McCain seeks unity, cash Mar 7, 2008
John McCain Presidential Nominee during an interview with AJC reporter at the Westin Hotels and Resort on Peachtree. Renee Hannans Henry / AJC. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Hotels arent snoozing over guests jet lag Mar 6, 2008
And Westin Hotels has gone a few steps further: The chain has partnered with Philips and a group of sleep doctors to create a concept room aimed at aiding sleep deprivation and cutting jet-lag recovery time in half. This hotel-room laboratory is currently being tested at the Westin Chicago River North, and is the first such partnership between Philips and a hotel company. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Luxury hotel coming Feb 29, 2008
Westin Hotels & Resorts is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. That's one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world. Wallace Devlin, CEO of The Devlin Group, has described Westin as a "perfect fit" for his San Sebastian Harbor Resort project. (The St. Augustine Record)
Sheraton hotels to go smoke-free Feb 13, 2008
Starwood said the decision to switch its Sheraton brands to smoke-free came after receiving overwhelming positive feedback from guests at Westin hotels that have also gone smoke-free. All Sheraton and Four Points by Sheraton hotels and resorts will offer a designated outdoor area for guests who smoke. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Sheraton Hotels & Resorts going smokeless Feb 12, 2008
The new policy follows one implemented at Westin Hotels & Resorts, which became smoke-free in 2006. Westin and Sheraton are both owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts. (USA Today -- Travel)
Tolleson center will be green showpiece Jan 25, 2008
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. describes its Westin Hotels & Resorts as its "upper-upscale brand.". The Tolleson hotel would have 142 rooms. (AZCentral -- Business)
DIA hotel to be a Westin Jan 17, 2008
Westin Hotels & Resorts has been selected to build and operate a much-anticipated $200 million, 500-room hotel at. Westin Hotels is owned by publicly traded Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: HOT) of White Plains, NY, which operates hotel brands such as Sheraton, Westin, W, St. Regis and Aloft. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Westin coming to St. Augustine Jan 17, 2008
Westin Hotels ts has 155 hotels and resorts in more than 31 countries and territories and is owned by Starwood Hotels ts Worldwide Inc.. Starwood is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 850 properties in more than 95 counties and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. (Florida Times-Union)
DBS Bank Puts Its Money on an Asian Fragrancing and Music Styling Solution from Equal Strategy Jan 4, 2008
Equal Strategy has consulted numerous retail brands and hotel chains including OCBC Malaysia, Courts Singapore, Mercedes-Benz, Westin Hotels, Starwood Hotels and Pan Pacific. Since 1999, Mr Faure-Field has been the only consultant in Asia specializing in combining music with fragrance to synergise a consistent brand experience for customers. (PR Newswire)
Element hotel to be built next to Park Meadows Dec 14, 2007
The Element brand is inspired by Westin Hotels & Resorts -- another Starwood property -- and the rooms will have the Westin Heavenly Beds. Starwood is a hotel and leisure company with about 890 properties in more than 100 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Mori Trust in Talks to Build Westin Hotel in Sendai Nov 21, 2007
Tokyo, Nov 21, 2007 (Jiji Press) - Mori Trust Co. is in talks with Starwood Hotels ts Worldwide Inc. to build the U.S. chain's Westin Hotels ts brand hotel-office complex in this northeastern Japan city, it was learned Tuesday. Under Mori Trust's plan, the hotel will have 37 stories above the ground and two below, and have some 300 rooms on the 28th through 36th floors, informed sources said. (JCN Network, Japan)
Superclick Announces Progress Report with Leading Brands Nov 6, 2007
Noble's Westin Hotels have deployed a Teledex/Cisco LRE converged wired and wireless network using the Superclick SIMS advanced IP management applications. Sandro Natale, Superclick's CEO commented that, ``We continue to see acceptance of the Superclick value proposition in the marketplace by leading brands. (Primezone Releases)
Ground broken for huge public retail market at Jack London Square Oct 24, 2007
In addition, the developers are in talks with the Westin Hotels and Resorts about a new 250-room hotel with conference facilities on the eastern edge of the 11-block-long project, although there is no commitment for it. In all, the Jack London Square project is a $400 million endeavor, a legacy development for Ellis Partners which, as a string of elected officials noted, are risk-takers who are betting on Oakland and the East Bay. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sunday savings Oct 10, 2007
Contact: Make reservations through the links posted on the official tourism Web site and use promotion code NYCSUN. Exception: For Sheraton, W, and Westin hotels, you also click on the links on NYCVisit, but instead of inserting a promotion code, you make sure that the special rate plan box shows the code SUNIT.. More from Budget Travel. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Country hits Oct 9, 2007
They spent five days in Sydney - a city none had previously visited for more than a short time - working in the kitchens at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, and the Amora and Westin hotels, including the fine-dining Mosaic restaurant. They also went to the Hunter Valley for an introduction to viticulture and cheesemaking. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Smoking bans make it hard for those who travel and haven't quit Sep 25, 2007
Westin Hotels, a Starwoods brand, banned smoking in its properties in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean in January 2006, a move followed by Marriott's 10 brands last September. Dozens of independent hotels and members of other chains have also gone smoke-free. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
America's most wanded: Flier delays among big travel trends Aug 27, 2007
Westin Hotels scored an overnight sensation in 1999 when it introduced the pillow-top mattress shrouded in three high-thread-count cotton sheets and topped with a down blanket, duvet, comforter and five goose-feather pillows. Other major lodging chains soon beefed up their own boudoirs. (USA Today -- Money)
How to Find Great Savings on Everything Aug 22, 2007
Some of the major featured companies are: Panasonic, Pillsbury, Westin Hotels, Netflix, TGIF, Macaroni Grill, Outback, Target, Apple and much more. "CoolSavings is the number one coupon site on the Web. We're here to help you save in every aspect of your life. Keep coming back for new offers and money-saving ideas every day," says Trent Arkema, a director at CoolSavings. (Boonville Daily News, MO)
Where media and technology meet Aug 8, 2007
Westin Hotels is banking on the bad mood of New Yorkers in August, when tourists crowd the city and the weather turns unbearably hot and sticky. As part of its latest $30 million advertising campaign, the hotel has decorated the interiors of running between Grand Central and Times Square with 360-degree images meant to calm frayed nerves. (Reuters)
Bids for convention center reins revealed Aug 2, 2007
Two other firms applied to run both operations: Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. of White Plains, which owns the Sheraton and Westin hotels; and Waterford Hotel Group of Waterford, Conn. DePalma Hotel Corp. of Arlington, Tex. (Albany Times Union)
New sales chief at Sheraton Maui Jul 10, 2007
It is owned by , which also owns the Sheraton and Westin hotels in Waikiki. Sheraton and Westin are brands of , which holds the management contracts on these properties. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Four-Legged Friends Welcome on Family Vacations Jun 14, 2007
All Westin Hotels also allow dogs, but require a $100 deposit and a signed damage waiver. Traveling the Friendly Skies With Man's Best Friend. (Fox News)
Brum well traveled before and after Griz football career Jun 14, 2007
He worked for Westin Hotels for about 25 years, traveling the world while working in various capacities, finally winding up in the sales and marketing area. From Hawaii he went to Colorado Springs and Denver, Colo. (Missoulian, MT)
Get a Breath of Fresh Air at a Completely Smoke-free Hotel with HotelMagician.com May 30, 2007
"In the last couple of years we've witnessed complete bans on smoking from all of the Marriott brands in North America as well as all Westin hotels in the US, Canada, and the Caribbean." The latest chain to go smoke-free is Comfort Suites, which eliminated smoking altogether at all 433 of its domestic properties as of May 1st of this year. But they are not alone. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
SS+K, Westin Have All the Answers May 16, 2007
CHICAGO In striving to become a lifestyle and not merely the hotel positioned on personal renewal, Westin Hotels & Resorts is going directly to the public today with answers to unusual questions. In an online effort under way via SS+K, New York, the chain will, for example, tell potential customers how to measure muscle tone with the "jiggle test," or find a natural expectorant through spicy foods. (AdWeek)
Hub hotels, union reach accord after year of talks Apr 25, 2007
While the proposed 6 1/4-year contract covers wage and benefit increases only for the Sheraton Boston, the Park Plaza, and two Westin hotels in the city, it is expected to set the stage for new pacts at 15 other unionized hotels, including the Colonnade, the Parker House, and the Ritz-Carlton, that signed so-called me too agreements last fall committing them to abide by the contract terms negotiated by the Sheraton Boston. The contract is set for a ratification vote tomorrow by nearly 1,500... (Boston Globe)
Moana Surfrider will add Westin brand Apr 22, 2007
Westin Hotels & Resorts, which has more than 135 hotels and resorts in more than 31 countries and territories, is owned by. owns the four Starwood hotels in Waikiki, including the Moana Surfrider, as well as the Sheraton Maui. (Pacific Business News, HI)
A Worldly Perspective on Hotel Management: Windsor Hospitality Group Appoints Frank Rodriguez as General Manager at Their Embassy Suites Las Vegas Apr 20, 2007
"I began my career in hospitality working with Westin Hotels in Seattle in 1977," Rodriguez says. Over the subsequent seven years, he worked in management and operations positions at the Westin Hotel Seattle, at the Westin Tulsa through its opening, in the Westin Hotels Corporate Offices in Seattle and at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City. (PR Newswire)
Hitting the Road Doesn't Have to Mean Leaving Your Fitness Routine Mar 20, 2007
You can keep up your spinning routine in private at a number of Westin hotels in the United States and Canada by using a stationary bicycle available in some rooms. These Westin properties have either in-room bikes or treadmills, plus other equipment, videos, workout magazines and books. (The Ledger)
Some hotels don't skip the 13th floor anymore Mar 8, 2007
Nonetheless, in the last 18 months, Starwood opened four Westin hotels with 13th floors. It's opened two hotels without them over the period. (USA Today -- Money)
Legacy REIT on the hunt for buyer Mar 2, 2007
This year there is already one major portfolio on the market five Westin Hotels that has attracted a wide range of interest, says the company that is marketing that deal. Other market observers say the list of potential buyers will likely include private equity firms, pension plans and possibly U.S. public companies. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Blockbuster deals predicted for commercial real estate Feb 23, 2007
Five Canadian Westin hotels are now on the market and Mr. Hutcheson said early interest in that portfolio, which his firm is marketing, transcends all expectations. In the public markets, two Canadian REITs have already been the object of takeover battles this year Montreal landlord Alexis Nihon and retirement home company Sunrise Senior Living. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Portofino partnership in the works Feb 11, 2007
Intrawest has a strong relationship with Westin Hotels, and Rinke hopes the new partnership will result in the building of the sixth and seventh residential towers connected by a large four-star hotel. Santa Rosa Island Authority General Manager W.A. "Buck" Lee said he has not yet been briefed on the details of the deal with Intrawest but welcomes the news. (Pensacola News Journal)
Hefty cost no object for good night's sleep Feb 6, 2007
Westin Hotels, which started the hotel bed war, also sells its Heavenly Beds - made of 900 individually wrapped coils - for $1,250 for a queen, not including shipping. And Swedish bed maker Hastens, which boasts custom beds with "hand-flailed" horsehair as a natural alternative to foam, recently opened a store in New York featuring its signature product, the Vividus, which retails for an eye-popping $49,500. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
WYTESTONE CLEARS THE AIR Feb 3, 2007
In January 2006, Westin Hotels and Resorts was the first large chain to switch to completely smoke-free. Westin's research found that 92 percent of customers requested nonsmoking rooms. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Chandler to get 1 of nation's first Element hotels Jan 19, 2007
Westin Hotels & Resorts, with 127 hotels and resorts in 31 countries and territories, is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, based in White Plains, N.Y.. The 18-acre Chandler Piazza will also include offices, retail and restaurants. (AZCentral -- Business)
Society continues thrust for a smoke-free B.C. Jan 18, 2007
The Marriott and Westin hotels have already made all of their hotels and guest rooms in Canada and the U.S. smoke-free. The senior management team at Milestone's Grill and Bar announced that the outdoor patios at all 15 of their B.C. locations will now be smoke-free, effective immediately. (Canada Newswire)
Doug Hanks | Tips for smooth commute Jan 15, 2007
The survey commissioned by Westin Hotels ts showed ``travelers are often stressed and lonely, feeling out of control and even sick on the road. . (The Miami Herald)
Island Gardens picks hotel, construction firm Jan 15, 2007
"We are excited to bring one of the most recognizable names in hospitality, the upper-upscale Westin brand to the city of Miami by becoming a part of Island Gardens," said Sue Brush, Westin Hotels & Resorts senior vice president. "Miami is one of the top destinations in the U.S. and it is an honor to have our first Westin in Miami as the centerpiece of this project.". (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Daily Briefing Jan 9, 2007
Two major hotel chains - Marriott International and Westin Hotels ts - both eliminated smoking rooms last year. Gaylord Hotels said the decision was based on guest and employee preferences, as well as keeping their massive indoor atriums clean. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Two Westin resorts coming to Avon Jan 7, 2007
One of the world's largest hotel and resort owners, Westin Hotels has more than 850 properties in 95 countries and 145,000 employees. Its hotel brands include Sheraton, St. Regis, Four Points, W, Le Meridien, Aloft and Element, as well as Westin. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
