Resort Experts
Hospitality, Real Estate, Experiences, & Marketing
SERVICES
Resort Consulting Associates ("RCA") is a team of specialists who assist resort developers and investors with pre-development concept and strategy, market positioning, hotel brand selection, residential real estate planning, financial feasibility analysis, amenity programming, and marketing. The RCA team thinks creatively with a focus on local nuances, customer segments, & relationships.
PROJECTS
We've worked on a wide variety of resort developments from ski, beach, golf, wellness, marina, and surf resorts; to unique boutique hotels, and urban destination resorts. We've also worked at all stages of the development and operations cycle -- from initial envisioning to turn-around asset management and repositioning. We are dedicated to formulating tailored solutions that deliver successful results.
As resort consultants, our clients include leading resort developers, investors and financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, hospitality brands, and resort operating companies. While we focus on projects in North America and The Caribbean, we've worked on projects in over a dozen countries, including in Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific.
Our Story
Resort Consulting Associates ("RCA") was founded in 2008 by Cate Thero to assist investors and financial institutions to navigate the challenging recessionary period for resort/hotel operations, tourism, and resort real estate sales. For each consulting assignment, Cate selected a team from her extensive network with expertise tailored to that specific project's needs. Working with affiliated consultants on a project-by-project basis has proven to be so successful that it continues as the approach that RCA pursues to this day.
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A unique aspect of the RCA team is that we're not just consultants; we all have years of hands-on experience working as resort operations executives, resort and residential real estate developers, and/or in key roles in marketing, sales, or finance.
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