Wireless Internet Access In Hotels Across AsiaPac

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Starwood And Intel Enable Wireless Internet Access In Hotels Across Asia Pacific

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and Intel Corporation have announced a marketing agreement to enable wireless Internet access in 39 Sheraton, Westin, St Regis, The Luxury Collection, Four Points by Sheraton and W hotels in 10 countries/regions across Asia Pacific. Intel and Starwood have already enabled 150 Sheraton, Westin and W hotels in the United States.

Starwood and Intel will co-operate, through Asia Pacific-wide marketing and in-hotel promotion, to drive awareness of Wi-Fi hotspots in participating Starwood hotels where notebook users can connect to the Internet and corporate networks wirelessly. In addition, Starwood’s wireless LAN solution will also enable the use of other wireless devices such as PDAs, pocket PCs and tablets. Hotspots will primarily be installed in hotel lobbies and meeting rooms to complement in-room high-speed Internet access already installed in most Starwood hotels.

“Frequent business travellers tend to be early adopters of new technology, especially technology that makes life on the road easier and more productive,” said Miguel Ko, President, Starwood Asia-Pacific. “By being among the first to offer
Wi-Fi connectivity, Starwood hotels will provide business travellers with the convenience and connection they need when working on the road. We continue to aggressively research new technologies, and develop technology amenities that make traveling easier and relaxing for our guests.”

“From PC makers to service providers to airports, hotels and retail locations, we are seeing strong acceptance for Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology. Intel continues to work with companies such as Starwood to establish hotspots that will enable consumers and business travellers to have wireless access worldwide,” said Gerry Greeve, general manager, Intel Asia Pacific. “Through this agreement, we are enabling notebook users to have access to their information and entertainment in the lobbies and meeting rooms of the hotel.”

Intel Centrino mobile technology was specifically architected for mobility, providing an optimised and validated a set of technologies to enable an outstanding mobile experience. The Intel Centrino mobile technology brand represents Intel’s best technology for mobile computing based on a new processor architecture and wireless LAN capability and is designed for an unwired computing experience while enabling extended battery life, outstanding mobile performance and thinner and lighter form factors.

To drive awareness of wireless Internet availability at participating hotels, Starwood Preferred Guest members will have the chance to earn double Starpoints from 15 October to 15 December 2003 at selected rates when they stay at any of the participating hotels.

About Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 750 properties in more than 80 countries and 105,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. With internationally renowned brands, Starwood is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts including: St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Sheraton, Westin, Four Points by Sheraton, W brands, as well as Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high-quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwood.com.

About Intel
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom.

Important Information: Wireless connectivity and some features may require you to purchase additional software, services or external hardware. Availability of public wireless LAN access points limited. System performance, battery life, wireless performance and functionality will vary depending on your specific hardware and software configurations. See http://www.intel.com/products/centrino/more_info for more information.

Intel, Intel Inside and Centrino are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

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