On September 16, Sheraton Xiamen Hotel�s General Manager Mr. Nick Porter, Deputy General Manager Ms. Susan Liu, together with the hotel�s Executive Committee Members and key department heads paid a visit to the Xiamen Municipal Welfare Home, a residential shelter for widowed elders and handicapped orphans, to hold a �Sheraton Xiamen Does G.O.O.D. In the Community� activity, to mark the first-ever Global Out-Of-Office Day (G.O.O.D.), initiated by Sheraton and Starwood Hotels & Resorts on September 16th, 2008.

G.O.O.D. is a worldwide event with activities taking place in all cities around the world where there are Sheraton hotels and resorts, to showcase the brand�s new �Link@Sheraton experienced with Microsoft�,� a unique lobby lounge that creates a sense of community and offers travelers a convenient on-line experience and instant access to information for work, leisure and social networking. For the day, Sheraton recreated virtual Links in outdoor venues around the globe including New York City�s famed Central Park, Shanghai, Sydney, Toronto and San Diego. To kick-off Global Out-of-Office-Day Starwood CEO Frits van Paasschen officially opened Central Park for business at its virtual Link@Sheraton with a �remote ringing� of the New York Stock Exchange opening bell at the park.

Link@ Sheraton will be installed in Sheraton Xiamen Hotel in early October, however the hotel team celebrated the day by working �out of the office� and doing G.O.O.D. in the local community through the visit to the Xiamen Municipal Welfare Home, where they presented a donation of basic essentials such as blankets, milk, dried food and fruit to a total of 250 widowed elders in conjunction with the forthcoming Elders Day.