Abercrombie & Kent Destination Clubs
Executives

Abercrombie & Kent Destination Clubs was the collected brand for Private Retreats, Distinctive Retreats, and Legendary Retreats.

Private Retreats would be the world's first destination club, combining elements of second home ownership, country club membership, and fractional jet access to create a new luxury travel option. The young club would prove successful enough for the launch of Distinctive Retreats, an expansion on the Private Retreats concept with even more luxurious properties available exclusively to members.

Rob McGrath, widely known as the creator of the destination club concept, would contact Geoffrey Kent of Abercrombie & Kent and would form a relationship to rebrand their collected clubs under the Abercrombie & Kent name. Operating as Private Retreats by Abercrombie & Kent and Distinctive Retreats by Abercrombie & Kent, eventually the master brand Abercrombie & Kent Destination Clubs would be created.

Eventually, Abercrombie & Kent and McGrath would discontinue their licensing agreement. Without a brand, the club formerly known as Abercrombie & Kent Destination Clubs would be transformed to Tanner & Haley Destination Clubs, named after McGrath's two children.

As a result of a business model where the club was required to lease a great deal of the properties available to members, the new Tanner & Haley would file for bankruptcy. Totaling nearly 900 members between the three clubs levels, Ultimate Resort would eventually acquire the assets of the club. In time, Ultimate Resort would combine with Private Escapes to create their own master brand, Ultimate Escapes.

Rob McGrath
Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Wanda Hairston
Chief Operating Officer

Executives from Abercrombie & Kent Destination Clubs would go on to work at several other destination clubs. Some of the other executives attached to Abecrombie & Kent Destination Clubs that would go on to serve at other destination clubs would include:

  • Richard Keith
  • Lisa Nier Pansing
  • Jay Harbison
  • Joel Schoen
  • Robert Dorsey

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