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			var content_array=["<p><strong>About Le Meridien Hotels &amp; Resorts <\/strong><\/p> \n<p>Le Meridien, the Paris-born hotel brand currently represented by nearly 100 properties in more than 40 countries, was acquired by Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) in November 2005. With more than 80 of its properties located in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Le Meridien provided a strong international complement to Starwood's then primarily North American holdings at the time of purchase. Since then, Le Meridien has gone through a brand re-launch, which included a large scale hotels product consolidation as well as redefining its brand strategy. Through creation of the LM100 artist community, Le Meridien has transformed numerous guest touch points, thus bringing unique, interactive and curated experiences to its guests. Plans call for dynamic expansion of Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts within the next five years, concentrating on markets in Asia-Pacific and the Americas. Le Meridien recently opened new hotels in Bali, Atlanta, Dallas, Istanbul, Oran (Algeria), Arlington (Virginia, USA), and Coimbatore (India), and will open in the next 12 months in Chicago, Zhengzhou (China), Mahabaleshwar (India), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Cairo (Egypt), Qingdao (China), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Tampa (Florida, USA) and Columbus (Ohio, USA). For more information, please visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.prnasia.com\/t\/Iqm4v4lw\" target=\"_blank\">www.lemeridien.com<\/a> or <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.prnasia.com\/t\/thzySQMY\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/lemeridien<\/a>.<\/p> \n<p><strong>About Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide, Inc<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> \n<p>Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,162 properties in nearly 100 countries and 171,000 employees at its owned and managed properties.&nbsp;Starwood is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands:&nbsp; St. Regis&reg;, The Luxury Collection&reg;, W&reg;, Westin&reg;, Le Meridien&reg;, Sheraton&reg;, Four Points&reg; by Sheraton, Aloft&reg;, and Element&reg;.&nbsp;The Company boasts one of the industry's leading loyalty programs, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), allowing members to earn and redeem points for room stays, room upgrades and flights, with no blackout dates.&nbsp;Starwood also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., a premier provider of world-class vacation experiences through villa-style resorts and privileged access to Starwood brands.&nbsp;For more information, please visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.prnasia.com\/t\/m5KVObab\" target=\"_blank\">www.starwoodhotels.com<\/a>.<\/p> \n<p><strong>Issued by Grebstad Hicks Communications on behalf of Le Meridien Zhengzhou&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p> \n<p><strong>For more information, interview requests or high resolution visuals, please contact:<\/strong><\/p> \n<p>Ava Yin<strong><br \/>Assistant Marcom Manager, Le Meridien Zhengzhou<\/strong><br \/>Telephone: 86 371 5599 8888<br \/>Email: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.prnasia.com\/t\/QZ3tG1CS\" target=\"_blank\">ava.yin@lemeridien.com<\/a><\/p> \n<p>Rhoda Adams<strong><br \/>GHCAsia Beijing<\/strong><br \/>Telephone:&nbsp; 86 10 65 289 983<br \/>Email: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.prnasia.com\/t\/3UpmnsU3\" target=\"_blank\">rhoda.adams@ghcasia.com<\/a><\/p> \n<p>Jie.An<strong><br \/>GHCAsia Beijing<\/strong><br \/>Telephone:&nbsp; 86 10 65 289 983 ext.216<br \/>Email: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.prnasia.com\/t\/050QVuaJ\" target=\"_blank\">jie.an@ghcasia.com<\/a><\/p>"];
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