Tops in the Industry: Grand Pacific Resort Management Grabs Three Gold, 13 Silver and One ACE Awards
Resort Timeshare Management's “Best Kept Secret” Dominates American Resort Development Association Awards
CARLSBAD, CA. April 24, 2012 -- Grand Pacific Resort Management (GPRM) received three Gold Awards, 13 Silver Awards and one ACE Award at the 2012 ARDY Awards, the coveted recognition of the best of the vacation ownership industry. The finalists in the competition are selected from hundreds of entries submitted by ARDA members and judged independently in a confidential/blind judging process. The announcements were made at the American Resort Development Association's annual convention in Las Vegas.
The Gold Winners were:
- Grand Pacific Resorts Owner Services Team
- Resort General Manager - James Tennery
- Resort Assistant Manager - Jennifer Morris
The ACE Award for “Women on the Way” went to Mandi Weigel, recently promoted to Area General Manager for the company.
Since his award as Resort General Manager, James Tennery has been promoted to Area General Manager.
“These awards are a testament to our passion for excellence and unique service culture,” said Nigel Lobo, Vice President of Operations/Grand Pacific Resort Management. “We won Silver awards across the board, representing most of the Resort Operations categories for the ARDYs. Our Gold Awards were also won in highly competitive areas of resort management and owner services. We are proud to have so many committed team members who have been recognized by the industry.”
Among the resorts currently managed by GPRM are Grand Pacific Palisades Resort & Hotel, Carlsbad Inn Beach Resort, Carlsbad Seapointe Resort, Coronado Beach Resort, Indian Palms Vacation Club, Red Wolf Lakeside Lodge, Red Wolf Lodge at Squaw Valley, RiverPointe at Napa Valley, San Clemente Cove Resort, Southern California Beach Club, Villa L'Auberge (Del Mar, CA), Mountain Retreat (Arnold, CA), Ali'i Kai Resort in Hawaii, Hilton Grand Vacations Club at MarBrisa, and Panorama Vacation Retreat at Horsethief Lodge in British Columbia, Canada.
GOLD Winners. From left to right: Nigel Lobo, Mary Dieckmann,
Kelly Brady-Snyder, Jennifer Morris, James Tennery, Mandi Weigel, and David Brown.
Award-winning Grand Pacific Resort Management (Carlsbad, California) is one of the oldest and largest vacation ownership companies based in California. Serving over 50,000 owner-families every year, GPRM has developed and manages 15 resorts in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit www.gprmgt.com, or email success@gprmgt.com.
Contact:
Sharrie McIntosh
760-431-8500
Media:
Georgi Bohrod
619-255-1661




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