HOLLYWOOD, FL – Feb. 11, 2013
– After three years
overseeing sales and marketing efforts for Starwood Caribbean, Jim
Curtis has
returned to The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa to take on the role of
director of sales & marketing for the second time. With over 26
years of
hospitality experience including 21 years with Starwood, Curtis will be
responsible for continuing to drive occupancy at the Hollywood, FL
resort by
targeting groups of all sizes.
“We are pleased that Jim has returned to
The Westin Diplomat,” said Ed Walls, general manager. “He is
well-respected in
the area and has been responsible for record-setting sales and
marketing
efforts at some of Starwood’s top-performing properties. We’re
happy to
have him at the property again.”
The 998-room, beachfront property is
ideally located between Fort Lauderdale and Miami and nestled between
the
Atlantic Ocean and Intracoastal Waterway. The resort is connected by a
pedestrian skywalk to a state-of-the-art 209,000-square-foot convention
center
with a 50,000 square foot unobstructed great hall, four ballrooms and
39
breakout rooms. Additional resort amenities include award-winning
restaurants,
watersports and two marinas, an 18-hole championship golf course
managed by
Troon Golf®, a 10-clay court Tennis Center, a 30,000-square-foot
full-service
spa and an additional 14,000-square-foot Heavenly Spa by Westin™ set to
open in
April 2013.
In his previous role, Curtis also managed
sales and marketing for The Westin St. John Resort & Villas in the
U.S.
Virgin Islands. Earlier in his career, he held the same title at the
Sheraton
Wild Horse Pass Resort in Phoenix as well as at Sheraton hotels in
Tuscon and
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island. Curtis began his Starwood career in 1991
at the
Sheraton New Orleans.
For more information about The Westin
Diplomat Resort & Spa or to make reservations, call 888-627-9057 or
visit www.diplomatresort.com
About The Westin Diplomat Resort
& Spa
The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa is
conveniently located on the beach between Fort Lauderdale and the
international
hub of Miami. With 998 rejuvenating guest rooms, The Diplomat offers an
array of
amenities including several cuisine options from award-winning seafood
and
steakhouse Hollywood Prime to 24-hour in-room dining. The Diplomat’s
convention
center provides over 200,000 square feet of flexible meeting and
catering space
including four ballrooms, a 50,000 square foot unobstructed Great Hall
and 39
individual meeting rooms. For further information, contact The Westin
Diplomat
sales office at 954-602-8600 or visit online at www.DiplomatResort.com.
About Westin Hotels & Resorts
Westin Hotels & Resorts offers innovative
programs that transform every aspect of a stay into a revitalizing
experience.
All Westin signature services – like the Heavenly®Bed, delicious
SuperFoodsRX®
and WestinWorkout® studio – have been designed with the guests’
well-being in
mind. Westin hotels, with more than 186 hotels and resorts in nearly 40
countries and territories, is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide,
Inc. (NYSE: HOT). Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one
of the
leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,128 properties
in
nearly 100 countries and 154,000 employees at its owned and managed
properties.
Starwood is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of
hotels,
resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned
brands: St.
Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le
Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four
Points® by Sheraton, Aloft®, and ElementSM. The Company boasts
one of the
industry’s leading loyalty programs, Starwood Preferred Guest®
(SPG®), allowing
members to earn and redeem points for room stays, room upgrades and
flights,
with no blackout dates. Starwood also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership,
Inc., a
premier provider of world-class vacation experiences through
villa-style
resorts and privileged access to Starwood brands. For more information,
please
visit www.westin.com.