Westin Hotels & Resorts News

Westin Hotels Debuts in Austin TX
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) yesterday announced the grand opening of The Westin Austin at The Domain – the first Westin hotel to open in Austin, Texas.

Westin Hotels - Becomes the First Hotel Brand to Launch Online Amazon.com Storefront
Today, Westin Hotels & Resorts announced the launch of the first hotel branded storefront on Amazon.com through the Selling on Amazon program by Amazon Services.

Westin Resort Nusa Dua Bali to Launch US$8 Million Revitalization Plan
The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali will launch its guest room revitalization plan on 1 May 2010. The process is expected to last for an whole year.

Westin Increases Global Footprint in 2010, Opening 14 New Hotels
Starwood’s Wellness Brand Opens New-Build and Conversion Properties in Asia, Latin America and North America

Starwood Opens First of Fifteen New Hotels in India
The Westin Pune Koregaon Park is the 25th Westin Hotel in Asia Pacific and the First of Six Westin Hotels to Open by 2012
BTN spotlight: Westin Miyako, Kyoto
The 120-year-old Westin Miyako is one of Kyoto’s oldest and best loved hotels. As Japan welcomes a new government and Prime Minister to power, BTN’s Daniel Rourke spoke to Junko Funakoshi, Westin Miyako’s Manager of Advertising and Public Relations, about growing markets and changing ideas in Kyoto and Japan.

Westin St. Francis Offers “Heavenly Dog Package
Dogs and their owners will be treated like VIPS at The Westin St. Francis when they indulge in the pet-pampering “Heavenly Dog Package.”
Ten Years Later Westin Hotels is Still the Best in Bed
Ten years later, consumers and critics agree - Westin Hotels & Resorts is still the best in bed. Westin Hotels turned the travel industry on its head and sparked a hotel bedding revolution with the 1999 launch of the Heavenly Bed®: an icon that inspired countless imitators ignited the hotel-bed wars and jump-started the hotel retail phenomenon. In the decade since, more than 75 million guests have tucked themselves into Heavenly Beds at Westin hotels around the world
Green candlelight on China Westin Beijing Financial Street
The Westin Beijing Financial Street will participate in Earth Hour, a global environmental awareness event organized by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF), on March 28, 2009, to send a powerful global message about environmental awareness and caring for the planet. The Westin Beijing Financial Street will observe Earth Hour by turning off its lights and taking other energy-saving measures for one full hour further underscoring Starwood Hotels & Resorts commitment to environmental sustainability.
Spatacular - the Westin Chaoyang Beijing
The new Westin Hotel Chaoyang in Beijing, which opened for the Olympics and hosted the likes of George Bush Jnr and Snr, has quickly established itself as one the Chinese capital’s landmark hotels.Mary Aziz went to find out what the Heavenly Spa at this new landmark had to offer.

Charlie Dang, The Westin Financial St, Beijing @ Olympics - Beijing 2008
Charlie Dang is one of the key players in the Chinese hospitality industry. He is the Area Managing Director of Northern China for Starwood Hotels and Resorts, as well as the GM of the Westin Beijing Financial Street, which was voted “China’s Leading Conference Hotel” at the World Travel Awards in June.
BTN talks to China’s rising star hotelier
Daniel Aylmer is one of the rising stars of the Chinese hospitality industry. He talks to BTN about his role as General Manager of the brand new, über-luxurious Westin Beijing Chaoyang and what it was like to host George Bush, Jnr and Snr, during the Olympics.