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Global Connections Releases New Cabin Model at White Oak Lodge and Resort
Global Connections, Inc. | May 10, 2019
GATLINBURG, TN-- (May 13, 2019) – Global Connections, Inc. (GCI) a well-known resort developer, travel club fulfillment and service provider of Global Discovery Vacations has introduced a new single story cabin with double master bedrooms at White Oak Lodge and Resort. Located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, the GCI owned White Oak Lodge and Resort, tucked against the Great Smoky Mountains, is ideal for families. An RCI Gold Crown Resort for its condominiums and winner of the TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence for the past four years, the resort features both log cabins and condos for a combination of rustic charm and modern el...
Global Connections Expands Lodge by The Blue Property to Adjacent Wetlands
Lodge by The Blue | September 7, 2017
BRECKENRIDGE, CO (September 7, 2017) – Global Connections, Inc. (GCI) has increased the size of the property surrounding Lodge by The Blue. Located in Breckenridge, CO, the Lodge is a family resort, located in the heart of some of the best skiing in Colorado and perfect for families looking for a convenient location in the Rockies. Lodge by The Blue is six miles from Breckenridge, CO and a half hour from Keystone and A-Basin. The area is just an hour from the popular areas of Copper Mountain, Vail and Beaver Creek. Originally Lodge by The Blue was situated on three acres of pristine land, tucked at the base of the 14,271 ft. Mount...
Global Connections, Inc. Receives Six TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence Awards
Global Connections, Inc. | July 14, 2017
OVERLAND PARK, KS – July 14, 2017-- Travel industry leader Global Connections, Inc. (GCI), has announced that six of its resorts have received TripAdvisor's® Certificate of Excellence. Beso del Sol (Dunedin, FL), Lodge by The Blue (Breckenridge, CO), Sea Shells Beach Club (Daytona Beach, FL) and White Oak Lodge and Resort (Gatlinburg, TN), all owned by GCI, are recipients of the prestigious award. Bamboo Beach Club (Clearwater Beach, FL) and Vista Al Puerto (St. Maarten) which are managed by the GCI property management division, received the coveted TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence as well. Now in its seventh year, the ac...
Global Connections Opens The Tree House at White Oak Lodge and Resort
Global Connections, Inc. | June 1, 2017
GATLINBURG, TN-- (June 1, 2017) – Global Connections, Inc. (GCI) a well-known developer, travel club fulfillment and service provider has opened the doors to The Tree House at White Oak Lodge and Resort. Located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, the White Oak Lodge is a family resort, tucked against the Great Smoky Mountains. An RCI Gold Crown Resort for its condominiums and winner of the TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence for the past three years, the resort features both log cabins and condos for a combination of rustic charm and modern elegance. The two-story tree house will serve as a welcome center for Global Discovery Vacati...
Global Connections Celebrates Twentieth Anniversary
Global Connections, Inc. | August 1, 2016
August 1, 2016 – Global Connections Inc. (GCI), a pioneer in the travel club industry is celebrating its twentieth anniversary. In addition to its core business as the travel club fulfillment and service provider of Global Discovery Vacations, GCI develops and manages resorts and vacation condominium properties. Based in Overland Park, KS, GCI offers its members robust leisure benefits to satisfy varying vacation experiences and recreational activities. Tom Lyons Tom Lyons, President and CEO, officially opened the privately held company on July 19, 1996 with a singular mission: to give families the opportunity to take affordable ...
Global Connections, Inc.’s Lodge by The Blue Completes Major Interior Renovations
Global Connections, Inc. | March 30, 2016
OVERLAND PARK, KS – March 30, 2016 – Global Connections, Inc. (GCI) has completed major interior renovations to its Breckenridge, Colorado resort, Lodge by The Blue. GCI CEO Tom Lyons says, "The Lodge is a family resort, located in the heart of some of the best skiing in Colorado and perfect for families looking for a convenient, affordable location in the Rockies." Global Connections has completely renovated the two story lobby including the addition of all new distressed wood flooring. The addition of antique-style gas lantern wall scones and a multi-tiered elk antler chandelier enhances the ski chalet atmosphere as does t...
Global Connections’ Gives 6 Lucky Families Their “Bucket List” Vacations
Global Connections, Inc. | July 27, 2015
Travel Club Fulfillment and Service Provider Helps Put an End to the Vanishing American Vacation OVERLAND PARK, KS – July 27, 2015 – Approximately 42 percent of Americans said they didn't take a single vacation day last year according to a 2015 survey. Global Connections Inc. (GCI), a travel club fulfillment and service provider, decided to help put an end to this by giving six lucky families their dream "bucket list" vacations. After reading more than 500 entries received over five weeks, what originally started out as simply a way to get input from members about where they wanted to vacation turned into something much more than th...
Worldwide Vacation Network is New South Carolina Distributor of GCI’s Global Discovery Vacations
Global Connections Inc. | July 8, 2015
OVERLAND PARK, KS – July 8, 2015 –Travel industry leader Global Connections, Inc. (GCI), a travel club fulfillment and service provider, announced that it is expanding its outside sales distribution network to Greenville, SC. Doing business as Worldwide Vacation Network and lead by Tony Pennisi as its Director of Sales, the new office will offer GCI's Global Discovery Vacations (GDV) travel club product (www.exploregci.com). The 3000 sq ft. Worldwide Vacation Network sales center is located at 355 Woodruff Road in Greenville, SC. The new center is staffed with a team of eight sales and administrative professionals with a depth of ex...
