Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., which is represented locally by the Westin Dragonara Resort, has earned the distinction of having 51 of its hotels and resorts included in Condé Nast Traveler’s prestigious Gold List and Gold List Reserve featured in the magazine’s January 2005 issue.

More than 20,000 Condé Nast Traveler subscribers voted for their favourite hotels, resorts and cruise lines around the world to make up the winners in the magazine’s 11th annual Gold List.

Many new properties in various regions around the globe made the lists for the first time this year, including The Westin Dublin in Ireland, The St Regis Club at the Essex House in New York, Hotel Schloss Fuschl in Salzburg, (a Luxury Collection hotel), The Westin at Lucaya Beach & Golf Resort on Grand Bahama Island and The Westin Melbourne, in Melbourne.

Two of the company’s prestigious Luxury Collection properties in Europe took top spots in the food category. Hotel Cala di Volpe in Sardinia took the number one position, closely followed by the Hotel Schloss Fuschl which came in third.

The hotels and resorts that won raves from Condé Nast Traveler’s readers include many of Starwood’s world-class properties from the company’s diverse portfolio of brands, including The Luxury Collection, St Regis Hotels & Resorts, Sheraton and Westin.