Seaward to head W Sydney BTN News Craig Seaward (pictured right) has been appointed general manager of Australia's W Sydney. Set to be the largest W hotel to open globally, it will open in the third quarter of 2022. Seaward spent the past 11 years as general manager of the multi award-winning W Bali-Seminyak. An experienced hotelier, he has spent 25 years working for premium hotels, predominantly with Starwood Hotels and Resorts, which merged with Marriott International in 2016. He was named general manager of the Year 2018 for Marriott Luxury and best general manager in Indonesia at the 2019 World Luxury Hotel Awards. Seaward also has been general manager of Sheraton Surabaya Hotel and Towers and Pakuwon Golf and Family Club in East Java, Sheraton Perth, WA and Westin Chosun Beach, Pusan South Korea.