Sundance Vacations Named One of the Top Ten Best Places to Work in Illinois

WILKES-BARRE, Pa., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Sundance Vacations, a leading discount travel provider, was named one of the top ten Best Places to Work in Illinois for another consecutive year. This is the second year that Sundance Vacations has been honored with this recognition, which is run by the national organization Best Companies Group.

"Sundance Vacations is honored to have made the list for Best Places to Work in Illinois again this year," said John Dowd, President of Sundance Vacations. "Our commitment to providing our employees with a superior work environment and getting directly involved with their development and growth has greatly contributed to Sundance Vacations' success for almost two decades. We take pride in training our employees and couldn't be more proud of all their hard work."

More than 3,000 entries were submitted to this year's Best Places to Work in Illinois program. Other companies honored at last night's awards ceremony include: Digitas, Shared Technologies Inc., and Assurance. A complete list of all honorees is available on the 2010 Best Places to Work in Illinois website.

Best Places to Work in Illinois is a statewide program managed by Best Companies Group and recognizes companies who demonstrate superior workplace environments and who are leading the way in defining employee development for the 21st century. Companies are analyzed based on eight core focus areas including Leadership and Planning, Corporate Culture and Communications, Role Satisfaction, Work Environment, Relationship with Supervisor, Training and Development, Pay and Benefits, and Overall Engagement.

Each year Sundance Vacations provides thousands of Americans access to discount vacation packages and has been recognized with numerous awards for its excellence in sales and customer service. Earlier this year, Sundance Vacations was named the winner of the 2010 Annual Stevie Award for Sales Department of the Year in Hospitality and Tourism and finalist in the Sales Director of the Year and Contact Call Center of the Year categories. The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are regarded as one of the world's premier business awards.

About Best Places to Work:

Best Companies Group is dedicated to establishing "Best Places to Work," "Best Companies" or "Best Employers" programs in an effort to distinguish companies who demonstrate superior workplace environments. The Company conducts research on the dynamics and characteristics of participating companies in order to produce a "Best" distinction that identifies and recognizes companies, in a selected region, that have been successful in implementing workplace excellence. Learn more about Best Companies Group at: http://www.bestcompaniesgroup.net/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

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 was named "27th Best Place to Work" in Pennsylvania by Best Companies Group, and 17th Best Place to Work in Best Places to Work in Illinois. In 2009 the company was honored as Sales Department of the Year in the 3rd annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Sundance Vacations was also just named one of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America by Inc. 500/5000.

SOURCE Sundance Vacations

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