Featured News USA & Canada

Perspective Magazine, the leading monthly timeshare and fractional ownership business publication which has been in circulation since 2005 as a global edition, recently announced that it would create a series of regional titles to more closely concentrate specific issues relating to each marketplace around the world. The first of these publications to be launched is a North America edition.

February 25, 2010 in Featured News Caribbean, Featured News Headlines, Featured News Latin America, Featured News USA & Canada, Search Industry News By Company by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

John Farrow, President of Farrow Commercial Construction has recently become a member of the prestigious Chairman’s League of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA).

February 22, 2010 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Robb & Stucky Interiors has been awarded a Silver award in the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Awards Program. Selected from a field of international entries, Robb & Stucky’s design work at Bluegreen Corporation’s Casa Del Mar vacation ownership resort in Ormond Beach, Florida and the fractional Resort at MarinaVillage in Cape Coral, Florida were selected as finalists in the Resort Architecture and Interior Design categories. The top award winner will be announced at a Gala held in conjunction with ARDA’s annual convention in Las Vegas on March 17.

February 22, 2010 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Robb & Stucky, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Since the announcement that the shared ownership industry’s leading independent trade publication was launching a version dedicated to the North American (http://www.perspectivemagazine.com/na) marketplace, no less than 11 new companies have chosen the publication for anything from 3 month to 12 month marketing campaigns.

February 4, 2010 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Perspective International Ltd, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

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.

February 1, 2010 in * All News, Africa, Asia, Europe, Featured News Africa, Featured News Asia, Featured News Europe, Featured News Headlines, Featured News Latin America, Featured News Middle East, Featured News USA & Canada, IFA Hotels & Resorts, Latin America, Merlin Software, Middle East, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Perspective Magazine Joins Impressive Roster of Supporters

Women in the Industry (WIN) is pleased to announce that Perspective Magazine has joined the organization as a corporate sponsor.

February 1, 2010 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada, Women In The Industry by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

PH Towers Westgate will hold its official grand opening at 5:00 pm, Friday, January 29, 2010 marking the beginning of a new era in the timeshare industry.

January 29, 2010 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada, Westgate Resorts by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE:WYN), today announced the renewal of its affiliation with Bluegreen Vacations Unlimited, Inc. and Bluegreen Corporation, who are amongst the largest vacation ownership companies in the industry. This new agreement grants Bluegreen Club Members continued access to a broad array of exciting vacation experiences utilizing the RCI exchange networks.

January 29, 2010 in * All News, Africa, Asia, Australia, Bluegreen Corporation, Caribbean, Europe, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Group RCI, Latin America, Middle East, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Robb & Stucky Interiors, one of North America’s largest home furnishings and interior design companies, has recently completed the interior design, custom manufacture and installation of furnishings for a unique property with ownership opportunities being offered in both fractional and whole ownership.

January 25, 2010 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Robb & Stucky, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Helps Us to Provide “Great Customer Service” Says Sr. VP

Cory Phelps, Senior VP of The San Francisco Exchange Company (SFX) says the recent selection of CustomerCount© is influential in providing “Great customer service and helped in helping customers with their travel needs.”

January 19, 2010 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News Latin America, Featured News USA & Canada, Latin America, Mobius Vendor Partners, SFX Preferred Resorts, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Perspective International, a PR & media company specializing in the timeshare and fractional ownership industry and publishers of Perspective Magazine and Owners Perspective Magazine, has announced that Perspective Chief Executive Officer Paul Mattimoe will speak at the 2010 Ragatz Associates Fractional Interest Conference, which will take place March 29 through 31 at the Fairmont San Francisco.

January 19, 2010 in * All News, Europe, Featured News Europe, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Headline, Perspective International Ltd, Ragatz Associates, Ragatz Associates Fractional Interest Conference, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine: Timeshare & Fractional News & Reviews

Associa, the undisputed leader in community association management in the US, has chosen Merlin as its technology partner to serve their timeshare and fractional ownership clients.

Associa currently serves over three million members in homeowner associations across the United States as well as their timeshare and fractional management communities.

January 13, 2010 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Merlin Software, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

New Slopeside Resort Is Cornerstone for Redevelopment of Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Timbers Resorts is proud to announce the opening of One Steamboat Place, a highly-anticipated resort development at the base of majestic Mt. Werner in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The slope-side development is the cornerstone for the redevelopment of Steamboat Springs, a historic town in Northwest Colorado that dates back to the mid-19th Century and has long been known for its hot springs, cattle ranching and winter sports.

January 13, 2010 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Search Industry News By Location, Timbers Resorts, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

The world’s most read independent trade publication for the shared ownership industry has now launched a test version of its new online social media business forum at http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/forum/

January 5, 2010 in * All News, Africa, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Europe, Featured News Africa, Featured News Asia, Featured News Australia, Featured News Caribbean, Featured News Europe, Featured News Headlines, Featured News Latin America, Featured News Middle East, Featured News USA & Canada, Latin America, Middle East, Perspective International Ltd, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Breckenridge Grand Vacations, development company of both Gold Point Resort and Grand Timber Lodge, has announced that the second phase of their newest resort, the Grand Lodge on Peak 7, opened on Saturday, December 19, 2009. The Grand Lodge on Peak 7 is the third resort to be built by Breckenridge Grand Vacations, and is considered to be one of Breckenridge’s premier lodging and timeshare developments with a nearly unparalleled location.

January 4, 2010 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Vallarta Gardens combines fractional, full ownership and basic vacation rental structures. The homes themselves are between 3,500 and 5,000sf, four and five bedrooms respectively. Pricing starts at $80,000 for 1/13th share.

December 22, 2009 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News Latin America, Featured News USA & Canada, Headline, Latin America, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine: Timeshare & Fractional News & Reviews

Perspective International Ltd, publishers of timeshare and fractional ownership trade publication Perspective Magazine are proud to confirm that FNTC have confirmed their advertising package for 2010. “FNTC runs an international business and we are really pleased that from February there will be two versions of the magazine – one will be for the US market where we have an office and another for the rest of the world. The team at Perspective Magazine have given us the opportunity to create targeted messages for both markets at no extra cost; this is ‘two for the price of one’ at its best!” Said Lisa Migani, Director Business Development, Europe, Middle East & Asia, First National Trustee Company (FNTC)

December 18, 2009 in * All News, Europe, Featured News Europe, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, First National Trust Company, Headline, Perspective International Ltd, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine: Timeshare & Fractional News & Reviews

Interval International, a leading provider of vacation services headquartered in South Miami, and the City of South Miami co-sponsored the Holiday Toy Fest yesterday benefitting more than 400 deserving children in the community. Each child had the chance to visit with Santa and select a holiday gift. Other highlights included “Frosty’s Face Painting” and some tasty treats.

December 17, 2009 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Interval International, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Interval International, a leading global provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), today announced the addition of Grand Lodges to its vacation exchange network. Tucked into Oregon’s majestic Cascade Mountain Range a few miles from Mt. Hood, this new fractional resort offers four seasons of recreation, including year-round downhill and cross-country skiing.

December 17, 2009 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Headline, Interval International, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Trading Places International was recently named as one of the top 75 companies in Orange County for the Orange County Register’s Top Workplaces for 2009 list. In this annual survey, 31,311 employees at 121 companies across Orange County were asked to give their opinions on their workplace.

December 16, 2009 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, Trading Places International, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews