Articles – Convention Reviews

As is customary for the American Resort Association’s annual autumn event, the focus of the three-day event was on legislative issues. Fall ARDA, held this past November 4 through 6 at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C.

February 24, 2010 in Articles - Convention Reviews, Latest Articles, Magazine Articles, Top Stories by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Attendees from across Europe and around the world converge in London to attend the first FORUM Conference, which served as 2009’s main event for the European shared-ownership industry.
By Matt McDaniel, editor

February 12, 2010 in Articles - Convention Reviews, Articles - Fractional Ownership, Articles - Timeshare, Latest Articles, Magazine Articles, Top Stories by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

The 11th annual event draws a decent crowd despite economy

The 11th Annual Vacation Ownership Investment Conference (VOIC) was held September 14-17, 2009 at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, Florida – a venue known for its quirky longstanding tradition of “marching” ducks in and out of the library each day at the designated time like clockwork.

December 10, 2009 in Articles - Convention Reviews, Magazine Articles, Top Stories by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

The Fourth Annual Luxury Markets Symposium – organized by Group RCI and sponsored by The Registry
Collection, and aimed at finding new business opportunities – was held October 6 and 7 in Mexico City.
Participants heard about trends and experiences they can take advantage of at their resorts.

December 7, 2009 in Articles - Convention Reviews, Magazine Articles by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

European Seminar Included Timeshare Professionals and Owners for Frank Discussions

Late September 2009 saw Dial An Exchange host a controversial seminar titled Timeshare Stripped Bare. The venue was the picturesque Barnsdale Hotel & Country Club timeshare resort, located in the middle of England’s smallest county and nestled on the banks of Rutland Water – and arguably one of the most popular resorts in the UK.

November 7, 2009 in Articles - Convention Reviews, Magazine Articles by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Big Winners Include Fairmont, Marriott, American Airlines and Host Hacienda Tres Rios; Awards Help Traveling Public Find Best in Class

Hacienda Tres Rios, an all-inclusive luxury resort in Mexico’s Riviera Maya, was the setting for the 2009 World Travel Awards’ North and Central America regional ceremony, held on the warm, tropical evening of September 21, 2009.

October 27, 2009 in Articles - Convention Reviews, Magazine Articles, Top Stories by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

The Vacation Ownership Association of Southern Africa (VOASA) held its first conference in South Africa on 24th May and 26th May 2009. Once known as the Time Share Institute of South Africa (TISA), this convention saw the official launch of VOASA’s new name, logo and identity, signalling a re-invention and dramatic change for the industry body and enabling it to grow with changing marketplace to incorporate fractional ownership and other shared ownership product types.

July 29, 2009 in Articles - Convention Reviews, Magazine Articles by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Fractional real estate professionals were brought together on Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th April in London to attend the second annual Fractional Summit.

July 28, 2009 in Articles - Convention Reviews, Magazine Articles by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Nearly 2,000 golfers and hundreds of volunteers gathered for the seventh annual Group RCI Christel House Open international charity golf tournament the week of June 8. The Open is actually a series of individual tournaments spanning the world. This year, golfers at 19 individual tournament sites on five continents
participated in the event. The majority of tournaments take place in June with a few events taking place later in the year due to weather and other considerations.

July 15, 2009 in Articles - Convention Reviews, Magazine Articles by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews