Tapestry Resorts, LaTour Hotels & Resorts appoint Chris Harrington to manage The Lodge at Stillwater, as well as manage the owner rental program at Shadow Ridge Resort in Park City, Utah.
PARK CITY, UT (June 30, 2010) — Chris Harrington has been appointed to management positions at two resorts in Park City, Utah’s popular Rocky Mountain [...]

Published daily M-F. Sales Tip of the Day: REMEMBER: In their 9th Annual report, “2009 International Vacation Deprivation™” survey Expedia.com (the travel folks) is reporting that “49.4 Million Americans are Vacation Deprived”. (Read More) TODAY’S VIDEO: Maui Beaches with Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar

DULLES, VA (June 30, 2010) — Destination Cellars, the first and only luxury destination wine club, yesterday announced that Mitch Schwartz joins the company as vice president of winery relations and Sean Meyer joins as estate sommelier. Both Schwartz and Meyer are based in Napa, California.
“With his expansive experience in winery acquisition and compliance, [...]

Published daily M-F. Sales Tip of the Day: REMEMBER: Each time a sales guest asks a question during the presentation, that moment is an opportunity for the rep to listen and analyze the prospect’s ‘mind-set’. (Read More) TODAY’S VIDEO: John Mayer & Pete Murray – Opportunity

SAN DIEGO, CA (June 29, 2010) — Odenza Marketing Group unveiled its new vacation gift card this morning. The gift card entitles recipients to $100.00 off discounted retail vacations booked exclusively through OdenzaVacations.com.
Gift Card PreviewOdenza is extremely pleased to offer a new electronic gift card solution that is designed to work with our Odenza [...]

SAN DIEGO, CA (June 29, 2010) – ResortCom International LLC has announced the addition of three new contracts in Baja Mexico. The San Diego-based international company that provides the vacation ownership and resort industry with financial services and technology solutions, will supply services to the Rosarito Grand Beach Hotel, Hola Vacation Club, and Sunset Beach Condos.

One of Baja‘s most famous landmarks, the legendary Rosarito Beach Hotel, which spawned the birth of the city of Rosarito Beach, 30 miles south of San Diego, has just completed construction of a 17-story, 271-suite and luxury oceanfront addition called…

WHITE PLAINS, NY (June 29, 2010) — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (HOT) announced yesterday that it will release the Company’s second quarter financial results prior to market open on Thursday, July 22, 2010, followed by a conference call at 10:30am EDT. The conference call will include a brief discussion of the quarter [...]

POCHOMIL, NICARAGUA, (June 28, 2010) — Grupo Mariana Family of Resorts and Wyndham Worldwide Hotels & Resorts have established an important strategic alliance that will result in the development of a $30 million, 330-room Wyndham Mariana Resort & Casino that will be one of the key centerpieces of the Seaside Mariana Spa & Golf Resort.
Located [...]

Published daily M-F. Sales Tip of the Day: REMEMBER: The sales rep who fails to instill an impenetrable sense of their integrity with each prospect might as well ask their developer to stack up a pile of $100 bills equal to the average cost of the TS plan the developer sells so the rep can set it on fire and nonchalantly walk away. (Read More) TODAY’S VIDEO: Billy Joel – Honesty

-by Maurice Friedman
June 27, 2010– One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve [...]