Overland
Park, KS – January 2016 / Newsmaker Alert / Travel industry leader
Global
Connections, Inc. (GCI), a travel club fulfillment and service provider,
has released positive information regarding the State of the Company
GCI
is unique in the vacation industry as it is both a resort developer and
a membership travel club. In 2015 the company reports that it increased
sales distributorships by 50% and it expects to exceed that in 2016.
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Tom
Lyons, President and CEO says that the business model of combining resort
development and travel club provider allows GCI to meet the growing travel
demands of nearly 75,000 active members.
“In
2016, we plan to expand outside of our ‘direct-to-consumer’ model with
exit programs for vacation ownership companies and an employee vacation
and benefit package for other sectors outside the industry,” stated Tom
Lyons. “We’re proud to say that year after year Global Connections continues
to evolve and offer the most comprehensive travel solutions by one provider
in the US and abroad.”
GCI
opened for business in 1996 primarily as a Buying Service, which its Club,
Global
Discovery Vacations, still makes available to its thousands of members
as part of their membership. Today its active membership base utilizes
a panoply of travel services including stays at countless vacation condominiums.
Global Connections also provides a full-service travel agency offering
cruises, tours and vacation packages, and a concierge program. All the
benefits and services of Global Discovery Vacations are available to book
on-line.
In
2004, in an effort to provide superior services to its members, Global
Connections began developing its own resorts. The company now owns five
resorts located in Florida, Tennessee, Colorado and California. Global
Connections also owns and leases multiple resort condominium units throughout
the US, Canada, Mexico and Caribbean.
GCI
employs more than 200 team members who work in the e home office in Overland
Park, Kansas, Clearwater, Florida-based travel fulfillment center and on-site
at GCI’s resort properties throughout 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 GDV 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 multiple resort condominium
units throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Caribbean.
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 a buying service.
For
more information on GCI, visit www.exploreGCI.com.
For
more information regarding Global Discovery Vacations, visit www.GlobalDiscoveryVacations.com.
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Contact:
Melanie
Gring
561-417-7559
Global
Connections, Inc.
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Media:
Georgi
Bohrod
619-255-1661 |