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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (HOT) is in the Travel Industry

Revenue
Dec 31 2007
$6.1B
Profit
Dec 31 2007
$542.0M
Market Cap
Jul 23 2008
$7.4B

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  • Matthew A. Ouimet Elected to Collective Brands, Inc. Board of Directors

    TOPEKA, Kan., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Collective Brands, Inc. today announced that Matthew A. Ouimet has been elected to its board of directors, with a term to expire in 2011. Ouimet has been appointed to the audit and finance committee of the company's board of directors....

    Articles 2008-06-30

  • aloft hotels Now Taking Reservations in The City of Brotherly Love

    New Hotel Offers Fresh Twist in the Travel Experience PHILADELPHIA, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- aloha! Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and its much anticipated new lifestyle brand, aloft hotels, announced today its reservation lines open for bookings for stays starting from September 8, 2008 at...

    Articles 2008-06-03

  • Starwood to Present at the Goldman Sachs Lodging, Gaming, Restaurant and Leisure Conference on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

    WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) will be making a presentation during the Goldman Sachs Lodging, Gaming, Restaurant and Leisure Conference in New York City on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 at 11:45am Eastern time. Vasant Prabhu, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will...

    Articles 2008-06-02

  • The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts Sets out to Energize the Dallas Skyline with the Debut of The Joule, A Luxury Collection Hotel

    The Adam D. Tihany-Designed Hotel is Unveiled, Offering Guests Exceptional Experiences in Downtown Dallas; The Joule is Texas' First Luxury Collection Hotel NEW YORK -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced the opening of The Joule, A Luxury Collection Hotel in downtown Dallas. The...

    Articles 2008-06-02

  • More Points than Ever Before! Starwood Preferred Guest Members® Earn Quadruple Starpoints® at aloft hotels

    WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- aloha! Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) and its much anticipated new lifestyle brand aloft hotels, announced today that in celebration of the opening of the first aloft hotels and in recognition of aloft being the eighth brand to join the Starwood Preferred Guest[R] ("SPG")...

    Articles 2008-05-29

  • aloft Brings the New TWist in Travel to Ontario and Quebec

    aloft Laval and aloft Vaughan Mills will Offer a Bold New Lodging Alternative in Two of Canada's Fastest-Growing Metropolitan Areas WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) and its much-anticipated new lifestyle brand, aloftSM hotels, today announced the upcoming opening of two aloftSM hotels...

    Articles 2008-05-29

  • ELM Resources Announces New 2008 Board Appointments

    Names new Board Chair and Vice Chair OAKLAND, Calif. -- ELM Resources, a leading provider of technology products and services to the higher education financial aid industry, announced today the election of Ted Sparks, President of Wachovia Education Finance, as the new Chairman of the Board and Craig...

    Articles 2008-05-22

  • Calendar

    Nation's Restaurant News compiles a calendar listing events of interest to the foodservice industry. Please send items to be included in the calendar to Calendar Editor, Nation's Restaurant News, 425 Park Ave., New York, NY 10022. June 1-3, 2008 The New York University International Hospitality Industry...

    Articles 2008-05-19

  • Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Starwood Hotels, Marriott International, Brasil Telecom, Telemar and Vale do Rio Doce

    CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide (NYSE: HOT), Marriott International Inc. (NYSE:...

    Articles 2008-04-29

  • Starwood adds 'green' Element to its hotel portfolio

    White Plains-based Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has developed a new brand of hotels - Element - designed for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. With the launch of Element, we're creating a new way to build hotels and guest experiences through the lens of environmental responsibility,"...

    Articles 2008-04-28

  • Incorporated: 1969
  • CEO: Mr. Frits van Paasschen

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide is a hotel and leisure company. Co.'s hotel segment represents a worldwide network of owned, leased and consolidated joint venture hotels and resorts primarily under its proprietary brand names including: Sheraton, Westin, The Luxury Collection, St. Regis, Le Meridien, W brands, Four Points by Sheraton and Element. The vacation ownership segment includes the development, ownership and operation of vacation ownership resorts, marketing and selling vacation ownership interests and providing financing for customers who purchase those interests. As of Dec 31 2007, Co. owned, leased, managed or franchised 897 hotels with about 275,000 rooms.

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Company Info

Board of Directors

Mr. Bruce W. Duncan

Non-Executive Chairman

Mr. Kneeland C. Youngblood

Dr. Thomas E. Clarke

Mr. Frits van Paasschen

Mr. Adam M. Aron

Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky

Ms. Lizanne Galbreath

Mr. Stephen R. Quazzo

Mr. Eric Hippeau

Mr. Thomas O. Ryder

Contact Information

1111 Westchester Avenue

White Plains, NY

http://www.starwoodhotels.com

914 640-8100

NAICS Code

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels: 721110