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Real Deal or Fake News?

Real or fake: ARDA World 2018 Annual Convention & Expo is in Orlando this year in April   Recently (assuming you…

7 years ago

Show Me The Money

New and seasoned developers of timeshare, fractional, and travel clubs all have one thing in common: they need to borrow…

7 years ago

Financial Trends and Indicators of Timeshare Resorts

As history repeats itself, since hindsight is 20/20, and because, unfortunately, there is no crystal ball to tell us the…

7 years ago

From Customer… To Member… To Family

One of the things that attracted me to the Vacation Ownership Industry was the ability to create lasting memories on…

7 years ago

2018’s Best Kept Secrets of Successful Marketing

While the fundamentals of marketing never change – you know, the four "P's" of Product, Placement, Pricing and Promotion –…

7 years ago

Becoming Friends with Technology

In the world of my dreams, technology in the legacy timeshare resort management world would be as seamless at connecting…

7 years ago

Service Equals Sales but Sales Does Not Equal Service

A short time ago, I spent a couple of nights at a timeshare resort while on a business trip to…

7 years ago

Mexico Tourism Associations

It is that time a year again. Every year after the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, we all are back…

7 years ago

Effective Leadership for the Legacy Timeshare Industry

When I first arrived at Defender Resorts more than six years ago I had done a lot of marketing for…

7 years ago

Top Team Member Keeyon Upkins Holiday Inn Club Vacations

Keeyon Upkins is a Manager in the Financial Services Group of Holiday Inn Club Vacations (HICV). In his current position…

7 years ago