Senior Vice President of Operations for China & Taiwan, Qian Jin Also Recognized as China Hotel Industry Leader
SHANGHAI, China, May 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) won the hearts of business elites and travel industry experts at the 5th Golden Pillow Award of China Hotels held in Shanghai recently. Starwood earned the prestigious award "2008 Highest Investment Value International Hotel Management Company in China". Mr Qian Jin, Senior Vice President of Operations for Starwood Hotels and Resorts China & Taiwan was voted as "2008 China Hotel Industry Leader".
"It is indeed a great honor to be recognized once again as one of the best in the industry. We are so proud that 8 of our properties in China have received ten awards eventually," said Mr Qian Jin, Senior Vice President of Operations for China & Taiwan.
The Golden Pillow Award of China Hotels has become the most shining hotel evaluation in the China region. The evaluation of "Golden Pillow Award of China Hotels" has collected fresh information from industry experts and top business elites, plus the local experience of editors and interviews of <21st Century Business Herald> and
Besides being voted as "2008 Highest Investment Value International Hotel Management Company in China" and "2008 China Hotel Industry Leader", five Sheraton Hotels in China received six awards for their achievements and contributions towards China's tourism at the 5th Golden Pillow Award of China Hotels:
Sheraton Haikou Resort -- 2008 China's Top Ten Most Favorite Resort
Hotels (third time in a row)
Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel -- 2008 China's Top Ten Best New Opening
Hotels
Sheraton Suzhou Hotel & Towers -- 2008 China's Top Ten Most
Popular Hotels (third time in a row)
Sheraton Shenyang Lido Hotel -- 2008 Best Business Hotel in Northeast
China
Sheraton Sanya Resort -- 2008 China's Top Ten Most Favorite Resort Hotels
(fourth time in a row)
Mr. Claudio Nardini, General Manager of Sheraton Sanya Resort -- 2008
Best Hotel Managers (second time in a row)
Two Le Meridien Hotels in Shanghai won accolades in the following categories:
Le Royal Meridien Shanghai -- 2008 China's Top Ten Most Popular
Business Hotels
Le Meridien She Shan Shanghai -- 2008 China's Top Ten Most Favorite
Resort Hotels
Janus Lee, General Manager of Le Meridien She Shan Shanghai -- 2008
Best Hotel Managers
Moreover, the Westin Guangzhou was awarded 2008 China's Top Ten Best New Opening Hotels in terms of its outstanding performance in travel and tourism industry of China.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has been aggressively expanding its footprint in China, with 41 hotels in operation and over 50 under development. With the first aloft hotel in the Asia Pacific slated to debut in Beijing during the third quarter of 2008 and the first W Hotel in Asia opening in Hong Kong later this year, Starwood China will operate hotels and resorts under the brands of Sheraton, Westin, St. Regis, Le Meridien, W Hotels, aloft and Four Points by Sheraton -- an impressive gamut from all the brands that Starwood currently operates.
About Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 900 properties in more than 100 countries and 155,000 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 AloftSM, 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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