Starwood to add 10 more hotels in New York
Starwood Hotels and Resorts plans a big expansion in New York State by nearly doubling its portfolio there within three years.
Starwood will add another 10 hotels across the Aloft, Element and Four Points brands, giving it 22 hotels in the state by the end of 2018.
New hotels planned include Four Points and Aloft properties near New York LaGuardia Airport, two Syracuse hotels and an Aloft at Long Island City.
Aloft Syracuse Inner Harbor, Four Points Hudson Yards and Aloft Long Island City are all slated to open this year.
“As Starwood’s global pipeline driver, Aloft, Element and Four Points have never been stronger, and are rapidly expanding across New York. With our tech-forward mindset and innovative programming, our brands have re-energized the mid-market space,” said Brian McGuinness, global brand leader of specialty select brands for Starwood.
Both the Aloft and Four Points brands reached important milestones last year, reaching 100 and 200 hotels respectively worldwide.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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