ORLANDO, Fla., May 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyndham Vacation
Ownership (WVO), the world's largest vacation ownership company and
a member of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN),
won the ACE Innovator Award, along with 12 other prestigious
industry awards, at the annual American Resort Development
Association (ARDA) Awards Gala at the Diplomat Resort & Spa in
Hollywood, Florida on Wednesday, May 4, 2016.
The ACE Innovator Award recognizes the company's
development of a groundbreaking product, service or concept. In
2015, WVO became the first developer in timeshare history to launch
a comprehensive, proactive, and uniquely positive approach to help
longtime owners seeking to exit their timeshare. Ovation by Wyndham
offers simple, safe and secure options for owners in situations
where lifestyle or vacation preferences have changed. There are no
fees, hidden costs or additional purchases required to participate
in the program. With various options available for owners who
qualify, more than 16,000 owners have accepted assistance through
Ovation by Wyndham.
"Since our inception 50 years ago, WVO's vacation products have
continuously evolved to meet our owner expectations and the needs
of consumers in the ever-changing marketplace," said Franz Hanning, president and chief executive
officer at WVO. "With an owner base of nearly 900,000 families, we
recognize there are those who've spent years vacationing with us,
but are now searching for help transitioning into the next phase
where owning a timeshare is no longer viable. Ovation by Wyndham
offers credible options for owners ready to close their vacation
ownership chapter with us. We remain committed to our promise of
delivering the best vacation ownership experience — from beginning
to end."
WVO was also recognized with the following awards:
- ACE International Spirit of Hospitality: Markus Sigmann, Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia
Pacific (WVRAP)
- Human Resources Team: Human Resources Hospitality Field
Recruiting Team
- Training and Development Team: Department Manager Bench
Program
- Resort General Manager: Raymond
Smalley, Wyndham Harbour
Lights
- Marketing Program: Priority One Marketing Model (P1)
- Marketing Manager: Robert
George, Director, Urban Marketing
- Marketing Management Executive: Russ
Gilliland, VP Marketing, Gulf Region
- Sales Management Executive: Dana
Peterson, SVP, WVO Telesales
- Salesperson - Traditional Line: Andrew
Wetherington, Front Line Sales Representative - Kaua‛i
- Magazine – Electronic: Destinations (July 2015)
- Magazine Advertisement: Ovation by Wyndham Advertorial
- Construction/Design Project Manager: Carly Morris, WVRAP
ARDA is the Washington
D.C.-based professional association representing the
vacation ownership and resort development industries.
About Wyndham Vacation Ownership:
Wyndham Vacation
Ownership, a member of Wyndham Worldwide's (NYSE: WYN) family of
companies, is the world's largest vacation ownership business, as
measured by the number of vacation ownership resorts, individual
vacation ownership units and owners of vacation ownership
interests. Wyndham Vacation Ownership develops, markets and
sells vacation ownership interests and provides consumer financing
to owners through its seven primary consumer brands, CLUB
WYNDHAM®, WorldMark® by Wyndham, CLUB WYNDHAM
ASIA®, WorldMark South
Pacific Club by Wyndham, Shell Vacations Club, Margaritaville
Vacation Club® by Wyndham and WYNDHAM CLUB BRASIL(SM). As of December 31, 2015, we have developed or acquired
213 vacation ownership resorts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, South
America and the South Pacific that represent more than
24,000 individual vacation ownership units and nearly 900,000
owners of vacation ownership interests. Wyndham Vacation Ownership
is headquartered in Orlando, Fla.,
and is supported by approximately 17,700 associates globally.
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