First Group ZA
Tony Ridl is a seasoned professional in the vacation ownership and timeshare industry, with an extensive career spanning over four decades. As the Managing Director of First Group ZA since January 1994, Tony holds multiple directorships on various shareblock and body corporate timeshare resort boards, including Southern Sun Timeshare Boards. Additionally, Tony serves as the Chairman of Umhlanga Sands and Breakers Resort and is a director of VOASA. As a co-founder of Flexi Holiday Club, Tony contributed to creating South Africa's first points-based vacation ownership system. Earlier in their career, Tony founded Ovland Timesharing, pioneering the vacation ownership sector in South Africa. Tony Ridl holds a Chartered Accountant degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, earned between 1969 and 1972.
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First Group ZA
First Group can be found throughout South Africa and in the United Kingdom, with our Customer Support Centres based in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and the Whicham Valley, Northwest England. First Group has been delivering superior customer experiences across its properties, including hotels, golf villas, all-suite properties, resorts, apartments and chalets since 2004. First Group is a private company serving customers throughout South Africa, the United Kingdom and Europe, and employs over 2,500 highly trained personnel, linked worldwide by sophisticated networks. Supported by a hand-selected, common-vision management team, the Group has successfully developed a portfolio of leisure and business accommodation providing customers with a full spectrum of hospitality options including weddings, conferencing, wellness spas, comprehensive entertainment and a host of ancillary business and leisure services. First Group is committed to delivering a complete experience to all customers, regardless of demographics, personal preference or interest. We go to extraordinary lengths to enhance every facet of any stay at the properties we manage, and continuously aim to exceed expectations and infuse excellence by introducing novel and exciting activities, amenities, excursions and top-end business services.