Wyndham Vacation Ownership Honored with Five ARDY Awards
ARDA is the Washington D.C.-based professional association representing the vacation ownership and resort development industries. This year, the ARDA Awards celebrated the best and brightest in the vacation ownership industry in more than 60 categories at its annual gala held in Orlando, Fla., on March 30, 2011.
Wyndham Vacation Ownership, the world’s largest vacation ownership company, was recognized by the American Resort Development Association with five prestigious ARDY Awards.
ARDA is the Washington D.C.-based professional association representing the vacation ownership and resort development industries. This year, the ARDA Awards celebrated the best and brightest in the vacation ownership industry in more than 60 categories at its annual gala held in Orlando, Fla., on March 30, 2011.
Winners this year came from across Wyndham Vacation Ownership. Named top Resort Department Manager, Bill Cahill, Maintenance Manager at Wyndham Nashville, was praised for determination and persistence in helping owners and fellow associates to safety during the May 2010 flood. Commitment to process improvement and efficiencies garnered Melissa Sowell, Director of Administration in San Antonio, Texas, an award for Marketing & Sales Administrative Support. For his hands-on approach to quality assurance, Dan Beckerman received an ARDY as Sales VLO/QAO/Contract Manager of the Year. The Resort Green Certification Program took home the gold for the best Green Sustainable Program within a Company, while the renovation at WorldMark Coral Baja proved impressive enough to earn accolades for Resort Design – Refurbishment.
“This was a phenomenal year for Wyndham Vacation Ownership and without question that success is a result of the outstanding efforts of our associates. We know we have one of the best teams in the business and having ARDA recognize the accomplishments of our associates is simply the icing on the cake,” shared Franz Hanning, President and CEO. “At the heart of everything we do is our Count On Me! service promise, to be responsive, respectful and deliver a great experience. All of our winners and finalists embody this commitment to our owners, guests and each other.”
About Wyndham Vacation Ownership
Wyndham Vacation Ownership, a member of the Wyndham Worldwide (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 three primary consumer brands, CLUB WYNDHAM®, WorldMark by Wyndham, and Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific. As of December 31, 2010, Wyndham Vacation Ownership had developed or acquired more than 160 vacation ownership resorts throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and the South Pacific that represent approximately 20,500 individual vacation ownership units and more than 800,000 owners of vacation ownership interests. Wyndham Vacation Ownership is headquartered in Orlando, Fla., and is supported by approximately 13,300 employees globally.
