Peter Giamalva is principal, Dartmoor Hill, LLC. a private company providing executive management expertise in leisure real estate and travel. This business assists management teams in building new products, assessing business strategies, analyzing consumer targets and seeks to improve overall performance. Giamalva formed Dartmoor Hill as a 25-year professional whose experience spans the packaged vacation, car rental and leisure real estate sectors.
Peter also joined Global Leisure Partners as an Operating Partner in 2009. Established in 2004, Global Leisure Partners ("GLP") has forged a reputation for innovative deal making across the global leisure industry. www.globalleisurepartners.com
Giamalva is also a Board Member of Packlate.com and an Advisory Board Member of The Solutionz Group. PackLate.com is a last minute vacation rental marketplace where consumers watch prices change as the check-in date nears. PackLate.com empowers consumers to save money, find and track great deals, and confidently book closer to their vacation date while realizing they are not alone in their quest to find what they want at a great price. The Solutionz Group is a business development and strategic consulting group headquartered in Tampa, Florida serving the global travel and hospitality industries. solutionz.com Peter has been actively engaged with the ARDA International Foundation research committee since 2007.
Previously, he was President and Managing Director of NorthCourse Advisory Services, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation and the leading global specialist in comprehensive research, consulting and advisory services focused on the leisure real estate industry.
In 1999, Giamalva joined Group RCI and has held the positions of chief marketing officer; general manager, leisure rental division; and chief operating officer, RCI - Europe and Middle East. As Chief Operating Officer, he managed a business with a vast array of leisure accommodations including more than 60,000 vacation homes, 54 bungalow parks, over 100 campsites and hundreds of resorts affiliated to the RCI exchange network. The business unit completed in excess of 1,000,000 transactions annually with more that 50% fulfillment through online distribution.
Prior to joining Group RCI, Giamalva spent eight years at Budget Rent a Car Corporation, where he led international operations, global sales and travel-industry marketing. In addition, Peter spent 12 years in the package vacation business, where he helped establish and grow Thomson Vacations, now Apple Vacations in the United States. Thomson was the Midwest’s leading vacation company, operating primarily in the Bahamas, Caribbean and Mexico.
He holds a degree in economics from St. Mary's University in Winona, MN.