Overland
Park, KS – April 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / Global
Connections, Inc. (GCI), a leader in the travel industry, will have
a major presence at ARDA World 2015. GCI is an active member of ARDA (American
Resort Development Association) which has almost 1,000 corporate members
ranging from privately held firms to publicly traded corporations with
extensive experience in shared ownership interests in leisure real estate.
The trade association’s annual convention will be held at the Orlando World
Center Marriott, April 12-16. 3,000 attendees are expected.
Short-term
Fever: Variable-term vacation products
Tom
Lyons, President and CEO of GCI, will be a featured speaker on the panel
which looks into the new approaches to vacation ownership. This innovative
and experienced panel will discuss various types of alternative products
such as short-term, fixed term and diminishing use timeshare products and
travel clubs. Also speaking on this issue are William Guthrie (Foley &
Lardner LLP), William J Ryczek (Colebrook Financial Company) and David
F. Callahan (Interval International). The educational session will be held
Tuesday, April 14 at 2:45 p.m.
Melanie
Gring Chairs WIN Advantage Committee
Melanie
Gring founding board member and chairperson of ARDA WIN Advantage will
present the WINspiration Award on Sunday, April 12 at the ARDA Kick-Off
Party. During her respected career within the industry Ms. Gring has served
as an executive in numerous capacities. Beginning with Fairfield Resorts
(now Wyndham Vacation Ownership), Melanie spent the next two decades designing
and integrating inventory revenue management programs allowing for independent
resorts to participate in the Fairfield system expanding options for its
members. She built her own consulting company in 1998, Leisuretainment,
which was purchased by Global Connections where she now holds the position
of VP Strategic Alliances and Public Relations.
ARDY
Award Finalists
New
branding initiatives have been a primary focus of GCI this year. They have
been awarded four Finalist awards in three categories: Logo Design, Magazine
Advertisement and Video Production. The winning “ARDYs” will be revealed
at the Awards Gala, April 15, 2015. All finalists in the competition are
selected from hundreds of entries submitted by ARDA members and judged
independently in a confidential/blind judging process.
Booth
523
The
Global Connections team will be available in the exhibition hall in their
Booth, #523. To make an appointment with any team member contact aritter@gcitravel.net.
Global
Connections Inc. is based in Overland Park, KS. It opened in 1996 as a
travel club fulfillment and service provider, and is considered a leader
in the travel industry. It offers its members a wide variety of benefits
and vacation options for more than 700 North American resorts. GCI is also
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.
For
more information, visit www.exploreGCI.com.
For more information regarding Global Discovery Vacations visit www.GlobalDiscoveryVacations.com.
Contact:
Melanie
Gring
561-417-7559
Global
Connections, Inc.
Media:
Georgi
Bohrod
619-255-1661 |