Westin Hotels
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2009 Business Travel Survey: Buyers Gain Sway As Hotel Seller's Market Halts
… industry downturn one for the history books, said Sue Brush, senior vice president and global brand leader for Westin Hotels & Resorts . The hotel industry has always been one of up and down cycles, said Brush—a 30-year industry veteran who …
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BTN U.S. Hotel Chain Survey, 2007: Marriott Dominates Buyers' Performance Ratings(2)
… victory in the upscale tier with its JW Marriott Hotels and Marriott Hotels & Resorts brands tying for the top position. Westin Hotels , Hyatt Hotels and Hilton International—which merged with Hilton Hotels early last year, and the two were separated by …
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Starwood Capital's Sternlicht Launches Luxury Hotel Brand
… rejected a hostile $10 billion bid from Hilton Hotels Corp. in favor of a merger with Starwood Lodging Trust—and Westin Hotels & Resorts , to his seminal "Heavenly Bed" concept, Sternlicht maintains the prescience to continually reshape the hotel …
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Westin To Ban Smoking In Guest Rooms
Guests at Starwood Hotels & Resorts' Westin Hotels chain no longer will have the chance to denote a common room preference: smoking or nonsmoking. The chain today said, effective …
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Analogous Amenities Add Complexity To Differentiation
… been restricted primarily to upper upscale and deluxe hotel brands, most notably the Heavenly Bed promoted by Westin Hotels & Resorts , which, like Four Points, is part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. "It's a return to the basics …
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Hoteliers Taking A Hit
… refinancing package. At about the same time, the management contract on the Le Meridien Dallas was awarded to Westin Hotels & Resorts , which is part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. The management contract on the Le Meridien New Orleans …
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Premium Hotels Aim To Compete With Their Restaurants
… named Above for its location on the hotel's lobby level, 25 stories above ground—is also Larry Forgione. The Westin Hotels ' Essex House has derived considerable mileage out of housing the restaurant of the chef who's probably the best known …
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Detroit Revitalizes
… new and unique meeting venues are highlights of metropolitan Detroit's steady urban revival. For example, Westin Hotels & Resorts plan to build an $80 million, 404-room hotel at Detroit Metropolitan Airport's new Midfield Terminal …
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Westin Wins Upper Upscale
<B>Westin Wins Upper Upscale</B> By Bruce Serlen A year ago, Westin Hotels & Resorts was celebrating because it had moved into the upper upscale category of the U.S. Hotel Chain Survey for the first time--and …
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RFP Add-Ons Complicate Process
… enough to be an important account in the region," said Kip Horton, area director of sales and marketing for Westin Hotels & Resorts in Atlanta. An account also can qualify on both counts. White Plains, N.Y.-based Starwood Hotels & Resorts …
