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IN BRIEF
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Names in the News
Jane A. Garcia has been appointed director of tourism for the
municipality of Benito Juárez (where Cancún is located) in Quintana
Roo, Mexico. The role tasks Garcia to promote economic and tour-
ism strategies and further relationships between the tourism sector
and city council, government, and private businesses. She brings
more than 23 years of sales and marketing, leadership management,
and training experience to her new role. She is also head of business
development for Latin America at INTUITION Brand Marketing.
Soraya Gonzales has been promoted
to vice president of resort assistance and
client services at Interval International. In
this role, she assumes management of
Interval’s on-site representatives, inventory
verification team, resort assistance – Latin
America division, HOA board member
support, and resort technology assistance.
Gonzales joined Interval in 1989 as oper-
ations manager of the travel department,
and has since held several leadership positions, most recently as
assistant vice president of resort assistance.
Awards and Recognitions
ILG was named to the 2017 Fortune magazine list of the 100
fastest-growing public companies, ranking87thoverall. “Weare
pleased to be recognized by Fortune as one of the fastest-growing
companies alongside some of the world’s most prominent busi-
nesses,” says Craig M. Nash, chairman, president, and CEO of
ILG. “This acknowledgment demonstrates ILG’s strong growth,
resulting primarily from the successful execution of our multiyear
diversification strategy.”
Fortune magazine’s 100 fastest-growing companies are
publicly traded on a major U.S. stock exchange, and ranked by
revenue and EPS growth rate, and three-year annualized total
return for the period ending June 30, 2017.
The Westin Ka‘anapali Ocean Resort Villas was named
Outstanding Property of the Year at the annual Maui Hotel
& Lodging Association Po‘okela Awards ceremony. The Po‘okela
Awards honor certain individuals, as well as superior overall prop-
erties and businesses that contribute to Maui’s hospitality industry
through exceptional service, professionalism, and the “aloha spirit.”
Soraya Gonzales
Counsel to Global and National
Hospitality Industry Leaders
Our Hospitality Industry Team
A Practices in the areas of hotel, resort, condominium,
vacation club and mixed-use development
A Advises on acquisitions, management, finance, regulatory
and owners’ association matters
A Has more than 30 years of experience in the hotel, resort,
vacation ownership, travel and leisure industries
A Counsels many of the nation’s leading hotel and
timeshare resort brands and developers
NEED SUPPORT?
WE’RE ALL IN.
INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL® offers a unique
suite of tools to support you and your team.
These signature programs motivate, educate,
and reward your staff.
EDUCATE REWARD
Honor top sales
producers with prizes
and recognition.
Help your resort staff
manage inventory and better
serve owners.
Give associates the
opportunity to experience
benefits firsthand.
MOTIVATE
For more information on these programs, contact your Interval International
resort sales and service representative.
JANUARY – MARCH 2018 VACATION INDUSTRY REVIEW