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Wanna Be Green? Hotels Say It's All About The Towel

Peter Mandel | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Green Travel, Cruise Lines, Save-a-Towel Cards, Norway, Conservation, Hotel Amenities, Inns, Chain Hotels, Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Hotel Decor, Lisbon, Gaspé Peninsula, Melbourne, Saving the Planet, Boutique Hotels, Dublin, Motel 6, Travel News

The bathroom is where your hotel's earnest personality really begins to beam.

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Starwood Hotels and Resorts Donates 2300 Organic Apple Trees to Bay Area Schools

Annie Spiegelman | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: School Gardens, Jamie Oliver, Organic Farming, Organic Gardening, Fruit Trees, School Lunches, W Hotels, Green Hotels, Heathy School Lunches, Starwood Hotels, Green News

The trees will allow children in the San Francisco Bay Area to have access to local organic heirloom apples every fall, along with the opportunity to teach them about heirloom varieties and the different flavor of each tree.

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Viewing U.S. Tourism as a Valuable Export

Frits van Paasschen | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Visas, u.s. Tourism, Beijing, China Travel, China, Starwood Personalized Travel, Starwood Hotels, Travel News

Beijing International Airport just surpassed O'Hare and Heathrow to become the world's second busiest airport. And that's what globalization means for us... billions of new travelers creating new travel patterns.

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Observations of Old and New China

Frits van Paasschen | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Shenzhen, Hong Kong, China, Starwood Hotels, Beijing, Zhongshan, Business News

As I walked the bustling, gritty streets of Zhongshan, it's a great example of how development is spreading out. Outside you see street vendors around the corner from luxury stores, and dilapidated structures next door to high-end apartments.

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Shanghai or Bust

Frits van Paasschen | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Tourism, Beijing, Chinese Culture, Shanghai, China, Starwood Hotels, Travel News

Having lived and worked in different countries, I believe you can't truly understand a culture until you buy groceries there. It was this notion that served as the genesis for moving our entire Senior Leadership Team to China for a month.

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The Treasures of Campeche

Bob Schulman | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Starwood Hotels, Travel to Mexico, Edzna, Campeche Mexico, Campeche, Visit Mexico, Travel News

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How Green Is Green Enough? Eco-Friendly Hotels Try To Strike A Balance With Luxury

Joanna Zelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Green Hotels, Eco-Friendly Hotels, Environmental Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Architecture, Green News

Eco-friendly hotels make calculated decisions with every item they select to represent their brands. But just how green is green enough?

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The Best Hotel Loyalty Programs for Elite Status

TravelSort | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Frequent Flier Miles, Hotels, Marriott Hotels, Travel Tips, Hilton Hotels, Hyatt Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Slidepollajax, Ritz Carlton, Credit Card Rewards Programs, Intercontinental Hotel, Travel News

The major hotels reward their most loyal guests with some fantastic perks, but how do these programs compare? Which ones offer the best rewards, suite...

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Le Meridien Matures With the Creative Class in 2011

Ariston Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philadelphia, Le Meridien, Starwood Hotels, Creative Hotels, Le Meridien Hotel, Boutique Philly Hotels, Philly Hotels, Travel News

It was a mere five years ago that Starwood took over Le Meridien -- and 2011 marks the triumph of a very successful social experiment in building a travel hub for the creative class.

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The New Power Girls: 5 Habits Business Travelers Must Have Today

The New Power Girls | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women Founders, Sheraton Airport Hotel Tempe, Avoiding Bed Bugs, Starwood Hotels, Sheraton Hotels, Power Girls, Women Entrepreneurs, Women in Business, Power Women, The New Power Girls, Healthy Living News

Today entrepreneurs and executives aren't just being hit by airlines cutting back and increasing costs, security measures and other obstacles, but dirty hotels, bed bugs and a whole host of other things. Here's what you can do about it.

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St. Regis Aspen Hotel Sold For $70 Million

Denver Business Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Starwood Hotels, St. Regis Sold, St. Regis Hotel, Aspen, Aspen Hotels, Denver News

The 179-room, luxury St. Regis Aspen hotel has been sold for $70 million, seller Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. said Wednesday....

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Most Amazing Poolside Views

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hotels, Travel, Slidepollajax, Starwood Hotels, Travel News

Summer is coming to a close, so we're making the most of these last lazy days by squeezing in pool time whenever we can. But we're really dreaming of...

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Why Are All the Lights in My Hotel Room On? Giving Customers Cognitive Dissonance

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paul Greenberg, Starwood Hotels, Cognitive Dissonance, Endangered Species, Westin Hotels, Greenpeace, Nobu, Bluefin Tuna, Green News

The cognitive dissonance of arriving at a room with every light blazing and then being asked to hang a towel up to save energy can cause even the mildly environmentally aware customers some heartburn.

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Ten Valuable Trade Secrets

DailyFinance | BRUCE WATSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Coca-Cola, Wd-40, Antares Audio Technologies, Starwood Hotels, Chartreuse, Thomas' English Muffins, New York Times, Auto-Tune, Kfc, Business News

Every company promises a better product -- a better burger, a better search engine, a better hotel room. For the companies below, the secret to a supe...

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The New Power Girls: How Women Today are Working in Male-Dominated Industries

The New Power Girls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Power Girls, Women Entrepreneurs, The New Power Girls, Women in Business, Women Founders, Women's Business, Starwood Hotels, Women-Labor-Force, Women-in-Corporate-America, Business News

It's no longer a novelty to see a woman in a corporate office. Yet as I cross the poolside deck of a chic oceanside hotel for an industry event, I'm one of just three women total in attendance.

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New In-depth Report Challenges Obama Small Business Track Record

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

The American Small Business League (ASBL) has concluded an examination and report on President Barack Obama's track record for small businesses, and u...

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Sheraton Manhattan In Times Square To Get Redesign From Starwood

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manhattan, Times Square, New York, New York City, Sheraton Hotel, Sheraton Manhattan, Starwood Hotels, New York News

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. said Thursday that its redevelopment plan for the Sheraton Manhattan in Time Squar...

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The W Hotel Opens in Hoboken, Shannen Doherty Provides a Simple Answer to Our Recession Woes

Ariston Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: W Hotel, Starwood-Hotels, 90210, Tyson Beckford, Thom Filicia, Sopranos, Jamie Foxx, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Paul Krugman, Shannen Doherty, Hoboken, Style News

Manhattan, L.A., Sydney, Bali ... Hoboken? Yup. The W Hotel luxury empire opened its first New Jersey outpost last week, right across the Hudson from the more glittering borough.

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Hilton, Starwood Spying Suit: Hilton Gets Grand Jury Subpoena

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hilton Starwood, Starwood-Hotels, Starwood Hilton Lawsuit, Lawsuit Hilton Starwood, Hilton Hotels, Hilton Starwood Suit, Business News

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Hilton Hotels Corp. said Tuesday it received a federal grand jury subpoena for documents related to allegations that the company...

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Government Small Business Contracts Went to Fortune 500 Companies

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fortune 500, Mcgraw-Hill, Small Business, Economy, Dell, Department of Interior, Shwerwin Williams, Business, Home Depot, Ricoh, Barack Obama 2008, Fraud, John Deere, Contractor Fraud, Starwood Hotels, Gtsi, Xerox, Bush Administration and Corporate Cronyism, Business News

Federal investigations clearly show that Fortune 500 corporations are the actual recipients of federal small business contracts, and yet the Bush administration continues to maintain that this is a myth.

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