November 26, 2018
Managing an aging resort often presents special challenges: closets that are too small; insufficient lighting; past "upgrades" that look patched together. If you are responsible for what the industry has labelled a "legacy resort," perhaps you're working with a limited budget, as well. 

Do you find that as often as you may review your property, make yourself to-do lists, and stretch your brain to think how you can make things better; there's almost always something you've overlooked? Have you ever wondered if it might be possible to make your resort property elegant, rather than merely serviceable?

We've come up with a few ideas that appealed to us. You might just find a nugget or two that you hadn't thought of before.
 
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The Canadian Vacation Ownership Association  (CVOA) has released survey results from  VO-Con 2018 , the only event of its kind in Canada.  Held September 25-27 at  Westin Trillium House Resort  in Blue Mountain, Ontario, the unique conference has met with rave reviews. Those registered at  the conference were predominantly stakeholders in the vacation ownership industry.
 
Jon Zwickel, President and CEO of CVOA said the organization "extends a huge thank you to VO-Con '18 attendees and sponsors for making the event an incredible success."


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Mary Faris joined Bluegreen Resorts in January of 2016 as Talent Acquisition Manager for Hospitality and was promoted to Talent Acquisition Director a year later.  In this role, she is responsible for leading and driving Bluegreen's talent acquisition function within the Resort Operations division. Prior to joining Bluegreen, Mary held similar positions with Hershey Entertainment & Resorts, recruiting for ARAMARK and the Advertising Specialty Institute.

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  RCI, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange (NYSE: WYND), and Bluegreen Vacations Corporation (NYSE: BXG) ("Bluegreen" or the "Company") have renewed their affiliation agreement. Through the renewal, Bluegreen Vacations' more than 60 vacation resorts will continue to be part of the RCI ® exchange network. Properties are located across the United States and Caribbean in destinations including Orlando, Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach, Aspen and New York City.
 

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