GCI Awards Grand Prize at Utah Art Festival

Global Connections Inc. (GCI), the highly-respected resort developer, travel club fulfillment and service provider of Global Discovery Vacations (GDV), is pleased to announce the Grand Prize winner in a drawing held by its authorized distributor Global Travel Network (GTN). The prize was offered in conjunction with GTN’s sponsorship of the Utah Art Festival, held in June. This was the first year that GTN sponsored the event.

The lucky winner received roundtrip airline tickets to New York City and three nights’ accommodations for two. The prize also included two New York City passes, good for admission and discounts around The Big Apple. The winner was selected from more than 14,000 entries during the four-day event.

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“We were extremely pleased to sponsor this classic event,” said Scott Nichols, President of GTN. “Not only is it great to give away the Grand Prize and to see the smile on the winner’s face but it is an excellent way to support the Art Festival and the opportunity the event gives to so many talented artists to share their work.”

The prize trip to NYC was only for this particular venue. In 2020 GTN will announce the winner(s) of its overall grand prize selected from thousands of participants who entered drawings in various venues in California, Colorado, and Utah.

Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah and open since August of 2002, GTN has three sales centers. In addition to Salt Lake City, GTN also has centers in Denver, Colorado and Roseville, California. GTN is an authorized Distributor for GCI and its travel club product, Global Discovery Vacations, which provides a membership-based on “Star Credits,” allowing members to select a vacation program to fit their lifestyle and budget.

With distributors and sales centers located throughout the United States, GCI (headquartered in Overland Park, KS) provides members with a host of vacationing options and leisure benefits including condominium stays in 700 North American resorts, cruises, and campground options. GCI is the owner and developer of resorts in California, Florida, Tennessee, and Colorado and further owns and leases multiple resort condominium units throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. 

To become a sales distributor or learn more about Global Connections, Global Discovery Vacations and the company’s products and services, call Melanie Gring at 561-212-5359.

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 (GDN) 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.

About Global Travel Network

Global Travel Network (GTN) is a private travel and vacation services company that offers the benefits of exclusive access to pricing outsiders cannot access anywhere else. GTN contracts directly with travel providers and aggregators to meet the high standards of service and pricing today’s travels have come to expect.

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