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Top Starwood executives congregate in Dubai for mega event

  • United Arab Emirates: Sunday, August 20 - 2006 at 15:11
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350 top Starwood executives from different corners of the world will meet in Dubai in August to discuss and drive forward Starwood's new branding philosophy, strategies and service initiatives.

Amongst the high profile delegates at the events are Mr. Javier Benito, Executive Vice President Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide; Mr. Roeland Vos, President Europe, Africa and Middle East, Chad Waetzig, Senior Vice President, Sheraton Marketing and Eva Ziegler, Senior Vice President Le Meridien Brand.

"We are so proud and thrilled to host this major event in Dubai. With the gigantic growth of Starwood operations in the United Arab Emirates following the Le Meridien acquisition, Dubai has become the natural choice for such key and large-scale conferences",
said Guido De Wilde, Vice President, Regional Director for Starwood Hotels and Resorts in the Middle East. "The United Arab Emirates hosts 40 percent of Starwood's portfolio in the Middle East", De Wilde added.

Grosvenor House and Le Royal Meridien will be hosting the six-day event, which will include several workshops and presentations to illustrate the impact and integration of the new brands' strategies into operations, as well as sales, marketing, finance and human resources.

"As new members to the family, the Grosvenor House and Le Royal Meridien are honoured to be hosting top management from Starwood for this prestigious event", said Pam Wilby, General Manager for both hotels. "The Starwood conference allows the entire company to share ideas and experiences in pursuit of continuing excellence", Wilby added.
 
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Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts
Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts, with its portfolio of 130 luxury and upscale hotels in 53 countries worldwide, is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. In the 2005 Luxury Brand Status Index survey Le Méridien was recognised as one of the top 15 luxury hotel brands. For more information, please visit www.lemeridien.com

About Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 850 properties in more than 95 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood® Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, Sheraton®, Westin®, Four Points® by Sheraton, W®, Le Méridien® and the recently announced AloftSM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts.

For more information, please contact:
Maha Saad
Regional Director of Public Relations - Middle East
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Tel: +202 748 2301

Or
Cindy Yoong
Area Director of Public Relations - UAE
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Tel: +9714 207 1455

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