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Owners and history

a sourced guide to the Divine Desert Destination vacation home and to Borrego Springs and Anza-Borrego

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Overview: Divine Desert Destination is owned and run by Toni and Greg, named in company press releases as Toni Locke (co-owner) and Gregory Kump (founder and CEO). A January 2025 release marked two years in business, placing the start around early 2023[1][2][3].

About this guide: DivineDesertDestination.wiki is an independent guide drawn from public records, park and government sources, and the owners’ own website and press releases. It does not take bookings, and what the owners say about the house is attributed to them. Rates, rules and availability change; check them on the official site or by calling (619) 757-4564. Desert travel carries real heat risk; follow park and National Weather Service guidance. Our editorial policy explains how pages are sourced.

Who owns Divine Desert Destination?

The website introduces the owners only by first name, as Toni and Greg. In their welcome note, Toni writes: “My husband, Greg and I want to thank you for taking the time to look at our home”[1]. Press releases issued in the business’s name give fuller names. A release dated 6 January 2025 quotes “Gregory Kump, Founder and CEO of Divine Desert Destination”[2]. A release dated 3 December 2025 quotes “Toni Locke, co-owner” and calls the owners “Toni and Greg Locke”[3]. This guide uses the names and titles as they appear in those releases: Toni Locke, co-owner, and Gregory (Greg) Kump, founder and CEO. The December 2025 surname for Greg is treated as a variant.

How did they come to Borrego Springs?

The owners say they had been visiting Anza-Borrego “for many years to camp, hike, and off road”, and that they “love it out here so much that we bought a little slice of heaven in the De Anza golf community as a getaway and eventually as a place to retire”[1]. They offer to share recommendations on “little known hikes” and the best places to see the desert blooms. Their site keeps an Anza-Borrego updates page that has reposted bloom reports and rainfall notes from local naturalists[4].

When did rentals start?

No public record seen for this guide gives a start date. The January 2025 release says the business was celebrating “its two-year anniversary”[2], which points to early 2023. The site’s logo file was uploaded in February 2024, which fits a website launched or redesigned that year[5]. The Google Business Profile and the Google vacation rental listing do not show an opening date.

What does the business say about itself?

  • “Licensed and insured” (home page)[5]. The site does not show a county registration or certificate number; see rental tax and registration.
  • “Both a VRBO Premier Host and an Airbnb Superhost” (December 2025 release)[3]. Platform badges change over time and were not checked against the platforms for this guide.
  • A “curated selection of high-end properties” and plans for “expanding its portfolio” (January 2025 release)[2]. This guide found one property in public listings: the house at De Anza Country Club.

Press releases are written by the business. They are used here for dates and names, not as independent evidence of quality.

How can guests reach the owners?

The site gives the phone number (619) 757-4564 and a contact form, and emphasizes “direct communication with the owner”[5]. It links to a YouTube channel, a Facebook page, an Instagram account and a LinkedIn company page[6][7][8][9]. This guide does not publish personal email addresses.

Visitor questions

Who owns Divine Desert Destination?

The website names the owners as Toni and Greg. Company press releases name Toni Locke as co-owner and Gregory Kump as founder and CEO.

When did Divine Desert Destination open?

A January 2025 press release marked two years in business, which points to early 2023.

Do the owners live at the house?

The owners say they bought it as a getaway and eventually a place to retire; it is rented to guests as a whole house.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c About the Owners (Toni and Greg). Divine Desert Destination (divinedesertdestination.com). Viewed 9 November 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d Divine Desert Destination Celebrates 2 Years in Business (6 January 2025). Divine Desert Destination via Press Advantage (company press release). Viewed 9 November 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Divine Desert Destination Highlights Ideal Vacation Rental Timing for Ricardo Breceda Sculpture Unveiling (3 December 2025). Divine Desert Destination via Press Advantage (company press release). Viewed 9 November 2026.
  4. ^ Anza-Borrego Updates. Divine Desert Destination (divinedesertdestination.com). Viewed 9 November 2026.
  5. ^ a b c Divine Desert Destination: New Divine Desert Retreat with Pool & Spa (home page: description, amenities, house rules). Divine Desert Destination (divinedesertdestination.com). Viewed 9 November 2026.
  6. ^ Divine Desert Destination (YouTube channel). YouTube. Viewed 9 November 2026.
  7. ^ Divine Desert Destination (Facebook page linked from the official site). Facebook. Viewed 9 November 2026.
  8. ^ divinedesertdestination (Instagram account linked from the official site). Instagram. Viewed 9 November 2026.
  9. ^ Divine Desert Destination (LinkedIn company page linked from the official site). LinkedIn. Viewed 9 November 2026.

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