Overland
Park, KS – May 2018 / Newsmaker Alert / Global
Connections, Inc. (GCI), the highly-respected resort developer, travel
club fulfillment and service provider of Global
Discovery Vacations (GDV), continues to be on the cutting edge of the
vacation industry, having introduced a short-term membership product to
the marketplace 20 years ago.
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Shared
vacation properties and timeshares are a form of leisure travel accommodations
which allow for the purchase of a share of a property enabling travelers
to stay at the resort for an allotted segment of time. In the past, most
resort condominium units would be divided among 50 owners at one week each,
leaving two weeks a year for maintenance of the units. Today’s buyer is
looking for all types of flexibility rather than being committed to the
same week in the same place year after year. With that in mind, timeshare
exchanges and points programs were welcomed to the shared vacation ownership
mix.
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large segment of today’s buyers desires a shorter-term commitment rather
than a “lifetime of vacations.” Acknowledging that circumstances change
and following the emerging millennial generation as they move into a family
lifestyle, more developers are looking for ways to offer vacation “ownership”
or “membership” with shorter time commitments.
Global
Connections’ CEO Tom
Lyons knew this two decades ago when he brought Global Discovery Vacations
to the market. GDV offers members a variety of travel options ranging from
resort condominium vacations to cruises to VIP Tours and experiences as
well as other leisure benefits. The company makes their program available
to traditional timeshare developers to offer to potential customers who
would rather not sign up for timeshare in perpetuity. Another cornerstone
of GDV is that members only remit payment of their activity fee in the
years they choose to use their travel club benefits.
GCI
will be attending the American Resort Development Association Convention,
ARDA
World 2018 at Caesar’s Palace May 6-10 and will explain the program
to attendees who are interested in broadening the vacation opportunities
for their members, owners and prospective clientele. For more information,
or to make an appointment at ARDA World, contact Melanie
Gring.
About
Global Connections, Inc.
Global
Connections, Inc. (GCI) 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
561-417-7559
Global
Connections, Inc.
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Media:
Georgi
Bohrod, RRP
619-255-1661 |