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Assessing and Understanding Organizational Risk in the Vacation Ownership World

Organizational risk comes in many forms, encompassing many different types of risk – budgetary, investment, legal liability, security, safety, just…

7 years ago

Dollars from Diners: Should you DIY or Partner Up?

By Judy Kenninger Although a key element of vacation ownership resorts’ appeal is the idea that guests can prepare their…

7 years ago

Revolutionizing Data Analysis to Better Understand Member Needs

Customer service has always been at the forefront of the hospitality industry, and it is important that companies pay attention…

7 years ago

The Forgotten Ones: How to Lower Your Marketing Costs and Increase Your Portfolio Yield

An old joke among timeshare veterans goes like this: "Nobody ever wakes up in the morning and exclaims to their…

7 years ago

Standing Still at the Speed of Light With All Our Technology, Why Does It Take as Long to Close a Loan as It Did Forty Years Ago?

I was talking with a customer recently, and he asked me how we managed to transact business forty years ago. …

7 years ago

Exit Companies: The Industry Fights Back

During the “Timeshare Relief” panel at ARDA World 2018 attendees were given an inside look at the various ways the…

7 years ago

ARDA World Awards

Management company Grand Pacific Resorts won five (5) Gold awards at 2018 ARDA World. Winners included Kelly Brady-Snyder – Inventory…

7 years ago

Workplace Drug Abuse

Workplace drug abuse can threaten your bottom line in many ways. Higher absenteeism. Lower productivity. Costly accidents that spark customer…

7 years ago

Special Design for Special Resorts

Every resort in its own way is special. It’s special to the owners and guest because they are creating memories…

8 years ago

5 Best Practices for Hiring Seasonal Employees

Unless your resort is in a ski belt (or, perhaps especially if it is), you are gearing up for the…

8 years ago