Westin Riverfront honored with Starwood Sales Team of the Year award

The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa at Beaver Creek Mountain is pleased to announce that its sales team has been honored as the Sales Team of the Year for all franchise Starwood Hotels & Resorts properties, which includes hotels in the Sheraton, Westin, W Hotels, St. Regis, Le Meridian, Aloft, Element and Four Points brands.

The criteria for the winning award included exceeding budget, future pacing, referrals to other Starwood hotels, capture of market share, recognition and media coverage.

“I'm incredibly proud of our staff for earning this prestigious Starwood honor,” said Westin Riverfront General Manager Bob Trotter. “This sales team has been dedicated to The Westin Riverfront since before we opened two years ago and this is another great example of their hard work paying off.”

The Westin Riverfront has earned numerous industry awards recently. Earlier this month, the resort was named to Condé Nast Traveler's “Gold List 2011” as one of the “World's 504 Best Hotels, Resorts and Cruise Lines.” In December, The Westin Riverfront was honored with a “2010 Platinum Choice Award” by Smart Meetings magazine. Last October, The Westin Riverfront was ranked the #1 Resort in the U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler in its 2010 Readers' Choice Awards.

Located in the heart of Colorado's magnificent Vail Valley at the base of Beaver Creek Mountain, the AAA Four Diamond Westin Riverfront features 230 finely appointed guest residences ranging from studio suites to three-bedroom condominiums, all featuring custom kitchens, five-piece bathrooms and gas fireplaces.

Colorado's first Silver LEED hotel, The Westin Riverfront features 4,200 square feet of flexible indoor meeting space, all offering floor-to-ceiling windows with amazing Beaver Creek Mountain views, plus the beautifully landscaped Riverfront Wedding Lawn and the adjoining 2,000-square-foot outdoor banquet terrace. Amenities include the Riverfront Express Gondola, a ski valet, on-site ski and snowboard rentals, a Westin Kids Club, the Riverfront Club fitness center, a year-round outdoor pool and three riverside hot tubs. Spa Anjali offers a full menu of treatments focusing on healing mountain traditions. The resort is also home to Restaurant Avondale by acclaimed chef/owner Thomas Salamunovich.

For more information or to book a visit to Beaver Creek's Westin Riverfront, please call 1-866-949-1616 or visit www.westinriverfrontbeavercreek.com.