Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. was formed by the real estate investment firm Starwood Capital as Starwood Lodging.
At first the company operated hotels under several names, and in 1994 bought The Westin Company. Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, and The Luxury Collection hotels followed in 1998.
In 1999 Starwood launched the “W” brand of hotels.
Today the company is one of the largest hotel companies in the world with 1,175 hotels in 100 countries.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HOT, is a member of the S&P 500, is #424 in the Fortune 500, has 181,400 employees, and had $3.33 billion in revenue in 2013.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. was formed by the real estate investment firm Starwood Capital as Starwood Lodging.
At first the company operated hotels under several names, and in 1994 bought The Westin Company. Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, and The Luxury Collection hotels followed in 1998.
In 1999 Starwood launched the “W” brand of hotels.
History
Today the company is one of the largest hotel companies in the world with 1,175 hotels in 100 countries.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HOT, is a member of the S&P 500, is #424 in the Fortune 500, has 181,400 employees, and had $3.33 billion in revenue in 2013.