ORLANDO, FLA., 2015-4-17 — /Travel PR News/ — RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange, won six awards last night at the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) 2015 Awards Gala Dinner.
Among the most prestigious of the accolades was the ARDA Circle of Excellence (ACE) Innovator Award: Large Company, which RCI earned for developing its Online Points Conversion Tool. The web-based marketing solution helps RCI®affiliates more efficiently convert their owners from traditional RCI Weeks® ownership to RCI Points® ownership.
“We’re ecstatic to once again take home the ACE Innovator Award,” said Gordon Gurnik, president of RCI. “Through the Online Points Conversion Tool, our affiliates are finding they can reach a greater audience in their efforts to improve owner conversion rates and efficiencies – without increasing their direct mail or telesales costs. This award represents a great win for the industry, for our valued affiliates and for RCI.”
Prior to the online solution, affiliates were challenged by the limited number of touch points they had to interact with their owners and explain the benefits of a new product offering, mostly dependent on phone or in-person conversations. Through the online tool, affiliates can customize e-mail invitations to targeted prospects, encouraging them to click an individualized URL to access their current ownership benefits. Leveraging interactive animations and videos to create a compelling presentation, this personalized solution then walks the prospect through the enhanced benefits they would enjoy by upgrading their ownership from RCI Weeks to RCI Points.
RCI was also recognized with the following awards:
- Call Center: RCI Resort Services Solutions
- Inventory Revenue Manager/Team: RCI Revenue Management Reporting Team
- Magazine, Print Format: RCI Ventures®magazine Q2 2014
- Magazine, Electronic Format: Endless Vacation® magazine Spring 2014 App for iPad®
- Website, Industry Partner/Other: RCI.com
“On behalf of everyone at RCI, we’re thrilled to have received these awards from ARDA,” continued Gurnik. “They are a testament to our ongoing dedication and commitment to providing full-circle business support to our affiliates and delivering dream vacations to our members.”
About RCI
RCI is the worldwide leader in vacation exchange with approximately 4,500 affiliated resorts in more than 100 countries. RCI pioneered the concept of vacation exchange in 1974, offering members increased flexibility and versatility with their vacation ownership experience. Today, through the RCI Weeks® program, the week-for-week exchange system, and the RCI Points® program, the industry’s first global points-based exchange system, RCI provides flexible vacation options to its 3.8 million RCI subscribing members each year. RCI’s luxury exchange program, The Registry Collection®,is the world’s largest program of its kind with approximately 200 affiliated properties either accessible for exchange or under development on six continents.RCI is part of Wyndham Exchange & Rentals and the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN). For additional information visit our media center or rciaffiliates.com. RCI also can be found on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
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