Curley takes off as Westin DIA GM

Tom Curley has been named general manager of The Westin Denver International Airport. Curley comes to the hotel from The Westin Denver Downtown, where he has served for the past 12 years as general manager. Curley will continue to serve as area managing director for Starwood Hotels and Resorts in Colorado overseeing Westin, Sheraton and St. Regis brand hotels.

Curley serves as a board member for Visit Denver and has chaired the Convention Committee as well as serves as a board member for the Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association.

“We were delighted that Tom has been named GM for The Westin Denver International Airport,” said Denver International Airport CEO Kim Day.  “He is a well-respected professional, a wonderful community partner and we look forward to working with him in his new position.”

Curley came to Denver from the Radisson Resort and Spa in Scottsdale where he served for four years as general manager and area managing director. Previously, Curley served for 26 years with Starwood Hotels and Resorts (the ITT Sheraton Corporation) in various management positions in Phoenix, Ariz.; Atlanta, Ga.; Los Angeles, Calif.; San Diego, Calif.; Boston, Mass. and Philadelphia, Penn.

Curley graduated from Villanova University with a BA in social sciences. He attended Duke University Fuqua School of Business Executive Education.

The Westin Denver International Airport is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of this year. The 14-story hotel is part of the new Hotel and Transit Center, which also comprises an outdoor plaza and a public transit center with rail service to downtown Denver.

Each of the 519 guest rooms, including 35 suites, offer floor-to-ceiling windows with sweeping views of the Rocky Mountains and/or Colorado’s High Plains. The 37,000 square-foot conference center will feature a grand ballroom and a junior ballroom, both divisible by two as well as 15 meeting/board rooms of varying size.  The meeting space also boasts a 10,000-square-foot pre-function area that showcases a panoramic three-story floor to ceiling glass curtain wall that is approximately 100 feet wide.

Amenities include the WestinWORKOUT Fitness Studio and the 11th floor indoor swimming pool overlooking the iconic tent roof of the DIA terminal while the pool and hot tub overlook the Colorado landscape, airfields, downtown and the Rocky Mountain Front Range. Multiple dining venues will serve a variety of cuisines and SuperFoodsRx options.