Starwood Caribbean and Westin St. John Appoint Dawn Parisi as Area DoSM

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. September 10, 2013

St. John, USVI - September 10, 2013 -Starwood Caribbean Hotels & Resorts strengthens its sales team with the appointment of Dawn Parisi as area director of sales and marketing and director of sales and marketing for The Westin St. John Resort & Villas. Having 18 years of hospitality sales and marketing experience in leading, developing and creating top notch sales talent, Parisi is an ideal fit for the Caribbean-focused role.

“We're proud to have Dawn grow within the Starwood family as her strategic know-how and track record of success is a huge asset to our team,” said Dan Surette, regional vice president of sales and marketing for Starwood Hotels & Resorts.

In her role as area director of sales and marketing, Parisi oversees The Westin St. John Resort & Villas; The Westin Resort & Casino, Aruba; W Retreat & Spa, Vieques Island; Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort & Casino; Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino and The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico. Her responsibilities primarily include revenue and yield strategies as well as directing and managing all of the catering and banquet sales activities.

As the director of sales and marketing for the Westin St. John Resort & Villas, Parisi is tasked with developing sales initiatives, building and maintaining deep-rooted customer relationships and achieving the property's sales objectives. She is also responsible for realizing strategies to meet and exceed guests' needs in leisure and group sales functions.

Within Starwood, Parisi previously acted as the director of sales and marketing for new builds and transitions. She also served as complex director of sales at the W hotels of New York City.

Prior to joining Starwood Caribbean Hotels & Resorts, Parisi held positions at major brands including Hilton Hotels, Intercontinental Hotels Group, and boutique properties. Within her career performing for these top hospitality brands, Parisi worked in several major markets including Caribbean, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Orlando, Cincinnati and West Palm Beach.

“We're elated to engage Dawn's wealth of hospitality knowledge to propel our team to an elevated level of success,” said Mike Ryan, general manager of The Westin St. John Resort & Villas. “Her extensive background in food and beverage is also an added bonus.”

About The Westin St. John Resort & Villas

The Westin St. John Resort & Villas is set on a crescent-shaped beach on Great Cruz Bay and is surrounded by 47 lush, tropical acres. The resort offers 174 guest rooms with two Westin Workout rooms, three one bedroom suites and five townhouses housed in low-lying structures and decorated in delightful island pastel colors. One hundred and forty-six fully equipped vacation villas, many with private waterfall pools, are also available for rent. There are four dining and entertainment venues, 24-hour room service and seasonal entertainment. The quarter-acre fresh-water swimming pool with a pool bar, a Jacuzzi and a decorative waterfall is the largest in the USVI. The Spa at The Westin St. John Resort provides facials, body treatments and massage. Activities abound with six lighted tennis courts, snorkeling, diving, sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, parasailing, fishing, a full-service fitness center, jeep rentals, and hiking in St. John's extensive Virgin Islands National Park, which covers 2/3 of the island. Golf is available via ferry on St. Thomas. The charming port of Cruz Bay and the sleepy town of Coral Bay are nearby.

About Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1090 properties in 100 countries and territories with 154,000 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 Meridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, Aloft®, and Element SM. 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 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.