Since 2007, Condé Nast Traveler has bestowed World Savers Awards to travel companies changing their industries and contributing to local communities. We are delighted that Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Hyatt Regency New Orleans and Hyatt Regency Denver were all finalists this year. Take a look at the efforts below that earned these hotels the prestigious recognition.

Grand Hyatt Tokyo: Disaster Relief

After the 2011 tsunami, Grand Hyatt Tokyo opened the lobby and hotel rooms to serve as evacuation areas and fed fresh meals to more than 370 evacuees. With the help of other Hyatt properties around the world, they raised more than $98,000 for relief efforts by the Japan Red Cross.

In addition to reducing energy consumption by 25 percent since 2006, the hotel participates in a forward-thinking environment and health initiative. Ecocap, a Japanese nonprofit, collects plastic water bottle caps and sells them to recycling facilities, putting the money toward polio vaccines. By 2011, the hotel had recycled a total of 691,400 collected caps - the equivalent of 864 vaccines.