Hyatt Hotels Corp (H) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Good morning and welcome to Hyatt's second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question during this time, simply press star followed by the number one on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw your question, press star one again. As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded. I would now like to turn the call over to Ryan Knuckles, Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy. Please go ahead. Thank you and welcome to Hyatt's second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. Joining me on today's call are Mark Hoplamazian, Hyatt's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, and Joan Bottarini, Hyatt's Chief Financial Officer. Before we start, I'd like to remind everyone that our comments today will include forward-looking statements under federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, as described in our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other SEC filings. These risks could cause our actual results to be materially different from those expressed in or implied by our comments. Forward-looking statements in the earnings release that we issued today, along with the comments on this call, are made only as of today and will not be updated as actual events unfold. In addition, you can find a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures referred to in today's remarks under the financial section of our Investor Relations website and in this morning's earnings release. An archive of this call will be available on our website for 90 days. Additionally, we post an investor presentation on our Inve...