| Overland
Park, KS – January 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / Global
Connections, Inc. announces its resort, White
Oak Lodge and Resort (Gatlinburg, TN) has earned the prestigious RCI
Gold Crown Resort® designation by RCI,
the worldwide leader in vacation exchange.
A select
number of RCI affiliated resorts meet RCI’s requirements for recognition
and have earned the RCI Gold Crown Resort award. These resorts have
attained high levels of excellence in resort accommodations, hospitality
and member experience ratings as measured by RCI.
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“We
are excited to receive the RCI Gold Crown Resort designation for
White Oak Lodge and Resort,” commented Tom Lyons, president of Global Connections.
“This designation confirms not only the high quality of the resort, its
design and furnishings, but the personable service offered by the staff
to our guests.”
“RCI’s
Resort Recognition Program helps ensure that our RCI affiliated properties
meet our standards for quality in accommodations, hospitality and member
experience,” said Gordon Gurnik, president of RCI. “We are thrilled to
recognize those who have attained this designation and continue to work
to offer high-quality vacation experiences to RCI subscribing members.”
About
White Oak Lodge and Resort
Located
on 17 acres near the Great Smoky Mountain National Park in Gatlinburg,
TN, White Oak Lodge and Resort is a planned mixed-use property including
60 one- two- and three-bedroom log cabin homes and 12 two-bedroom condominiums.
The resort features a tennis court, nature trails, outdoor grills, clubhouse
and swimming pool with two grottos and waterfalls. For more information
visit www.WhiteOakLodgeAndResort.com.
About
Global Connections
As
a leader in the travel club industry, Global Connections provides its 200,000
member base with a host of benefits and vacationing options. Headquartered
in Overland Park, KS, Global is the owner and developer of five resorts
and further owns and leases multiple resort condominium units throughout
the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. For more information
visit www.exploreGCI.com.
About
RCI
RCI
is the worldwide leader in vacation exchange with nearly 4,500 affiliated
resorts in more than 100 countries. RCI pioneered the concept of vacation
exchange in 1974, offering members increased flexibility and versatility
with their vacation ownership experience. Today, through the RCI Weeks®
program, the week-for-week exchange system, and the RCI Points® program,
the industry’s first global points-based exchange system, RCI provides
flexible vacation options to its approximately 3.7 million RCI subscribing
members each year. RCI’s luxury exchange program, The Registry Collection®,
is the world’s largest program of its kind with approximately 200 affiliated
properties either accessible for exchange or under development on six continents.
RCI is part of Wyndham Exchange & Rentals and the Wyndham Worldwide
family of brands (NYSE: WYN). For additional information visit our media
center, RCIAffiliates.com
or The RCI Blog. RCI also can
be found on Facebook,
YouTube
and Twitter.
Contact:
Melanie
Gring
561-417-7559
Global
Connections, Inc.
Media:
Georgi
Bohrod
619-255-1661 |
