The partnership enables guests to stay in touch with free Wi-Fi and broadband Internet access, localized online information:

"Yahoo! and Sheraton are both committed to offering a personalized experience for our visitors, and working together to create the Yahoo! Link is a natural fit," said Cammie Dunaway, chief marketing officer at Yahoo! Inc.

Yahoo! Link @ Sheraton is the first of many Sheraton initiatives to roll out this year that reinforces the brand's values of offering its guests signature services and amenities in a warm, comfortable environment that will help keep them connected to what matters to them most.

Yahoo! Link @ Sheraton officially debuts today both as a physical and virtual space at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina and Sheraton Boston, and as a virtual space at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers and Sheraton Stamford in Connecticut.

Yahoo! Link @ Sheraton offers a convenient online experience that enables guests to surf the Internet, email loved ones, review local favorite attractions and even print up boarding passes. Customized features include free Wi-Fi and broadband Internet-enabled lounge installations in Sheraton hotel lobbies and a co-branded, locally-tailored portal website available on computers in the lounge areas and in guestrooms.

Also available exclusively for Sheraton guests is a special premium service bundle that includes a 30-day free trial of several of Yahoo!'s most popular services including Yahoo! Music, Yahoo! Mail Plus, Yahoo! All Star Games, Yahoo! Finance Tracker and Yahoo! Briefcase.

Through this strategic relationship Yahoo! and Sheraton Hotels help guests stay connected by offering both business and leisure travelers access to the same resources they would have in the comfort of their home or office, at anytime during their stay.

"At Sheraton Hotels we provide our guests with a sense of community, helping them connect to what is important to them. In the Yahoo! Link @ Sheraton guests will find a warm, comfortable environment where they can catch up on work, email their family and friends or just sit back and relax," said Javier Benito, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Starwood Hotels & Resorts.

The Yahoo! Link @ Sheraton experience begins as guests make their way through the hotel lobby and enter a specially designed communal lounge area featuring comfortable seating, refreshments and a plasma television. Multiple Internet-enabled workstations complete with free 24/7 Ethernet and Wi-Fi connectivity and PrintMe features are also made available for Sheraton guests and visitors.

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, with 400 hotels and resorts in more than 70 countries, is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 850 properties in more than 95 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties.