Caliente Resorts recently purchased resort software from vacation ownership industry software provider SPI Software.

Company grows Presidential Suites brand and Punta Cana presence in 9 months.

Experts from the Mexican real estate and shared ownership establishment came together to discuss market opportunities, product trends and financial options.

The overall theme of the 2010 Luxury Markets Symposium in Mexico City may be “Building Solutions”, but if the first day of the conference is any indication, the overall uptick in the industry shows that those solutions are well underway.

The world’s most recognized independent information provider for the timeshare and fractional industry provides detailed information for the networking portion of the event.

Absolute World Group becomes the initial corporate sponsor of Perspective Magazine’s first annual timeshare and fractional industry networking and awards event.

The shared ownership industry’s top independent information provider will be a media sponsor for the conference for the third year in a row.

John Spence, Chairman and Owner of Karma Royal Group, was recognized as one of Western Australia’s top entrepreneurs at the 10th annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards held in Perth on Thursday night.

The global leader in providing independent information for the timeshare and fractional industry will host its 1st Annual Global Networking Expo & Perspective Magazine Awards Gala at the world famous Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas.

Perspective Magazine, the global leader in providing independent information for the timeshare and fractional industry, announces plans to introduce a world-wide industry awards program.

LaTour Hotels and Resorts, which offers personalized luxury hospitality management services for four- and five-star properties worldwide, has announced it will manage Los Veneros Resort and Residences, located on the prestigious Punta de Mita peninsula along the northern coast of the Bay of Banderas on the Riviera Nayarit, Mexico.

An overall restructure of Perspective Magazine’s suite of timeshare and fractional oriented industry magazines leads to the rebranded Perspective Magazine: Europe & Middle East.

RCI®, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), announced that it added 22 new resorts to its vacation exchange network in the second quarter of 2010. This includes resorts added to RCI® Weeks, RCI Points® and The Registry Collection® program, the world’s largest luxury exchange program, with seven of the resorts coming from existing affiliated developers and four resorts under development.

Jamaica’s first luxury beachfront condo hotel and casino, The Palmyra Resort & Spa, has recently retained Robb & Stucky Interiors to handle a major portion of the design and creation of custom furnishings for 288 condominiums and a nearly 30,000 square foot signature spa and clubhouse.

In an effort to promote the improvement of the global economy, Developers & Builders Alliance (DBA) strives to provide top companies a platform of opportunity for expansion and exposure through the Community Advancement Awards event.

Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), today announced the addition of Grand Miramar Club & Spa to its exchange network. The luxury resort is located in the Sierra Madre Mountains in Conchas Chinas, a neighborhood known as the “Beverly Hills of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.”

Jason Tremblay, CEO of Sell My Timeshare NOW, LLC, one of the world’s largest and most respected online timeshare resale and rental marketing companies, has recently announced their appointment as authorized reseller for one of the most luxurious resort properties in the Caribbean.

Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club (LHVC) today announced the affiliation of its Presidential Suites by Lifestyle with RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange. In alliance with Globalia of Spain, LHVC is one of the most prestigious chains in the Dominican Republic.

Despite a variety of angry accusations unleashed recently at Royal Resorts Caribbean from Board members, Union workers and others, the company, which manages the Pelican Resort Club, continues to have the financial success of Pelican as its primary objective. To this end, in early 2009 the company moved its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to be based at the resort to personally oversee the management and operations as well as to continue to implement appropriate cost savings for the resort.

Parnassus Resorts today announced the affiliation of its Golden Parnassus Resort & Spa and Great Parnassus Resort & Spa with RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands. Located in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, the five-star hotels are just minutes from shopping and nightly entertainment, golf courses, water sports, archaeological sites, and hundreds of restaurants and bars.

Decameron Panaca, the newest addition to Hoteles Decameron Colombia, today announced its affiliation with RCI, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange. Decameron Panaca is located in the heart of the Colombian coffee zone, one of the most popular destinations in Colombia.

Hanalei Bay Resort, professionally managed by Trading Places International, has been recognized by Fodor’s Travel as a “Best Hotel Pool in the U.S.” and has been named a Fodor’s Choice Gold 2010 award winner. This distinction represents a remarkable achievement and recognizes Hanalei Bay as having one of the top pools located on a U.S. hotel property.

ResorTime.com, the leading provider for nightly timeshare resort condominium rentals online, has introduced its ResorTime Travelers Advantage Program. ResorTime.com is the site where thousands of visitors go to rent luxury resort condos at hundreds of resorts in the US and Mexico. With more than a million room nights in 104 destinations, ResorTime.com has become one of the largest and most established rental reservation services in the Timeshare Industry, offering travelers discounted condo rentals around the world, on a daily or weekly basis, without having to take a timeshare tour.

Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club (LHVC), with corporate offices in Puerto Plata on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic, has been full steam ahead in 2010 with varying concepts in accommodations, new vacation destinations and exciting international culinary offerings within the Dominican Republic.

The Boutique & Lifestyle Lodging Association, BLLA, (www.blla.org), a newly formed association dedicated to uniting the world’s boutique and lifestyle properties and the suppliers that sustain them, announced plans for developing a universal standard and criteria for defining boutique and lifestyle lodgings. Initiated by BLLA’s Founder and hospitality industry veteran Frances Kiradjian, and in coordination with its Board of Advisors, hospitality industry leaders, and worldwide boutique property owners and suppliers, the new classification will create a differentiation for this fragmented sector within the hospitality industry.

ResortCom International LLC has announced the addition of three new contracts in Baja Mexico. The San Diego-based international company that provides the vacation ownership and resort industry with financial services and technology solutions will supply services to the Rosarito Grand Beach Hotel, Hola Vacation Club and Sunset Beach Condos.

Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), welcomes Tau nahui and Tau Santa Maria in Nayarit, Mexico, to its exchange network. With these two properties, Tau Resorts—a new entrant into the shared ownership industry—establishes the foundation for its collection of beachfront and boutique eco-resorts.

Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club (LHVC), with corporate offices in Puerto Plata on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic, has added Dream Suites by Lifestyle at Grand Oasis Bavaro, to its portfolio through the ongoing strategic alliance with Spain-based Globalia Corporation. The joint product is the second venture in Punta Cana, which also includes the adjacent Dream Suites by Lifestyle at Grand Oasis Punta Cana with 46 luxury suites.

Marriott Vacation Club, the premier timeshare brand of Marriott International, (NYSE: MAR), announced today the launch of the points-based Marriott Vacation Club Destinations program in North America and the Caribbean. Building on 25 successful years of innovation, evolution and industry leadership, the Marriott Vacation Club Destinations program offers greater flexibility, further personalization and more experience opportunities for Owners.

Interval International and participating resort affiliates continued their financial support of tourism education with a $15,000 donation to the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Foundation. Neil Kolton, director of resort sales and service for the Caribbean and Florida, Interval International, presented the check to Hugh Riley, secretary general of CTO, and Jacqueline Johnson, chairman of the foundation, during Caribbean Week in New York City. The latest contribution underscores the ongoing commitment of Interval and its resort affiliates to the foundation. Over the past 11 years, they have funded $190,000 in scholarships and study grants for Caribbean nationals.