SEATTLE, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Westin Hotels & Resorts is proud to announce that a franchise agreement has been reached with the historic Great Southern Hotel in Columbus, Ohio. Currently, undergoing an $8 million restoration, the landmark property will become The Westin Hotel, Columbus, effective March 31, 1996. This will be Westin's second hotel in Ohio; The Westin Hotel, Cincinnati opened in 1981.

"The Westin Hotel, Columbus is a welcome addition to our notable collection of historic hotels which includes The Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, The Westin Aquila Hotel in Omaha and The Westin William Penn in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania," remarked Juergen Bartels, Westin's ...