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Overland
Park, KS – May 2019 / Newsmaker Alert /
Travel
industry leader Global Connections,
Inc. (GCI) has announced that four of its resorts have received the
TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence. These resorts were also inducted
into the TripAdvisor® Hall of Fame for earning the Certificate of Excellence
for five years in a row.
Beso
del Sol Resort (Dunedin, FL), Sea
Shells Beach Club (Daytona Beach, FL) and White
Oak Lodge and Resort (Gatlinburg, TN), all owned by GCI, are recipients
of the prestigious award. Bamboo
Beach Club (Clearwater Beach, FL) which is managed by the GCI property
management division, received the coveted award as well.
Now
in its ninth year, the achievement celebrates hospitality businesses that
have earned great traveller reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year.
Certificate of Excellence recipients include accommodations, eateries and
attractions located all over the world that have continually delivered
a quality customer experience.
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GCI’s
awards are based upon consistently positive reviews submitted by Global
Discovery Vacations members and guests throughout the year.
Dave
Dawson, Vice President Acquisitions and Development of GCI said, “We do
our utmost to provide exceptional vacation experiences. We are so proud
of our awesome resort staff and all of their efforts. The resorts themselves
are wonderful vacation spots and the hospitality that our members and guests
enjoy is always top notch. This award acknowledges that our hard work and
commitment to customer satisfaction is well received both by our guests
and the hospitality industry.”
The
Certificate of Excellence accounts for the quality, quantity and timeliness
of reviews submitted by travelers on TripAdvisor over a 12-month period.
To qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating
of at least four out of five, have a minimum number of reviews and must
have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months. The ‘Hall of Fame’
honors those businesses that have earned a Certificate of Excellence for
five consecutive years.
About
Global Connections, Inc.
Global
Connections, Inc. 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 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
TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor®
is the world’s largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and book
the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers advice from millions of travelers
and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless
links to booking tools that check hundreds of websites to find the best
hotel prices. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community
in the world, reaching 340 million unique monthly visitors, and 350 million
reviews and opinions covering 6.5 million accommodations, restaurants and
attractions. The sites operate in 48 markets worldwide.
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Company
Contact:
Melanie
Gring
561-212-5359
Global
Connections, Inc.
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Media:
Georgi
Bohrod, RRP
619-255-1661 |