Bluegreen Corporation to Provide Vacation Club Members With Online Access to Worldwide Cruise Vacations.Business & Travel Editors Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BXG), a leading U.S. developer and marketer of drive-to timeshare resorts, golf communities and residential land homesites, today announced plans to offer its Vacation Club(TM) members online access to more than 2,000 cruise sailings worldwide. The online cruise store is expected to be available at www.bluegreentravelerplus.com by August 2002, with a link available at www.bluegreenonline.com. Bluegreen(R) has signed a five-year agreement with OurVacationStore.com ("OVS OVS Open Video System OVS Office of Victim Services OVS Ojai Valley School (Ojai, CA, USA) OVS Oranje-Vrystaat (Orange Free State, South African Province) OVS Open Video Services OVS Overboard Vent System ") to create this seamless, customizable, online cruise store. The OVS designed and maintained site will allow Vacation Club members to utilize their points to purchase trips from more than 15 well-recognized cruise lines
Name Headquarters A'rosa Europe NCL America America AIDA Cruises Europe American Cruise Lines America . A branded call center and fulfillment services are included with the e-Vacation Store, as well as virtual 360-degree tours of multiple cruise lines and ships, extensive deck plans, detailed destination and cruise line A cruise line is a company that operates cruise ships. Cruise lines have a dual character; they are partly in the transportation business, and partly in the leisure entertainment business, a duality that carries down into the ships themselves, which have both a crew headed by the information, professional cruise tips and interest-based cruise line ratings. With more than 60,000 pages of branded, online content, the e-Vacation Store will offer Vacation Club members everything they need to research, choose, and purchase the perfect cruise vacation. George F. Donovan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bluegreen, commented, "Vacations are individual experiences, and this new program will provide our members with the added flexibility to choose a vacation that is perfect for their lifestyle. Since OVS is servicing this site, Bluegreen will incur minimal investment costs Those program costs required beyond the development phase to introduce into operational use a new capability; to procure initial, additional, or replacement equipment for operational forces; or to provide for major modifications of an existing capability. and no bricks-and-mortar-related expenses. We believe this project creates a new revenue stream and reflects our ongoing commitment to enhance Bluegreen's profitability and maximize return on assets Return on assets (ROA) Indicator of profitability. Determined by dividing net income for the past 12 months by total average assets. Result is shown as a percentage. ROA can be decomposed into return on sales (net income/sales) multiplied by asset utilization (sales/assets). ." OurVacationStore.com provides companies a private branded e-commerce 'Vacation Store' on their website. OVS provides a worldwide network of online Vacation Stores both inside and outside of the Vacation Ownership Industry. Through its innovative technology-based marketing program, OVS assists resorts in key areas of their business, including product enhancement, sales, marketing, owner satisfaction, rental revenue, utilization of weeks/points and tour flow. They also are a key provider of online e-Vacation Clubs in the Vacation ownership Industry. Bluegreen is one of the leading companies engaged in the acquisition, development, marketing and sale of timeshare resorts, golf communities and residential land. The Company's timeshare resorts are located in a variety of popular vacation destinations including Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. ; the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Myrtle Beach is a city and in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It is part of the Grand Strand, a stretch of beaches along the South Carolina coastline, and the combined Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach MSA. ; Charleston, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. ; Branson, Missouri; Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Wisconsin Dells is a city located in south-central Wisconsin, with a population of 2,418 as of the 2000 census. Wisconsin Dells is located partially within four counties: Adams County, Columbia County, Juneau County, Sauk County. ; Gordonsville, Virginia; Ridgedale, Missouri; Surfside, Florida; and Aruba, while its land operations are predominantly located in the Southeastern and Southwestern United States. This press release contains forward-looking statements and the Company desires to take advantage of the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 in connection with these statements. Statements made by George Donovan and any other statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed forward-looking statements. The words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "project," "may," "should," "designed to," "estimate," "hope," "plan" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified and many of which are beyond the Company's control. Future events, industry trends and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties to which forward-looking statements are subject include, but are not limited to consumer demand and acceptance of the Company's products may be less than anticipated, regulatory changes, changes in national or regional economic conditions, including interest rates, that can affect the real estate market, risks associated with a large investment in real estate, shortages of available inventory, the risk that the Company will not be able to continue to increase its customer base and/or achieve efficiencies, have sufficient outstanding sources of financing to satisfy its needs, the Company's relationship with OVS may not be profitable or proceed as planned, the economic and other impact of September 11th and other national and world events may have an adverse impact on the Company, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. filed on July 1, 2002. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements and no assurances can be given that such statements will be achieved. |
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