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W Hotels Worldwide (NYSE: HOT) today announced it has signed an agreement with Al Sharq Investment LLC to debut a new W Hotel in Dubai on The Palm Jumeirah.

From the 51st edition of Salone del Mobile, Design Miami/ Basel and W® Hotels Worldwide today announced the 2012 W Hotels Designers of the Future Award winners in Milan, Italy. The 2012 winners include Tom Foulsham from the UK, Markus Kayser from Germany, and Philippe Malouin from Canada. This event marks the third occasion that W Hotels and Design Miami/ Basel have collaborated on the Award.

Owned by Barcelona-based Meridia Capital, the hotel is set inside a historic 1870s Haussman-era heritage building near Opéra Garnier, Galeries Lafayette and Place Vendome in the eclectic, historic 9th Arrondissement in Paris.

W Hotels Worldwide will mark its debut in France on February 14, 2012 with the new W Paris - Opéra hotel. Owned by Barcelona-based Meridia Capital, the hotel is set inside an elegant 1870s Haussman-era heritage building.

Greg Findlay, a seasoned hotelier and management expert from New Zealand, has previously worked throughout Asia Pacific and as a General Manager in Indonesia, Thailand on two occasions and New Zealand since beginning his career with the Sheraton brand in New Zealand in 1992.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced plans to open W Jakarta in 2015, marking the debut of W Hotels Worldwide in Jakarta and its second hotel in Indonesia after opening W Retreat & Spa Bali - Seminyak in 2011.

Located in the Heart of the City’s Central Business District, W Jakarta is Slated to Open in 2015

For more than 12 years, W Hotels has had a continuous commitment to fashion, and in 2010 appointed the first-ever Global Fashion Director for a hospitality brand

W St. Petersburg, designed by Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel Partners, is the Latest Hotel in the Brand’s Rapid Worldwide Expansion to Become a Global Design Powerhouse

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