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If you no longer wish to receive sweepstakes opportunities, write to Sponsor. RCICORZ30094 Trim 8.375 X 7.5 Bleeds all sides, Prints 4 color FPO - RCI ad PDF A Magazine Exclusively for WorldMark Owners VICE PRESIDENT OF RESORT OPERATIONS CONTRIBUTORS: TRENDWEST TRAVEL © 2003, WorldMark, The Club. All Dave Herrick Sylvia Betancourt, Sam Buckingham, 1-800-953-5511 rights reserved. Vol. XIII, No. 10, Emma Croston, Patty Daly, Heather Hart, Mon. Fri., 8:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. PT October 2003. Destinations is PUBLISHER Leslie Hibbard, Lidija Kolukcija, George Lenes, Sat., 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. PT published monthly by WorldMark, Wendy Noritake Jeannie McGregor, Vaden Savage, Tom Smith, Julie (Closed Wed., 2:30 4:00 p.m. PT) Stevens, Donna Wilson 11601 Willows Road, Building A, ACTING EDITOR 2nd Floor, Redmond, WA 98052. Beáta Jachulski Baker Destinations is an official WorldMark RESERVATIONS DEPARTMENT INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL 1-800-457-0103 Service line: 1-877-678-4400 publication. Subscriptions are covered CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Mon. Fri., 6:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. PT Flexchange recording: 1-800-722-1747 by dues paid by owners of Keith Walsh Sat. & Sun., 6:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. PT WorldMark. Non-owner subscription (Closed Tues., 2:00 3:30 p.m. PT) DESIGNERS price of $12 per year, including state Jill House, Destiny Boegelsack RESORT CONDOMINIUMS INTERNATIONAL sales tax. Application to Mail at OWNER SERVICES 1-800-585-4833 Periodicals Postage Rates is Pending COMMENTS ARE APPRECIATED 1-888-648-7363 at Seattle, WA. POSTMASTER: Send Destinations Editor [email protected] 9805 Willows Road, Redmond, WA 98052 Mon. Fri., 9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. PT Visit Destinations on the Web at address changes to Destinations, 9805 (425) 498-2500 (Closed Tues., 2:00 3:30 p.m. PT) www.worldmarktheclub.com/destinations Willows Road, Redmond, WA 98052. editors desk Off Season and Right on the WorldMark Its autumn: Kids are back in school, places of business are in full swing and the highways are a little emptier after the summer crush. What a perfect time to take advantage of the road less traveled and the site less populated! Your WorldMark ownership is ideally suited for just this sort of off- THEODORE ROOSEVELT LAKE IN ARIZONA (PHOTO BY KEITH WALSH) KEITH BY (PHOTO IN ARIZONA LAKE ROOSEVELT THEODORE 8 season adventuring. Because of the flexibility of your vacation credits, you can plan an autumn jaunt, stay in a variety of WorldMark resorts and get the most out of this quieter CONTENTS vacation period. Car trips are particularly enjoyable at this time of year, and 6 WORLDMARK BALLARAT Keith Walsh helps you get into the AND WORLDMARK POKOLBIN HILL road trip frame of mind with this Meet our two newest South Pacific gems months feature story. Join Keith as he takes you on a grand tour, traveling 8 A JOURNEY THROUGH throughout Arizona and visiting our WORLDMARK ARIZONA three unique properties in that state. Travel with Keith Walsh to our three See page 8 to hit the southwestern distinctive Arizona resorts road along with him. Non-traditional vacation times 10 THE RIM COUNTRY can be some of the best: Wide open Summer at WorldMark Pinetop and spaces feel bigger, colors appear more Bison Ranch vivid and even food tastes better when you can relax and enjoy yourself in COVER: Poolside at WorldMark Bison Ranch an unhurried and quieter atmosphere. (Photo by Dan Stearns) How nice that with your WorldMark ownership you can choose to be smack in the middle of high season liveliness, all alone out on the lonesome prairie or anywhere in between. noteworthy Seasonal Pool Closings Some of your clubs outdoor pools at resorts situated in colder climates will be closed from November through March. Final Reminder These closuresa result of minimal use by owners during the inclement weather Annual Owners Meeting seasonhelp conserve energy and reduce operating costs. One last reminder that this years Annual Outdoor pools will close for the season Owners Meeting will be held on October at Bass Lake, Big Bear, Birch Bay, Bison 16, 2003, at the Doubletree Hotel Bellevue Ranch, Branson, Lake of the Ozarks, in Bellevue, Washington. Registration Mariner Village, Park Village, Pinetop, begins at 6 p.m. and the meeting will start Reno, Steamboat Springs (indoor pool promptly at 7 p.m. remains open), South Shore, Tahoe and Wolf Creek. The Doubletree Hotel Bellevue is located at: 300 112th Avenue SE Bellevue, WA 98004 425-455-1300 - Main Number We look forward to seeing you there! Plan for Holiday Closures Cant attend the Annual Owners Meeting in person? A transcript of the meeting will be posted on the In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday next month, WorldMark Reservations, WorldMark Web sitewww.worldmarktheclub.comon Owner Services, Adventures In Exchange and Trendwest Travel will be on the December 8, 2003. following schedule: THURS NOV 27 FRI NOV 28 SAT NOV 29 SUN NOV 30 COMMENT CARD DRAWING Reservations Closed 6am2pm 6am5pm 6am5pm We Have aWinner! Owner Services Closed Closed Closed Closed Luck has smiled on Alan and Diane LaVeille of Bellingham, Adventures Washington. They won a three-night In Exchange Closed Closed Closed Closed WorldMark stay when we selected their completed resort comment card Trendwest during our monthly drawing. Fill Travel Closed Closed 8am2pm Closed out that card and try your luck! 4 DESTINATIONS Swing Through Club Classics final month The 2003 Club Classic golf tournament winds up at the end of the month, but theres still time to make one last run at WorldMark golfing fame. Open to owners of all abilities, the tournament offers great prizes including resort stays, golf accessories and the coveted Club Classic green blazer. The entry fee is just $10 USD, and the board of governors will accept your scores through October 31, 2003. For more information, inquire at the resorts, call Owner Services at 1-888-648- 7363 or log on to the WorldMark Web site at www.worldmarktheclub.com. INVENTORY SPECIALS (TOP TO BOTTOM): WORLDMARK LAKE OF THE OZARKS, MO, AND WORLDMARK ARROW POINT, ID. (PHOTOS BY DAN STEARNS) inventory specials Have a November to Remember During the month of November you can vacation at the following resorts for just four cents per credit. Call the Vacation Planning Center at 1-800- 457-0103 to make your reservations. WorldMark Midweek and Limited Weekends Midweek Only Bison Ranch, AZ Angels Camp, CA Operations on Denarau Island, Fiji Arrow Point, ID Lake of the Ozarks, MO Bass Lake, CA the Move McCall, ID Bear Lake, UT WorldMark operations will be moving to Pinetop, AZ Big Bear, CA a different building during this fall. There Wolf Creek, UT Birch Bay, WA may be a short suspension of services in Branson, MO Reservations, Owner Services, Adventures Midweek stays must take place Sunday Cascade Lodge, British Columbia through Thursday. Reservations at the above In Exchange and Trendwest Travel. Up- Rancho Vistoso, AZ resorts are not subject to the 14-day booking to-date information regarding the move Sundance, British Columbia window and you may book multiple units. and service schedules will be posted on the Holidays are excluded. Victoria, British Columbia WorldMark Web site at www.worldmarktheclub.com. October 2003 5 spotlight Australian Expansion ❖❖❖ WorldMark Ballarat and WorldMark Pokolbin Hill Your resort choices at WorldMark South Pacific just got bigger and even more exciting. WorldMark Ballarat in Victoria and WorldMark Pokolbin Hill in New South Wales have joined our resort family Down Under. WorldMark Ballarat is situated in historic Blythewood Grange, a National WORLDMARK BALLARAT ©TOURISM VICTORIA-AUSTRALIA Heritage Site. While the outside of the room with pool table and barbecue enjoy a 100-seat sight-and-sound water mansion cannot be altered, the interior facilities.