SLEEP IN: THE WESTIN GURGAON CELEBRATES WORLD SLEEP DAY

Gurgaon, India – 18th March 2016 – The Westin Gurgaon today announced that it will celebrate World Sleep Day by organizing a Heavenly Bed pop up at DLF Cyber Hub in Gurgaon and sharing tips on the essence of Sleeping well. The celebration comes in line with Westin Hotels & Resorts’ partnership with World Sleep Society in Asia Pacific, reinforces the brand’s renowned position for offering a quality night’s sleep on the road, at home, and in the air. Close to 50 Westin hotels and resorts across Asia Pacific, including Westin Hyderabad Mindspace, Westin Pune Koregaon Park, Westin Chennai Velachery and Westin Mumbai Garden City will take part in a series of activities and events on World Sleep Day (18 March 2016) to reinforce the brand’s Sleep Well pillar.

Westin celebrates World Sleep Day at DLF Cyber Hub

“Westin is committed to ensure that our guests leave feeling better than they first arrived, and sleep plays a large part of it,” highlighted Vincent Ong, Senior Director, Brand Management, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Asia Pacific. “Partnering with World Sleep Day serves to complement the brand’s Sleep Well pillar and restorative programs that promotes quality sleep, reinforcing Westin as the travel industry leader in promoting the essential foundation of well-being – sleep.”

World Sleep Society’s fundamental mission is to advance sleep health worldwide by promoting and encouraging education, research, and patient care throughout the world. World Sleep Day is an annual event created by the World Sleep Society to raise awareness of sleep disorders and the burden that they place on society. In partnership with World Sleep Society, Westin hotels and resorts across Asia Pacific will be out in full force to deliver specially customized ‘Sleep Kits’ to various professions. These sleep kits will contain items ranging from a travel-sized Heavenly Pillow, chamomile tea, Westin’s signature white tea bath amenities alongside a Sleep Well guidebook containing tips from Westin’s well-being brand advocates.

Additionally, the guests can experience the signature Heavenly Bed and also interact with Sleep Expert Dr. Garima Shukla on the importance and benefits of good and healthy sleep. Guests also stand a chance to win exclusive Sleep Kits curated by Westin.

“Westin Gurgaon is proud to celebrate World Sleep Day along with all the other Westin properties in India” said Sanjay Sharma, Complex General Manager, The Westin Gurgaon and The Westin Sohna Resort & Spa. “We understand the need of restorative sleep and design programs and amenities to ensure wellbeing of our guests, whether it is through our signature Heavenly beds or selections from our

Sleep Well Menu. What better way to celebrate the positive effects of good sleep than on World Sleep Day.”

Westin is dedicated to partner travelers’ well-being and promote restorative sleep, leading to wellness programs that are designed to enhance rest and recovery. Introduced in March 2014, the Westin Well-Being Movement encompasses programs across Westin’s six pillars of well-being – Sleep Well, Eat Well, Move Well, Feel Well, Work Well and Play Well, to promote a comprehensive approach to healthy lifestyles. The world-renowned Heavenly® Bed and nourishing SuperFoodsRx™ dishes, to the energizing WestinWORKOUT, RunWESTIN™ and Westin Gear Lending with New Balance®, among other programs and initiatives, every element of a guest’s stay caters to their well-being, leave them feeling better than when they first arrived.

For more information on Westin and the brand’s Well-Being Movement, click here.  For more information on Westin Hotels & Resorts, please visit westin.com, Facebook or follow Westin on Twitter and Instagram.

About Westin Hotels & Resorts

Westin Hotels & Resorts, a leader in wellness and hospitality for more than a decade, lives its philosophy “For a Better You™” through the Westin Well-being Movement’s six pillars: Feel Well, Work Well, Move Well, Eat Well, Sleep Well and Play Well. At more than 200 hotels and resorts in nearly 40 countries and territories, guests can experience offerings that include the iconic Heavenly® Bed, RunWESTIN™ and Westin Gear Lending with New Balance®, delicious and nutritious SuperFoodsRx™, the innovative workspace Tangent, Westin Weekend signature experiences, and Heavenly Bath and Heavenly Spa. Westin is proud to offer Starwood Preferred Guest®, the industry’s leading loyalty program. To learn more, visit www.starwoodhotels.com/westin. Stay connected to Westin: @westin on Twitter and Instagram and facebook.com/Westin.

About World Sleep Society

World Sleep Society’s (WSS) fundamental mission is to advance sleep health worldwide.  WSS fulfills this mission by promoting and encouraging education, research, and patient care throughout the world, particularly in geographic locations where the practice of sleep medicine is under developed. WSS represents over 700 individual members, 17 societies, and located in over 50 countries.  WSS organizes World Sleep congress every other year.  WSS is excited to host the next congress in Prague, Czech Republic October 7-11, 2017.  To learn more, visit www.worldsleepsociety.org.  Stay connected  @_WorldSleep on Twitter and facebook.com/worldsleepsociety