Starwood Hawaii Names Elizabeth Anderson Senior Sales Manager
HONOLULU – Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii has named Elizabeth Anderson senior sales manager for the Hawaii region. In her new position, Anderson oversees relationships with Starwood’s travel agency, wholesale and consortia partners. She is also involved with travel agency and wholesale training, consumer and travel trade shows, and promoting Hawaii as a premier visitor destination.
“The Starwood Hawaii family is delighted to welcome Elizabeth aboard,” said Keith Vieira, senior vice president and director of operations for Starwood in Hawaii and French Polynesia. “An outstanding sales professional, she brings with her a wealth of expertise and experience, and is a strong addition to our team.”
“Hawaii truly is unique, one of the most beautiful destinations on the planet, and I am overjoyed to be a part of an organization that shares this amazing place with the rest of the world,” said Anderson.
Anderson is based in California and focuses on the Southwest U.S. market in support of the Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii Leisure Sales team. She joins Lynne Chomicz who covers Midwest sales and Peggy Odenbach, who is responsible for the Northern California and Northwest markets.
Anderson is not new to Starwood. She most recently served as the travel industry sales manager for The Phoenician, A Luxury Collection Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she managed North American wholesale partnerships and was regularly listed as a leisure sales top 20 performer for Starwood North America. She has also worked for the Sheraton Crescent Hotel in Phoenix as a business travel sales manager. She previously served as sales account manager for Embassy Suites Golf Resort in Phoenix.
A graduate of University of Oregon, Anderson eared a bachelor’s degree in international studies with a focus on tourism.
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About Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii
With 11 properties across the diverse Hawaiian Islands of Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii offers the best hotel destinations to celebrate romance, reconnect with family, focus on business or launch an adventure. Located on or just footsteps away from the Islands’ best beaches, Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Hawaii is a collection of iconic and historic hotels and resorts – properties with expansive and breathtaking backdrops, innovative guest programming and luxurious amenities representing internationally renowned hotel brands from Sheraton, Westin, Luxury Collection and St. Regis. For more information about Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Hawaii, please call (866) 716-8140 or visit www.starwoodhawaii.com.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,025 properties in 100 countries and territories with 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels 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, and the recently launched Aloft®, and Element SM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high-quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit: www.starwoodhotels.com.
Elizabeth Anderson, Senior Sales Manager - Hawaii Region