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Tourism

Sheraton hotel to be opened in Fall, Baku

22 June 2011 09:11 (UTC +04:00)

The opening of the Sheraton Baku Airport Hotel marks the entry of Starwood into the country and is part of the companyâ€™s strategic expansion plan to open more than 60 Sheraton hotels around the world in the next three years.

â€œBaku is the main economic hub of the country and one of the most important tourist destinations in the region. Sheratonâ€™s strong reputation will assist in further positioning Baku as a destination for the international traveller.â€

The Sheraton Baku Airport Hotel will be located directly in front of the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the main airport in Baku. The hotel will have 207 guest rooms, including 14 suites, offering the only branded accommodation option in the vicinity of the airport.

Sheraton helps guests make connections at more than 400 hotels in 70 countries around the world and recently completed a $6 billion global revitalization and is now in the midst of a $5 billion global expansion over the next three years. Sheraton is owned by and is the largest and most global brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1025 properties in 100 countries and territories with 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties.