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News: Robb & Stucky Receives ARDA Awards For Refurbishments And Common Areas http://bit.ly/cipZFH #
Perspective North America: ARDA Award Received By Robb & Stucky For Refurbishments And Common Areas http://bit.ly/cBpT5y #
News: Farrow Selected For ARDA Chairman’s League http://bit.ly/9wy8RA #
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News: Vail Mountain Lodge Selects FractionalExchange.com For Its Member To Member Exchange Requirements http://bit.ly/aMEaNS #
News: Telkonet’s CEO Honored As A Greater Washington Area Smart100 CEO http://bit.ly/cuRBv5 #
Perspective North America: Telkonet’s CEO Honored As A Greater Washington Area Smart100 CEO http://bit.ly/aZFmch #
News: Ultimate Escapes Commences Trading On OTC Bulletin Board http://bit.ly/aj7hbt #
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News: Dubai’s Iconic Grosvenor House Joins The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts http://bit.ly/cvl3wE #
Perspective North America: Grosvenor House Dubai Joins The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts http://bit.ly/c1lfs8 #
News: Walt Disney World Resort Joins Clean The World In An Innovative Program To Recycle Soap http://bit.ly/b4luZj #
Perspective North America: Clean The World Joined By Walt Disney World Resort In An Innovative Program To Recycle Soap http://bit.ly/cEXJtG #
News: Harrah’s Entertainment Assumes Ownership Of The Las Vegas Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino http://bit.ly/cSzwlg #
News: Wyndham Exchange & Rentals To Acquire Hoseasons http://bit.ly/9s7Hy4 #
Perspective North America: Hoseasons To Be Aquired By Wyndham Exchange & Rentals http://bit.ly/aZ2M61 #
Perspective North America: Fractional Summit USA To Be Sponsored By The Registry Collection® Exchange Program http://bit.ly/bKkj1j #
News: Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club, Dominican Republic, Opens New Jazz Restaurant And Bourbon Street Bar http://bit.ly/92lgjI #
News: Arcos Gardens Golf Club & Country Estate Of Spain Joins The Registry Collection Exchange Programme http://bit.ly/9lsncl #
Perspective North America: Arcos Gardens Golf Club & Country Estate, Spain, Affiliates With The Registry Collection http://bit.ly/aPxQhf #
News: yooPhuket Wins Fractional Life Readers Choice Award http://bit.ly/dcGuR1 #
Perspective North America: Fractional Life Readers Choice Award Won By yooPhuket http://bit.ly/aKuPmK #
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News: Sol Melia Vacation Club Joins The Registry Collection http://bit.ly/9e69T0 #
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News: Raintree Vacation Club Partners With TimeShareWare For Sales & Marketing And Club Functionality http://bit.ly/crAHhE #
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News: Perspective International Sponsors C.A.R.E.’s 50th Semi-Annual Conference http://bit.ly/bumaf6 #
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February 27, 2010 by Timeshare News · Leave a Comment

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Perspective International Sponsors C.A.R.E.’s 50th Semi-Annual Conference

February 26, 2010 by Timeshare & Fractional News · Leave a Comment

C.A.R.E. (Cooperative Association of Resort Exchangers) is pleased to announce that Perspective International Ltd is a media sponsor of its 50th Semi-Annual Conference, which will be held April 24 through 27,2010, at the Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana.

“In these trying economic times a nonprofit organization such as the Cooperative Association of Resort Exchangers, C.A.R.E., must consider every tool available to spread its message,” says Alain Carr, president of C.A.R.E. “Perspective International, a C.A.R.E. media sponsor, provides our association with advertising opportunities to remind current members of the value of belonging to C.A.R.E. and to inform potential new members of the benefits of membership. C.A.R.E. and its members benefit from advertising in Perspective International by keeping our association at the forefront of the vacation travel industry.”

This 50th semi-annual conference will offer powerful sessions with motivational and informative speakers ready to share their wisdom and insight. Those attending event will not only get to experience one of the U.S.’s most desired vacation destinations, but they also will get to meet up with numerous industry suppliers and purchasers. This is a don’t-miss opportunity to re-connect with old associates and even develop new relationships to provide the tools needed to succeed in this ever-changing, multifaceted, vacation industry.

“Perspective is delighted to be a media sponsor for this conference,” says Paul Mattimoe, president and CEO of Perspective International Ltd. “C.A.R.E. nicely fills a niche in the shared-ownership industry that serves resort developers and, ultimately, owners of vacation interests.”

The Hilton New Orleans St. Charles is located in the heart of the New Orleans Central Business District, three blocks from Canal Street and blocks from the world-famous French Quarter and Bourbon Street. The landmark building was originally built in 1926 as the Masonic Temple and was the second high-rise building to be constructed in the Central Business District. It has undergone an $11 million renovation and has re-emerged as the newest upscale, premier hotel experience in the Crescent City.

For room reservations, call: 1-888-490-6547 or 1-504-524-8890.

About Perspective International Ltd
Perspective International Ltd is an award-winning leader in cross media marketing/advertising for the timeshare and fractional ownership industry, dedicated to catering for the individual needs of your brand, product, service, clients, customers and employees through a suite of unique publications, websites and services.

For more information, call 1-407-792-2343 or visit www.perspectiverates.com.

About C.A.R.E
C.A.R.E. is a trade association established in 1985 by representatives of timeshare resorts who found that by exchanging vacation inventory among themselves, they were better able to satisfy their owners with increased vacation opportunities. Today, member companies are also able to utilize inventory and generate revenue through wholesale rentals while continuing to offer expanded exchange and fulfillment options.
C.A.R.E. is not an exchange company, it does not own or control inventory or guarantee fulfillment of travel requests, and/or rental or sale of any type of inventory, service or product. C.A.R.E. provides a networking platform that offers the tools for individual business enhancement while requiring its Member companies to adhere to its Code of Standards and Ethics.

C.A.R.E. member companies currently offer 2500 vacation properties and service approximately one million vacation owners and members. C.A.R.E. is an international organization, with members throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Australia.

Visit C.A.R.E. online at www.care-online.org for information about membership and upcoming conferences.

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February 26, 2010 by Timeshare News · Leave a Comment

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February 26, 2010 by Timeshare News · Leave a Comment

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February 25, 2010 by Timeshare News · Leave a Comment

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Perspective Magazine North America Launches As Largest And Yet Most Inexpensive Trade Publication

February 25, 2010 by Timeshare & Fractional News · Leave a Comment

Perspective Magazine, the leading monthly timeshare and fractional ownership business publication which has been in circulation since 2005 as a global edition, recently announced that it would create a series of regional titles to more closely concentrate specific issues relating to each marketplace around the world. The first of these publications to be launched is a North America edition.

Perspective Magazine North America, which focuses on USA, Canada, Mexico & Caribbean regions, was launched this week with a reach of more than 12,000 print and online subscribers making it the largest monthly publication in the region from inception.

“We had most of our readership already from the global edition, but were pleased to reach our target of 7,000+ individual print subscribers before launch and are still looking to increase this to around the 10,000 mark across the rest of 2010.” Said Paul Mattimoe, CEO, OP Media LLC and Perspective International. “But the real story here is that we’ve been able to adjust and reduce our standard advertising rates to less than all other industry publications, even though our monthly reach in some cases is far higher – and we are very pleased we were able to negotiate this and pass on the benefits to our clients”.

Through a strategic regionalizing of content, Perspective Magazine has been able to increase the number of magazine titles it produces and increase circulation and distribution for each in such as way that it has been able to restructure its pricing into a Win Win situation for both publisher and clients.

In addition, Perspective Magazine North America continues the Perspective tradition of offering a wealth of online advertising and social media coverage free of charge to its premium advertisers.

The first edition of Perspective Magazine North America is available to view online at http://www.perspectivemagazine.com/na and industry professionals can request a free print subscription from the website. This edition is also available to all delegates at the upcoming ARDA Convention & Expo in Las Vegas in March (http://www.arda.org).

For more information on advertising and editorial opportunities visit http://www.perspectiverates.com or call +1 407 792 2343 or email advertising@perspectiveinternational.com

About Perspective Magazine
Now available in two versions, Perspective Magazine continues to grow at a rapid pace, maintaining its lead as the largest independent trade publication for the shared ownership industry and continues to pioneer and push boundaries with technology, distribution channels and communication tools. Perspective Magazine is also available online, provides the latest news headlines updated daily and now hosts the industry’s only standalone social networking platform which combines all of the most popular features of Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter to encourage more communication within the industry.

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February 25, 2010 by Timeshare News · Leave a Comment

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Raintree Vacation Club Partners With TimeShareWare For Sales & Marketing And Club Functionality

February 25, 2010 by Timeshare & Fractional News · Leave a Comment

Raintree Vacation Club, with 21 resorts in the Western US, Western Canada, and Mexico and over 50,000 Members/owners worldwide, recently contracted with TimeShareWare to add enterprise-wide Sales & Marketing and Club functionality to their existing TSW software platform.

Raintree is now using the entire breadth and depth of the TimeShareWare Enterprise platform for property management, owner contract management, reservations management, accounts receivable, front desk operations, housekeeping, maintenance, sales and marketing, and club management. TimeShareWare is replacing the existing RCC software at Raintree Vacation Club.

John Berger, Senior Vice President of Raintree Vacation Club, said TimeShareWare Enterprise provides everything Raintree needs. “TimeShareWare provides the technology platform we need to connect all of our functions together - from tours, contracts, club and reservations, to front desk and property level activities. It also gives us the ability to track and analyze the activity of our Members, and then, anticipate and deliver on their desires. It is the customer connection we’ve been looking for, not only to improve efficiency on our part, but to provide a superior level of customer satisfaction for our Members.”

Cheryn Pollard, Director of Marketing Communications at Raintree Vacation Club, says “Our primary objective is to consistently enhance our Members’ lives by providing extraordinary vacation experiences. Having everything on the TimeShareWare platform will allow our Raintree Vacation Guides to focus on the needs of our Members instead of our internal procedures. We have a sophisticated Club and this will be a big win for our Members.”

Candace Vigil, Business Development Manager for TimeShareWare commented, “We are delighted that Raintree Vacation Club has chosen to include sales and marketing and club management with their existing TimeShareWare modules. TimeShareWare’s advanced technology will provide the flexibility they need to expand products and services while maintaining the high level of customer service their Members have come to expect.”

Allen Rice, Chief Marketing Officer of TimeShareWare, says, “We are very pleased with the tremendous partnering relationship that we share with Raintree. We are confident that our technology platform will help Raintree Vacation Club to achieve even greater levels of success. We have always been impressed with the quality and professionalism of the Raintree team and how committed they are to the customers they serve.”

About Raintree Resorts and Raintree Vacation Club
Raintree Resorts is a unique blend of club, resort, and hotel hospitality, balancing cosmopolitan flair with local flavor to create a defining experience in select vacation destinations. Raintree Vacation Club currently offers primarily condominium-style rental and membership accommodations in select resorts in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.

For more information on Raintree Resorts, please visit their website at www.raintreeresorts.com

About TimeShareWare & CondotelWare:
TimeShareWare provides the most advanced resort technology in the industry and has created a state-of-the-art software platform to provide best-of-breed, superior software solutions to shared-ownership, mixed use resorts around the world. Since 1993, TimeShareWare serves all sizes and types of vacation ownership associations, fractional ownership properties, and timeshare resorts including multi-site, single-site, and points-based clubs. The advanced technology provides critical functionality to the Vacation Ownership, Vacation Club, and Vacation Rentals industries. The TimeShareWare software platform includes solutions for lead and tour management, contract processing, sales and marketing, owner accounting, loan servicing, property management, reservations, and web-based owner servicing.

CondotelWare is the first full-service software solution designed specifically for condominium residences and hotels. The software helps owners and operators master all aspects of condo-hotel/residence management and administration, including owner accounting, billing, rental rotation, inventory management, reservations, owner relations, reporting, and more.

For more about TimeShareWare, please visit their websites at: www.timeshareware.com

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Sol Melia Vacation Club Joins The Registry Collection

February 25, 2010 by Timeshare & Fractional News · Leave a Comment

Dominican Republic and Canary Island resorts become part of elite group

Sol Meliá Vacation Club (SMVC), an international vacation membership club with locations in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and Europe, has joined The Registry Collection®, the world’s largest luxury exchange program including luxury fractional, whole ownership, private residence club, high-end timeshare, villas and manors, luxury cruises, yachts and private jets. Sol Meliá Vacation Club at The Reserve at Palma Real and The Reserve at Paradisus Punta Cana, both in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and Sol Meliá Vacation Club at Gran Meliá Palacio de Isora in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, now have the prestigious “by invitation only” affiliation with The Registry Collection.
“It’s an honor for us to have these three distinguished resorts meet the high standards of affiliation with The Registry Collection,” said Denis Ebrill, Sol Meliá Vacation Club’s Executive Vice President. “We also are very excited that its gives our Members access to high-end exchange experiences within an elite portfolio.

Sol Meliá Vacation Club is an internationally-branded membership club focusing on leisure lifestyle experiences that include exotic destinations, designer-appointed luxury suites, exclusive services and unforgettable amenities. Each Sol Meliá Vacation Club vacation experience is different from the other, aligned with local culture and customized to fit Members’ leisure lifestyle needs.

Orlando, Florida based Sol Meliá Vacation Club is part of Spain-based Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts, a 50-year-old international hospitality company with over 350 hotels in 30 countries on five continents. Sol Meliá Vacation Club Members have more vacation lifestyle options through global luxury accommodations in a variety of unique resort and urban destinations around the world, as well as flexibility to choose length of stay, season and size of unit. Featured Sol Meliá Vacation Club locations include Cancun, Cozumel and Puerto Vallarta in Mexico; Puerto Rico and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in the Caribbean; Panama in Central America; and the Canary Islands, Spain, in Europe. For more information, call 866-379-5950, or visit www.smvc.com.

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Goes Live With Global TelePresence Meetings Suites Allowing Guests To Meet Across Continents

February 25, 2010 by Timeshare & Fractional News · Leave a Comment

From the Magnificent Mile to Down Under: W Chicago City Center and Sheraton on the Park Sydney first in Starwood’s Global Portfolio to introduce Cisco TelePresence for Virtual Meetings

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) unveiled its first in-hotel Cisco TelePresence meeting suites today with a virtual, interactive meeting spanning across two continents. The W Chicago City Center and Sheraton on the Park Sydney are the first in Starwood’s global portfolio to introduce the new meeting facilities, showcasing the state-of-the-art Cisco TelePresence technology. Guests and corporate clients were brought together in a true-to-life meeting setting, despite more than 9,000 miles apart and the 17 hour time difference. Participants in both locations had a seat at the table and were able to meet “face-to-face” utilizing ultra-high definition video, superior audio and life-size imagery of all participants.

In June of 2009, Starwood announced a partnership with Tata Communications and plans to build Cisco TelePresence rooms in 10 properties worldwide. In addition to the W Chicago and Sheraton on the Park Sydney, inaugurated as part of this partnership with Tata Communications, two more Cisco TelePresence meeting suites will open in the first half of this year including the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers and Sheraton Centre Toronto which will come online in the upcoming months. Other Starwood locations planned to open throughout 2010 include The Westin Los Angeles Airport, with the anticipation to expand the offering to key domestic and international business markets such as Dallas, San Francisco, Brussels, Paris, Hong Kong and Frankfurt. As an industry first, reservations for these telepresence rooms can be made instantly using the Tata Communications online portal, with a convenient payment capability using all major credit cards.

As the world and the hotel industry grow increasingly more global, Starwood is continuing their legacy of innovation and looking at tomorrow’s travelers and how they want to meet. There is also an increasing demand to incorporate technology, virtual meetings and social media into new meeting offerings from the next generation of business travelers.

“The launch of the new Cisco TelePresence meeting suites at the W Chicago and Sheraton on the Park Sydney is another example of Starwood’s commitment to innovation by offering our clients an exciting, new meetings solution that facilitates a ‘face-to-face’ meeting in the same room regardless of global location,” said Christie Hicks, Senior Vice President of Global Sales for Starwood. “We have a great partner in Tata Communications and look forward to continuing opening new meeting facilities throughout our portfolio of hotels around the world.”

“With 2010 fully in gear, we’re well on our way in bringing more public rooms in critical business hubs like Sydney and Chicago. We hope that through this partnership with Starwood, even more business executives can take advantage of the productivity this technology offers and save on costs that can be invested in their core competencies. We intend to make telepresence available to as many users as possible with our global network of public telepresence rooms and our suite of managed telepresence network services for businesses. This opening is just the first step in that direction with many more in other key markets soon to follow this year,” said Peter Quinlan, Director, Managed Telepresence Services, Tata Communications.

“More businesses are recognizing the value of being able to rent Cisco TelePresence facilities by the hour, either to extend their existing deployment to further locations or to experience Cisco TelePresence for the first time. Having meeting facilities in a comfortable setting with access to business services at times that fit individuals’ schedule can help to take some of the grind out of traveling. The value of public suites facilities increases exponentially as more rooms from more providers come on stream, so today’s announcement represents another key milestone in making these facilities more practical for business,” said Mark Weidick, VP/GM for Cisco’s TelePresence Exchange Business Unit.

Cisco TelePresence provides life-like, high definition, conferencing facilities with superior audio, video and environmental qualities allowing participants to meet their colleagues, customers and business partners across a virtual table. The public facility offers users who do not have telepresence rooms within their company, access to this cutting-edge technology at an affordable per hour rental rate. Tata Communications has several operational public rooms in India (Mumbai, Bangalore (x2), Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi and Gurgaon), UK (London) and USA (Boston), Manila with PLDT in the Philippines and Johannesburg with Neotel in South Africa.

For more information about Starwood Hotels Cisco TelePresence Suites visit http://www.tatacommunications.com/telepresence/.

About Starwood Hotels
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 992 properties in nearly 100 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis(R), The Luxury Collection(R), W(R), Westin(R), Le Méridien(R), Sheraton(R), Four Points(R) by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft(R), and Element SM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.

About Cisco
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