Starwood to Participate in Susquehanna Time Share Day On Thursday, March 2, 2006

Matt Avril, President and Managing Director of Operations for Starwood Vacation Ownership Inc., a subsidiary of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.(NYSE: HOT), will speak at the Susquehanna TimeShare Day in Orlando, Florida at the Sheraton Vistana Villages on Thursday, March 2, 2006 at approximately 10:30 a.m., eastern time.


Participants may listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference by logging on to Starwood's investor relations website at http://www.starwoodhotels.com/corporate/investor_relations.html A replay will be available on the Internet for 30 days.