Starwood Hotel and Resorts Worldwide News

Starwood Hotels & Resorts By Robert W. Baird WE ARE DOWNGRADING shares of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide to Underperform from Neutral in conjunction with our industry note in which we are lowering estimates across our hotel coverage.

Having first explored the market for pay-per-use telepresence videoconferencing suites last fall, Cisco Systems last week announced a more extensive rollout of its technology in select hotels.

A River North hotel is being sued after a guest claims she was sexually molested during a massage therapy session.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced today that the Company has signed an agreement to sell the W San Francisco for $90 million to Keck Seng Investments Limited, a hotel investment and property development company listed on the Hong Kong stock market.

As the largest, full-service hotel in the Vancouver airport area, the 390-room property features a newly renovated lobby, 21,000 square feet of meeting space and Sheraton's signature amenities and services, providing a differentiated, exceptional guest experience.

'The 92 rooms are supremely comfortable' LOCATION Off the busy Trndlinring and by a tram stop, but close to the centre of town and attractions such as the Museum der bildenden Knste and the Stasi Museum.

Interview and discussion with Barry Sternlicht of the Starwood Capital Group. He talks about how he end up with real estate business and the challenges they overcome.

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Hotel companies' shares were mixed on Wednesday afternoon after a Barclays Capital analyst, calling herself "extremely bearish," downgraded the lodging sector and said an industry recovery is likely to lag far behind an economic recovery.

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. is putting together a financing plan to erect a 234-room Sheraton Hotel across from the Wal-Mart Home Office in Bentonville.

As many as one in five U.S. hotel loans may default through 2010 as the recession means companies are spending less on travel and perks, according to University of California economist Kenneth Rosen .

Marriott, Starwood Hotels To Install Telepresence Tech JUNE 30, 2009 -- Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide today announced separate plans to introduce Cisco's telepresence remote conferencing technology to several properties this year.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. plans to build its second Arkansas property in a premium spot - across the street from the headquarters of the world's largest retailer.

Opening in 2013, The St. Regis Bermuda and The Residences at The St. Regis Bermuda Will Offer an Unrivaled Dimension of Luxury, Sophistication and Unparalleled Service in One of the World's Most Exclusive Destinations Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

June 29, 2009 - Cvent, the emerging leader in group business lead channels for hotels and the premier provider of event management , site selection and sourcing solutions for meeting and event planners has established a strategic marketing partnership with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.

SINGAPORE and WHITE PLAINS, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc and Tata Communications, a leading provider of the new world of communications, today announced a partnership agreement as part of an ambitious plan to roll out public Telepresence rooms worldwide.

HAMILTON, Bermuda - A U.S. hotel and leisure company announced plans Monday to build a luxury hotel in Bermuda, where the vital tourism sector has been hit hard by the global economic crisis.

Marriott International Inc. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. are among U.S. hotel operators that may need four years to restore room rates to 2008 levels after slashing prices to spur demand.

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The Professional Convention Management Association has teamed up with Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide to offer a program that allows PCMA members to use Starwood Preferred Planner and Starwood Preferred Guest award points, or Starpoints, toward the purchase of PCMA offerings, including meeting registrations.