SHANGHAI, April 16 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) reinforced its leadership position in Greater China with receipt of the award, 'Best Global Hotel Chain Operating in Greater China' voted unanimously by the readers of TTG China, TTG Asia, TTG-BTmice China and TTGmice at the recent TTG China Travel Awards 2010.
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts recently announced the opening of its 1000th hotel and resort - Sheraton Qiandao Lake Resort, a significant milestone in its history. With 56 hotels in operation and over 70 hotels under development in Greater China, Starwood will double its presence by 2012 and plans to open over 20 hotels this year in the region, including The Astor Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Tianjin; W Guangzhou; The St. Regis Lhasa Resort; The Westin Fuzhou Hotel; Sheraton Shanghai Hong Kou Hotel; Four Points by Sheraton, Lianyungang and more.
TTG China Travel Awards, presented by TTG Publishing, seeks to honor the most outstanding performers for their excellent contribution and achievements in China's travel industry, as voted by TTG readers, travel trade professionals, as well as TTG's editorial team.
Several Starwood hotels in China also received prestigious TTG awards. They are:
-- The Westin Beijing Financial Street: Best Meetings & Conventions Hotel
in Beijing
-- The Westin Shenzhen Nanshan: Best New Hotel in Shenzhen
-- Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel: Best Meetings & Conventions Hotel in
Shenzhen
-- Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Daning: Best mid-range hotel in
Shanghai
-- Four Points by Sheraton Shenzhen: Best mid-range hotel in Shenzhen
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,000 properties in nearly 100 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis(R), The Luxury Collection(R), W(R), Westin(R), Le Meridien(R), Sheraton(R), Four Points(R) by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft(SM), and Element(SM). 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 visit http://www.starwoodhotels.com .
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