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Starwood Hotels & Resorts has moved its regional Sales & Marketing
Conference, one of the largest of its kind for the company, to
Phuket.
Originally planned to take place in
Kuala
Lumpur, the conference will now be held at the Sheraton Grande Laguna
Phuket from 8-9 March, 2005.
The Sales & Marketing Conference will be attended by 140 delegates from
10 countries in Asia, comprising senior hotel management executives
including General Managers, Financial Controllers, Directors of Revenue
Management, Directors of Sales & Marketing, Public Relations Managers,
Starwood Global Sales Office associates and other members of the sales and
marketing team. The delegates represent the hotel brands under the Starwood
group, including St Regis, The Luxury Collection, Sheraton, Westin, Four
Points by Sheraton and W Hotels. This annual conference is focused on
delivering the company strategy and objectives, learning about alignment,
and leveraging the Starwood tools and systems to drive market share.
“We made the decision to move this major conference to Phuket as we
believe that Phuket is as ready as before with its high quality resources
and facilities for large group meetings. We hope to let our customers know
that our properties are eager and prepared to welcome visitors and show them
the gracious hospitality that Thailand is world-renowned for. We have also
embarked on a series of marketing programs directed at all our key customer
segments around the world to ensure they understand the real situation on
the ground. The sooner business returns, the sooner the communities
rebuild,” commented Oliver Bonke, Vice President for Sales & Marketing,
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Asia Pacific. |