Overland Park, KS (August 31, 2010) -– Global Travel Network (GTN), an authorized distributor of Global Connections, Inc. (GCI), has recently announced the Grand Prize winners of the GTN Hawaii giveaway contest.
According to Daniel Hall, Sales Director for the Sacramento office of GTN (www.myGTN.com), James and Jennifer Pridemore of Ceres, California, were named the [...]

Miami, FL (August 31, 2010) -–Caliente Resorts – clothing-optional luxury resorts offering vacations through a points-based club, along with hotel accommodations and whole ownership availability – recently purchased the vacation ownership industry’s leading software by SPI Software.

“We’re anticipating adding a number of locations,” says Caliente COO Steve Dorsey. “Right now we have facilities in Tampa and the Dominican Republic, but we’ll be expanding beginning later in the year.

Wellington Financial says Liberty Bank has increased their end-loan financing commitment from $10mm to $35mm for Welk Resorts.
Charlottesville, VA (August 31, 2010) – Wellington Financial, the exclusive Resort Finance lending correspondent for Liberty Bank, says the bank has closed an increase in their lending commitment for Welk Resorts to $35 million.
“Since our first commitment of [...]

Published daily M-F. Sales Tip of the Day: REMEMBER: There is no shortage of true to life stories of the little old person who didn’t dress very well or wasn’t as articulate as other people, etc. and whose peers thought they couldn’t rub to pennies together– only to discover, perhaps after they passed, that they had a huge chunk of cash stuffed under the mattress… (Read More) TODAY’S VIDEO: The Jeff Healey Band – Stuck In The Middle with You

WASHINGTON (August 30, 2010) — The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, offered these tips for people who seek to sell their timeshare through real estate brokers and agents that specialize in reselling timeshares:

Even if the salesperson claims the local market is “hot,” or his office is overwhelmed with buyer requests, don’t agree [...]

Fort Myers, FL (August 30, 2010) – The Southeast Building Conference for design excellence recently recognized Robb & Stucky Interiors, the internationally respected interior design and premier home furnishings retailer, during the Aurora Award Gala held in Orlando, Florida. Robb & Stucky won five awards, including two Grand Auroras.
Robb & Stucky Interior Designer Jan Wallace, [...]

PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY: August 30, 2010 — Many of us have had the dubious pleasure of occasionally dealing with the tech savvy folks who man the phones at Technical Support desks. Most of the time it isn’t a pleasant experience.
Don’t you just DREAD having to call for help? For one thing, even if you [...]

Published daily M-F. Sales Tip of the Day: REMEMBER: There is a cartoon depicting a huge battle getting ready to take place during Medieval times with two officers trying to tell the commander that there is a sales rep who wants to see him to demonstrate a new weapon. (Read More) TODAY’S VIDEO: Arcade Fire — Wake Up

ORLANDO, FL (August 28, 2010) — Wyndham Vacation Ownership, a member of the Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) family of companies, recently announced it has welcomed its first CLUB WYNDHAM® Plus owners to the long-anticipated, 19-story tower at Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando, Fla.

Published Every Saturday. DEAD SKUNK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AWARD: Considering the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the upcoming 9th anniversary of 9/11 and of course the anniversary today of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech, this week’s stinker just has to be that sanctimonious twit we all know and love Glenn Beck, who will be helping his faithful audience of beckerheads “take our country back” and “restore honor” today at the Lincoln Memorial. Read More…