
Contact: Amanda Miller
Sundance
Vacations
264 Highland
Park Blvd.
Wilkes Barre,
PA
Phone
570.820.0900 ext. 1182
Fax 570.820.0920
Press Release
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Sundance Vacations is the Fastest Growing Travel Company in Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre, PA (August 19, 2009) –
Sundance
Vacations is the fastest-growing travel company in Pennsylvania according to
Inc. 500/5000. The company was recently recognized by Inc Magazine as one of the nation’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies in
America. While Sundance Vacations ranked 4,718
on the Inc. 500/5000 list, no other Pennsylvania travel business ranked higher
than this Wilkes-Barre based wholesale travel company.
The
2009 Inc. 5000, revealed on Inc.com, serves as a unique report card on the U.S.
economy. Despite the ongoing recession, aggregate revenue among the companies
on the list actually increased to $214 billion, up $29 billion from last year,
with a median three-year growth rate of 126 percent. The Inc. 5000 are responsible
for creating more than one million jobs since their founding; making the list
perhaps the best example of the impact private, fast-growing companies can have
on the economy.
Sundance
Vacations is honored to be a part of the Inc. 500/5000. The company’s growth
despite the on-going recession was recently noted in a Wilkes-Barre local
newspaper The Times Leader by
reporter Ron Bartizek. Bartizek beat
Inc. 500/5000 to the punch with his piece
“Sundance finds a Sweet Spot in our Sour Economy”. “While the daily economic news continues to
be gloomy, this recognition is a bright spot for Sundance Vacations and our 700
national employees,” explained Sundance Vacations President John Dowd.
Sundance Vacations executives will attend the Inc.
500|5000 Conference and Awards Ceremony held in September at
the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. The
conference held by Inc. and Inc.com celebrate the remarkable
achievements of today’s entrepreneurial superstars—the privately held small
businesses that drive our economy. Inc. 500|5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony brings
together members of the Inc. 5000 community, both a new class of Inc. 5000
honorees and the list’s alumni, for three days of powerful networking, inspired
learning, and momentous celebration.
Complete
results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive
database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be
found on Inc.com.
For Immediate
Release
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About Inc
500/5000
The
Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2005 through
2008. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by
the first week of 2005, and therefore able to show four full calendar years of
sales. Additionally, they have to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit,
and independent -- not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies -- as of
December 31, 2008. Revenue in 2005 must have been at least $200,000, and
revenue in 2008 must have been at least $2 million. The top 10 percent of
companies on the list comprise the Inc. 500, now in its 28th year. Complete
results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive
database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be
found on Inc.com.
About
Sundance Vacations:
Sundance
Vacations is a national travel company that specializes in wholesale vacation
accommodations. The company is headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and
maintains offices in six other locations including; Rockaway, NJ; Princeton,
NJ; King of Prussia, PA; Harrisburg, PA; Downers Grove, IL, and Brookfield, WI.
Sundance Vacations is a highly rated member of the better business bureau, rated
12th Best Place to Work in Pennsylvania by Best Companies Group, and
17th Best Place to Work out of 30 finalist companies from the Best
Place to Work Illinois program. The company was also recently honored as Sales Department of the
Year in the 3rd annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer
Service.