Fact Sheet

Headquarters

5360 College Blvd., Suite 200
Overland Park, KS 66211
Phone: 913.498.0960
Fax: 913.451.2141

Executive Officers

President and Owner: Tom Lyons
Chief Financial Officer: Richard Washburn
Chief Operating Officer: Frank Zawojski
Vice President—Resort Acquisitions: Dave Dawson
Vice President—Sales & Marketing: Melanie Gring
Vice President—Sales: Ed Lyons
Vice President—Operations: Cathy Wunder

Number of Resorts

Global Connections owns wholly or in part five resorts:
Beso Del Sol, Sunset Beach, California
Beso Del Sol, Dunedin, Florida
Royal Celebration Inn, Orlando, Florida
Sea Shells Beach Club, Daytona Beach, Florida
White Oak Lodge & Resort, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Global Connections owns wholly or in part condominium units in:
Kissimmee, Florida
Daytona Beach, Florida
Beaver Creek, Colorado
Kauai, Hawaii

Global Connections has long-term leases on properties in resort destinations across the country for use in the travel club membership. Major tourist destinations include, but are not limited to:
Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Canada, Caribbean, Mexico and Europe

Number of Employees: 150

Overland Park, KS: 70
Kissimmee, FL: 25
Clearwater, FL: 8
Daytona Beach, FL: 4
Sea Shells: 10
Myrtle Beach, SC: 9
Dunedin, FL: 15
Gatlinburg, TN: 6
Boca Raton, FL: 1
Severna Park, MD: 1
Sunset Beach, CA: 1

History

Global Connections opened for business on July 19, 1996 to service one travel club. Currently, more than 170,000 people enjoy membership in the Global Discovery Vacations and Vacation Quest travel clubs.

As the membership grew so did demand for resort locations. In 2004, GCI purchased its first resort, Sea Shells Beach Club, and turned a failing hotel into a thriving condominium resort location. Since that time, Global Connections has developed or renovated seven properties, with five remaining in its management and in use with the travel club.

Global Connections Inc sells the travel club through sales distributorships located in cities across the United States. Global Connections has five offices with its headquarters remaining in Overland Park, Kansas.