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The firm, founded in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1994 and now based in Canmore, Alberta, owns and operates two resort properties (Windsurf Resort I and II) on the north coast of the Dominican Republic and a brand new resort in the Canadian Rockies (Sunset Resorts Canmore). Additional phases to these properties are in the planning and development stage, and are scheduled for completion within the next two to three years. All of Sunset Resorts' properties offer our unique vacation ownership program designed for both the individual vacationer and the corporate incentive market.

Windsurf
 "We've built every single facet of our company - including our sales and marketing - on the foundation of total customer satisfaction."
- Ross Perlmutter
V.P. Marketing
   
In its early days, Sunset's founders traveled throughout Canada putting on presentations in hotels. This experience helped Sunset to fine-tune its vacation program; sales of memberships obviously spurred the need for additional construction at its flagship Caribbean resort. The founders' attention turned to the development side of the business and they set about to show other travel professionals how to sell Sunset memberships to their clients.

Over the last two years, Sunset Resorts has created a network of Distributors across Canada who use direct sales and specialty programs designed to reach the consumers best suited to own the vacation program. The widespread acceptance of Sunset's program by the larger retail travel industry is a very clear signal that we have developed an approach to vacationing that makes sense to a broad spectrum of Canadians.

  


Although Sunset's program has some features in common with other vacation ownership or resort timesharing plans that exist throughout the world, the founders re-invented some of the basics to suit the Canadian marketplace.
 

Sunset also sets itself apart from the industry by one more very important feature...neither we nor our Distributors use any high-pressure sales tactics while enrolling new members. Our prospective members are simply given the membership information during seminars and are encouraged to go home and make a private, unhurried decision. No tricks, no nonsense, no bad feelings in the community.

We believe that our approach to vacation ownership is superior to anything else in the marketplace today; and our members unfailingly echo that viewpoint. The fact that they continue to refer their friends and family members to us for vacation planning bears that out.

At a time when vacation ownership has become the fastest growing sector of the hospitality industry (over 5 million vacation owners worldwide) Sunset Resorts has leapt to the forefront in Canada.

Until recently our nation has been a relatively untapped market for these programs. Sunset is changing all that by customizing the program to match the travel and financial requirements of the average Canadian.

Sunset Resorts is poised to capitalize on the rapid growth of this industry in Canada...no, we do not own mega-resorts, ski mountains, golf courses, or theme parks. But, every day we arrange affordable vacations for our members at precisely those types of destinations. Every day we are reminded of the wisdom of our strategy of investing in high-demand vacation properties that can still be priced well within the reach of our target market.

Come along with us for the ride-it has been great fun so far and it can only get better.

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