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Steven Velez has been appointed as sales manager mainland at Aqua Hospitality

Aqua-Aston Hospitality
San Francisco, California, United States
Steven Velez
Aqua Hospitality (www.aquahospitality.com), Hawaii's leading hotel management company, has hired Steve Velez in the newly created position of sales manager mainland. Based out of Aqua's San Francisco offices, Velez will be responsible for developing and facilitating business from the domestic, retail and corporate markets on the mainland and in Canada. Velez most recently served as business development manager for Sandals Hotels and Resorts. In this position, he represented Sandals, Beaches, Royal Plantation and Grand Pineapple Hotels and Resorts throughout the Caribbean and was awarded top suppliers sales representative 2010 by Travel Agent Magazine. Velez began his travel industry career in a reservations center position with Apple Vacations. He was quickly promoted to an inside sales and special bookings position and was responsible for travel agent itineraries as well as incentive promotions, tradeshows and special events. While assisting the organization Apple Vacations Tradeshows West, Steve was offered a position with Riu Hotels and Resorts Mexico. For the next three years, he represented Riu as the business development manager for the Pacific Mountain region and Texas. Velez grew up in Southern California near Los Angeles and has lived in the Southwest and East Coast.
Sales & Marketing USA & Canada United States California San Francisco
Aqua-Aston Hospitality
Management CompanyBrand OwnerHotel Group

From full-service resorts and stylish hotels to condominium resorts and comfortable budget properties in Hawaii, U.S. mainland, and Guam, Honolulu-based Aqua-Aston Hospitality manages more than 50 properties across five distinct brands designed to suit any lifestyle, taste or budget – Aston Hotels & Resorts; Aqua Hotels and Resorts; Instinct Hotel Collection; Lite Hotels; and Maui Condo & Home.