All Posts Tagged With: "Starwood Hotels"

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Starwood & Hilton seem to be close to settling on Denizen Lawsuit

Starwood & Hilton have come close to announcing a settlement in the ongoing Denizen/Trade Secrets lawsuit that was initially filed by Starwood earlier this year.

Dec. 1, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Starwood Hotels Moving Headquarters 20 Minutes Away to Stamford, CT

After a 3 1/2 year search, Starwood Hotels is moving their headquarters to Stamford, CT in January 2012 in a building that Starwood is calling a “brand showcase”.

Nov. 20, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 1 comment | Continued
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Barry Sternlicht Interviewed by Maria Bartiromo on Mentoring Madness during Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Barry Sternlicht was interviewed by Maria Bartiromo for the Mentoring Madness segment of the Global Entrepreneurship Week, provided a lot of insight into how he started Starwood Capital (broke and unemployed) and what his motivation is for 1 Hotels.

Nov. 16, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 3 comments | Continued
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Starwood Sells Bliss Spas

Starwood Hotels has sold their red-headed stepchild – Bliss Spas -to Steiner Leisure Limited, while ensuring that the Bliss & Remede lines stay exclusive to W & St Regis.

Nov. 6, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Starwood vs Hilton Going to Grand Jury

Starwood’s lawsuit against Hilton about the stolen documents used to create the Denizen brand may be close to an end – but it may end up with Hilton and its former executives having criminal charges brought against them.

Oct. 7, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Everyone is Jumping the Gun on the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas

There has been of reports that Hilton will be managing and branding the new Cosmopolitan Casino and Resort in Las Vegas – but I think the odds of that are nil to none due to the Starwood/Hilton Lawsuit.

Jul. 29, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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What Happened to Hilton’s Denizen?

Ever since Starwood sued Hilton over their Denizen brand no word has come from either party about Denizen’s fate. I don’t think anyone expects Denizen to ever see the light of day at this point – but still.. What’s going on?

Jul. 10, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 2 comments | Continued
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W Hotels Gets Its Own Fashion Director and Music Curator

W Hotels is about to announce two new positions: Fashion Director and Music Curator. Two positions that you’d never think to find in a international boutique hotel brand.

Jun. 30, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Just Can Never Catch A Break

The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas gets caught up in another delay – this time the lawsuit between Starwood & Hilton.

Apr. 24, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Work Is Suspended on Hilton’s Denizen Brand

Things have gone from bad to worse for Hilton. They were recently served a subpoena for their actions involving Starwood, which has forced them to suspend all activity on the Denizen brand development as well as placing most of the employees involved in Hilton’s Prestige Portfolio on paid administrative leave – including Ross Klein and Amar Lalvani.

Apr. 21, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 4 comments | Continued
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Starwood Hotels and Resorts Has A New Modern, Playful and Fun Logo

It looks like Starwood Hotels & Resorts is going to be updating their corporate logo to reflect a new, modern, playful feel, vs their current logo which is essentially all “corporate”.

Apr. 19, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 2 comments | Continued