Star Island Resort is owned by the Wyndham Destinations, Inc., a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT). The resort is located in Kissimmee, Florida and was acquired in 2018 from an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group. It offers lodging…
Horseshoe Bay Resort is owned by the Robert E. Smith Family Trust, controlled by the family of Robert E. Smith, a prominent businessman in Texas. The resort was originally purchased by Mr. Smith and his brother in 1971 as mostly…
Killington Ski Resort is owned by Powdr Corporation, a North American mountain resort company. The company was founded in 1988 and headquartered in Park City, Utah. As of 2020, Powdr Corporation owns 13 resorts across the United States and one…
The Royalton Resorts are owned by Sunwing Travel Group, a Canadian travel agency. They own the chain of luxury resorts located in Mexico, Jamaica and Saint Lucia. The company was founded in 2004 and has quickly become one of the…
Auberge Resorts is a privately held collection of luxury hotels, resorts and residences owned by Auberge Resorts LLC. The company was founded in 1998 by entrepreneur and hotelier Mark Harmon and has since grown to include 11 five-star properties across…
Kalahari Resorts is owned by the Nelson family, which includes founders Todd and Susan Nelson. The Nelsons opened their first Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, in 2000. Since then they have added locations throughout the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions…
Steamboat Ski Resort is owned by Alterra Mountain Company, a Denver-based company that owns and operates 15 ski resorts across the United States. The resort opened in 1963 as part of a partnership between visionary ski entrepreneur John Fetcher and…
Park City Mountain Resort is owned by Vail Resorts, Inc. The company acquired it on September 2015 from its former owner, Powdr Corporation. Park City was founded in 1963 and has since grown to become the largest ski resort in…
Nemacolin Resort is owned by Maggie Hardy Magerko, the President and Chief executive officer of 84 Lumber. She purchased the resort in 1987 from Willard F. Rockwell Jr., who had acquired it in 1972. Since then Mrs.Magerko has invested over…
Tapatio Springs Resort is owned by the Hill Country Resorts, LLC. It is a privately held company that was established in 2005 and based in Texas. The ownership group consists of several investors including local professionals, families, and entrepreneurs from…
Wynn Resorts is owned by a publicly traded company, Wynn Resorts Limited. The majority shareholders of the company are Steve Wynn and Elaine P. Wynn who own approximately 20% and 10%, respectively, of the total shares of stock. Other major…
Camelback Resort is owned by the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau (PMVB). PMVB is a non-profit organization that works to promote tourism in the Poconos region of northeastern Pennsylvania. The resort was purchased from its original owner, Jim Thorpe Enterprises, in…
Royalton Resorts is owned by the International Hospitality Enterprises (IHE) group. IHE was founded in 2006 by an experienced international team of hospitality professionals who have deep roots in the Caribbean, including many with a history in tourism and hotel…
Alta Ski Resort is owned by the Alta Ski Area Corporation. The corporation was formed in 1938 and is composed of members who own property within Alta’s boundaries. Members can be individuals, companies, or other organizations that hold a long-term…
Dreams Resorts is owned and managed by AMResorts, a hotelier based in the United States. The company was founded in 2001 and currently operates several all-inclusive resorts located around the world, including Mexico, Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. AMResorts…