The Cornerstone of Working with Vendors and Suppliers
This fall, resorts stretching from South Florida to the Outer Banks of North Carolina were affected by flooding, wind damage
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Defender Resorts
Management Companies: Strength in Numbers
“Knowing what to measure, and how to measure it, can make a complicated world less so. There is nothing like
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LeisureLink Shuttered: Resorts Feeling the Burn
In late September, Kelley Ellert, director of marketing at Defender Resorts, received some unwelcome news. “LeisureLink sent us an email
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Modern Day Refurbishment
What does refurbishment mean to the resort industry? Typically it has meant that the rooms get transformed and upgraded for
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Embracing and Marketing Millennials in the Legacy Timeshare Industry
Marketing has changed. Consumer behavior has changed. One of the most published statistics being printed over and over again is
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Golden Keys to a Successful Annual Meeting
Timeshare’s most wonderful time of the year is just around the corner. Yes, you know what I’m referring to –
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Ken McKelvey: Founder and CEO of Defender Resorts.
Run a Google search of the name Ken McKelvey and other than a few references to other men, such as
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Meet the People Who Make the Resort Industry Great!
Tina Kalberg Front Desk Manager at Channel Island Shores Tina Kalberg is so much more than a front desk manager—she
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