With free high-speed Internet access (HSIA) now available in most Four Points by Sheraton guestrooms in the United States and Canada, guests can stay connected anywhere they go - without the hassle of wires. Four Points by Sheraton, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.‘s mid-priced brand, is offering a special promotion for guests to receive a free Linksys Wi-Fi card(R) valued at $59.95 when they book and stay three times at any participating Four Points by Sheraton property from April 1 to May 28, 2004.

The Linksys Wi-Fi card provides guests with comfort and freedom to access the Web - without the wires - at work, at home or on the road at any place that’s equipped with a wireless network. In order to earn a free Linksys Wi-Fi card, guests must be a Starwood Preferred Guest(R) member and register by using code WFIPR. To register using this code and to become a Starwood Preferred Guest - call 1-888-625-4988 or visit the website at www.fourpoints.com/WIFI. A list of participating hotels is available by visiting www.fourpoints.com.

“New technology is ever-evolving and currently, high-speed Internet access is one of the most attractive features hotels can provide to business travelers today,” said Hoyt H. Harper II, senior vice president of Four Points by Sheraton. “With our free Wi-Fi card offer, we’ll enable our guests to be among the increasing number of tech-savvy consumers using WiFi in their homes as well as on the road to stay in touch. This is just another great way that we are meeting our guests’ most important needs.”

In addition to free high-speed Internet access in guestrooms, many Four Points by Sheraton properties feature wireless Internet access in lobbies and wired high-speed Internet access in meeting rooms. These services are available for a small charge that varies by hotel.

Four Points by Sheraton hotels are located at airports, in mid-sized cities, leisure destinations, and business and commercial centers. Our hotels cater to business and leisure travelers as well as meeting planners seeking a quality, mid-priced and value-oriented product. In addition to the high-speed Internet access services, key features include an on-premise restaurant serving cooked-to-order breakfast, complimentary bottled water, room service with a 30-minute delivery guarantee, swimming pools, fitness facilities, business services and meeting space with catering facilities.

Four Points by Sheraton, with 136 properties in 16 countries, is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and is consistently rated as a top performer in the mid-priced category by Business Travel News’ “Annual U.S. Hotel Chain Survey.” Starwood Hotels & Resorts is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 740 properties in more than 80 countries and 105,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. With internationally renowned brands, Starwood is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor 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 www.starwood.com
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