ATLANTA, GA. (October, 2003) - The Sheraton Atlanta Hotel recently announced the appointment of Tarji Carter to Director of Business Travel. In her new position, Carter will be responsible for generating leads for the hotel's business travel market, as well as developing and implementing sales strategies, tactics and actions plans for business travel and transient segments.

Prior to joining the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, Carter was Business Travel Sales Manager at Swissôtel Boston where she exceeded revenue goals for both business and transient market segments. Prior to her tenure with Swissôtel, Carter was Business Travel Sales Manager at the Sheraton Boston Hotel.

"I am very excited to work for such a wonderful and unique hotel, and look forward to exposing the Sheraton Atlanta to downtown travelers," said Carter.

The Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, is located in the heart of lively downtown Atlanta, two blocks from Peachtree Street. Featuring an eclectic mix of classic American designs and styles, the hotel redefines accommodations for the next century. Upon completion of the expansion, the hotel will offer 760 guest rooms and suites and a total of 83,000 sq. ft. of flexible meeting and event space. Beautiful ballrooms and break-out rooms flexibly accommodate a variety of events, supported by complete technical and A/V capabilities. In addition, guests can take advantage of an indoor/outdoor swimming pool and garden area; poolside bar; 24-hour, state-of-the-art fitness center and three restaurants including Fandangles, which features eight Georgia themed signature martinis and innovative American cuisine.