Overland
Park, KS – December 2016 / Newsmaker Alert / “And
the hits just keep on coming”…Travel industry leader Global
Connections, Inc. (GCI) has shared Global
Discovery Vacations members favorite road trip play lists that range
from classics to indie rock.
According
to Corey Thibodeaux, online content manager for GCI, “Music is one of those
art forms that permeates every aspect of our lives from entertainment to
exercise to ambiance. And travel is no stranger to music, with many artists
drawing inspirations from their time on the road or in memories of home.
We started sharing some of our staff favorites and members were inspired
to send in their own favorites. We rewarded some of our member contributions
with a set of Global head phones.”
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Left:
Corey Thibodeaux, online content manager for GCI
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Global
musical picks included Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again,” Allman Brothers’
“Ramblin’ Man,” The Proclaimers’ “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles),” Lyndsay Buckingham’s
“Holiday Road” and Johnny Cash doing “I’ve Been Everywhere” to name a few.
Other
suggestions from the Global staff for great tunes to hit the road were:
Red Hot Chile Peppers – “Around the World,” OneRepublic’s “Good Life,”
Lissie’s “Wild West” and Mumford and Sons’ “Hopeless Wanderer.”
“Our
entries were all over the map, figuratively and literally,” said Corey.
“Global member’s play lists included artists such as Lenny Kravitz, Jimmy
Buffet, Don Williams, The Beach Boys and Alice Cooper. Quite eclectic!”
Member
engagement contests and social media participation are sources of pride
for GCI. The musical suggestions sent by members were filled with their
enthusiasm for vacationing and traveling with Global. The social media
team was flooded with messages such as these throughout the Road Trip Play
List promotion:
“On
a recent three-day road trip, I had Alice Cooper, Kiss, Rob Zombie and
The Doors playing to navigate the two lanes of trucks, other cars and beautiful
scenery from Michigan to Texas.”
–
Larry C
Zac
Brown Band songs make me want to head to the beach with Global Discovery
Vacations:
‘Wishin’
I was knee deep in the water somewhere!
Got
the blue sky, breeze blowing wind through my hair, only worry in the world
is the tide gonna reach my chair.
Mind
on a permanent vacation,
The
ocean is my only medication
Wishing
my condition ain’t ever gonna go away.’
I
only travel to places with water. Heading to Cape Cod in October with GDV.
–
Laura K.
“With
our big family, we drive to most of Global Discovery Vacations destinations.
Some of our favorites are ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling,’ ‘Shake It Off,’ ‘Lost
Boy,’ ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun.’ They gear us up for all the fun!”
–
Dean R.
“Our
members are a great bunch of people and we love finding out more about
who they are, what they like doing on vacation and what they listen to,”
says Corey. The Play List promotion was one of our more popular events
and we’ll add this to our list of ongoing programs.”
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
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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Contact:
Melanie
Gring
561-417-7559
Global
Connections, Inc.
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Media:
Georgi
Bohrod, RRP
619-255-1661 |