WORLDVENTURES HIGHLIGHTS
HISTORY
Headquartered in Plano, TX (Dallas).
Founded by Wayne Nugent and Mike Azcue, along with Robert Oblon and Dan Stammen. The company is privately owned and operated and is debt-free.
Launched December 10, 2005 in Las Vegas, NV (At the Venetian).
In fall 2008, moved into brand new 38,000 sq. ft. home offices, adjacent to EDS and neighbor to Dr. Pepper Snapple Group and Frito-Lay.
WorldVentures was featured in the June 2007 edition of Your Business At Home, on newsstands nationwide. To date, over 250,000 copies have been sold.
WorldVentures was featured in the May edition of Success From Home, from the publisher of SUCCESS magazine, on newsstands nationwide.
WorldVentures has generated sales of just under $150 Million in revenue in our first three years.
TRAVEL
Rovia’s (WorldVentures exclusive travel provider): Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, GoGo Vacations, Apple Vacations, Melia Hotels & Resorts, Riu Hotels & Resorts, Funjet Vacations, MLT Vacations, Outrigger Resorts, Elite Island Resorts, and Barcelo Resorts.
Grant Merz, Director of DreamTrips, sits on the Bahamian Tourism Board Advisory Council and the Funjet Vacations Advisory Board.
Rovia received the Rising Star Award from Funjet Vacations and the Platinum Apple Award from Apple Vacations, two of the largest vacation wholesalers in the world.
DREAMTRIPS
In 2006, our first year, we offered 15 DreamTrips (3 more than initially promised).
Couples who attended all 15 trips would have saved nearly $8,000.
In 2007 we offered over 37 DreamTrips.
In 2008 we offered 95 DreamTrips.
In 2009 we are forecasting over 200 DreamTrips!
DreamTrip destinations for 2009 include London, Hong Kong, Jamaica, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Brazil, Washington, DC, Madrid, Aruba, Cancun, Thailand, Cabo San Lucas, San Francisco, Maui, Kenya, Alaska, Paris, Playa Del Carmen, Munich, Disney World, Puerto Vallarta, Beijing, Rome, and more!
WORLDVENTURES CORPORATE
In March 2008 Robert Oblon was named President of WorldVentures. In May 2009 Co-Founder Mike Azcue was named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder Wayne Nugent was named Chief Visionary Officer (CVO).
In May 2009 Myron A. Wick, III was named Chairman of the Board for WorldVentures’ newly-formed Board of Directors. Mr. Wick was co-founder of CTC Media, a multi-billion dollar Russian-European television and broadcasting company, was appointed as an advisor to the Peace Corps of America by the President of the United States, and is co-founder and principal partner of McGettigan and Wick, a global investment banking firm.
In May 2009 Jon McKillip was named Chief Operating Officer (COO) for WorldVentures.
In May 2009 Eddie Head was named Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) for WorldVentures.
Corporate staff has increased from 0 to over 165 employees in 3.5 years.
WorldVentures is now on social media you can find us here:
In March 2009, WorldVentures presented Big Brothers & Big Sisters with a donation of $136,000 raised by WorldVentures Representatives and Corporate.
Our address is: 5360 Legacy Dr., Building 1, Suite 300, Plano, TX 75024..
MARKETING
Enrolled tens of thousands of representatives and customers in all fifty states.
In November 2007 we gave away a brand new 2008 Mercedes C-300 Sports Sedan.
In March 2008 we gave away a brand new 2008 Porsche Cayman.
In November 2008 we gave away a brand new 2009 Mercedes C-300 Sports Sedan.
In March 2008 we launched a brand new Premium Service Program (PSP), featuring Video Email, a bi-monthly Voyager newsletter, enhanced back office functionality, and a subscription to SUCCESS Magazine.
In April 2009 we added Closed Captioning to the marketing videos on our websites.
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