Overland
Park, KS – June 2018 / Newsmaker Alert / Travel
industry leader Global Connections,
Inc. (GCI), has announced that Sea
Shells Beach Club (Daytona Beach, FL) and White
Oak Lodge and Resort (Gatlinburg, TN) have received TripAdvisor’s®
Certificate of Excellence. This is the fifth year in a row that these two
GCI owned properties have received this honor, qualifying them as members
of the TripAdvisor® Hall of Fame.
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Now
in its eighth year, the achievement celebrates hospitality businesses that
have earned great traveller reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year.
Certificate of Excellence recipients include accommodations, eateries and
attractions located all over the world that have continually delivered
a quality customer experience. Resorts which have received the highly
coveted award for five years in a row are inducted into the TripAdvisor
Hall of Fame.
Dave
Dawson, Vice President Resort Acquisitions and Development of GCI said,
“These awards couldn’t be possible without our exceptional resort managers,
Nancy Ross (Sea Shells Beach Club) and Charlie Stewart (White Oak Lodge
and Resort) and their excellent hospitality-oriented staff. We’re
proud of our beautiful resorts and the folks who bring enthusiasm and service
to the guests who stay there.”
The
Certificate of Excellence accounts for the quality, quantity and timeliness
of reviews submitted by travelers on TripAdvisor over a 12-month period.
To qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating
of at least four out of five, have a minimum number of reviews and must
have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months.
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.
About
Sea Shells Beach Club
Sea
Shells Beach Club, on the oceanfront at Daytona Beach, Florida’s most
famous beach. Spacious efficiency and studio units, and one- and
two-bedroom condominiums are fabulous and affordable and right in the middle
of all the action.
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About
White Oak Lodge & Resort
The
White Oak Lodge and Resort
offers custom built Tennessee log homes and newly remodeled condominiums
offer rustic charm with modern elegance. Tucked against the Great
Smoky Mountains in Gatlinburg Tennessee. steps from the park, where you
can explore the nature trails and so much more.
About
TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor®
is the world's largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and book
the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers advice from millions of travelers
and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless
links to booking tools that check hundreds of websites to find the best
hotel prices. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community
in the world, reaching 340 million unique monthly visitors, and 350 million
reviews and opinions covering 6.5 million accommodations, restaurants and
attractions. The sites operate in 48 markets worldwide.
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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 |