CEO Frits van Paasschen

(CNN) -- IN FOCUS: Beirut's Building Boom Beirut's Zaitunay Bay is one of the latest development projects in the Lebanese capital. The waterfront promenade is dotted with high-end shops and restaurants. So far the project has been a success but in Beirut, domestic and regional instability always looms. MME spoke to one of the developers about the fine line between business opportunity and high-risk investment. FACETIME: Frits Van Paasschen, CEO, President & Starwood, Starwood Hotels...Read Full Story

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide welcomes its top 100 global executives to Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the company's annual leadership conference. This marks the first time the leadership conference is held in the Middle East, underscoring the importance of the region as one of Starwood's fastest-growing hotel and travel markets. In another bold move to emphasize Starwood's approach to cultivating a more global culture, the company announced that it will relocate its U.S.-based...Read Full Story

With contempo auberge openings in Ningbo, Sanya, Yangzhou and Xian, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. appear it has surpassed the aperture of its 100th operating auberge in China with affairs to accessible 15 added hotels by the end of this year. With eight hotels already opened in the aboriginal division of 2012, Starwood will accessible a absolute of 23 hotels in China in 2012, which is on clip with 2011 openings authoritative 2012 the additional afterwards year the aggregation has...Read Full Story

April 19 (Bloomberg) -- Frits Van Paasschen, chief executive officer of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., owner of the luxury St. Regis and W brands, talks about the hotelier's business outlook and growth strategy. He speaks with Susan Li on Bloomberg Television's "First Up." (Source: Bloomberg)Read Full Story

April 19 (Bloomberg) -- Frits Van Paasschen, chief executive officer of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., owner of the luxury St. Regis and W brands, talks about the hotelier's business outlook and growth strategy. He speaks with Susan Li on Bloomberg Television's "First Up." (Source: Bloomberg)Read Full Story

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts announced earlier it has signed an agreement to acquire 49.8 per cent of Design Hotels from Arabella Hospitality, one of its partners in Germany. Berlin-based Design Hotels, a publicly traded company and provider of distribution, sales, marketing and consulting services for hotels boasts a portfolio of over 200 member hotels in 40 countries. The brand’s hand-picked collection of hotels are independently owned, but united by a passion for thought-provoking design...Read Full Story

A partnership fit for a king, Bentley Motors has announced a global partnership with St. Regis and The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, the five-star brands owned by [...]Read Full Story

In 1985, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. opened the first international branded hotel in the People’s Republic of China: the Great Wall Sheraton Hotel in Beijing. Now, over 30 years later, Starwood is continuing its expansion in the Chinese market. Starwood executives note their first mover status as the reason for their Chinese success. “Starwood’s long legacy in China gave us a considerable head starts,” said Miguel Ko, chairman and president of Starwood’s Asia-Pacific division...Read Full Story

Press release from Business Wire IndiaSource: Business Wire Tuesday, April 05, 2011 09:30 AM IST (04:00 AM GMT)Editors: General: Entertainment, Lifestyle, People, Travel & tourism; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Hospitality, Travel & tourism--------------------------------------------------(BW)(STARWOOD-HOTELS)(HOT)W Hotels Worldwide Continues Global Expansion with the Announcement of W MumbaiSlated for 2015 Opening, W Mumbai will Mark W Hotels' Debut in India...Read Full Story