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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Hyatt Hotels Corp [H] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 WEST STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/29-05:00/2016 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10282 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 12/29-05:00/2016   P   400 A $ 56.2319 (3) 114,451 I See footnotes (1) (2) (3) (5) Class A Common Stock 12/29-05:00/2016   S   400 D $ 56.2319 (4) 114,051 I See footnotes (1) (2) (4) (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class B Common Stock

$ 0

(6)

(6)

Class A Common Stock

12,654,050

12,654,050

I

See footnotes (1) (6)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282

Signatures

/s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact		01/03-05:00/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact		01/03-05:00/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group") and Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs" and together with GS Group, the "Reporting Persons"). Goldman Sachs is a subsidiary of GS Group. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	The shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class A Common Stock"), of Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the "Company") reported herein as indirectly purchased and sold were beneficially owned directly by Goldman Sachs and indirectly by GS Group. Without admitting any legal obligation, Goldman Sachs or another wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group will remit appropriate profits, if any, to the Company.
(3)	Reflects a weighted average purchase price of $56.2319 per share, at prices ranging from $56.19 to $56.28 per share. The Reporting Person will provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company, or a security holder of the Company, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
(4)	Reflects a weighted average sale price of $56.2319 per share, at prices ranging from $56.19 to $56.28 per share. The Reporting Person will provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company, or a security holder of the Company, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(5)	GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own 29,591 shares of Class A Common Stock that were granted to Richard A. Friedman, a managing director of Goldman Sachs, in his capacity as a director of the Company pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Hyatt Hotels Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan under the Hyatt Hotels Corporation Non-Employee Director Compensation Program. Mr. Friedman has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which such shares are held for the benefit of GS Group. GS Group beneficially owns directly 7,096 shares of Class A Common Stock. Goldman Sachs beneficially owns directly and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 77,364 shares of Class A Common Stock and Goldman Sachs also had open short positions of 62,277 shares of Class A Common Stock, reflecting changes due to exempt transactions.
(6)	Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time, at the option of the holder, into one share of Class A Common Stock. In addition, each share of Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A Common Stock upon any transfer, except for certain permitted transfers as described in the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 12,654,050 shares of Class A Common Stock by reason of the direct beneficial ownership of 12,654,050 shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock, in the aggregate, by certain investment partnerships of which affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner, managing limited partner or the managing partner. Goldman Sachs is the investment manager for certain of the investment partnerships.

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