The Spirit of Aloha Tour is now in Salt Lake City and the dynamic sales team of Asha Wignarajah and Michela Dimond representing Marriott Resorts Hawaii visited travel agencies.
For the past five years, Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa has partnered with The Salvation Army's Angel Tree program, organizing a Christmas tree decorated with Angel tags in the resort's associate dining room. This year, we are helping 101 of Hawaii's children and senior citizens in need by donating desired holiday gifts valued at $2,061.
For the past six years, Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa associates have participated in the Ford Ironman World Championship. On October 9th, volunteers comprised of hotel associates and guests hosted an aid station on Queen Kaahumanu Highway near the resort for a portion of the biking leg of the triathlon. Each year 1,800 triathletes are invited to compete in 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of biking and a 26.2 mile marathon run along the sunny Kohala and Kona coast of the Big Island.
During the month of August, the associates at Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa collectively sold bentos, baked goods, vegetables, popcorn and snacks, spam musubi, Filipino dishes, fried chicken, boiled peanuts, waffle dogs, ice cream, and huli huli chicken - all to raise money for Kapi‘olani Children's Miracle Network. Each department was tasked to create fundraising opportunities that would work for their team's associates, which greatly led to the success of our efforts. In total, we raised $20,300 and presented the check to Stacey Acma, director of Kapi‘olani.
Making a difference was on the agenda at the Travelocity Partner Conference in Phoenix. That’s because we were able to lend a helping hand at homeless shelters during Travelocity's "Travel For Good" volunteer day.
