The Westin hotel is making a comeback in Singapore after a 10-year absence. Its owner Starwood Hotels and Resorts is aiming to double its footprint in Asia in the next three to five years. The group has about 160 new hotels in the pipeline for Asia, one of them - The Westin Singapore - is due to open this November. It is looking to fill 300 job vacancies, amid the tight labour...
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Following a nearly ten-year absence, the Westin brand will stage a comeback in Singapore when a 280-room hotel opens on the top floors of Asia Square Tower 2 by 2013. Industry sources say that Starwood Hotels & Resorts has clinched the management contract to manage the hotel under the Westin brand. The hotel will be located on the 32nd to 46th floors - sitting above 26 levels of offices. There will...
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund has bought the Westin Tokyo hotel from Morgan Stanley and US-based Starwood Capital, the firms said Tuesday, in a deal reportedly worth about US$715 million. The 438-room hotel in Tokyo's Ebisu district will continue to be operated by Starwood Hotels and Resorts under the Westin brand, a joint statement said. The companies gave no financial terms for the purchase by GIC...