Starwood Names Katie Vanes as Sheraton Kona Resort's Public Relations & Social Media Manager

. September 10, 2014

HONOLULU - September 10, 2014 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts has named Katie Vanes as the new Public Relations and Social Media Manager at the Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay .

“We are pleased to welcome Katie to Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay,” said Matthew Grauso, Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay general manager. “Katie has a solid background in tourism-related public relations, including having carried out local and national media campaigns for several high-profile Hawaii attractions, entertainment venues and restaurants.”

Vanes will oversee the resort's social media and visitor engagement efforts and project the Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay as the top resort destination for visitors from the mainland and around the Pacific Rim.

Vanes is an award-winning public relations professional with a background in strategic communications, marketing, media relations and crisis communications.

Before joining Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay, Vanes was an account executive for Becker Communications in Honolulu where she planned and implemented strategic communications and marketing efforts for various accounts, including Waikiki Aquarium, Legends in Concert and Duke's Waikiki. She has extensive experience in tourism, health, land use, energy and manufacturing fields.

For nearly three years Vanes was media relations manager at the historic Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard where she was involved in several high-profile national media campaigns involving the celebrated renovation of the USS Missouri and annual December 7 “Pearl Harbor Day” ceremonies.

Her new position with the Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay marks her return to the Starwood Hotels & Resorts ohana (family). In 2008, she was a public relations intern at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Waikiki where she coordinated and secured media coverage for the Sheraton Princess Ka'iulani Hotel and was involved in marketing and public relations events and activities connected to The Royal Hawaiian, A Luxury Collection Resort.

Vanes received a bachelor's degree in integrated communications from Butler University in Indianapolis and was awarded a Master of Arts With Distinction in Communication from Hawaii Pacific University. She is a member of the American Marketing Association - Hawaii.

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.starwoodhotelshawaii.com.

About Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,146 properties in nearly 100 countries and 171,000 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 Meridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, Aloft®, and Element®. 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.starwoodhotels.com.

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