Sheraton Hotels and Resorts
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| Sheraton Hotels and Resorts | |
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| Type | Hotel |
| Founded | 1937 |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Temporary residence |
| Website | Sheraton Hotels |
Sheraton Hotels and Resorts is Starwood Hotels & Resorts' largest and second oldest brand (Westin being the oldest). Starwood's headquarters are in White Plains, New York.
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[edit] Sheraton history
The origins of the brand date back to 1937 when Ernest Henderson and Robert Moore openened the first Sheraton in Springfield, Massachusetts. The two founders had opened three hotels in Boston by 1939, continuing with their rapid expansion opening properties along the entire East coast. The success and popularity of Sheraton was unprecedented and it became the first hotel chain to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
In 1949 the brand expanded internationally with the purchase of two Canadian hotel chains. The 1960s saw the first Sheraton hotels in Latin America and the Middle East and, by 1965, the 100th Sheraton had opened its doors. Sheraton reached a milestone in 1985 as the first international hotel chain to operate a hotel in the People's Republic of China ('The Great Wall Sheraton'). In April of 1995, Sheraton introduced Four Points by Sheraton Hotels, a new, mid-scale hotel brand offering a full-service hotel experience at a competitive price.
In 1998, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. acquired ITT Sheraton (outbidding Hilton). It has since grown to become one of the leading hotel companies in the world. Its other brands include Four Points by Sheraton Hotels, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, The Luxury Collection, Element , Le Méridien, W Hotels, Aloft, and Westin Hotels & Resorts.
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 Sheraton Crossroads, Mahwah, New Jersey. |
 The Sheraton Tel Aviv. The first Sheraton outside the US and Canada, opened in 1961. |
 The Walt Disney World Dolphin Sheraton, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
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 Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers, Seattle, Washington. |
 The 5-Star Sheraton Hotel in Dhaka, Bangladesh |
 The Sheraton on the Falls Hotel & Conference Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
 The Sheraton Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana as seen from the foot of Canal Street. |
