Upon Closing of the Acquisition, Westgate’s Number of Resort Destinations Expands from 22 Resorts to Over 60 With New International Locations in Mexico and Canada

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Westgate Resorts announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Bellevue, Washington-based Vacation Ownership Sales (VOS), which has the exclusive management and sales and marketing rights for VI Resorts, North America’s largest owner-controlled timeshare and vacation club. The acquisition is set to close in 2025.

As part of the acquisition, Westgate Resorts will assume management of VI Resorts’ points-based Vacation Club, which has an expansive portfolio of over 40 domestic and international resorts and destinations. These locations include highly sought after locations around the United States such as the picturesque islands of Hawaii, as well as the sandy beaches of Mexico and throughout Canada. Westgate Resorts will continue to add new Owners to the VI Club through its extensive sales and marketing efforts. 

As part of its management agreement, Westgate Resorts has committed to investing over $4 million in marketing, branding and technology improvements to enhance the VI program for its Owners, along with additional benefits.

“We are thrilled to significantly expand Westgate with this game-changing acquisition of Vacation Ownership Sales and management of VI Resorts’ Vacation Club with more than 40 resort locations” said Westgate Resorts’ CEO, Jim Gissy.  “We look forward to working with the VI Resorts Owners to help enhance their Vacation Club, bring exciting new Westgate destinations into the VI Club and create new and diverse vacation product offerings for our existing Owners at Westgate.”

Upon the completion of the acquisition, Mike Vasey, Owner & President of Vacation Ownership Sales (VOS) will join the Westgate Executive Team and continue to lead the company forward.  “From the moment I began speaking with the Westgate team it instantly felt like a natural fit that the largest independent, owner-led vacation club and the largest independent timeshare brand should come together.  This acquisition will lead to so many product synergies and collaborative opportunities,” said Vasey.  “The VI Resorts team and I look forward to joining the Westgate team and leveraging over 90 years of history between our two great companies.”

Celebrating its 50^th anniversary in 2024, VI Resorts is a pioneering vacation club known for its innovative points-based timeshare system dating back to its inception in 1974. This collaboration will allow the Owner-led VI Resorts Board to leverage Westgate’s robust management expertise to elevate resort operations and unlock exciting new destinations for VI Owners. “We have enjoyed getting to know the Westgate Resorts leadership team over the past year and have visited several of their resort locations. We appreciate the immense capacity that this partnership brings, allowing the VI Club to remain independent,” said Betty Flad, President of the VI Owners Association (VIOA) Board and a VI Resorts owner since 1977.

This purchase builds on the heels of Westgate’s partnership with Choice Hotels which was announced earlier this year, as well as its strategic plan to continue to grow its core timeshare business. The integration of VI Resorts into Westgate’s portfolio reinforces the company’s ambitions to be the preeminent independent company in the timeshare and hospitality industries.  Through this partnership, existing Westgate Owners have the ability to exchange their ownership time for stays at VI Resorts locations and VI Owners have the ability to exchange to Westgate Resorts locations through their Interval International membership.

ABOUT WESTGATE RESORTS

Westgate Resorts is the largest privately held timeshare company in the world and one of the largest resort developers in the United States. Founded in 1982 by David Siegel, the company is headquartered in Orlando, Florida, with a total of 21 themed destination resorts nationwide, including seven Orlando hotel resorts.

Westgate Resorts locations feature more than 13,500 luxury villas and hotel rooms in popular vacation destinations throughout the United States such as Orlando, Cocoa Beach and River Ranch, Florida; New York City, New York; Park City, Utah; Las Vegas, Nevada; Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Williamsburg, Virginia; Branson, Missouri; and Mesa, Arizona.

In 2022, the company launched the cutting-edge World of Westgate (WOW) Loyalty Program, an exclusive and completely free loyalty program that rewards Westgate Owners and hotel guests with prestigious perks and privileges.  In 2025, Westgate Resorts joined the Choice Hotels Ascend Collection making its resorts available to more than 68 million Choice Privileges Members worldwide.

For more information about Westgate Resorts, visit WestgateResorts.com. Find Westgate Resorts on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

ABOUT VI RESORTS

Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Vacation Internationale (VI) is a pioneer and industry leader in points-based timeshares. Beginning with one resort in Hawaii, VI now has more than 40 resort locations, offering a combination of exciting destinations and unique vacation experiences. Today, with more than 41,000 owners, VI is the largest owner-controlled timeshare company in the world.

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