Press Release: Westin Hotels & Resorts
February 27, 2001
WHITE PLAINS, NY -- For the second year in a row, Westin Hotels & Resorts has been named number one in the
upper-upscale category of Business Travel News' ``2001 Survey of Top Hotel Chains.'' Westin received an overall
average score of 8.17 out of 10 points, and beat other upper-upscale brands including Intercontinental, Loews,
Swisshotels, Meridian and the Peabody Hotel Group, to return to Business Travel News' top spot in this category.
And W Hotels, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.'s (NYSE: HOT) newest hotel brand, just two years old,
debuted this year at the number-five spot in the same category.
Business Travel News, an established trade publication, annually surveys more than 1,500 professional business
travel decision-makers, representing Fortune 500 and other companies, for its prestigious hotel chain survey.
``We are honored to receive this award, and are grateful to the dedicated employees at every one of our more than
115 Westin hotels who make business travel a pleasure for our guests,'' said Sue Brush, vice president of marketing,
Westin Hotels & Resorts. ``This recognition just reinforces Westin's continued focus on comfort, customer service,
and our quest for introduction of new products like the Heavenly Bed.''
Of the categories rated in the survey, Westin placed first for its overall price-value, meeting facilities and
its corporate rate program. Other categories included physical appearance, staff, rooms, food and beverage, group
travel arrangements, commission payments, and frequent guest programs.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with
more than 725 properties in 80 countries and 120,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. With internationally
renowned brands, Starwood is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchiser of hotels and resorts including:
St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Sheraton, Westin, Four Points by Sheraton, W brands, as well as Starwood Vacation
Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts.
For more information, please visit us at http://www.starwoodhotels.com.
SOURCE: Westin Hotels & Resorts