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BOCA RATON, FL (Jan. 23, 2013) Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE: BXG) has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Bluegreen Vacations and Bluegreen Resorts vacation rentals tucson arizona Management, Inc., have entered into multi-year strategic alliance agreements with Choice Hotels International, Inc. (“Choice”) (NYSE: CHH) which, among other things, name Bluegreen Vacations vacation rentals tucson arizona the “Official Vacation Ownership Provider of Choice Hotels.”
One of the largest vacation rentals tucson arizona and most successful lodging companies in the world, Choice Hotels currently franchises approximately 6,200 hotels, representing more than 495,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 30 countries and territories.
will brand 21 Bluegreen Vacation Club® resorts as part of the Choice vacation rentals tucson arizona Hotels AscendTM Hotel Collection. Launched in fall 2008, Ascend Hotel Collection is a network of historic, vacation rentals tucson arizona boutique and unique hotels that offer guests an authentic, local experience. Today, Ascend Hotel Collection offers upscale independent hotels in the United States, Canada, Scandinavia and Latin America;
combines components of the Choice Hotels loyalty program, Choice Privileges®, with Bluegreen Vacations’ owner travel benefit program, TravelerPlus™, vacation rentals tucson arizona so that all TravelerPlus™ participants will be eligible to enroll as members vacation rentals tucson arizona of Choice Privileges® and will be upgraded to Elite Gold status and receive special benefits. This will provide TravelerPlus™ members with access to all of the Choice hotels worldwide, including the more than 75 hotels in the Ascend Hotel Collection. Additionally, all Bluegreen Vacations’ owners will be eligible to access discounted rates at all 6,200 Choice hotels, subject to availability.
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“We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with Choice Hotels,” Bluegreen vacation rentals tucson arizona President and CEO John M. Maloney, Jr. said. “While we certainly believe that we will benefit from the marketing opportunities, we are also excited by the other aspects of our alliance with Choice vacation rentals tucson arizona Hotels. We expect that this arrangement will add value for our current owners and will be very attractive to prospective owners based on the credibility of the Choice Hotel brands and the appeal of our expanded product offerings.”
Steve Joyce, President and CEO of Choice Hotels International said, “Bluegreen Vacations’ experience and marketing innovation in the timeshare industry is unparalleled and they have created great ownership packages in premier destinations that appeal to 170,000 loyal Bluegreen Vacation Club owners. Choice Hotels International looks forward to working with Bluegreen Vacations to leverage our diverse range of brands, our Choice Privileges® loyalty program and the strength of our marketing channels. We look forward to a long and strong relationship with Bluegreen Vacations.”
Founded in 1966 and headquartered in Boca Raton, FL, Bluegreen Corporation is a leading vacation ownership sales, marketing and resort management company. Bluegreen manages, markets and sells the Bluegreen Vacation Club®, a flexible, points-based, deeded vacation ownership plan with 170,000 owners, over 60 owned or managed resorts, and access to more than 4,000 resorts worldwide. Bluegreen also offers a portfolio of comprehensive, turnkey, fee-based service resort management, financial services, and sales and marketing services vacation rentals tucson arizona performed on behalf of third parties.
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Statements in this release may constitute forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking vacation rentals tucson arizona statements are based largely on expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties associated with economic, credit market, competitive and other factors affecting Bluegreen and its operations, markets, products and services; the success of Bluegreen’s efforts to market its vacation ownership offerings to Choice customers and guests; the acceptance and success of Bluegreen’s resorts within the Ascend Hotel Collection; the success of the integration of Choice’s loyalty program with TravelerPlus™; and the risks and other factors detailed in Bluegreen’s SEC filings, including those contained in the “Risk Factors” sections of such filings.