Crestline Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Ayesha Arora-Sharma as Director of Sales & Marketing for the 265-room Four Points by Sheraton at Washington, DC Downtown. The hotel is located in the heart of the District's business centre and is just three blocks from the convention centre, according to a Crestline media release carried on PR Newswire.

Arora-Sharma joins Crestline Hotels & Resorts from Starwood Hotels & Resorts where she was the Director of Sales & Marketing for the Sheraton Suites Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia. She brings more than 20 years of hospitality industry experience to her position beginning her career in New Delhi with the Ashok Group of Hotels. Subsequently, she joined Ramada Renaissance as a sales manager for the Ramada Hotel, Manama, Bahrain, and also held management positions with Shangri- La Hotels & Resorts at the Traders Hotel, Singapore, and with Hospitality Partners as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Washington Suites Alexandria, Virginia.

" Ayesha's depth of global hospitality industry experience is a tremendous asset in helping service international guests at the Four Points by Sheraton, Washington, DC Downtown," said Vicki Denfeld, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, for Crestline Hotels & Resorts.

"Her leadership skills, coupled with her sales and marketing experience, makes her a perfect fit for this busy urban hotel," Denfield added.