group type private founded 1964 1964 headquarters san marcos california united states key people lawrence welk founder jon fredricks president 1 and ceo 2 3 website welkresorts.com welk resort group is a corporation based in san marcos california that is a developer and operator of luxury resorts and timeshares in the united states and mexico . it was founded in 1964 by famed television bandleader lawrence welk . as of 2015 the company has developed five properties . contents 1 history 2 locations 2.1 current 2.2 future 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit in 1964 lawrence welk purchased 900 acres 360 ha of mostly undeveloped land near escondido california 20 miles north of san diego . the property included a golf course motel and mobile home community . after the entertainer staged one of his shows at the site it gained in popularity for tourism eventually growing to include a theater more golf and vacation homes . as the initial property expanded son larry welk a record company executive became the group s first ceo and guided the company into the timeshare business in the 1980s . 4 during the 50 years since the company s formation the company has developed five luxury resorts with over 1000 vacation ownership accommodations . ownership of the business has remained primarily with the welk family with seven family members and a former company president sharing 88 percent of ownership along with 12 percent owned by employees through an employee stock ownership plan . 4 locations edit current edit welk resorts current portfolio of timeshare resorts are based in 4 san diego california branson missouri palm springs california cabo san lucas mexico northstar lake tahoe california future edit poipu beach kauai hawaii breckenridge colorado see also edit lawrence welk references edit white ronald d. 27 july 2014 . a champagne career for welk resort group s president . la times . retrieved 21 june 2015 . hirsh lou 4 november 2014 . welk resorts adds ceo to fredricks role . san diego business journal . retrieved 21 june 2015 . jon fredricks promoted to president and ceo for welk resorts . hotel management . retrieved 21 june 2015 . a b c mcswain dan 21 december 2013 . welk resorts surges ahead carefully . the san diego union tribune . retrieved 21 june 2015 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title welk resort group & oldid 673383999 categories hospitality companies of the united statescompanies based in san marcos california navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 27 july 2015 at 23 32 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view