COMMERCIAL TRAVEL
Vacatia | January 04, 2022
Vacatia Inc., a leading provider of innovative, customer-centric solutions for timeshare owners, property management and vacation rentals, has acquired Virginia Beach, Virginia-based VSA Resorts, a hospitality and vacation ownership company. With the addition of VSA's three resorts and association management business, Vacatia now manages 21 timeshare and 42 whole-ownership homeowners associations with 4,750 units and 50,000 owners.
"The addition of VSA Resorts to our nationwide network reflects Vacatia's dedication to providing owners and guests with high-quality, hassle-free vacations in the most in-demand destinations,We are committed to enhancing owner and guest experiences by delivering new benefits and expanding the customer base at our resorts across eight states."
-Caroline Shin, Vacatia's CEO and co-founder
VSA Resorts' properties include Ocean Key Resort, Atrium Resort and Ocean Sands Resort, all located in Virginia Beach. VSA also manages wholly owned condominium associations in the area. They employ nearly 100 people and have an owner base of more than 18,000.
"In considering this sale, we were impressed by Vacatia's new ideas for independent timeshare resorts, customer-centric perspective and highly capable management team,Our owners will be well served by Vacatia's ability to enhance their existing ownerships, and our team will have increased opportunities for advancement as part of a larger, fast-growing company."
-Lori Overholt, president of VSA.
As Vacatia-managed properties, VSA resorts will be featured on the Vacatia.com website and offered through third-party booking platforms. Owners at these resorts will be able to participate in OwnerPLUS, which easily enables travel to Vacatia's managed and affiliated resorts. In addition, these resorts will be available through VacatiaPLUS, Vacatia's innovative subscription-based membership model, which invites a new generation of travelers to independent timeshare resorts.
About Vacatia
It has rapidly grown its property management services to 4,750 units in eight states. Management services are just one of the fresh solutions offered by Vacatia, which has 750 industry partners, including some of the largest timeshare companies, relying on it for rental and resale services. Their products drive owner engagement, improve cash flow, attract new members and even finance needed property renovations. Vacatia Partner Services (VPS) is the division of Vacatia that works with property management companies and independently managed associations across the country to help timeshare resorts to thrive in the modern era. To learn more about VPS's rental, resale, subscription membership products and property management services, and how they are reinventing the timeshare experience across discovery, booking, and stay, call (720) 449-6738 or visit vacatiapartnerservices.com.
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G Adventures | June 15, 2020
In response to a positive start to bookings across a number of its Peru itineraries for 2020 and 2021, global adventure travel company, G Adventures is launching an ‘Inca Trail Step Challenge’ as part of a wider campaign to help educate agents on Peru’s diverse experiences. Having been named The Best Inca Trail Operator in Peru, and offering several different trek durations for travellers, the Inca Trail maintains its place among G Adventures' top selling tours.
Designed to help agents cater to traveller demand for Peru when it’s safe to travel, the new interactive Inca Trail Steps Challenge will run in partnership with Craghoppers, to help enhance agents’ understanding and knowledge on all aspects of the iconic trek.
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BUSINESS TRAVEL
Trivago | January 15, 2021
Trivago acquires Weekend.com, a Germany-based startup - and online travel service - focusing on travelers who are searching for short breaks.
Explicit terms of deal - a 100% share takeover - have not been unveiled.
It is the first acquisition for convenience search site Trivago since it purchased TripBuddy, an AI-led personalization engine, in May 2018.
The arrangement is being heralded as a chance for Trivago to put its "marketing and product expertise" into the Weekend.com brand and offer hotel content.
The 2016-established bundle travel out startup claims to have deals accessible for 30,000 hotels in 400 objections, selling on the two its site and mobile applications in business sectors including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, U.K. furthermore, the U.S.
The organization was made by Tobias Boese, Ralf Usbeck and Tom Hulser.
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