Trading Places Signs New Contract for Management in the Black Hills of South Dakota

Published May 18, 2009

Trading Places International was recently awarded the management contract for Barefoot Resort in Lead, South Dakota, an old mining town in the Black Hills region. Trading Places will service all reservations, rentals, exchanges, sales and association financial services of the resort. Trading Places is pleased to welcome Barefoot Resort - the only timeshare property in South Dakota - into their expanding family of resorts.

“We’re very excited about the acquisition of a resort in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota,” said Douglas L. Wilcox, Vice President of Resort Management. “This new vacation destination will be a wonderful addition to Trading Places’ growing mid-west family of resorts.”

Barefoot Resort sits at an elevation of 6,500 feet and is located directly across from South Dakota’s major ski area, Terry Peak, and just 37 miles from Mount Rushmore. The resort is a 44-unit timeshare property offering studios, one, two, and three-bedroom units. Amenities include an indoor pool and hot tub, exercise equipment, basketball, volleyball, and tennis courts, and spectacular views of the northern Black Hills.

Trading Places International is a 36-year veteran of the travel and vacation ownership industries. It is the only vertically-integrated, independent timeshare company providing full service resort management, exchange and rental services, and travel agency. It currently oversees more than 55,000 timeshare owners at over 30 resort locations in Hawaii, Mexico, South America, the Caribbean and mainland United States.