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Marriott and Starwood’s $13 billion deal is another step closer to becoming final as the European Union gave the two hospitality giants antitrust clearance on Monday.

The massive deal, which was announced late last year, will increase Marriott’s overall inventory by about 50%, and may give Marriott Vacation Club members more lodging options in the future. Most notably, famous Starwood brands like Sheraton, Westin, and St. Regis, will now exclusively fall under the Marriott brand. [Read more…]

With climate change inevitable and humankind becoming increasingly aware of their impacts on the environment, several Maui resorts have resolved to go green sooner rather than later. As we prepare to experience what could be the hottest summer on record, multiple properties in Maui have begun to add eco-friendly services and amenities designed to conserve energy and water, and also reduce carbon emissions. [Read more…]

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has signed Sheraton Cascais Resort in Portugal this week. The property will join the Sheraton brand on February 24th of this year, under a franchise agreement with Starwood. Owned and managed by United Investments Portugal for the time being, Sheraton Cascais Resort will complement the two existing Sheraton properties in Portugal— Sheraton Lisbon Hotel & Spa and Sheraton Porto Hotel & Spa. [Read more…]

In the midst of it’s own acquisition by Marriott, Starwood has decided to fold the collection of Berlin-based, one-off properties into its portfolio. Starwood has always had a majority stake in Design Hotels, so to many this move was always in the making. This eleventh brand under the SPG banner comes seven months after the launch of Starwood’s tenth brand extension, Tribute Portfolio. [Read more…]