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July 3, 2009

Absolute Group Of Companies Appoints Phil Tufnell As Brand Ambassador

Absolute Group of companies, Asia’s market leader in mixed-use resort development, today announced the appointment of Phil Tufnell, the popular UK celebrity and former England cricket captain, as Absolute brand ambassador. “We are really pleased to have Phil Tufnell on board... [Read more...]

June 8, 2009

The BW Group Brings The Registry Collection® Exchange Programme Into Luxury Resort City In Tunisia

The BW Group announced that its new fractional development, The International Riviera resort development in Tunisia, has affiliated with The Registry Collection® exchange programme, the world’s largest luxury exchange programme. The five-star residential resort development... [Read more...]

May 8, 2009

Interval International Presents Prestigious Industry Award To Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort & Spa In St. Lucia

Interval International, a leading global provider of vacation services, presented Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort & Spa in St. Lucia with the Interval International Premier ResortSM award for 2009 at a ceremony held recently at the property. The annual award recognizes... [Read more...]

April 30, 2009

Interval International Employees Participate In Eighth Annual Community Service Day

Nearly 90 Interval International employees recently participated in the company’s Eighth Annual Community Service Day benefiting the Fruit & Spice Park, the only tropical botanical garden of its kind in the United States, maintained and operated by the Miami-Dade County... [Read more...]

April 15, 2009

Interval International Adds Grand Solmar At Land’s End Resort And Spa

Interval International, a leading provider of vacation services, announced the addition of Grand Solmar at Land’s End Resort and Spa, an exclusive vacation ownership resort in Los Cabos, to its global exchange network. Scheduled to begin construction in March, the oceanfront... [Read more...]

December 16, 2008

Interval International Wins Southern Sun Exchange Business

Significant Step In International Expansion Interval International, a leading global provider of vacation services, and Southern Sun Hotel Interests (Proprietary) Limited (“Southern Sun”), a leading hotel group in the region, today announced they have entered into a long-term,... [Read more...]

December 5, 2008

Group RCI Puts Serbia On Its Exchange Holiday Map With Two New Resort Affiliations

RCI, the world’s largest timeshare exchange company and a part of Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), has signed its first affiliation agreements in Serbia, adding two new resorts to its portfolio of over 4,000 affiliated resorts worldwide: Club Satelit and Kraljevi Konaci resort. In... [Read more...]

December 3, 2008

Group RCI And Disney Vacation Club Members To Receive Benefit Of New Multi-Year Relationship

Group RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange, and Disney Vacation Club, one of the world’s most innovative and fastest-growing brands in the vacation-ownership industry, announced today a new multi-year affiliation relationship. This new agreement allows subscribing members... [Read more...]

November 29, 2008

Accor Vacation Club Confidently Steps Up Inventory

44 new Gold Coast apartments purchased by Club for members’ use Accor Vacation Club has purchased forty-four (44) one and two bedroom apartments at the 4.5 star Freshwater Point Broadbeach, QLD which will be made available for Club Members use as growth in the Club continues.   The... [Read more...]

November 19, 2008

Perspective Magazine Adds Ragatz Associates Ninth Annual Fractional Interest Conference To Its Convention List

Perspective Magazine, the award winning and “most read” independent B2B publication for the timeshare and fractional ownership industry globally has confirmed that the Fractional Interest Conference by Ragatz Associates will join no less than 15 other conventions to be promoted... [Read more...]

November 19, 2008

Tempus Resorts International Donates $30,805 To The American Cancer Society

Tempus Resorts International today presented the American Cancer Society with a donation of $30,805 as a result of the company’s recent “Pink Ribbon” fundraising events in support of the American Cancer Society’s “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” annual campaign. Tempus... [Read more...]

November 18, 2008

Innseason Resorts Names Chip Rogan Vice President Of Sales

InnSeason Resorts®, creators of the Northeast Experience® and leading providers of resort vacation and ownership opportunities, recently announced the promotion of Chip Rogan to Vice President of Sales. Rogan started with one of InnSeason’s predecessor companies in 1994 as... [Read more...]

November 13, 2008

Perspective Magazine Attends World Travel Market To Cover World Responsible Tourism Day

  Left To Right: Jonathan Hitchens, Erika Garcia, Orlando Arroyo, Annie Arroyo, Alma Lopez and Sigfrido Pazparedes At this year’s World Travel Market, The Global Event for the Travel Industry, the World Responsible Tourism Day sponsor Hacienda Tres Rios Resort, Spa &... [Read more...]

November 9, 2008

Interval International Affiliates Villaggio Cala La Luna

Sicilian Resort Joins Quality Exchange Network Interval International, a leading provider of vacation services, has announced the affiliation of Villaggio Cala La Luna situated on the small island of Favignana just off the west coast of Sicily, Italy.  The development which... [Read more...]

November 6, 2008

Wyndham Vacation Ownership Opens Highly Anticipated Worldmark Anaheim Resort

Premier property is one of company’s largest WorldMark resorts Wyndham Vacation Ownership expands its selection of resorts in Southern California with the opening of its newest flagship vacation ownership property, WorldMark Anaheim. Operating within the company’s WorldMark... [Read more...]

November 4, 2008

RCI Signs Timeshare Affiliation Deal With Salwan Property Management For Exclusive Jumeirah Beach Residence Development

RCI, the world’s largest timeshare exchange company and a part of Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), has signed an affiliation agreement with Salwan, a property management company and a subsidiary of Dubai Properties Group (DPG), to offer the RCI Points® exchange program to the... [Read more...]

November 4, 2008

Aquarius Vacation Club And Interval International Renew Master Affiliation Agreement

Interval International, a leading provider of vacation services, announced the renewal of its master affiliation agreement with Aquarius Vacation Club® (AVC). The multi-year agreement extends the relationship first established in 2001 and includes two existing resorts, as well... [Read more...]

October 27, 2008

Wellness Resort On Portuguese Algarve Affiliates With Interval International

Longevity Wellness Resort Joins The Quality Exchange Network Wellness Resort On Portuguese Algarve Affiliates With Interval International Interval International, a leading provider of vacation services, has announced the addition of the award-winning Longevity Wellness Resort... [Read more...]

October 27, 2008

Arabian Falcon Soars With Generator

Arabian Falcon Holidays has joined forces with Generator Systems to champion the sales of their latest, and most exciting, project – Royal Club at Downtown Dubai -  destined to become one of the finest urban timeshares in the world. In 2003 Arabian Falcon Holidays was appointed... [Read more...]

October 27, 2008

The 10th Annual Vacation Ownership Investment Conference

Executives gather after the “Meet the Leaders” panel discussion, including (L to R) Ronald Goldberg, President, Wellington Financial; Craig M. Nash, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Interval Leisure Group; Steve Weisz, RRP, President, Marriott Vacation Club... [Read more...]

October 22, 2008

OTE Forum Award Winners 2008

Following a successful 10th year, the Organisation for Timeshare in Europe (OTE) announced the winners of the 2008 awards at their Gala Dinner. Voted by OTE Members and conference attendees, these awards represent and reflect the industry’s recognition of the success each entrant... [Read more...]

October 19, 2008

Sol Meliá Vacation Club Prepares To Open Reserve At Paradisus Palma Real, Dominican Republic In December 2008

Sol Meliá Vacation Club Prepares To Open Reserve At Paradisus Palma Real, Dominican Republic In December 2008 Sol Meliá Vacation Club (SMVC) is opening a new project, The Reserve at Paradisus Palma Real in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic late this year that will feature 190... [Read more...]

October 19, 2008

Disney’s First Hawaii Resort Aims For 2011 Opening

It may be the world’s first resort to incorporate a working taro loi, water slides erupting from a faux volcano, and Disney characters doing the backstroke in its pool. Not to mention steel roof designs that look like pili grass hale. Walt Disney Parks & Resorts offered... [Read more...]

October 19, 2008

At Long Last - Good News For Property! Anfi Group Scoops Prestigious Property Award

CNBC Award Presentation, London. (left to right) Peter Bolton King – Chief Executive, NAEA; Orsolina Meinster – Manager Publicity Services Division, Anfi Group; Thijs Stoffer – CEO, International Consortium of Real Estate Associations After months of headlines announcing... [Read more...]

October 18, 2008

Pacific Monarch Resorts, Inc Renews Long-Term Affiliation Agreement With Interval International

Pacific Monarch Resorts, Inc Renews Long-Term Affiliation Agreement With Interval International Pacific Monarch Resorts, Inc. and Interval International, a leading provider of vacation services, have renewed their long-term affiliation agreement, extending a relationship that... [Read more...]

October 18, 2008

Tak-Su Holiday Club Affiliates With Interval International

Club’s First Destination In Bali Indonesia Interval International, a leading provider of vacation services, has announced the affiliation of Tak-Su Resort located on Soku Beach which is situated on the south-west coast of Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia. Tak-Su is the first destination... [Read more...]

October 18, 2008

Hospitality And Wilderness Come Together As RCI Welcomes Tradewinds Natura Resort In The Brazilian Rian Forest As Its Newest Affiliate

Hospitality And Wilderness Come Together As RCI Welcomes Tradewinds Natura Resort In The Brazilian Rian Forest As Its Newest Affiliate RCI, the world’s largest exchange company and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE:WYN), has announced a new affiliation with... [Read more...]

October 3, 2008

Seasons Holidays Plc Purchases County Hotel, Bath

Seasons Holidays Plc Purchases County Hotel, Bath Seasons Holidays intends to increase the variety of short breaks available to members, in addition to annual holiday entitlement, by purchasing a number of city centre hotels. Accommodation will be available throughout the year... [Read more...]

October 3, 2008

New Hilton Sales Gallery To Open In Vilamoura

Hilton Grand Vacations has announced its new management structure for the Hilton Vilamoura Vacation Club, Portugal, in the lead up to a new sales gallery opening later this year. Richard McIntosh Managing Director for HGVC, confirmed the appointment of Tony Pue in July 2008,... [Read more...]

September 29, 2008

Residential Cruise Line Receives USA Design Patent

Patented Design Ensures Magellan Residential Cruise Ship One-of-a-Kind for 14 Years Randall B. Jackson, chief executive officer of Residential Cruise Line Ltd. (RCL) announces the Company has received a United States Design Patent for the Magellan, the world’s largest... [Read more...]

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