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Timeshare News: IFA Hotels & Resorts



IFA Hotels & Resorts Celebrates Opening Of Four Seasons Hotel Beirut

July 1, 2010 in All News, IFA Hotels & Resorts, Middle East by Timeshare & Fractional News

IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) has celebrated the official opening of its first hotel project in Lebanon – Four Seasons Hotel Beirut, in which the company is a major shareholder.

IFA Hotels & Resorts Reports 11.4 Fils Loss In First Half Year

February 16, 2010 in All News, Asia, IFA Hotels & Resorts, Middle East, News By Region, Search Industry Directory by Timeshare & Fractional News

IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) today announced the company’s 1st half year results with a loss of KD 4,968,422 million (US$ 17,372,712 million). Shareholders’ equity of KD 66,129,532 million (US$ 231,230,225 million) compared to KD 66,893,521 million (US$ 244,851,834 million) for the same period last year. The company’s total assets have increased 18% to KD 393,147,155 million (US$ 1,374,688,468).

Industry Experience Wins The Day As IFA Hotels and Resorts Choose Merlin Software To Manage Its Fractional Residence Clubs And Inter-resort Exchange Facility

February 1, 2010 in Africa, All News, Asia, Caribbean and Mexico, Europe, Featured News, IFA Hotels & Resorts, Latin America, Merlin, News By Region, Search Industry Directory, Timeshare News, USA and Canada by Timeshare & Fractional News

IFA Hotels and Resorts, an international leader in the development of premier mixed-use hotel and tourism projects, announces the appointment of Merlin as software provider for its fractional residence clubs. IFA Hotels and Resorts, with its main operating office in Dubai, is listed on the Kuwait and Johannesburg stock exchanges and provides world-class facilities through a network of hotels, vacation and private residence club destinations.

In Thailand IFA Hotels & Resorts Launches Private Residence Clubs

October 27, 2009 in All News, Asia, Featured News, IFA Hotels & Resorts, News By Region, The Registry Collection by Timeshare & Fractional News

IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) announced today the launch of three new Thai-based Private Residence Clubs: The Heights Private Residence Club in Phuket, Northpoint Private Residence Club in Pattaya and The River Private Residence Club in Bangkok. The Clubs are developed by luxury condominium developer Raimon Land in which IFA HR has a 41.07% stake.

The Registry Collection Unveils Three New Luxurious Resorts In Thailand As It Partners With IFA Hotels & Resorts And Raimon Land

October 12, 2009 in All News, Asia, Group RCI, IFA Hotels & Resorts, The Registry Collection, Wyndham Worldwide by Timeshare & Fractional News

The Registry Collection® exchange program, the world’s largest luxury exchange program and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), today announced the addition of three private residence clubs to its worldwide network. Each of the three private residence clubs developed by Raimon Land are located in Thailand and have been added through [...]

Over US$ 100 Million In Sales Achieved In 6 Months By IFA Hotels & Resorts

August 18, 2009 in Africa, All News, Asia, Europe, IFA Hotels & Resorts, Middle East by Timeshare & Fractional News

IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) announced it has achieved over US$100 million in sales for the first six months of 2009 through its global network across the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia. Werner Burger, President & COO of IFA HR said: “This is a unique achievement given the global downturn in the real [...]

IFA Hotels & Resorts Opens Yotel In Amsterdam

October 27, 2008 in All News, IFA Hotels & Resorts, Middle East by Timeshare News

Dubai- YOTEL, a hotel brand in which IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) is the majority investor, opened its third hotel at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.  Described as being “the iPod of the hotel industry”, YOTEL delivers luxury at a great price and is accessible to all.  “We are very excited with the opening of YOTEL [...]

Premier Properties Join The Registry Collection

September 26, 2008 in All News, Europe, Featured News, Group RCI, IFA Hotels & Resorts, Middle East by Timeshare News

The Registry Collection – the world’s leading luxury property exchange programme – is delighted to announce two new affiliations to its portfolio. IFA Hotels & Resorts signed an agreement with the exclusive, by invitation only, programme, affiliating six of its IFA Collection properties in Dubai, Zanzibar, Portugal and South Africa, as well as the IFA [...]

IFA Travel & Tourism In Joint Venture With Wings Corporate Travel

August 26, 2008 in Africa, All News, IFA Hotels & Resorts, Middle East by Timeshare News

IFA Travel & Tourism (IFA TT), a subsidiary of IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR), a leading travel and tourism company, announced its joint venture partnership with Wings Corporate Travel (Wings) for the Middle East and North Africa. The JV partnership will fully-integrate and standardize the corporate travel market with particular emphasis on the Oil [...]

IFA Hotels & Resorts Appoints DCC As Main Contractor For Phase 1 Of The Kingdom Of Sheba Resort

July 3, 2008 in All News, IFA Hotels & Resorts, Middle East by Timeshare News

IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) appoints Dubai Contracting Company (DCC) as the main contractor for the first phase of its Kingdom of Sheba resort. The value of the construction contract is in excess of AED 1 billion. Phase one of the resort includes the residential component, Balqis Residence, and the Private Residence Club, Fairmont [...]

The Registry Collection® Program Adds IFA Hotels And Resorts’ Exclusive New Vacation Club As Its Newest Affiliate

May 5, 2008 in Africa, All News, Asia, Australia, Caribbean and Mexico, Europe, Featured News, Group RCI, IFA Hotels & Resorts, Middle East, USA and Canada by Timeshare News

(left to right) Shafi Syed- Business Development Director, Group RCI, Piaras Moriarty- VP Vacation Ownership, IFA Hotels & Resorts, Geoff Ballotti- CEO, Group RCI, Talal Al Baras- Chairman & Managing Director, IFA Hotels & Resorts , Nick Turner- Managing Director Middle East, Group RCI IFA Hotels & Resorts has affiliated with The Registry Collection® program, [...]

SPI And IFA Hotels & Resorts Sign Enterprise Software Deal

March 17, 2008 in All News, IFA Hotels & Resorts, Middle East, Systems Products International (SPI), USA and Canada by Timeshare News

IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) recently announced plans to implement Systems Products International (SPI) enterprise software throughout its mixed use products and network of branded residential properties, vacation ownership, fractional ownership and lifestyle membership clubs. SPI software will manage IFA HR’s marketing and sales operations, owner services and accounting, owner reservations and residential property [...]