Starwood's The Luxury Collection Hotels Invests $200M to Restore Heritage Hotels in Europe

From the International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM), The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. HOT, today announces that the company and its owners are investing $200 million to renovate and restore some of its most celebrated hotels in Europe. The brand is already off to a strong start with the reopening of two iconic hotels in Spain this year: Hotel Alfonso XIII in Seville and Hotel Maria Cristina in San Sebastian. This will be followed by the debut of the restored Gritti Palace in Venice and Prince de Galles in Paris in 2013.