Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., a Standard & Poor's 500 corporation operating 900 hotels in 95 countries, signed with the Yitian Group on 10 March 2008 as strategic partners to bring the first Westin Hotel to Shenzhen.

The new Shenzhen Yitian Westin Hotel with a platinum five-star grade, will be based at the Yitian Holiday Plaza adjacent to Shennan Avenue. Providing 360 rooms and suites and planned to be opened at the end of 2008, it will join the more than 150 Westin hotels in 31 countries and regions in the world to provide luxury hospitality services and experience to distinguished guests.