Starwood Hotels & Resorts continues its effort in supporting the Special Olympics cause

Starwood Hotels & Resorts continues its effort in supporting the Special Olympics cause

November 23, 2007

Starwood China Regional Office joins the students at Pudong
Special Needs School for a day of fun-filled activities and
a donation of 1200 Starwood-Special Olympics commemorative
panda bear souvenirs


    SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 23 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- As part
of its continuous effort in supporting the Special Olympics
cause for which Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide,
Inc. (NYSE: HOT) is a global sponsor, representatives from
the hotel group's China Regional Office spent a day with
the students at the Pudong Special Needs School on November
21 for some fun-filled activities. Starwood also took the
opportunity to present some 1200 Starwood-Special Olympics
commemorative panda bear souvenirs to the school.

    "It is important to remember that the closing of
the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai is
not the end of our effort to drive the awareness of Special
Olympics. As a global sponsor, Starwood will continue
organizing activities and events for this worthy
cause," commented Ms June Seah, Regional Marketing
Manager for Greater China.

    Starwood had announced in December last year of its
three-year global partnership as the exclusive hotel
sponsor of Special Olympics and the 2007 Special Olympics
World Summer Games in Shanghai, China. The sponsorship
includes financial and in-kind support from Starwood.

    Starwood China has previously donated USD50,000 to the
2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games as part of its
cause-related marketing campaign for Special Olympics.

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    For more information, please contact:

     June SeahRegional  
     Marketing Manager, Greater China & Taiwan
     Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. 
     Tel.   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]