Has bluegreen taken over Club La Pension in NO?

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Apparently someone from CMV is being transfered to head up marketing at Club La Pension in New Orleans. I was unaware that Bluegreen had that resort. Exactly what is the set up there?

Incidently, at the employee meeting, absolutely no mention was made of the possible buyout by DRI.

[Thirsty Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Thirsty]

It is listed on their Website.

[vintner Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close vintner]

It is listed on their Website.

Where? I can't find anything in NO, on the resort locator or the resort listing.

[iceeu2 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close iceeu2]

I wasn't aware of it either, but it's on the website

BLUEGREEN CLUB LA PENSION™
115 DECATUR STREET
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70130
504.528.9254

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http://www.timeshareforums.com/forum...w-orleans.html

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I wasn't aware of it either, but it's on the website

BLUEGREEN CLUB LA PENSION™
115 DECATUR STREET
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70130
504.528.9254

Took three times for me to find it.

Guess the whole problem is
I CAN'T SPELL

I have found it.

[rapmarks Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close rapmarks]

there must be enough unsold time at the resort to warrant sending someone to be in charge of marketing.
We stayed there before Katrina.
It is a great location, we had a great time.

[swirg53 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close swirg53]

Even if there was nothing available for sale at a resort, they still have a sales staff and they sell inventory that is available at any/all of the resorts (except for Big Cedar where they will sell you other resorts, but apparently that is the only place you can be deeded to Big Cedar is by buying there). It makes no sense for BG to have a sales office/staff at a resort they don't own and only have claim to a few intervals at the resort.

I understand from a friend who's hubby was marketing exec at Mtn. Run and was transferred to Atlantic City just this summer that what he does is look for partner hotels, set up the promos for new owners, potential owners (referrals) and the owner parties, etc. His job is to lay the groundwork to get the people there so the sales staff can get them in to sell to them! He creates the "hook".

Sales and Marketing.............though it seems the same titles to me, they are different departments within Bluegreen.

I received my monthly e-mail BG owner update yesterday and in it included many things (which I posted on the BG yahoo group) but one was the announcement of New Orleans and that they weren't taking reservations but had a link to the page on the BG web site too. (The one that has been referred to here.) But of course no points list!


Susan

[crwisconsin Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close crwisconsin]

Makes sense to me

It makes no sense for BG to have a sales office/staff at a resort they don't own and only have claim to a few intervals at the resort.

It makes good business sense for BG to have a sales office any place where they can bring in enough people to sell points and make a profit. It doesn't matter if they own the whole resort, own just a few units, or are standing on a street corner. If they can sell there, it makes good business sense.

If they can sell enough points in Minneapolis so that they can open a resort in San Francisco, it also benefits me.

Charles

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The marketing manager at CMV saidf they may have access to 100 rooms in a building right next door. 've ben there, but can't figure out waht it is.

At the employee meeting on Tuesday, no mention of any takeover, no comments from the new general manager.
On Wed, we heard the New New general manager had just arrived from Washington to take over the management of the rsort. all this seems odd if the ownership will change to DRI in one month.
the in house sales got an award for selling 81% of prospects in July.

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The marketing manager at CMV saidf they may have access to 100 rooms in a building right next door. 've ben there, but can't figure out waht it is.

At the employee meeting on Tuesday, no mention of any takeover, no comments from the new general manager.
On Wed, we heard the New New general manager had just arrived from Washington to take over the management of the rsort. all this seems odd if the ownership will change to DRI in one month.
the in house sales got an award for selling 81% of prospects in July.

The way I interpret your post is that some of it is about CMV and some of it is about New Orleans? (Sorry I am so anal trying to read this; others probably have no problem.)

The employee meeting was at CMV?
New General Manager referred to in first sentence is at CMV?
New New General Manager--is this person for the New Orleans resort?
Award for selling 81%--this was given to the CMV in house sales team? (not New Orleans?)
Access to 100 units next door--this is meaning at New Orleans?

As far as DRI, the Letter of Intent, is what has to happen by September 15, moving on to another level, I would guess; not that the buyout would be complete or a done deal, even. BG did put the halt on the purchase of another Myrtle Beach and another Gatlinburg resort, which was due to close on early September. But since they have already purchased New Orleans, it only makes sense for them to continue to ready it for opening for reservations. It wouldn't make much business sense to just let it sit, especially since the buy-out truly is far from being a done deal.

Another expansion that would also be on hold is to expand the Atlantic City resort. BG had big expansion plans there too.