Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (www.StarwoodHotels.com) is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 1,200 properties in some 100 countries and over 180,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences under the renowned brands: St. Regis® (http://www.stregis.com), The Luxury Collection® (http://www.theluxurycollection.com), W® (http://www.whotels.com), Westin® (http://www.westin.com), Le Méridien® (http://www.lemeridien.com), Sheraton® (http://www.sheraton.com), Four Points® by Sheraton (http://www.fourpoints.com), Aloft® (http://www.alofthotels.com), Element® (http://www.elementhotels.com) and the recently introduced Tribute Portfolio™ (http://www.starwoodhotels.com/tributeportfolio/index.html?ES=SWPR_TRIBUTE&SWAQ=NBK0). The Company also boasts one of the industry’s leading loyalty programs, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG®). Visit www.starwoodhotels.com for more information and stay connected @starwoodbuzz on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/starwoodbuzz) and Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/starwoodbuzz) and facebook.com/Starwood.