ORLANDO, Fla. (May 16, 2022) – Wyndham Destinations, the world’s largest vacation ownership business, was honored with 10 awards at the 2022 American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Timeshare Together Conference in the areas of Sales & Marketing and Management & Administration. 

The annual ARDA Awards highlight the timeshare industry’s best and brightest, recognizing individuals and teams from member organizations across six different categories.

“On behalf of Wyndham Destinations, it is an honor to be recognized by ARDA for the incredible contributions of our teams and individual associates throughout the past year,” said Jeff Myers, chief sales & marketing officer at Wyndham Destinations. “As the world returned to leisure travel, their creativity and grit helped break through the noise, continuing to drive home the many benefits of vacation ownership. Congratulations to our amazing winners and nominees.” 

Wyndham Destinations associates and leaders recognized for 10 individual and team ARDA awards this year:

• Marketing Program – Wyndham Destinations Tango Premium Program 
• Legal and Regulatory Team – Wyndham Destinations Asia Pacific Legal Team
• Owner/Customer Relations Team – Wyndham Destinations Timeshare Owner Priority Team
• Marketing Management Leader – Petru Binzari
• Human Resources Recruiting Professional – Riley Fausett 
• Sales Trainer – Meghan Fowler
• Sales Management Leader – Taline Habashi
• Training and Development Professional – Lisa McMenamin
• Salesperson: In-House – Donika Mejtoja
• Sales Verification Loan Officer/Quality Assurance Officer – Mychal Takao 

“Resort operations continue to be the backbone of our industry, helping us stand tall in our promise to deliver great vacation experiences,” said Geoff Richards, chief operating officer at Wyndham Destinations. “Throughout the last few years, our resort operations teams have proven their ability to truly listen to owner and prospect needs, pivoting and adapting to ensure their expectations are always exceeded. A big thank you goes to our ARDA winners and all of our outstanding associates for their tireless work putting the world on vacation.”

Based in Washington, D.C., ARDA is the trade association for the timeshare industry. ARDA’s membership comprises over 500 companies (both privately held firms and publicly traded corporations), which house 5,000-plus individual members. ARDA’s active, engaged members have extensive experience in shared ownership interests in leisure real estate.

For more information about the 2022 ARDA Awards, visit www.arda.org. 

About Wyndham Destinations
Wyndham Destinations is the world’s largest vacation ownership business with more than 245 vacation club resorts around the world that offer a contemporary take on the timeshare model. The brand portfolio — featuring Club Wyndham^®, WorldMark^® by Wyndham, Margaritaville Vacation Club^® by Wyndham, and Shell Vacations Club — offers travelers the chance to own their vacation and explore places they’ve never visited before, year after year. More than 850,000 owners enjoy stays in a home away from home, featuring spacious suites with separate bedrooms, fully equipped kitchens, living and dining areas, as well as resort-style amenities and services. Wyndham Destinations is part of Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL). Learn more at WyndhamDestinations.com.

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