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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...]

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...]

Interval International Affiliates Royal Nirvana Private Residence Club

Koh Samui Country Club Incorporates Vacation Ownership Interval International, a leading provider of vacation services, has announced the affiliation of Royal Nirvana Private Residence Club at Koh Samui Country Club, located on Koh Samui, one of the most popular islands on Thailand’s... [Read more...]

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...]

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

After months of headlines announcing doom and gloom in the property market, here’s a long awaited positive story to restore our hopes, not just for now, but also the future.
To succeed in such a highly competitive industry, estate agents, developers and others involved in the property business constantly contend with one another for recognition. This [...]

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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 dates back to 1988. The agreement includes the California-based developer’s ten existing resorts, as well as future properties that are part of Monarch Grand Vacations Club.
“Our longtime partnership with Pacific Monarch Resorts [...]

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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 for the Tak-Su Holiday Club, a new vacation club developed by, Paul Hanna and Peter Dickensen. [...]

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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 Tradewinds Natura Resort at Ilha Grande, located in Angra Dos Reis, in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  The agreement between Tradewinds and RCI adds Tradewinds Natura Resort to the RCI® Weeks [...]

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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 in these prime city centre locations at special owner rates. The first such acquisition is the Seasons County Hotel in Bath.
Built [...]

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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, as Project Director for the resort, where HGVC is responsible for the [...]

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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 residential cruise ship. Patent number US D570,277 S was issued to Randall Jackson on June 3, 2008. [...]

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September Launch Date For Lord Norman Foster’s YachtPlus

The fractional ownership based super-yacht designed by British architect Lord Norman Foster for YachtPlus is due for completion and launch next month. The first in YachtPlus’s fleet since opening in 2005 and anticipation for the launching of the 132 foot vessel is growing.
Built at the state-of-the-art Rodriquez Cantieri Navali (RCN) shipyard in Italy, the Foster [...]

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Residence Club Pioneer DCP International Revolutionizes Second Homeownership

Steve Dering, DCP Founder and Consultant to Developers Reflects on the Growing Industry
Multitudes of luxury second homes rarely used by their owners are a common staple of most resort destinations. Every year, these homeowners spend tens of thousands of dollars on taxes, maintenance and security on properties that sit vacant the majority of the time.
In [...]

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Perspective A-List: Jonathan Back, Managing Director of Group RCI UK & RCI Europe

An Interview With Jonathan Back, Managing Director of Group RCI UK & RCI Europe, on his new position and future plans for further development of the company’s products and services and his views on the future of the industry including a resurgence in all shared ownership markets.
(published in the July 2008 Edition of Perspective Magazine [...]

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