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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Westgate Resorts Announces New Fine Dining Experience

Westgate Resorts, founded by David Siegel, has announced the grand opening of Edge Steakhouse at The Canyons Ski Resort in Park City, Utah. Established as an ultimate fine dining experience, Edge Steakhouse was created to take the traditional American-style steakhouse to a new level. Mark Waltrip, Chief Operating Officer of Westgate timeshares, explains, “We designed [...]

Friday, December 28, 2012

David Siegel, Founder of Westgate Resorts, Featured Speaker

Among the guest speakers and panelists at GNEX 2013 will be David Siegel President and Chairman of the Board Westgate Resorts  and Central Florida Investments and high visibility timeshare and vacation ownership industry pioneer. Siegel, who has spent more than 30 years in timeshares, now runs the largest single-site vacation ownership resort in the world — Westgate [...]

Friday, November 16, 2012

Starbucks Coffee and Your Disney Timeshare Vacation

If you think the only thing missing from your Disney timeshare vacations is your favorite blend of Starbucks coffee, you will be happy to know that the Seattle-based coffee chain, and the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, a division of The Walt Disney Company, are teaming up. The two mega-brands have entered into an agreement [...]

Monday, November 12, 2012

Westgate Timeshare Raises Funds through Securitization

Westgate Timeshare Resorts have raised more than $420 million in funding this year. David Siegel, Chief Executive Officer, Westgate Resorts has stated that these fundings enable Westgate to continue its growth trajectory and respond to the increasing demand in the timeshare ownership market. The following news looks at the most recent funding announced by Westgate [...]

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Timeshare Resorts and Timeshare Developers Honor Veterans in Many Ways, Part I

The American Resort Development Association (ARDA)  issued a media release this week that looked at some of the many ways timeshare resorts, developers, and the vacation ownership industry offer a much deserved ‘thank you’ to our nation’s veterans. You can read the full release at the Newsroom at VacationBetter.org As Howard Nusbaum, president and CEO [...]

Monday, October 29, 2012

Westgate Resorts Proudly Serves Starbucks Coffee and Tea

Westgate Resorts timeshare announces new relationships, ensuring that during your Orlando timeshare vacation, you won’t miss out on your favorite Hershey’s ice cream or Starbucks coffees and teas.  Westgate Resorts Proudly Serves Starbucks® Coffee and Tea Westgate Resorts Announces Opening of Two New Resort Concepts featuring Hershey’s Premium Ice Cream and Proudly Serving Starbucks® Coffee and [...]

Westgate Resorts Timeshare Expanding in Orlando

Westgate Lakes Resort & Spa in Orlando, Florida has announced plans to add some 300 additional timeshare units over the next 12 months. The estimated project cost of the Westgate Resorts timeshare expansion is said to be some $6 million or roughly $20,000 per timeshare unit. Mark Waltrip, Chief Operating Officer at Westgate Resorts timeshares made [...]

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

From the Dude Ranch to the Palace in a Westgate Timeshare

Dude, Where’s My River Ranch Westgate Timeshare? You may know Westgate timeshare for its family-friendly Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort & Spa in Gatlinburg, Tennessee; its seven Orlando Westgate timeshare resorts; its three Branson Westgate timeshare properties, or any of its other popular locations across the US. But you might not be familiar with Westgate timeshare’s [...]

Monday, July 9, 2012

Westgate Timeshare Helping Revitalize Florida Nonprofit Homeless Commission

Westgate Resorts, owner of Westgate timeshare, is helping with a new plan for the struggling Central Florida Regional Commission on Homelessness. As one of the positive steps forward for revamping the organization, the Chief Operating Officer for Westgate timeshare, Mark Waltrip has been named to the Commission. Waltrip explains, “Central Florida is at the precipice [...]

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

One More Splashy Reason for a Gatlinburg Timeshare Vacation

The Dollywood theme park is giving vacationers another reason to put Dollywood and a Gatlinburg timeshare on their list of the vacation destinations they love to visit again and again. Dollywood’s Splash Country has announced that RiverRush, scheduled to open in the spring of 2013, will become Tennessee’s first water coaster. Amy Owenby, Vice President [...]