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Resort
Trades: August 2015
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Crossville,
TN – August 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / Resort
Trades news journal, mailed to a nationwide subscriber base of
7,000 resort professionals. A true leader in the vacation ownership/timeshare
industry and its bellwether of trends, issues and the movement of people,
the journal is a super-tabloid that is supported by an active online news
resource – ResortTrades.com.
In the August 2015 online issue:
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A Resort Manager’s Top
10 Tips for Hosting a Successful Annual Meeting (by Kelley Ellert)
Annual meetings can be a
real headache for a resort manager. It’s when the previous year is summed
up and the upcoming years are mapped out. There are a variety of things
that can be included at an annual meeting, from keeping it basic to having
a social afterwards there can be a lot of differences. Below is Defender
Resorts Top Ten Tips for Hosting a Successful Annual Meeting.
Tip #1: Don’t Be Disappointed
by a Small Turnout
While intuition would make
one assume that for any event the bigger the turnout the better, but for
an annual meeting that isn’t true. A large turnout usually occurs when
many owners have issues that they want to express their concern about,
or feel in the dark. The usual attendees are primarily in-house for their
week at the time the annual meeting is held. A small turnout typically
means that the owners are happy and well informed, a great sign that things
are running smoothly. If you desire a larger turnout though it can be helpful
to offer things related to the annual meeting that are enjoyable such as
giveaways, drawings, live entertainment or a social.
Tip #2: Valuable Support
Staff
All the key elements of
a successful annual meeting would be practically impossible to organize
and maintain without a strong support staff. This group of people is instrumental
in so many stages of an annual meeting from planning the meeting, communicating
all messages to everyone and carrying out the day of meeting tasks. (more)
C.A.R.S. Driving Results
In Non-judicial Foreclosures (by Sharon Scott, RRP)
A number of states now have
legislation in place for non-judicial foreclosure of timeshare realty.
But HOAs hoping to regain inventory in cases where the owners are not paying
their annual maintenance fees, still need a lawyer to handle these cases.
Stepping up to the plate
is Kevin Mattoni, VP of Cunningham Property Management, whose team offers
a solution. Along with partners Sharon Cunningham and Sharon’s son, Richard,
the team created Cunningham Asset Recovery Solution (C.A.R.S.) by arranging
to provide a volume of cases in exchange for a discounted price.
“As many timeshare resorts
for which we provide foreclosure assistance are more than twenty years
old, many of them are facing or may soon face a severe financial crisis,”
says Mattoni, who provides the lead of the project. “In the case of many
aging resorts, more and more older owners are no longer paying their annual
maintenance fees. We’ve found this to be a situation that was only exacerbated
by the recent recession. Associations need to get delinquent weeks back
so they can resell them to fees-paying owners who will once again use and
enjoy their vacation ownership property.” (more)
Doing Good Is Good for
Business (by Lisa Wanzenried)
A timeshare owner from North
Carolina flies 1,265 miles to build an elementary school in rural Haiti,
her third such trip in three years. A timeshare owner on the opposite coast
registers voters at a community street fair, encouraging others to exercise
their civic right. Elsewhere, a front desk agent stuffs empty bottles and
wrappers into a black trash bag on the shore of an alpine lake. These are
just a few of the real ways timeshare owners, guests, and employees will
make a difference at home and abroad this summer.
When we talk about social
responsibility, we tend to focus on the impact it has on the community.
We think in terms of people served, dollars donated, and problems solved—all
important considerations. But doing good is also good for business, and
this is especially true when it comes to timeshare resorts.
If your resort wants to stay
ahead of industry trends and thrive in the coming years, consider implementing
a giving program or expanding one that you already have. Social responsibility
engages owners, attracts new guests, and improves employee retention—all
of which ultimately help your bottom line. You may think you lack the time,
money, and human resources to give back. But with so much at stake, how
can your resort afford not to? (more)
About Resort Trades
The Trades was established
in 1987 and distributes approximately 7,000 copies monthly to every U.S.
vacation ownership resort, to a voluntary subscriber base of resort professionals
of all walks and at all the industry’s important conventions and conferences.
Resort
Trades adds value to the industry as a whole with an enormous volume
of informative content to assist resort operators in running their properties
more efficiently, raising revenues more effectively and making better-informed
buying decisions. www.ResortTrades.com
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