Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Starwood (and other hotel chains) seem to be suffering from a proliferation of brands. Will the next step to designate a Sheraton Imperial tier too? There are also a bunch of Sheraton Gateways, usually near airports.
The "Sheraton Gateway" branding was introduced briefly back in the 90s. I suspect the couple of hotels that still carry that name (LAX, Toronto) are again probably just legacy contractual things. There were only ever three other "Gateways", as I remember, at SFO, Atlanta and Chicago O'Hare. SFO is gone, and the other two have both since had the "Gateway" designation removed.