Dick
Ragatz is
President of Ragatz Associates. His Ph.D.
dissertation from Cornell University
in 1969 is recognized as the first
national study on vacation homes ever conducted in the United States.
Since 1969, he has published more than 50 articles on resort
development for
academic journals and trade magazines. He also has delivered more than
350
speeches on resort development at conferences throughout the world.
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EXPERIENCE
with Fractional Interest Projects and
Private Residence Clubs*
- 500+ assignments, 80% within the last three
years
- 300 feasibility studies/position papers
- 30 consumer surveys
- 100 focus groups
- 150 miscellaneous
- 400 different resort properties
- in 30 states
- in 15 countries
- 7 national surveys of the market, three
including both the supply and demand sides (2001, 2003
and 2005), and five focusing only on the supply side
(2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007)
- 7 Fractional Interest Conferences in the U.S.,
and 2 in Europe, providing the first ever forums focusing
solely on this industry
- 10 published articles in industry trade
publications
- 100 speakerships at industry conferences
- 2,000+ assignments in the overall resort
industry since being formed in 1974, with work in 48
states and over 70 countries
Sample Clients
| AEW Capital Management |
Jackson Hole Resort Company |
| AIG Real Estate Investment |
KSL Recreation Corporation |
| Bluegreen Resorts |
Lehmann Brothers |
| Carlson Vacation Ownership |
Lyle Anderson Associates |
| Club Med |
Marcus Corporation |
| Colony Capital |
Medallist Developments |
| Cordillera |
Oak Tree Capital Management |
| Del Webb Corporation |
Quinta Real Hotels |
| East West Partners |
Secured Capital Corporation |
| Fairfield Resorts |
Starwood Vacation Ownership |
| Fairmont Hotels & Resorts |
The Sunshine Group |
| Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts |
The Owners Club |
| Hard Rock Cafe |
Toll Brothers |
| Hyatt Vacation Ownership |
Trapp Family Lodge |
| Ian Schrager Hotels |
Trendwest Resorts |
| Intrawest Resort Ownership Corporation |
Vail Resorts Development Company |
| Irvine Company |
William Simon & Sons |
*Represents Richard Ragatz's personal experience, part of
which he developed during the time that Ragatz Associates
operated as a subsidiary of RCI between 1995 and 2006.
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