Starwood : Five New Projects in China

St. Regis and Sheraton Deals Reinforce Starwood’s Position as the Country’s Number One Operator of Upscale Hotels

Shanghai, China,19 February2009 – Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT), the largest international upscale hotel operator in China with 47 existing properties, announces the addition of five new hotels to its growing portfolio. The new signings include the first St. Regis resort in Sanya; the first St. Regis hotel in Chengdu, Sichuan; the first Sheraton hotels in Jiangyin and Dalian; and a second Sheraton resort in Huizhou, Guangdong. Read more

Four Seasons Resort Seychelles Opens

Toronto, Canada – February 10, 2009 – Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts opens its newest resort in Seychelles: a remote, hillside retreat on the southwest coast of Mahé. The Resort is the fourth addition to a collection of Four Seasons resorts on the Indian Ocean, which includes properties in Mauritius (opened in the fall of 2008) and two in the Maldives.

The capital of the Seychelles, Mahé is the largest of the Republic’s 115 tropical islands, situated off the coast of Kenya and northeast of Madagascar. Embracing the natural simplicity of treetop living, Four Seasons Resort Seychelles features 67 secluded villas and suites arranged high on stilts amongst the tropical canopy, overlooking the private, white sandy bay of Petite Anse (Little Cove). Read more