Hotel Giant’s Longtime Chief Financial Officer Recognized for Impact and Contribution to the Company

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced today that the company has named its Chief Financial Officer, Vasant Prabhu, Vice Chairman, in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to the company. Starwood’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Frits van Paasschen, made the announcement following the company’s recent Board of Directors meeting.

As One of the World’s Top Art Hotels, the Chambers Underscores Le Méridien’s New Brand Direction and Passion for the Arts

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced that the Minneapolis-based Chambers has joined Le Méridien, the Paris-born hotel brand with an international presence of 105 hotels and resorts. The addition of Chambers has increased the brand’s footprint to 10 hotels in North America. Opened in 2006 by prominent art collector Ralph Burnet, Chambers is considered one of the world’s top art hotels, featuring more than 250 original artworks by such noted artists as Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and Gavin Turk. The hotel has been renamed Le Méridien Chambers Minneapolis.

Starwood’s The Luxury Collection Brand Signs Seven New Deals and Opened Five Hotels in 2009

International Growth and Conversion Opportunities Extend Starwood’s Luxury Leadership

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announces today that its world-renowned The Luxury Collection brand has signed two new deals to open the brand’s first hotels in China. The Astor Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, is scheduled to open as a Luxury Collection Hotel in May 2010 after a $22 million renovation, and The Malus Sanya, a Luxury Collection Resort, a new-build resort set to open in late 2012. These new developments are illustrative of The Luxury Collection brand’s overall global growth that includes seven new deals and five hotel openings in 2009.

Starwood and Hersha Hospitality Management Bring Outdoor-Inspired Design and Eco-Friendly Features to Mercer County

Global Hotel Leader’s “Link@Sheraton experienced with Microsoft” Among the First Locations Where Consumers Can Experience Windows 7 Before Official October 22 Launch Hands-on Digital Guest Experience with New HP Next-Generation TouchSmart PCs Sheraton Hotels & Resorts continues to solidify its position as an industry powerhouse by working closely with Microsoft Corp. to showcase Windows 7, [...]

Le Méridien Panama offers superior service in an art rich, contemporary environment designed to inspire the creative guest Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced the opening of Le Méridien Panama, the European rooted hotel brand’s first property in Central America. Set in the heart of Panama’s cosmopolitan capital city, Le Méridien Panama, [...]

Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., has appointed Raymond L. “Rip” Gellein, Jr. and Eugene F. Reilly as independent members of the Board of Directors. With the appointment of Mssrs. Gellein and Reilly, the Company’s Board of Directors has nine members. “We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Rip and Gene to our Board, [...]

In New Westin Hotels Sleep Study, A Great Night’s Sleep Trumps Great Sex In Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Heavenly Bed Westin Surveys Travelers’ Sleep Habits; More than half of travelers prefer a great night’s sleep to great sex Westin Hotels Partners with the renowned National Sleep Foundation to Launch (888) TIME-4-SLEEP Hotline [...]

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced today that it has completed the sale of the W San Francisco to Keck Seng Investments (Hong Kong) Limited for $90 million. The sales price represents a multiple of over 14X anticipated 2009 EBITDA. Starwood also entered a long-term management agreement to continue operating the hotel as [...]

Following Investment by owner Leisurecorp, Turnberry, a Luxury Collection Resort Re-Opens to Host The Open Championship 2009 on its Renowned Ailsa Golf Course Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announces that the historic Turnberry golf resort will re-open as part of the renowned Luxury Collection brand at The Open Championship 2009 following [...]

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced today that the Company has signed an agreement to sell the W San Francisco for $90 million to Keck Seng Investments (Hong Kong) Limited, a hotel investment and property development company listed on the Hong Kong stock market. The sales price is immediately accretive to earnings [...]