John Emery
John Emery
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Most of our resorts do enjoy other things around that help drive the attraction to the area, and we are just now seeing at the (South) Pier things just now starting to open up, and it will help give a vibrancy to the area that will help everybody down there.
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The Literature Board is extremely worried about what is happening in publishing. Their cash flow depends on finding those big nuggets and exploiting them for all they are worth.
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We also have further sharpened our focus on the Blue Harbor Resort in Sheboygan, Wis. We intend to increase our emphasis on group business to build mid-week revenues, and recently hired a new general manager who has significant experience in that market segment. Although the ramp-up for this property will continue slowly, we feel optimistic about its longer-term prospects.
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We looked at several other cities in Texas but liked all of what we saw in Grapevine. It's a family-oriented historic town, and that's what set them apart.
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We are really happy at the number of people who have discovered the property already and booked reservations,
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Whatever situation they wind up in, their business model will continue. They do a great job running their business.
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With the opening of these developments, we will have more than doubled the size of our operating resort portfolio in about three years. With the cash we recently received from the sale of two resorts to the joint venture with CNL and our strong operating cash flow, we are well-positioned to stay on track to begin at least two new projects a year, as well as selectively add condominiums and/or additional rooms and expanded facilities at existing resorts.
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We have never looked at exiting that asset. I want to be perfectly clear on that.