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Sundance Vacations is one of the Best Places to Work |
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Written by Amanda Miller
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Wednesday, 09 December 2009 23:35 |
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Sundance Vacations honored as one of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre, Pa (December 2, 2009) Sundance Vacations, a wholesale vacation company, today announced it has been named as one of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania for 2009. Sundance Vacations finished among the top 30 in the statewide employee poll for large-sized companies (251 or more employees).
The announcement was made during the Best Places to Work in PA dinner held at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey, Pa on December 1st, 2009. “Sundance Vacations provides a stable career for hundreds of PA employees. Despite the current recession, great things are happening at Sundance Vacations - including making the Inc. 500/5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies this year, said Sundance Vacations Founder Tina Dowd. “We’re honored that our employees have also named us as one of the Best Places to Work in PA. We’ll be celebrating these achievements and many more at our annual awards gala in two weeks,” added Dowd.
The statewide survey and awards program is designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Pennsylvania, benefiting the state’s economy, its workforce and businesses. The Best Places to Work in PA list is comprised of 100 companies split into two groups: 50 medium-sized companies (25-250 employees) and 50 large-sized companies (251 or more employees). “Competition was intense this year. Be very proud of your company making the list.” said Publisher of the Central Penn Business Journal, David Schankweiler.
The awards program, created in 2000, is one of the first of its kind offered in Pennsylvania. The program is a public/private partnership of Team Pennsylvania Foundation, the Chamber of Business and Industry, the PA Department of Community and Economic Development and the Central Penn Business Journal.
Companies from across the state entered the two-part process to determine the 100 Best Places to Work in PA. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company's workplace policies, practices, philosophies, systems and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 25% of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience.
This part of the process was worth approximately 75% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration and survey process. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 10 December 2009 16:54 |
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Sundance Vacations Attends Wisconsin Better Business Bureau’s Business to Business Expo |
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Written by Sundance Admin
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009 19:04 |
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Wilkes-Barre, PA (November 25, 2009) Sundance Vacations recently attended the Wisconsin Better Business Bureau’s annual meeting in combination with a Business to Business Expo event.
On Wednesday Nov 4 th, over 77 local and nationwide businesses across the state of Wisconsin showcased their services and products in a trade show held by the Wisconsin Better Business Bureau. Everything from free massages to a gourmet chef cooking samples was made available for all attendees.
Center Director for the Sundance Vacations Brookfield sales office, Sean Agnew, got to dive into his new surroundings by essentially promoting the Sundance Vacations wholesale vacation product. “No matter what displays or giveaways were available the most exciting thing talked about throughout the event was the inexpensive vacation product that Sundance Vacations offers,” explained Agnew. Agnew encouraged attendees to make an appointment and come in to the Sundance Vacations Brookfield sales office.
Mr. Agnew also had the opportunity to meet some of the previous Wisconsin Better Business Torch award winners to get advice on how they won the prestigious award. “Don't be surprised if the Brookfield office is representing Sundance Vacations as a Torch award nominee in the near future,” said Agnew. “It was a great community event and we are always grateful to participate with the Better Business Bureau when given the opportunity. Thanks to Kristal Kowalski, Carole Milos, and Laurie Siskiewitz-Mentzer of the Wisconsin Better Business Bureau for their graciousness and hospitality,” added Agnew.
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Last Updated on Monday, 30 November 2009 17:01 |
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Sundance Vacations Sponsors Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce for Annual Dinner |
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Written by Sundance Admin
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009 19:01 |
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The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner was held at Genetti’s-Best Western Hotel in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The program helped spotlight the area's renewed "River of Dreams". This premier event, focused on the River Commons project that is helping to define the Luzerne County community. The event also recognized the Chamber's Small Business of the Year and Distinguished Citizen award recipients.
Sundance Vacations is honored to be a part of the outstanding community enhancements happening in the Greater Wilkes-Barre area. “2009 has been a difficult time. The economy is terrible. But, as much as the economy makes us feel anxious, Northeastern Pennsylvania is one of the best 30 markets to do business,” said Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry President Todd Vonderheid.
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Last Updated on Monday, 30 November 2009 17:00 |
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Sundance Vacations Executives honored at the Sixth Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business |
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Written by Sundance Admin
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009 18:57 |
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Wilkes-Barre, PA (November 19, 2009) – Two Sundance Vacations executives were honored at the Sixth Annual Women in Business Awards. Sundance Vacations Founder Tina Dowd was named a finalist for Best Entrepreneur and Sundance Vacations Assistant General Manager Denise Miller was a finalist for Best Executive.
The international Stevie Award competition recognized the accomplishments of outstanding women executives, business owners, and the organizations they run. “I was amazed by the depth of international talent among the top women business leaders. I was there to represent my company Sundance Vacations. Sundance Vacations is a wholesale travel company. Since saving money is currently in vogue we’re enjoying a record sales year-without government assistance or bailout money. Just pure determination! That determination has also propelled us to a spot on the Inc. 5000’s fastest growing companies list,” said Sundance Vacations Founder Tina Dowd. “Thank you for the recognition as a finalist. We’re looking forward to the Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service coming up in 2010,” added Dowd.
The final results of the 6th annual competition were announced at an awards dinner at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on Friday, November 13. More than 1,100 nominations were submitted this year for consideration in 54 categories by organizations in Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.A.
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Sundance Vacations Growing in Face of Industry and Economic Downturn |
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Written by Sundance Admin
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 19:38 |
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Despite Recession and Closing Competitors, Sundance Vacations Sees Revenue, Space and Employees Increase
Wilkes-Barre, PA – November 11, 2009 — Sundance Vacations, a destination-based wholesale travel program, has recently been named the fastest growing travel company in Pennsylvania. The company experienced growth in revenue, physical space, and number of employees over the last year. Sundance exceeded last year’s sales goal of $60M by $9M, and is having the best sales year in the company’s history in 2009, experiencing an average annual growth rate of over 26%. The company’s new headquarters and an additional sales office were opened in 2008, and the number of the company’s employees has grown to over 600, despite the economic downturn.
While the United States is in a confirmed recession and many travel companies are closing their doors, Sundance is poised to fill the need for economical travel options. With discount airlines now snatching up 30% of the travel market, Sundance President John Dowd sees a similar trend for accommodations. Dowd says of gaining new customers, they “didn’t feel as though they needed it because their financial position was solid.” With the recession now waning people’s wallets, Dowd says, “…those same hard working customers are more drawn to a product that will help them save money.”
Several of Sundance’s competitors have closed during the economic downturn, including a number of offices from one of their largest competitors, which once operated in many of the same markets. The wholesale travel company has thrived despite these economic challenges, and despite a rash of Sundance Vacations ripoff claims. Potential travel savers should be aware that these Sundance Vacations ripoff reports are being filed by consumers who have not used Sundance travel services, rather from those who may have attended their sales presentation and decided not to utilize the discount program for one reason or another. Many companies are criticized as they grow, however in an industry downturn, only those credible, reliable companies that offer a truly valuable product will prevail. If there were any ripoff, the company would not be experiencing such immense growth and success. Those who are skeptical of a Sundance Vacations ripoff are invited to attend a sales presentation to learn about the destination-based savings of Sundance Vacations. |
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