Cab drivers celebrate Iftar with Starwood

Aug. 9, 2011 - PRLog -- Starwood Hotels and Resorts Middle East celebrated its ‘Iftar for Cabs’ initiative that brought more than 30 of its hotels and resorts in the region together for a worthy cause.   During the hour of Iftar, representatives from participating Starwood hotels including  Sheraton Riyadh Hotel & Towers distributed Iftar packs of food and beverages to cab drivers as they drove through the main entrance of each hotel.

Catering teams at each property will prepare Iftar packs for drivers which will include a variety of food and beverages. Employees from all departments within the hotels including catering, administration and guest services will be working together on the ‘Iftar for Cabs’ initiative.

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About Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,051 properties in 100 countries and territories with 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, and Element SM.  The company boasts one of the industry’s leading loyalty programs, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), allowing members to earn and redeem points for room stays, room upgrades and flights, with no blackout dates. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit  www.starwoodhotels.com.

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