Press Release: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
May 31, 2000
WHITE PLAINS, NY -- Travelers can take off more than just their sweaters this summer with 25% off room rates at
nearly 300 hotels in North America. Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Westin Hotels & Resorts and Four Points
Hotels by Sheraton are featuring Preferred Getaways at their hotels in the U.S. and Canada with rates starting
as low as $49 per night between now and September 10, 2000.
Travelers who plan their trips 14 days in advance can save 25% off already low summer rates, and guests who use
their American Express® Card to pay for Preferred Getaways will receive late 4 p.m. checkout, enabling them
to extend their summer break. Travel must be booked by August 27, 2000.
From Savannah to San Francisco and the Caribbean to the Hawaiian Islands, Preferred Getaways feature great rates
in North America's top city and resort destinations. Sample rates include: $49 at Four Points Hotel Cherry Creek
near Denver; $69 at Sheraton El Conquistador Resort & Country Club in Tucson and Sheraton Steamboat Resort
in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and $89 at The Westin Grand in Washington DC and The Westin Mission Hills Resort
in Palm Springs.
Summer travelers can also take advantage of another great offer, "Free Weekends" from Starwood Preferred
Guest, Starwood's frequent guest program, and American Express. "Free Weekends" allows Starwood Preferred
Guest members who stay five nights at Sheraton, Westin, Four Points and other Starwood Preferred Guest hotels to
earn two Free Fridays between now and August 31, 2000. If they stay ten nights during the same period, members
will automatically receive two Free Saturdays -- meaning that members who stay for ten nights get members two entire
weekends for free. To earn "Free Weekends," members must pay for all stays with the American Express
Card. "Free Weekends" are redeemable at participating hotels from June 2 through September 16, 2000.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., through its St. Regis, Luxury Collection, Westin, Sheraton, Four
Points and W brands, is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 700 hotels in
80 countries and 120,000 employees at its owned and managed properties.
American Express is a diversified worldwide travel, financial and network services company founded in 1850. It
is a world leader in charge and credit cards, Travelers Cheques, financial planning, investment products, insurance
and international banking. For more information, visit http://www.americanexpress.com
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For further information
K.C. Kavanagh of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 914-640-8339, or kc.kavanagh@starwoodhotels.com