Articles tagged “starwood”

The ease of traveling without exercise clothing yet still being able to spend some time in the gym is the definition of luxury for some, and Westin's move to make it a promise at all its properties is enough to effect bookings.

The W brand may have cooled a bit in the U.S. since its heyday in the late 1990s, but it's mix of hip with high-end is a strong draw in Asia's hot design capitals.

Hotel investors play coy with a reference to a “W-type hotel,” but considering Starwood Capital’s history we know it will be another high-quality property that sees a multi-million dollar investment.

Many skilled management employees flee Asian countries to find work, which leaves global hotel chains with few local hiring options and hefty costs to import overseas employees.

The new Starwood HQ presents developers with an unified brand evident through its own design, as well as an idea lab where developers and guests can view future design concepts get thrown around.

Tourism in the Southeast Asia continues to grow and international brands have realized to do well they must find a way to infuse local culture into high-end amenities guests are accustomed to from home.

Top picks like Starwood brands and Hampton Inn won by only a tenth of point indicating that preferences may depend more on location and taste than vast differences in brands’ service.

Hotel growth was kick started in Ukraine during this summer's Euro Cup tournaments, but Starwood expects the trend to continue and sees wide-open spaces for high-end hotel development.

Most filmmakers wouldn't mind having a great hotel as a setting for their film. The challenge of this contest, though, is to work in a product placement for an ultrabook laptop that's not an Apple product.

Starwood will wisely continue to pour money into Starwood Preferred Guests and its most loyal members because they are driving profits. Too bad online travel agencies don't actually operate hotels -- they'd then have better luck at discovering the loyalty gene.