Starwood Hotels & Resorts Redefines Luxury Landscape, Nearly Doubling Its Global Footprint in Five Years Through St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, and W Hotels Worldwide
100 Luxury Hoteliers Descend on Dubai for Inaugural General Managers Summit To Discuss New Golden Age of Travel
From the company's luxury General Managers Summit in Dubai,
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced its luxury footprint has nearly doubled worldwide in five years to meet growing global demand. Starwood is lengthening its lead in luxury hospitality with more than 160 hotels in 39 countries as part of The Luxury Collection, St. Regis and W brands, offering guests and residents personalized service and exceptional experiences around the world. Looking ahead, Starwood will add 50 luxury hotels in 12 new countries over the next five years. The General Managers Summit coincides with Starwood's month-long relocation of its global headquarters to Dubai.
"Modern luxury has not replaced tradition; they sit at the same table, but in slightly different clothes"
"We are on the cusp of a new golden age of luxury travel as technology and globalization drive new trade routes, capital flows and wealth creation," said Frits van Paasschen, Starwood's President and CEO. "Dubai is at the epicenter of this change and we are delighted to welcome our general managers from around the world to cultivate a deeper understanding of a new and growing luxury landscape."
Starwood's inaugural luxury General Managers Summit brings together 100 hoteliers from around the world to the United Arab Emirates. With Starwood's laser focus on luxury, the summit will engage executives, general managers and partners to innovate, create and compete in more provocative and unexpected ways.