Press Release
November 8, 2001
PHOENIX, AZ -- International Cruise & Excursion (ICE) Gallery, Inc. and Hilton
Grand Vacations Club® (HGVClub®) announced that effective immediately a new expanded cruise product line
will be provided to all Hilton Grand Vacations Club Members. ICE Gallery will be the exclusive provider of cruises
to all HGVClub Members. The cruise program will feature flexible cruise travel options, enabling Club Members to
utilize their ClubPoints, cash, or any combination of ClubPoints and cash.
The new cruise program will feature all major cruise lines including, Princess, Holland America, Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Line. HGVClub Members will have the flexibility of accessing a private-branded, on-line cruise vacation store where they may view more than 30,000 pages of cruise and destination content, providing the ultimate ‘cruise shopping experience’. These cruise vacation services will be provided by OurVacationStore.com the Industry’s leading supplier of on-line, brandable cruise and resort vacation technology.
“We are pleased to be able to bring this expanded dimension of vacation ownership to our Club Members”, stated Mr. David Pontius, Senior Vice President of Operations for Hilton Grand Vacations Company. “We have followed closely the development of ICE Gallery into a premiere provider of cruise vacation experiences, and are comfortable that they can accommodate our Club Members with superior cruise vacation benefits”, he went on to say.
“ICE Gallery has introduced new technology through OurVacationStore.com its sister company, that allows companies, like HGVC, the opportunity to offer unique, branded, online cruise and resort services to their Club Members”, stated Mr. John Rowley, President & CEO. This technology will provide Hilton Grand Vacations Club the seamless integration of an e-commerce cruise vacation center linked to their existing web site, which creates a unique, private-branded cruise store. Club Members will have a hands-on experience in all aspects of the cruise vacation planning process. They can research all they need to know about their cruise vacation, compare the different cruise lines, and explore the ships on-line. ICE Gallery also provides HGVClub Members the service and experience of over one hundred specialized cruise Vacation Consultants. The cruise Vacation Consultants will assist Club Members and respond to their cruise vacation needs under HGVClub’s unique program definition, pricing and brand.
About ICE Gallery, Inc.
International Cruise & Excursion (ICE) Gallery, Inc. is the largest provider of Cruise services in the Vacation Ownership industry. ICE Gallery currently has affiliations with over 650 of the highest quality Vacation Ownership resorts, which represent more than 1,000,000 owners worldwide. ICE Gallery offers cruise programs and marketing services to Vacation Ownership resorts through offices in the United States, Mexico, Central Europe, United Kingdom, Malaysia and Australia. For more information about ICE Gallery please visit www.icegallery.com.
About Hilton Grand Vacations Company
Hilton Grand Vacations Company develops, markets and operates a system of brand name, high-quality vacation ownership resorts in select vacation destinations. The company also operates an innovative vacation club membership program, Hilton Grand Vacations Club, providing exclusive exchange, leisure travel and reservation services for more than 40,000 HGVClub Members. For more information visit www.hgvc.com.
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CONTACT:
Marcia Rowley 602.749.2102