SPI’s Software to Interface with CSA Travel Protection

Vacation Ownership industry specialists SPI and CSA Travel Protection announced an interface that will give SPI software clients the ability to seamlessly offer, sell and service highly specialized travel insurance, whenever they sell a timeshare. CSA Travel Protection is an affordable insurance that covers annual maintenance fees, exchange fees and taxes, should owners be unable to use their vacation privileges. Resorts offering the insurance recognize a percentage of every sale.
“We selected SPI as our exclusive technology partner because their software is so widely used within the industry and because their Microsoft .NET platform can readily accommodate the additional application,” says CSA Travel Protection Global Sales Director Cathy Backus. “Resorts will be able to offer, sell and fulfill consumers’ purchases of the insurance in an intuitive, one-step process within their existing system and without the need for the resorts’ customer service representatives to memorize a tremendous amount of information. It’s all automated.”

“We are continuously seeking ways to offer enhanced applications to SPI clients and help make them more successful,” says Brosious. “By including this user-friendly functionality in our Orange System’s Sales and Maintenance Fee modules, resorts can be assured that their staff is offering this revenue-bearing product widely and consistently.”

“We are seeing resorts earn, literally, millions of dollars from CSA Travel Protection,” adds Backus. “It’s a great tool for salespeople as it gives new buyers and existing members confidence that if unforeseen circumstances arise affecting an owner’s vacation, we have them covered!”

About CSA Travel Protection
Headquartered in San Diego, California, CSA Travel Protection provides an extensive array of comprehensive and competitively priced guest cancellation, travel insurance and travel assistance services designed to meet every vacation traveler’s needs. CSA continuously reinforces its innovative leadership position with the introduction of innovative product enhancements that set the industry standard. Founded in 1991, CSA’s retail and custom products and services are offered nationwide by more than 200 resort and property managers, and 7,000 travel-related outlets. For more information, visit www.csatravelprotection.com or call toll-free, 800-348-9505.

About SPI
SPI provides major developers of vacation ownership (timeshare, fractional, private residence club and others) with its .NET-based software as either an enterprise suite of software called Orange Systems, or in specific modules to handle marketing, sales, property management, finance, maintenance fee and receivables servicing, centralized reservations or Website access operations. Founded in 1978 and based in Miami, FL, SPI can be reached at 305-858-9505, sales@spiinc.com or www.spiinc.com.