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		<title>RCI TV Viewed Over 1 Million Times In Less Than Six Months, Celebrates With All-Inclusive Resort Vacation Giveaway</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 19:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning a vacation has never been easier – just ask the viewers that have already tuned in to RCI® TV more than 1 million times for advice on where to eat, stay and play in the most popular destinations around the globe. The web-based television network, once exclusive to RCI subscribing members, began granting public access in November 2009 to its entertaining and educational high-definition videos narrated by the enigmatic “RCI Guy” on www.RCI.com. This 1 million-view milestone demonstrates that travelers are interested in not only learning more about the timeshare industry, but also visiting the hundreds of RCI’s more than 4,000 resorts who are showcasing their vacation destinations in high-definition video on-line. To celebrate this landmark number, RCI is giving away a choice of either an all-inclusive vacation at an RCI affiliated resort for up to four people valued at up to $5,000 USD for one week at any one of the stunning all-inclusive properties featured on RCI TV, or a one week stay for up to four people at any of the beautiful non all-inclusive “Resort Showcase” properties featured on RCI TV.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Powered by Shantz WP Prefix Suffix. Tech Blog: http://tech.shantanugoel.com/ Secure Programming Blog: http://www.safercode.com/blog/ Blog: http://blog.shantanugoel.com/ --><p><em><strong>Vacation Planning and Demystifying Timeshares from the Comfort of  the Couch </strong></em></p>
<p>Planning a vacation has never been easier – just ask the viewers that  have already tuned in to RCI® TV more than 1 million times for advice on  where to eat, stay and play in the most popular destinations around the  globe. The web-based television network, once exclusive to RCI  subscribing members, began granting public access in November 2009 to  its entertaining and educational high-definition videos narrated by the  enigmatic “RCI Guy” on www.RCI.com. This 1 million-view milestone  demonstrates that travelers are interested in not only learning more  about the timeshare industry, but also visiting the hundreds of RCI’s  more than 4,000 resorts who are showcasing their vacation destinations  in high-definition video on-line. To celebrate this landmark number, RCI  is giving away a choice of either an all-inclusive vacation at an RCI  affiliated resort for up to four people valued at up to $5,000 USD for  one week at any one of the stunning all-inclusive properties featured on  RCI TV, or a one week stay for up to four people at any of the  beautiful non all-inclusive “Resort Showcase” properties featured on RCI  TV.</p>
<p>Recognizing that timeshare is still unfamiliar territory for many, RCI,  the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide  family of brands (NYSE: WYN), launched RCI TV in an effort to more  heavily promote the benefits of owning or vacationing in a timeshare  resort through a network of channels including: An Inside Look, What You  Need to Know, Ask the RCI Guy, Resort Showcase, All Inclusive Resorts  and Destination Reviews. Through tailored on-line and on-air  programming, RCI provides travelers with answers to the age-old  questions – How do timeshares work? What is the quality of the resorts,  houses, condos and villas? Why are timeshare resorts the preferred  vacation option for over 6 million owners and millions more non-owners  who like the space, comfort, amenities and value that they offer?</p>
<p>“Since inventing the concept of timeshare exchange more than 35 years  ago, RCI has been devoted to providing innovative technology and  marketing solutions that add value for both our members and our  affiliates,” said Geoff Ballotti, CEO, RCI. “The overwhelming usage and  success of RCI TV is beyond anything we originally envisioned when we  launched it nearly a year ago. Moms and dads who are planning vacations  want to see more than just pretty pictures as they plan their vacations.  They want to be able to show their kids and email their friends links  to beautiful videos that show where they’re headed or where they’ve just  returned from as a family. With RCI TV surpassing 1 million views in  such a short period of time, we’re happy that we’re giving our members  what they’re looking for in this regard. Our commitment to adding more  high-def video programming is stronger than ever and film crews are  spanning the globe to bring these vacation resorts and destinations to  life on peoples’ home computers, laptops, tablets and iPhones®. And most  importantly, once a vacationer has experienced what we offer on RCI TV,  our commitment is to then link them back to our affiliates’ websites,  so that they can tell them more about their resorts.”</p>
<p>RCI also has notably made its debut into the mobile marketing world with  the launch of an RCI application for the iPhone®, iPod touch® and  iPadTM available through the Apple Store® retail store services. The RCI  TV feature grants users immediate access to a list of featured  Destination Channel videos currently available on RCI.com that they can  then share or save. Additionally, RCI has launched a YouTube Channel  (http://www.youtube.com/rcitimeshare) that contains dozens of quality  resort videos from RCI TV that showcase affiliated properties around the  world. These new resources enhance the trip planning process for savvy  travelers who tweet, text and blog and allows users to share vacation  experiences with their social networks.</p>
<p>Consumers can visit <a href="http://rcisurvey.bgtpartners.com/rci-promotion.aspx">http://rcisurvey.bgtpartners.com/rci-promotion.aspx</a> to enter to win and can use their Resort &amp; Residence TV promo code,  ‘ThinkBig,’ for an extra 10 chances to win.</p>
<p>NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. The RCI® TV Prize Draw is open to legal residents  of the fifty (50) United States (including D.C.) and Canada (excluding  Quebec) who are at least twenty-one (21) years old at the time of  entry.  See the link above for Official Rules, prize description and  odds disclosure. Void where prohibited.</p>
<p>iPhone®, iPod touch® , and Apple Store® are registered trademarks of  Apple Inc., and iPadTM  is a trademark of Apple, Inc. This press release  is an independent announcement and has not been authorized, sponsored  or otherwise approved by Apple Inc.</p>
<p><strong>About RCI</strong><br />
RCI is part of Wyndham Exchange &amp; Rentals, the worldwide leader in  vacation exchange and the European leader in vacation rentals, with  exclusive access for specified periods to more than 65,000 vacation  properties in approximately 100 countries. Wyndham Exchange &amp;  Rentals is comprised of vacation exchange, including RCI, the worldwide  leader in vacation exchange and provider of travel services to  businesses and consumers and The Registry Collection program, the  world’s largest luxury exchange program; vacation rentals, including  Endless Vacation Rentals, Landal GreenParks®, Novasol®, and other  renowned vacation rental brands, through which vacationers can rent a  variety of property types, from city apartments to villas; and  NorthCourse® Leisure Real Estate Solutions, a research and consultancy  firm providing advisory services to the global leisure real estate  industry. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation is one of the world’s largest  hospitality companies with leading brands in lodging franchising,  vacation ownership, vacation rentals and vacation exchange. For  additional information visit our media center.</p>
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		<title>Owners Perspective Magazine’s Resort Developer Editions Boost Sales Credibility &amp; Reduce Cancellations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 12:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following on from the industry-first success of Owners Perspective Magazine’s independent positioning of shared ownership products amongst general consumers through first class airport lounge distribution with more than a dozen of the world’s leading airlines, and in top hotels, resorts, golf clubs and spas, the specifically tailored Resort Developer Editions are helping on-site sales credibility, reducing new member cancellations and increasing the opportunities for upgrades, rentals and referrals.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Powered by Shantz WP Prefix Suffix. Tech Blog: http://tech.shantanugoel.com/ Secure Programming Blog: http://www.safercode.com/blog/ Blog: http://blog.shantanugoel.com/ --><p><a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/frontcoversOP1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4382" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="Owners Perspective Magazine" src="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/frontcoversOP1.jpg" alt="" width="280" height="350" /></a>Following on from the industry-first success of Owners Perspective  Magazine’s independent positioning of shared ownership products amongst  general consumers through first class airport lounge distribution with  more than a dozen of the world’s leading airlines, and in top hotels,  resorts, golf clubs and spas, the specifically tailored Resort Developer  Editions are helping on-site sales credibility, reducing new member  cancellations and increasing the opportunities for upgrades, rentals and  referrals.</p>
<p>Since its official launch last month, the publisher has announced  confirmation for distribution and use at resorts in Mexico, Thailand,  India, Bali, United Kingdom and soon plans to announce a number of  confirmed contracts in Florida, Canada and Australia. These developer  orientated special editions are backed by the credibility of the world’s  largest independent publication for shared ownership products that is  available to the general public and is exciting and motivating sales  teams as it continues to be implemented in more and more resorts around  the globe.</p>
<p>“We are so pleased with being able to provide another unique product to  help increase sales and customer retention, and the rapid success of our  Resort Developer Package is testament again to the quality of our work”  says Paul Mattimoe, CEO of Perspective International Ltd.</p>
<p>With an incredibly versatile suite of options, developers can choose  some or all of the features provided within the package to create the  perfect fit for their operation(s) and orders can be placed with no long  term commitment enabling resorts to quickly integrate at low cost.</p>
<p>For more information on Owners Perspective Magazine’s Resort Developer  Options please request an information pack by emailing  <a href="advertising@perspectiveinternational.com">advertising@perspectiveinternational.com</a></p>
<p>Owners Perspective Magazine can be freely read online at <a href="http://www.ownersperspective.com/">http://www.ownersperspective.com</a></p>
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		<title>Owners Perspective Launches Newly Designed Website For Prospective Buyers Of Timeshare &amp; Fractional Ownership Products</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 11:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since its inception in July 2008, Owners Perspective Magazine has established itself as the authority on buying timeshare, resort real estate and fractional ownership products, having been selected for distribution via the first class airport lounges of more than a dozen of the world’s leading airlines, luxury hotels, resorts, golf clubs and spas with a reach of over 50,000 highly targeted prospective buyers per edition. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Powered by Shantz WP Prefix Suffix. Tech Blog: http://tech.shantanugoel.com/ Secure Programming Blog: http://www.safercode.com/blog/ Blog: http://blog.shantanugoel.com/ --><p><a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/OPwebsite.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4350" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="Owners Perspective website" src="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/OPwebsite.jpg" alt="" width="280" height="258" /></a>Since its inception in July 2008, Owners Perspective Magazine has  established itself as the authority on buying timeshare, resort real  estate and fractional ownership products, having been selected for  distribution via the first class airport lounges of more than a dozen of  the world’s leading airlines, luxury hotels, resorts, golf clubs and  spas with a reach of over 50,000 highly targeted prospective buyers per  edition.</p>
<p>Today, sees the launch of a new cutting edge website for the  magazine, which offers access to all back issues in both digital page  turn technology and downloadable PDF formats, web versions of all  articles for easy search and reference, reader offers, competitions and  the latest resort and luxury travel news updated daily.</p>
<p>The new site also has a social media element to it, combining the  most popular features of Twitter and Facebook as well as offering Groups  and Forums designed to glean positive feedback and consumer opinion on  all aspects of shared ownership products.</p>
<p>To ensure the quality and integrity of its readership, all previous  subscribers to the website are being asked to manually re-register,  enabling Owners Perspective Magazine to have an accurate and active  database of readers; with the new system also controlling any  unsubscribing readers with ease.</p>
<p>Estimated figures predict that more than 10,000 will re-register over  the next few weeks and the company expects rapid growth thereafter.</p>
<p>For more information visit <a href="http://www.ownersperspective.com">www.ownersperspective.com</a></p>
<p>For information on advertising and editorial opportunities visit <a href="http://www.perspectiverates.com">www.perspectiverates.com</a></p>
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		<title>Shared Ownership Summit Kicks Off Arabian Hotel Investment Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 10:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bench Events announces that the Shared Ownership Summit uncovered significant opportunities to unlock growth in the Middle East and North Africa.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Powered by Shantz WP Prefix Suffix. Tech Blog: http://tech.shantanugoel.com/ Secure Programming Blog: http://www.safercode.com/blog/ Blog: http://blog.shantanugoel.com/ --><p>Bench Events announces that the Shared Ownership Summit uncovered significant opportunities to unlock growth in the Middle East and North Africa.</p>
<p>Leading hospitality companies and real estate developers from across MENA and around the globe gathered in Dubai for the Shared Ownership Summit on Saturday to discuss the significant potential for leisure real estate development in the Middle East and North Africa. The Shared Ownership Summit was held in association with the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference. The Summit was made possible through the collaboration of Bench Events, MEED and RCI who co-hosted the event.</p>
<p>Shared Ownership refers to a category of leisure real estate and hospitality products which includes vacation ownership, fractional, private residence clubs and a category of second homes which enables purchasers to earn rental income when not making personal use of their residence. Leaders from each of these sectors discussed strategic issues and considered alternative approaches through which new entrants can establish sales and marketing capabilities. Representatives from Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, LuxuryBranding and The Registry Collection® explored key success factors in the luxury segment.</p>
<p>The session began with an industry update, which was provided by Jeff Tisdall, managing director for RCI MENA. Claude Attala, managing director of Wyndham Exchange &amp; Rental’s consulting arm NorthCourse, then presented his firm’s latest shared ownership consumer research findings for the Middle East and North Africa. Highlights of the research findings included:</p>
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		<title>RCI Enhances Its Portfolio In The Middle East With Two New Resorts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 10:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), today announced the addition of two affiliated resorts to its worldwide exchange network – The Viking Club Hotel in Egypt and The Jdoudna Hotel in Syria.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Powered by Shantz WP Prefix Suffix. Tech Blog: http://tech.shantanugoel.com/ Secure Programming Blog: http://www.safercode.com/blog/ Blog: http://blog.shantanugoel.com/ --><p>RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), today announced the addition of two affiliated resorts to its worldwide exchange network – The Viking Club Hotel in Egypt and The Jdoudna Hotel in Syria.</p>
<p><strong>The Viking Club Hotel</strong> in Sharm el Sheikh is situated within walking distance of the famous Na’ama Bay district and offers a spectacular view of the bay. Na’ama Bay features world-class shopping, a wide array of restaurants and an energetic night scene. The resort has two swimming pools, a restaurant, dive centre and a private beach accessed by a regular shuttle bus service. The resort currently operates 180 units with a further 80 under construction as part of phase 2 of its development.</p>
<p>“RCI invented the exchange business over 35 years ago and has been the innovator and leader ever since. Their diverse selection of compelling resorts the world over deliver high quality vacations to their members. Being associated with RCI was important to The Viking Club Hotel, “said Eng. Ramadan Abdel Rehim Haggag, CEO of the Viking Group. “RCI offers an exciting mix of technological and market access, greatly enhancing the distribution of our resort by making it available to millions of RCI Members worldwide.”</p>
<p><strong>The Jdoudna Hotel</strong> is located on the top of Syria’s Bloudan mountains, 1,800 metres above sea level, offering a magnificent view of the Bloudan Valley. The town, 65 km northwest of Damascus and 85 km from the Mediterranean, is surrounded by lush plantations of fruit trees during the summer and a covering of snow during the winter. All vacation homes feature beautiful views. The resort offers an indoor swimming pool, hot tub and the famous Jdoudna restaurant, offering delicious, traditional Syrian food.</p>
<p>“We are very excited to partner with RCI as doing so adds significant value to our offering,” said Mr. George Mansour, CEO of Jdoudna Company. “RCI offers our owners access to over 4,000 terrific resorts around the world, enabling them to travel extensively throughout MENA and around the globe. We’re glad we could provide this service to our community.”</p>
<p>The announcement was made during the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference in Dubai, UAE, attended by more than 600 senior executives from the hospitality, developer and real estate sectors from across the region and around the globe. A Shared Ownership Summit was held during the event and was co-hosted by RCI. The summit brought together leaders from the vacation ownership, fractional and private residence club industries. Discussions focused on the increasing relevance of shared ownership products to the continued growth and development of leisure products in the Middle East and North Africa. Industry leaders shared insights that will assist new entrants and discussed strategies that could lead to significant sales growth over the coming years.</p>
<p>“We are very pleased to expand our portfolio in the Middle East by welcoming The Viking Club Hotel and Jdoudna Hotel into the RCI network,” said Jonathan Back, managing director, RCI Europe, Middle East, Africa &amp; India. “These beautiful resorts are tremendous additions to the collection of vacations resorts we offer our RCI ® Weeks members.”</p>
<p>“We are continually seeking new vacation destinations and experiences to offer RCI members in the Middle East and around the globe. The addition of The Viking Cub Hotel is very timely as we see tremendous demand from our 3.8 million members for Sharm el Sheikh”, added Jeff Tisdall, managing director, RCI Middle East. “The Jdoudna Hotel will enable our members to explore the natural beauty and rich history of Syria firsthand.”</p>
<p>A recent 2010 report published by RCI’s consulting arm NorthCourse found that Sharm el Sheikh was second only to Dubai as the preferred destination in which to own a vacation ownership interest.</p>
<p><strong>About RCI</strong><br />
RCI is part of Wyndham Exchange and Rentals, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange and the European leader in vacation rentals, with exclusive access for specified periods to more than 65,000 vacation properties in approximately 100 countries. Wyndham Exchange and Rentals is comprised of vacation exchange, including RCI, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange and provider of travel services to businesses and consumers and The Registry Collection® program, the world’s largest luxury exchange program; vacation rentals, including Endless Vacation Rentals®, Landal GreenParks®, Novasol®, and other renowned vacation rental brands, through which vacationers can rent a variety of property types, from city apartments to villas; and NorthCourse® Leisure Real Estate Solutions, a research and consultancy firm providing advisory services to the global leisure real estate industry. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation is one of the world’s largest hospitality companies with leading brands in lodging franchising, vacation ownership, vacation rentals and vacation exchange.<br />
For additional information visit our media center at <a href="http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com/">www.wyndhamworldwide.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Viking Club Hotel</strong><br />
The Viking Club Hotel is part of the Viking Group, a leading hospitality specialist in Egypt for 15 years. The Viking Group comprises of Viking Travel which offers a wide range of travel and hospitality services, Viking Air offering hot air balloon tours over the Pyramids, Viking Transport for coach and land cruiser tours and Viking Fleet offering a range of Nile cruises.<br />
For more information, visit <a href="http://www.viking-egypt.net/">www.viking-egypt.net</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Jdoudna Hotel</strong><br />
Jdoudna Hotel is part of Jdoudna Company, which was formed to develop touristic projects in Syria. The CEO, George Mansour, comes from a background of more than<br />
20 years in food and beverage outlet management and real estate development. The Jdoudna Hotel is the company’s first touristic project and is a new property, which opened in late 2009.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For more than 7 years, http://www.timesharestaff.com has been the leading force behind online recruitment for the shared ownership industry and a firm favourite of many of the industry’s largest brands and independent developers.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Powered by Shantz WP Prefix Suffix. Tech Blog: http://tech.shantanugoel.com/ Secure Programming Blog: http://www.safercode.com/blog/ Blog: http://blog.shantanugoel.com/ --><p>For more than 7 years, <a href="http://www.timesharestaff.com">http://www.timesharestaff.com</a> has been the  leading force behind online recruitment for the shared ownership  industry and a firm favourite of many of the industry’s largest brands  and independent developers.</p>
<p>Through its vast reach within the timeshare and fractional industry and  highly targeted marketing externally, TimeshareStaff.com generates more  than 16,000 employment enquiries per month for its advertisers globally,  covering all nationalities and all sales, marketing, management and  administration roles.</p>
<p>Now, to ease the rebuilding of sales and marketing teams around the  globe, the recruitment website has adapted to accept single position /  single location job postings for 30 days at a time (or more), in  addition to its longer term continuous recruitment packages and the  recent response to this has shown significant signs of recovery within  the industry.</p>
<p>“There is definitely movement again within our industry, albeit a little  more cautiously than perhaps a couple of years ago. We saw that many  companies needed to start recruiting properly again but kept putting it  off, so we looked at a decision to embrace short term advertisements  very carefully and found that this was one way we could help stimulate  growth again.” Said CEO, Paul Mattimoe.</p>
<p>For more information on advertising your job vacancies with  TimeshareStaff.com just visit <a href="http://www.timesharestaff.com/employers">http://www.timesharestaff.com/employers</a></p>
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		<title>Watch and Learn – FractionalOwnership.co.za Introduces Niche Online Educational Videos For Time-Challenged Consumers</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dirk Wilson of fractionalownership.co.za has just produced a series of educational Q&#038;A videos featuring a panel of key leaders from all sectors of the fractional and vacation ownership industry, and posted them on the fractionalownership.co.za website. He says: “There are over 24 billion websites floating out there in cyberspace, with a staggering 4 million websites being added to this number each month. You Tube alone has 24 hours of video being uploaded to it every 60 Seconds. As time-starved consumers, we are increasingly seeking ways to avoid the clutter and cut to the chase, and to find niche content platforms which assist us with our decision-making. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Powered by Shantz WP Prefix Suffix. Tech Blog: http://tech.shantanugoel.com/ Secure Programming Blog: http://www.safercode.com/blog/ Blog: http://blog.shantanugoel.com/ --><p>Dirk Wilson of fractionalownership.co.za has just produced a series of  educational Q&amp;A videos featuring a panel of key leaders from all  sectors of the fractional and vacation ownership industry, and posted  them on the fractionalownership.co.za website. He says: “There are over  24 billion websites floating out there in cyberspace, with a staggering 4  million websites being added to this number each month. You Tube alone  has 24 hours of video being uploaded to it every 60 Seconds. As  time-starved consumers, we are increasingly seeking ways to avoid the  clutter and cut to the chase, and to find niche content platforms which  assist us with our decision-making.</p>
<p>“As a dynamic online marketing company that specialises in fractional  ownership, we are assisting buyers, owners, property professionals and  researchers by continually providing a variety of free and interactive  content. This assists our visitors to fully understand the concept of  fractional property ownership in Southern Africa, and the ownership and  usage differences between timeshare, fractional ownership and private  residence clubs. We believe that online video is the most convenient way  to deliver this educational content.”</p>
<p>The first series of informative Q&amp;A videos features a panel which  includes Alex Bosch, Executive Director of the Vacation Ownership  Association of Southern Africa (VOASA); Deon Viljoen, Director of  Operations of Southern Sun Lifestyle Resorts; David Clifton and Darren  Ettridge from Interval International (which is based in the UK but  moving into Africa with their global exchange programme); and Henry  Greyling, CEO of Seeff Fractional Ownership. The sessions are  debate-style, and the viewer is a fly on the wall. Each clip is under 11  minutes long.</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-332" href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/iac-completes-spin-offs-of-hsn-inc-interval-leisure-group-inc-ticketmaster-and-treecom-inc-01331/331-revision"><img title="southafricaqa" src="http://perspectiveforums.com/files/2010/04/southafricaqa.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>This series addresses the broad question of ‘What is shared vacation  ownership?’, and includes topics such as ‘How has the shared vacation  ownership market evolved over the past 5 years? Do we have a new  generation of consumers that are dictating future products based on  their usage requirements?’, ‘What makes conventional fractional  ownership and private residence clubs different from conventional  timeshare products?’ and ‘What is happening in the South African  fractional ownership resales market, and what channels and methods can  fractional owners use to resell their fractions privately?’</p>
<p>Wilson says anybody who wants to know why fractional ownership is  revolutionising the way people own leisure use property should watch the  videos &#8211; “Here they will hear all about it from our experienced panel  of experts. Using the internet as a dynamic resource, we will help  people to become better informed in order to make the right purchase  decisions which fit in with their lifestyle, family and financial  objectives.</p>
<p>“We encourage property marketers and sales professionals to embrace the  fact that the power has shifted &#8211; consumers now have countless channels  to research, compare, and find the facts before making a purchase  decision. Companies that embrace this change, use technology and  communicate are the ones that will increase market share.”</p>
<p>View the videos at http://www.fractionalownership.co.za/videos/listings</p>
<p>Contact Dirk Wilson on +27 (0) 72 591 8582; +27 (0) 21 556 5064; email  dirk@fractionaladvertising.com.</p>
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		<title>Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2010 Earnings Release Date</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starwood Hotels &#038; Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced today that it will release the Company's first quarter financial results prior to market open on Thursday, April 29, 2010, followed by a conference call at 10:30am EDT. The conference call will include a brief discussion of the quarter followed by questions and answers. The call will be moderated by Jason Koval, Vice President, Investor Relations.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Powered by Shantz WP Prefix Suffix. Tech Blog: http://tech.shantanugoel.com/ Secure Programming Blog: http://www.safercode.com/blog/ Blog: http://blog.shantanugoel.com/ --><p>Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced today that it will release the Company&#8217;s first quarter financial results prior to market open on Thursday, April 29, 2010, followed by a conference call at 10:30am EDT. The conference call will include a brief discussion of the quarter followed by questions and answers. The call will be moderated by Jason Koval, Vice President, Investor Relations.</p>
<p>Participants may listen to the simultaneous webcast of the conference call by logging onto the company website http://www.starwoodhotels.com and choosing Investor Relations within the Corporate Information section of the website at 10:30am EDT or by calling 706-758-8744 fifteen minutes prior to the call. In addition, a replay has been arranged, which will air from Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 1:30pm EDT through Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 12:00 midnight. The replay will be available on the Company&#8217;s website or by dialing 706-645-9291 (Pass code 57051808).</p>
<p><strong>About Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide, Inc.</strong><br />
Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 992 properties in 100 countries and approximately 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood(R) Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis(R), The Luxury Collection(R), Sheraton(R), Westin(R), Four Points(R) by Sheraton, W(R), Le Méridien(R), and the recently announced AloftSM and ElementSM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.</p>
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		<title>RCI Christel House Open and Perspective Magazine Announce Official Media Partnership</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christel House International and Perspective International are pleased to announce that Perspective Magazine has been named the official media sponsor of the 2010 RCI Christel House Open, a unique international charity golf tournament with a global scale. This year’s event will see golfers compete in charity tournaments hosted on courses on five continents. On and around June 7, 2010, approximately 2,000 golfers are expected to participate on courses around the world.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Powered by Shantz WP Prefix Suffix. Tech Blog: http://tech.shantanugoel.com/ Secure Programming Blog: http://www.safercode.com/blog/ Blog: http://blog.shantanugoel.com/ --><p>Christel House International and Perspective International are pleased  to announce that Perspective Magazine has been named the official media  sponsor of the 2010 RCI Christel House Open, a unique  international charity golf tournament with a global scale. This year’s  event will see golfers compete in charity tournaments hosted on courses  on five continents. On and around June 7, 2010, approximately 2,000  golfers are expected to participate on courses around the world.</p>
<p>“The Christel House Open is delighted to welcome Perspective Magazine  as the tournament’s official media partner this year,” says Cheryl J.  Wendling, senior vice president, Christel House International.</p>
<p>“Perspective’s participation further strengthens ties between the global  timeshare industry and Christel House, and creates added value and  exposure for our event-wide sponsors and site hosts.”</p>
<p>The annual event will be an incredible and unique day of golf for  players across the globe&#8230; and all to raise funds for impoverished  children through Christel House, a registered 501(c)(3) public charity.</p>
<p>One-hundred percent of the proceeds will directly benefit the children  of Christel House. These funds are applied to programs and services and  are not used for any administrative expenses, professional solicitors or  fundraising consultants.</p>
<div id="attachment_3844" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/christelhousefeatured.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-3844" title="The children of Christel House" src="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/christelhousefeatured.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The children of Christel House</p></div>
<p>“Having visited Christel House South Africa, it is a pleasure to  continue to be able to expand on our support for Christel House and I  urge all industry leaders to support this organization that truly  impacts on children’s lives and the communities around them,” says Paul  Mattimoe, CEO, Perspective International.</p>
<p><strong>Sponsorships</strong><br />
The RCI Christel House Open, featuring nearly 20 participating  courses worldwide, offers a great many sponsorship opportunities on the  event-wide and local tournament levels. Benefits include, but are not  limited to:</p>
<p>•    Naming rights and product promotion<br />
•    Networking and customer hospitality<br />
•    Product placement at sites and in player giveaways<br />
•    Complimentary, competing foursomes<br />
•    Advertising space in event programs, magazine, and newsletters<br />
•    Signage, media, sponsor recognition at events and more.</p>
<p><strong>2010 Participating Tournaments</strong><br />
Following is a list of confirmed locations for the 2010 RCI  Christel House Open.</p>
<p>Boonville, New York &#8211; Woodgate Pines Golf Club<br />
Avon, Colorado &#8211; Gypsum Creek Golf Course<br />
Carmel, Indiana &#8211; Woodland Country Club<br />
Christmas Mountain, Wisconsin &#8211; Christmas Mountain Village Resort<br />
Daytona Beach, Florida &#8211; LPGA International Champions Course<br />
Gatlinburg, Tennessee &#8211; Bent Creek Golf Course<br />
Kissimmee, Florida &#8211; Orange Lake Resort and Country Club<br />
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina &#8211; Members Club @ Grande Dunes<br />
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida &#8211; PGA National Resort and Spa<br />
Scottsdale, Arizona &#8211; Camelback Golf Club<br />
Vista, California &#8211; Shadowridge Country Club<br />
Williamsburg, Virginia &#8211; Golden Horseshoe Golf Club Green Course<br />
Caracas, Venezuela &#8211; Valle Arriba Golf Club<br />
Perivale, Middlesex, UK &#8211; Ealing Golf Club<br />
Bangalore, India &#8211; Course to be announced<br />
Mexico City, Mexico &#8211; Course to be announced<br />
Capetown, South Africa &#8211; Course to be announced<br />
Johannesburg, South Africa &#8211; Course to be announced</p>
<p>Interested in playing or sponsoring a tournament? E-mail Becky Arnett or  call her on 317-464-2009, or visit www.chopen.org to find a tournament  near you.</p>
<p><strong>********** PLUS **********</strong><br />
<strong>SAVE THE DATE: SEPTEMBER 26 – OCTOBER 2, 2010 </strong><br />
2010 Christel House Donor Excursion to India<br />
Experience the magic of Christel House India first hand!<br />
We’d love to have you join us to experience the magic and mystery of  India, and to see the transformation taking place in our children.  Details are being finalized now, so be sure to block the dates in your  calendar.<br />
If you would like to receive more information about the Donor Excursion  to India, please contact Christel House at trips@christelhouse.org or  317-464-2341.</p>
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		<title>RCI Continues To Reinvent Vacation Exchange With Much More Than A &#8216;Touch&#8217; Of Technology</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[World’s largest vacation exchange company continues to break new ground on innovations that enhance the member experience]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Powered by Shantz WP Prefix Suffix. Tech Blog: http://tech.shantanugoel.com/ Secure Programming Blog: http://www.safercode.com/blog/ Blog: http://blog.shantanugoel.com/ --><p>World’s largest vacation exchange company continues to break new  ground on innovations that enhance the member experience</p>
<p>Further expanding its legacy as a technology leader in the industry,  RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham  Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), today unveiled two new RCI®  applications for the iPhone® digital mobile device that will enable  travelers to show friends where they’ve been and where they’re going.  Tweeting, texting, blogging – RCI recognizes that consumers have a  legitimate vacation planning tool in the palm of their hand with the new  applications that will help enhance the trip planning process and allow  users to share vacation experiences with their social networks.</p>
<p>Following the earlier announcement of its plan to launch its innovative  RCI Points Platinumsm membership tier, RCI unveiled the newest of its  cutting-edge technology initiatives during the American Resort  Development Association (ARDA) 2010 Convention and Exposition in Las  Vegas. Marking its debut into the mobile marketing world, RCI launched  the RCI TV application for the iPhone and iPod® touch, currently  available through the Apple® store.</p>
<p>Through this portable version of RCI TV, which is currently available to  the general public on RCI.com, users can view a list of featured  Destination Channel videos. The application lists all videos with a  small thumbnail image, video title and video length in the application  navigation. Once users view the video, they can email the video link to a  friend or save it for themselves. RCI plans to provide additional  functionality and more videos for download in future releases.</p>
<p>“Since inventing the concept of vacation exchange more than 35 years  ago, RCI has been devoted to providing innovative technology and  marketing solutions that add value to our affiliated developers and  members,” said Geoff Ballotti, CEO, RCI. “From our new YouTube site with  rich high-definition video which is creating marketing leads for<br />
affiliates to these two new Apple® applications, which we believe our  members will love, we are committed to developing great content and the  best social media applications we can to drive member engagement and  lower our customers’ marketing costs.”</p>
<p>Also unveiled was the RCI SnapBook™ application which allows users to  capture pictures, videos, voice memos and texts on their iPhone during a  vacation, with the application automatically logging when and where the  event took place. The assets can then be loaded to RCISnapBook.com  where they will be published in either a scrapbook,<br />
timeline or map display. At any time during or after the vacation, the  user can share their vacation memories with friends or log into the RCI  SnapBook portal and add additional assets.</p>
<p>These latest innovations follow the recent launch of RCI’s YouTube site.  Launched in January 2010, the RCI YouTube channel contains over 50  quality resort videos from RCI TV that showcase RCI affiliated  properties around the world.</p>
<p>From this site, visitors can link directly to RCI.com and even back to  the affiliated resort to view rich video content on the resort they are  interested in along with information that further educates the public on  the benefits of vacation ownership.</p>
<p>RCI also announced that it will introduce RCI Points Platinum, a new  tier of membership and the latest enhancement to its successful RCI  Points® program that will offer premium exchange and lifestyle benefits  to members.</p>
<p>“As the inventor of the vacation exchange business, we  continue working to develop fresh and new ideas that will improve our  members’ experience and exceed the expectations of our affiliates,” said  Ballotti. “These new applications bring an exciting and dynamic element  to RCI and we’re planning to expand these channels and make our  ever-growing travel and resort content more widely available across our  social networks.”</p>
<p><strong>About RCI</strong><br />
RCI is part of Wyndham Exchange and Rentals, the  worldwide leader in vacation exchange and the European leader in  vacation rentals, with exclusive access for specified periods to more  than 65,000 vacation properties in approximately 100 countries.</p>
<p>Wyndham Exchange and Rentals is comprised of vacation exchange,  including RCI, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange and provider of  travel services to businesses and consumers and The Registry Collection  Ò program, the world’s largest luxury exchange program; vacation  rentals, including Endless Vacation RentalsÒ, Landal GreenParks®,<br />
Novasol®,  and other renowned vacation rental brands, through which vacationers  can rent a variety of property types, from city apartments to villas;  and NorthCourse® Leisure Real Estate Solutions, a research and  consultancy firm providing advisory services to the global leisure real  estate industry. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation is one of the world’s  largest hospitality companies with leading brands in lodging  franchising, vacation ownership, vacation rentals and vacation exchange.<br />
For  additional information visit www.wyndhamer.com or the media center of  www.wyndhamworldwide.com.</p>
<p>*iPhone®, iPod® and Apple® are  registered trademarks of Apple Inc. This press release is an independent  announcement and has not been authorized, sponsored or otherwise  approved by Apple Inc.</p>
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