Flor Van Der Vaart Park Hyatt St. Kitts announces industry visionary Flor van der Vaart as resort’s new General Manager. Van der Vaart will lead the executive team to a monumental November 1st opening of the brand’s inaugural Caribbean property, and island’s first luxury beach resort. A hospitality veteran, Flor van der Vaart has a passion for the Caribbean, and will now call St. Kitts his home once more. From 2008 to 2011, he served as General Manager of the 400+ room Marriott St. Kitts Golf & Casino Beach Resort. Most recently, van der Vaart served as the VP of Room Operations for Hyatt in the America’s corporate division. He played an integral role redefining brand standards through the launch of three new brands: Hyatt Ziva, Hyatt Zilara and Hyatt Centric, and pioneering guest experience programs. Over the course of two years, with van der Vaart’s strategic direction, three teams launched the brand’s new Guest Engagement Management tool to 140 hotels across the U.S.