| January 01, 1998

Hotel Online Press Releases The following management appointments for the Hotel Group are effective immediately: Hotel Group Juergen Bartels, chief executive officer Daniel Weadock, special assistant to the chairman Worldwide Operating Divisions Fred Kleisner, president and chief operating officer, the Americas Ted W. Darnall, executive vice president, Hotel Operations, North America Hud Hinton, executive vice president, Hotel Operations, North America Osvaldo Librizzi, president, Latin America Robert F. Cotter, president and chief operating officer, Europe Sami Zoghbi, president, Africa and Middle East Ted Teng, president, North Asia Edward Davie, president, South Pacific Sam Winterbottom, president, Franchise Division Contact: Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide Inc., Phoenix Ron Brown, 602/852-3900 Debi Ford, 602/852-3370 or The Financial Relations Board, Los Angeles Daniel Saks/Haris Tajyar, 310/442-0599