green, and chipping area, complemented by one of New Jersey’s top-rated pro shops.

Additional amenities include indoor and outdoor swimming pools for year-round enjoyment, a 24-hour fitness center, nature trails, the Noyes Art Gallery, and sweeping bay and golf course views throughout the property.

“Seaview Hotel has welcomed generations of guests for well over a century, and its sense of place is inseparable from the history and culture of the Jersey Shore,” said Robert Morgan, General Manager of Seaview Hotel & Golf Club. “Becoming part of the Destination by Hyatt brand allows Seaview Hotel to maintain its unique character while tapping into Hyatt’s global platform, introducing this remarkable resort to new travelers while continuing to serve loyal guests and the surrounding community.”

For more information about Seaview Hotel & Golf Club or to book a reservation, please visit Seaview Hotel & Golf Club’s website and to learn more about the Destination by Hyatt brand, please visit the brand’s website.

The term “Hyatt” is used in this release for convenience to refer to Hyatt Hotels Corporation and/or one or more of its affiliates.

About Seaview Hotel & Golf Club

Founded in 1914, Seaview Hotel & Golf Club is a historically unique resort on the New Jersey shore. With more than 670-acres of retreat blend, architectural beauty and historic charm of a turn-of-the-century resort, the Seaview offers all services and amenities today’s travelers and meeting planners require, including state-of-the-art meeting and event space, award-winning dining, and two championship golf courses. Located on along Reed’s Bay in Galloway, NJ, and just eight miles from Atlantic City, the Seaview boasts 34,500 square feet of unique meeting and event spaces, 296 guest rooms, various food and beverage offerings, a fitness center, an indoor and outdoor pool, and more essentials for a comfortable stay.

About Destination by Hyatt

The Destination by Hyatt brand is a diverse collection of independent hotels and resorts that are individual at heart yet connected by a commitment to embody the true spirit of each location—whether urban hubs or sprawling resort retreats. Ranging from upper-upscale to luxury, each property is purposefully crafted to be a place of immersive discoveries, in cities or communities, offering authentic design and warm, welcoming service. As an honored host, each Destination by Hyatt property connects guests to both people and place—offering a sense of belonging that invites all to make our destination yours. For more information, visit destinationbyhyatt.com. Follow the Destination by Hyatt brand on Instagram: @destinationhotels, X: @Destination, and Facebook: Destination Hotels.

About Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is a leading global hospitality company guided by its purpose – to care for people so they can be their best. As of December 31, 2025, the Company's portfolio included more than 1,500 hotels and all-inclusive properties in 83 countries across six continents. The Company's offering includes brands in the Luxury Portfolio, including Park Hyatt ®, Alila ®, Miraval ®, Impression by Secrets, and The Unbound Collection by Hyatt ®; the Lifestyle Portfolio, including Andaz ®, Thompson Hotels ®, The Standard ®, Dream ® Hotels, The StandardX ®, Breathless Resorts & Spas ®, JdV by Hyatt ®, Bunkhouse ® Hotels, and Me and All Hotels; the Inclusive Collection, including Zoëtry ® Wellness & Spa Resorts, Hyatt Ziva ®, Hyatt Zilara ®, Secrets ® Resorts & Spas, Dreams ® Resorts & Spas, Hyatt Vivid ® Hotels & Resorts, Bahia Principle Hotels & Resorts, Alua Hotels & Resorts ®, and Sunscape ® Resorts & Spas; the Classics Portfolio, including Grand Hyatt ®, Hyatt Regency ®, Destination by Hyatt ®, Hyatt Centric ®, Hyatt Vacation Club ®, and Hyatt ®; and the Essentials Portfolio, including Caption by Hyatt ®, Unscripted by Hyatt, Hyatt Place ®, Hyatt House ®, Hyatt Studios ®, Hyatt Select, and UrCove. Subsidiaries of the Company operate the World of Hyatt® loyalty program, ALG Vacations®, Mr & Mrs Smith, Unlimited Vacation Club®, Amstar® DMC destination management services, and Trisept Solutions® technology services. For more information, please visit www.hyatt.com.

Germany's leader calls on the US and Europe to 'repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together'

MUNICH (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Friday for the United States and Europe to “repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together,” arguing that even the U.S. isn't powerful enough to go it alone in an increasingly tough world.

Merz called for a “new trans-Atlantic partnership,” acknowledging that “a divide, a deep rift” has opened up across the Atlantic as he opened the Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of top global security figures including many European leaders and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

At last year's conference, held a few weeks into U.S. President Donald Trump's second term, Vice President JD Vance stunned European leaders by lecturing them about the state of democracy and freedom of speech on the continent — a moment that set the tone for the last year.

A series of statements and moves from the Trump administration targeting allies followed, including Trump's threat last month to impose new tariffs on several European countries in a bid to secure U.S. control of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark. The president later dropped that threat.

“The culture war of the MAGA movement in the U.S. is not ours,” Merz said. “The freedom of the word ends here when this word is turned against human dignity and the constitution. And we don't believe in tariffs and protectionism, but in free trade.”

He added that Europe would stand by climate agreements and the World Health Organization “because we are convinced that we will only solve global tasks together.”

But Merz said Europe and the U.S. should conclude that “we are stronger together" in today's world. He argued that the post-World War II world order “as imperfect as it was at its best times, no longer exists" today.

“In the era of great-power rivalry, even the United States will not be powerful enough to go it alone,” he said. “Dear friends, being a part of NATO is not only Europe's competitive advantage. It's also the United States' competitive advantage, so let's repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together.”

The Europeans, Merz said, are doing their part.

Since last year’s Munich conference, NATO allies have agreed under pressure from Trump to a large increase in their defense spending target.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said there has been a “shift in mindset,” with “Europe really stepping up, Europe taking more of a leadership role within NATO, Europe also taking more care of its own defense.”

With Rubio heading the U.S. delegation this year, European leaders can hope for a less contentious approach more focused on traditional global security concerns.

Speaking as he introduced Merz, conference chairman Wolfgang Ischinger asked: “does the Trump administration truly believe that it needs allies and partners and if so ... is Washington actually prepared to treat allies as partners?”

Before departing for Germany on Thursday, Rubio had some reassuring words as he described Europe as important for Americans.

“We’re very tightly linked together with Europe,” he told reporters. “Most people in this country can trace both, either their cultural or their personal heritage, back to Europe. So, we just have to talk about that.”

But Rubio made clear it wouldn’t be business as it used to be, saying: “We live in a new era in geopolitics, and it’s going to require all of us to reexamine what that looks like.”

Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told the conference that the U.S. had been sustaining the financial burden of multilateralism for too long and Europeans need to do more.

“There is a cost to the status quo and the status quo was not sustainable any more,” Waltz said.

Merz said that Europe's “excessive dependency” on the U.S. was its own fault, but it is leaving that behind. “We won't do this by writing off NATO — we will do it by building a strong, self-supporting European pillar in the alliance, in our own interest,” he said.

He acknowledged that Europe and the U.S. will likely have to bridge more disagreements in the future than in the past, but “if we do this with new strength, respect and self-respect, that is to the advantage of both sides.”

Rubio arrived in Munich on Friday. He met Merz and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi separately on the sidelines of the conference, and also had a meeting scheduled with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen. He is due to address the conference on Saturday morning.

Moulson reported from Berlin. Associated Press reporter Claudia Ciobanu in Warsaw, Poland, contributed to this report.

Destination by Hyatt Brand Expands in the Mid-Atlantic with the Historic Seaview Hotel & Golf Club Along the Jersey Shore

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