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		<title><![CDATA[Starwood Sells Bliss Spas to Shore Up Profit]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/travel/10003988/starwood-sells-bliss-spas-to-shore-up-profit/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced its plans to sell off its Bliss spa and product unit of its company to Steiner Leisure LimitedÃ‚Â for $100 million after a disappointing third-quarter profit." As part of the agreement, Bliss and Remede spas and amenities willÃ‚Â be exclusively at W Hotels and St. Regis...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:01:13 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Want To Be a Hip Hotel? Launch a Clothing Line]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/travel/10003483/want-to-be-a-hip-hotel-launch-a-clothing-line/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[When Starwood's W Hotels decided it would sell non-hotel items, such as flash drives and cuff links, the hotel chain cemented its status as the hip, progressive brand. Now W is going a step further with a whole new product offering: a clothing and jewelry line.    The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:38:56 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Travel Roundup: Starwood's $4B Sheraton Overhaul, Cuban Travel Rules Lifted, Amtrak's Pacific Northwest Improvements and More]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starwood's $4 billion Sheraton overhaul -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide said it would spend $4 billion to overhaul its Sheraton brand. The initiative to upgrade its hotels began in 2007,Ã‚Â when the companyÃ‚Â designated $2 billion for new hotels, $1.3 billion for renovations and $400 million for other changes. Starwood plans...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sheraton has designs on fresh look]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmusa/is_200808/ai_n28033253]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sheraton, one of the largest hotel chains with more than 400 properties worldwide, is getting an extensive makeover after years of losing customers to competitors.     The $1.7 billion project is aimed at renovating nearly half the hotels in North America by next year with fresher decor,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Guests use reward points to party with stars]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For 124,000 Starwood Hotels & Resorts points, Michael and Georgia Soares might have spent six nights in Paris at Starwood's Hotel Prince de Galles on the Champs-Elysees. Instead, the Southern California couple used their hotel points to spend one night with John Travolta and the cast of the movie "Hairspray"...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Travelers say high-end hotels make them happier]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Widespread upgrades and new amenities didn't stop the hotel industry from doing worse than a year ago in the University of Michigan's American Customer Satisfaction index, which is out today.     The hotel industry scored 71 out of 100, down from 75 last year, says the survey,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[50Plus removes the doubt from 'adventure' vacations.(Going Places)(Senior travel)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: John Hilferty    As seniors traveling the globe, we might not be as adventurous as  in the days of our youth, but that doesn't mean the bloom is off  the desire. We just want to know ahead of time what we are getting into. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hotels go after young business travelers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmusa/is_200608/ai_n16678480]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Move over Marriott Courtyard and Hilton Garden Inn. Other hoteliers are ramping up to steal a piece of the $135-a-night market that attracts mostly business travelers.  With more than 700 Courtyards, Marriott has dominated the category for more than 20 years. Hilton, with about 280 Garden Inns, has been...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sheraton starts an online 'social network' for guests]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRAVEL Creating a "community" via your Internet site is a dot-com buzzword. Now a big hotel chain is doing it.  The Starwood chain began the dialogue with customers in April with TheLobby.com, designed to update and involve Starwood Preferred Guests.  This week, Starwood's Sheraton brand unveiled the redesigned...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Waldorf's opulent tradition made it a household name]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Hilton Hotels' plan to launch a luxury chain under its Waldorf-Astoria brand capitalizes on the colorful history of a distinctive hotel for Manhattan's well-heeled.  Built by millionaire William Waldorf Astor in 1893, the Waldorf set many industry standards. The original Waldorf-Astoria was the first hotel to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Outlook: Strong Fundamentals Should Continue for U.S. Lodging Sector in 2006]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Dec_7/ai_n15899474]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- The U.S. lodging sector in 2005 was characterized by strengthening industry fundamentals, significant merger and acquisition activity, and the continued evolution of the business models of several large hotel operators. Looking ahead to 2006, Fitch expects the industry's fundamentals to remain strong, as solid demand growth should again...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Marriott buys 38 Starwood hotels]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; US hotel group Host Marriott said it was buying 38 establishments in the United States and overseas from its rival Starwood in a deal worth about four billion dollars.  Starwood said the deal includes hotels under the Sheraton, W, Westin, St. Regis and Luxury Collection brands....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Starwood Frequent Guest® Points Awarded for Donations to the Red Cross and Starwood Hurricane Relief Fund; Hurricane Katrina Victims to Benefit from Cash Donations]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Starwood Preferred Guest, the loyalty program of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) is giving members who donate USD $50 or more to the Red Cross or Starwood Hurricane Relief Fund a one-time award of 500 StarpointsR.  Members worldwide are eligible for cash donations...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[US fund Starwood swallows Taittinger champagne and hotel empire]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS AFP &#8212; US investment fund Starwood Capital is to buy French luxury products group Taittinger and its main subsidiary Societe du Louvre in a complex deal valuing the two companies at 2.857 billion euros (3.480 billion dollars), Groupe Taittinger said.  The terms valued Taittinger at 1.166 billion euros...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[US real-estate investor to spend up to 4.8 bln dlrs in Japan]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO AFP &#8212; Starwood Capital Group, a US real-estate investment firm, will spend up to 4.8 billion dollars buying hotels and other commercial buildings in Japan over the next three to five years, a press report says.  The Japan branch of the Greenwich, Connecticut-based Starwood Capital will focus on...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Singapore court reaffirms Asia Hotel's victory over Starwood.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Boonsong Kositchotethana, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight  Ridder/Tribune Business News    Sep. 23--The legal battle between Asia Hotel Investments Ltd AHI  and  the international hotel management group Starwood has come to an  end after  Singapore's Court of Appeal ruled on Monday in favour...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Directors roster: a quarterly record of new director appointments sponsored by Spencer Stuart]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE DIRECTORS & BOARDS Directors Roster--a quarterly record of new director appointments--is compiled from public and private sources by the editorial staff of DIRECTORS & BOARDS, and is sponsored by Spencer Stuart. Please forward your directors appointments to mporter@directorsandboards.com. Submissions of new directors and appointments are welcome from all sources,...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Editors  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 3, 2003  Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT)  AARP Members Receive up to 50% Discounts at all  Starwood Brands and Extended Benefits Through the  Number One Hotel Loyalty Program in the World  Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide,...]]></description>
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