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Global Connections
(GCI) Honored by ARDA
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American Resort Development Association
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Announces ARDY Finalists
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Overland
Park, KS – March 2019 / Newsmaker Alert /
Global
Connections, Inc. (GCI), a well-known travel club fulfillment and service
provider of Global
Discovery Vacations (GDV), has been selected as a Finalist in three
categories in the ARDA Awards program sponsored by the American
Resort Development Association (ARDA), the national trade association
for the vacation and resort development industries.
At
the core of GCI’s success is its strong customer service culture. Two of
its team members were selected as Finalists in the Owner/Customer Relations
Administrative Support Professional category: Julie DeFosset and Danyaha
“Dani” Williams.
Also
selected as a Finalist was Global Connections’ Employee Newsletter: Global
Explorer, a monthly digital publication focused on creating loyalty and
camaraderie among its employees spread out in numerous locations. GCI received
a fourth Finalist recognition for its Employee Recognition Event: Employee
Appreciation Week.
According
to Melanie Gring, Chief Strategic Alliances and Brand Officer for GCI,
“We are honored to share these finalist recognitions with so many outstanding
vacation industry companies and individuals. The “ARDY” Awards shine the
light on Global Connections and our team of exceptional professionals.”
The
ARDA Awards Program is committed to recognizing the best nominees submitted
in categories that include overall professional excellence, outstanding
sales and marketing accomplishments, product design, management and administration,
advertising, promotion and communications. Each year independent judges
review hundreds of ARDY entries to select top contributors and accomplishments
within the vacation industry. The ARDY winners will be announced at ARDA
World 2019 in Orlando, FL in April.
GCI
employs over 150 professionals at its corporate office in Overland Park,
KS, member fulfillment and property management offices in Clearwater, FL,
Orlando, FL and Myrtle Beach, SC and resorts in Florida, Tennessee, Colorado
and California. Global Connections’ travel club, Global Discovery Vacations,
is marketed and sold through independent sales distributorships located
in cities across the United States.
About
Global Connections, Inc.
Global
Connections, Inc. is based in Overland Park, KS, opening in 1996 as
a travel club fulfillment and service provider. Considered a leader in
the travel club industry, GCI offers the members of its Global Discovery
Vacations club program a wide variety of leisure benefits and vacation
options at more than 700 North American resorts. GCI is the developer and
owner of resorts in California, Florida, Tennessee and Colorado as well
as owning and leasing numerous resort condominium units throughout the
U.S., Canada, Mexico and Caribbean. For more information about GCI visit
ExploreGCI.com.
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About
Global Discovery Vacations
Global
Discovery Vacations is a respected membership-based travel club offering
its members access to condominium accommodations, cruise and tour vacations,
a full-service travel agency, a concierge program, and other leisure benefits.
For more information about Global Discovery Vacations visit GlobalDiscoveryVacations.com.
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Company
Contact:
Melanie
Gring
561-212-5359
Global
Connections, Inc.
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Media:
Georgi
Bohrod, RRP
619-255-1661 |