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WHITE PLAINS,
N.Y.--January, 2010 (BUSINESS
WIRE)--Starwood
Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced today that it
has completed the sale of the Bliss spa and product company to Steiner
Leisure Limited (Nasdaq:STNR) for $100 million. As part of the
transaction, Bliss and Remède spas and amenities will remain
exclusive to Starwood in the hotel category at W Hotels and St. Regis
Hotels, respectively. Additionally, Starwood’s Aloft brand will
continue to offer Bliss Tried+Blue amenities. “Not only does this sale further our strategy to focus exclusively on our global hospitality business and our nine distinct and compelling hotel brands, but our ongoing and exclusive relationship with Steiner Leisure means that we will continue to distinguish our spa offerings in our W and St. Regis hotels and provide amenities that are guest favorites,” said Frits van Paasschen, President and CEO of Starwood. “The sale of Bliss, coupled with several other recent sale transactions we’ve announced, demonstrate that despite today’s tough economic conditions we’re able to sell assets at strong multiples.” In addition to Bliss spas in W Hotels and Remède spas in St. Regis hotels, Starwood has more than 300 spa properties in its hotels and resorts around the world, such as the award winning Heavenly Spa by Westin at the Westin Beijing Financial Street, Spa Gaucin at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort, and GB Spa at the Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Athens. Starwood also develops and operates proprietary spa brands including Heavenly Spa by Westin, Explore Spa by Le Mèridien and Shine Spa for Sheraton. About Starwood Hotels &
Resorts Note: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities regulations. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements are made. Further results, performance and achievements may be affected by general economic conditions, including the duration and severity of any global or regional economic downturns, the availability of financing alternatives at acceptable terms, the impact of war and terrorist activity, business and financing conditions, foreign exchange fluctuations, cyclicality of the real estate (including residential) and the hotel and vacation ownership businesses, operating risks associated with the hotel, vacation ownership and residential businesses. These risks and uncertainties are presented in detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Further, there can be no assurance that agreements will be entered into for the hotels in the Company’s pipeline and, if entered into, the timing of any agreement and the opening of the related hotel. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained or that results will not materially differ. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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