Sheraton Dameisha Resort Welcomes New General Manager – Mr. Anthony Cheng

(Shenzhen, China) Sheraton Dameisha Resort has announced the appointment of Mr. Anthony Cheng as new General Manager. A native Singaporean, Mr. Cheng had been working in China since 2004 as the Regional Director of Sales & Marketing in China for Le Meredien Hotels & Resorts. Mr. Cheng was previously the Hotel Manager for Sheraton Sanya Resort prior to this assignment; he spent over 25 years acquiring a wealth of knowledge in the hospitality industry, especially in the sales & marketing field.

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Helping guests make connections at more than 400 hotels in 75 countries around the world, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts is currently implementing a $6 billion worldwide, multi-year revitalization program. This effort includes a $4 billion investment in North America, with over $2 billion in new hotels, $1.5 billion in renovations and $400 million in signature brand initiatives around the Sheraton brand.

Sheraton is owned by and is the largest and most global brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 982 properties in more than 100 countries and 145,000 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 Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, and Element SM. 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

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