Jay Spurr Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing at JW Marriott Austin
AUSTIN, TX. May 9, 2017 - JW Marriott Austin is pleased to welcome Jay Spurr back to Austin as the Market Director of Sales and Marketing. Jay brings nearly 30 years of hospitality experience to this new position and will be primarily responsible for leading the JW Marriott Austin sales and marketing team with expanded responsibilities supporting the new Austin Marriott Downtown, set to begin construction this year. The return to Austin is a homecoming for Spurr, who previously served as the Director of Sales and Marketing for JW Marriott Austin from 2011-2015.
“I'm thrilled to be returning to Austin and to the JW Marriott Austin team,” says Spurr. “The team has accomplished so much within the first few years of operation, and I'm looking forward to all that is on the horizon for both the hotel and White Lodging within the city of Austin.”
The very first associate hired at the JW Marriott Austin in 2011, Jay quickly made an impact as he built and led his preopening sales team to secure over a half million group rooms prior to the hotel's opening in February of 2015. Under his leadership, the hotel was named one of the world's top 9 new business hotels by Forbes magazine and received the Marriott International Full Service Hotel Opening of the Year Award in 2015.
Jay returns to Austin from San Francisco, where he previously held the position of Director of Sales and Marketing for the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. During his time in San Francisco, Jay successfully led his team to achieve their targeted sales goals and two-year crossover goals for the first time in five years.
About the JW Marriott Austin
The JW Marriott Austin opened in February 2015. The hotel is designed to host large conventions and meetings, with more than 112,000 square feet of event space, 42 meeting rooms and 1,012 guest rooms. The hotel will also achieve a LEED Silver certification and two-star Austin Energy Green Building rating. The 34-story hotel is not only the largest hotel in Austin, but also the largest JW Marriott in the United States and the second-largest JW Marriott in the world. JWMarriottAustin.com
About JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts
JW Marriott is part of Marriott International's luxury portfolio and consists of beautiful properties in gateway cities and distinctive resort locations around the world. These elegant hotels cater to today's sophisticated, self-assured travelers, offering them the quiet luxury they seek in a warmly authentic, relaxed atmosphere lacking in pretense. JW Marriott properties artfully provide highly crafted, anticipatory experiences that are reflective of their locale so that their guests have the time to focus on what is most important to them. Currently, there are more than 75 JW Marriott hotels in over 25 countries; by 2020 the portfolio is expected to encompass more than 115 properties in over 35 countries. Visit us online.
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