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Sheraton Hotels and Resorts is an American international hotel chain owned by Marriott International.As of June 30, 2020, Sheraton operates 446 hotels with 155,617 rooms globally, including locations in North America, Africa, Asia Pacific, Central and South America, Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean, in addition to 84 hotels with 23,092 rooms in the pipeline.
In 1904, John Jacob Astor built the St. Regis New York as a sister property to his part-owned Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Exhibiting luxury and technological advance, each room had its own telephone. Ownership changes, a new wing, and restorations occurred over the following decades. In 1966, Sheraton Hotels purchased the property. [2]
Four Points by Sheraton is an American multinational hotel brand operated by Marriott International that targets business travelers and small conventions. As of June 30, 2020, Marriott operated 291 properties worldwide under the Four Points by Sheraton brand, with 53,054 rooms.
In February 1994, ITT Sheraton Hotels and Resorts acquired a controlling interest in CIGA (Compagnia Italiana Grandi Alberghi, or Italian Grand Hotels Company), an Italian international hotel chain that owned several luxury properties in Europe. [110] The majority of the CIGA hotels were folded into The Luxury Collection.
In 1972, the Marriott lodging division acquired the Greek-based Sun Line cruise line, [10] which it owned until 1987. [11] In 1975, Marriott Hotels & Resorts expanded to Europe, with the opening of the Amsterdam Marriott. [12] In these first several decades, Marriott International owned and managed many of the hotels within its portfolio.
Sheraton Myrtle Beach is currently undergoing room modernization, according to an alert on their website. “Guest room modernization project will be in progress from September 8, 2024 - May, 31 ...
Initially, Starwood Lodging owned a number of hotels throughout North America, all under different brand names. The Westin Hotel Company was purchased in 1994 from Aoki Corporation of Japan. Starwood acquired the Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, and The Luxury Collection brands from ITT Sheraton in 1998.
In 1987, Marriott sold the Big Boy restaurants franchise rights to Elias Brothers for an undisclosed amount while keeping 208 company-owned Bob's Big Boy restaurants in California and selected locations on the East Coast. [27] In 1988, Marriott purchased all 91 Wag's restaurants from Walgreens Corporation, [28] but dissolved the chain in 1991.