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	<title>Perspective Magazine &#124; Timeshare &#38; Fractional Ownership News, Resort Reviews &#38; Guides &#187; Australia</title>
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		<title>Over 100 New Resorts In 2009 Welcomed By RCI</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[World’s largest vacation exchange company continues to grow stronger, offering more
value to affiliates

Demonstrating that vacation exchange remains a bright spot in the travel industry, RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), announced that it added more than 100 new resorts, including 10 properties under development, to the world’s largest vacation exchange network.]]></description>
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value to affiliates</strong></em></p>
<p>Demonstrating that vacation exchange remains a bright spot in the travel industry, RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/wyndham-worldwide" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Wyndham Worldwide">Wyndham Worldwide</a> family of brands (NYSE: WYN), announced that it added more than 100 new resorts, including 10 properties under development, to the world’s largest vacation exchange network.</p>
<p>Several of the industry’s most powerful and well-renowned brands and their properties were added to RCI’s system in 2009, including the Disney Vacation Club, Fairmont Properties in Canada and <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/palace-vacation-club" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Palace Vacation Club">Palace Vacation Club</a> in Malaysia.</p>
<p>“Developers understand the importance of working with a quality exchange company that helps them increase sales and lower marketing costs, especially in today’s economy,” said <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/geoff-ballotti" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Geoff Ballotti">Geoff Ballotti</a>, CEO, RCI. “RCI’s ongoing commitment to providing the most innovative marketing services and solutions has helped us attract high quality new affiliates as never before, and enabled us to continue to grow our membership base.”</p>
<p>After 35 years, RCI continues to be the leader and innovator in the industry, first to market with fresh, new and unique marketing and technology ideas that provide added value for affiliates and improve the member experience. Its legacy of innovation rests on making many “firsts” happen – RCI was the first to launch weeks exchange, the first to offer points exchange, and the first to implement high-end luxury exchange.</p>
<p>In 2008, RCI committed to spending tens of millions of dollars over a three-year period to develop and execute a series of online technology, product and service enhancements that are improving the exchange experience for its subscribing members around the world. In 2009 with the growing popularity of online video, RCI recognized a unique opportunity to use this medium as a marketing tool for its members and prospective <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/timeshare" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with timeshare">timeshare</a> buyers. An online video network available only on RCI.com, RCI® TV offers a broad selection of entertaining and educational content about RCI, its products and services, as well as travel and resort information. The network is designed to help owners get the most out of their RCI subscribing membership and make vacation planning more fun while also introducing new prospects to the benefits of vacation ownership.</p>
<p>Response to RCI TV from both members and affiliates has exceeded expectations with over 100 videos uploaded, including 80 Resort Showcases, and more high-definition video being added on a regular basis to RCI.com. Web share, or the percentage of exchange and rentals transacted online, has increased from 13 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 to 24 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009. In the last 10 weeks alone, the non-member site has already received over 265,000 visits and the member site has received over 100,000 visits. With developers able to feature their properties, and millions of visitors able to watch RCI-affiliated resorts come to life on the Resort Showcase channel, this tool is already driving greater exchange activity and helping to increase occupancy for RCI-affiliated resorts. To promote the site and help drive increased traffic from newcomers, RCI is investing heavily in advertising and search engine optimization efforts. This includes three commercials currently airing on Resort &amp; Residence TV, a new travel and real estate cable channel which is available to 27 million viewers.</p>
<p>RCI has vastly improved its marketing infrastructure, allowing RCI to showcase more resort photos of its affiliates with higher picture quality, as well as videos and floor plans. This effort supports a recent member survey where respondents ranked “more and bigger resort photos” as the number one feature desired to help them plan or choose a vacation.</p>
<p>Like the Resort Showcase channel on RCI TV, new system capabilities help affiliates better promote their properties and drive higher occupancy.</p>
<p>“We are constantly working to develop new and exceptional marketing and technology ideas that benefit our affiliates and improve the member experience,” added Ballotti. “It’s what our affiliates and members have come to expect from RCI and it’s what we plan to continue to deliver.”</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®, 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<br />
Real Estate Solutions, a research and consultancy firm providing advisory services to the global leisure real estate industry. <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/wyndham-worldwide" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Wyndham Worldwide">Wyndham Worldwide</a> Corporation is one of the world’s largest hospitality companies with leading brands in lodging franchising, vacation ownership, vacation rentals and vacation exchange.</p>
<p>For additional information visit www.wyndhamer.com or the media center of www.wyndhamworldwide.com.</p>
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		<title>The Shared Ownership Industry Gets A Little Friendlier!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PerspectiveForums.com reports more than 2,000 friend requests served in first two weeks.

Perspective Magazine, the shared ownership industry’s leading trade publication recently launched the first standalone social networking platform dedicated to the timeshare and fractional ownership industry, combining the most popular features of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn all on one website.
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			<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/ --><div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theperspectivemagazine.com%2Fthe-shared-ownership-industry-gets-a-little-friendlier-013660"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theperspectivemagazine.com%2Fthe-shared-ownership-industry-gets-a-little-friendlier-013660" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>PerspectiveForums.com reports more than 2,000 friend requests served in first two weeks.</p>
<p>Perspective Magazine, the shared ownership industry’s leading trade publication recently launched the first standalone social networking platform dedicated to the timeshare and fractional ownership industry, combining the most popular features of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn all on one website.</p>
<p>From initial promotion only, the site has already attracted in excess of 600 registered users, who have generated more than 75,000 page views and issued more than 2,000 friend requests over the past fortnight, with word of mouth now growing the site exponentially each day.</p>
<p>The site was created to encourage timeshare and fractional <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/developers" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Developers">developers</a>, marketers and suppliers to network more efficiently, thereby creating opportunities for new collaborations, strategic partnerships and extending client portfolios.</p>
<p>What makes this site standout, apart from its vast array of features, is its leverage of Perspective Magazine’s readership which exceeds 22,000 registered industry professionals around the globe who are currently being invited to register free on the website.</p>
<p>“We’ve had a lot of feedback from users of the website, all of it positive and it has started well, but there are still quite a few additional features to roll out yet – such as an iPhone App, but due to the complexity of the site we have a few weeks still to wait for this. The marketing for the site has only just started – by the end of March we expect to have the largest social media group of industry professionals available online, and then we’ll only be at about 10% of the expected number of registered users for the coming months.” Said <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/paul-mattimoe" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Paul Mattimoe">Paul Mattimoe</a>, President &amp; CEO of Perspective International.</p>
<p>To join Perspective Forums simply visit <a href="http://www.perspectiveforums.com/">www.perspectiveforums.com</a></p>
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		<title>FractionalStaff.com Prepares For Fractional Ownership Boom In Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A website dedicated to the recruiting of professional sales executives for the purpose of fractional property sales was launched in test mode back in August 2009, and now after detailed scrutiny of the quality of applications received via the website and after reaching the No.1 spot on Google.com for the search term “fractional jobs”, www.fractionalstaff.com will officially launch next week aimed at providing a reliable service with high returns for advertisers of fractional job vacancies.]]></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/ --><div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theperspectivemagazine.com%2Ffractionalstaff-com-prepares-for-fractional-ownership-boom-in-europe-013645"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theperspectivemagazine.com%2Ffractionalstaff-com-prepares-for-fractional-ownership-boom-in-europe-013645" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>A website dedicated to the recruiting of professional sales executives for the purpose of fractional property sales was launched in test mode back in August 2009, and now after detailed scrutiny of the quality of applications received via the website and after reaching the No.1 spot on Google.com for the search term “fractional jobs”, <a href="http://www.fractionalstaff.com">www.fractionalstaff.com</a> will officially launch next week aimed at providing a reliable service with high returns for advertisers of fractional job vacancies.</p>
<p>Recent months have shown that fractional property developers are increasing but their success with property agents is not producing the results originally hoped for, and so many are enquiring about the availability of dedicated sales teams – something that FractionalStaff.com has concentrating on for the past 7 months.</p>
<p>Fractional Staff is another service from the Perspective group of companies who publish the leading shared ownership industry magazines for both the trade and consumers and so its widest reach both online and offline ensures that it will attract the most suitable candidates that are new to the industry as well as the best sales professionals from within the industry worldwide.</p>
<p>Introductory advertising rates start from as little as £199 per month with added value across the network of Perspective websites and titles available on selected packages.</p>
<p>For more information email <a href="mailto:advertising@perspectiveinternational.com">advertising@perspectiveinternational.com</a> or call +44 191 250 3501 (UK) or  +1 407 792 2343</p>
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		<title>Perspective International Sponsors C.A.R.E.&#8217;s 50th Semi-Annual Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[C.A.R.E. (Cooperative Association of Resort Exchangers) is pleased to announce that Perspective International Ltd is a media sponsor of its 50th Semi-Annual Conference, which will be held April 24 through 27,2010, at the Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana.]]></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/ --><div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theperspectivemagazine.com%2Fperspective-international-sponsors-c-a-r-e-s-50th-semi-annual-conference-013594"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theperspectivemagazine.com%2Fperspective-international-sponsors-c-a-r-e-s-50th-semi-annual-conference-013594" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>C.A.R.E. (Cooperative Association of Resort Exchangers) is pleased to announce that Perspective International Ltd is a media sponsor of its 50th Semi-Annual Conference, which will be held April 24 through 27,2010, at the Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana.</p>
<p>“In these trying economic times a nonprofit organization such as the Cooperative Association of Resort Exchangers, C.A.R.E., must consider every tool available to spread its message,” says Alain Carr, president of C.A.R.E. “Perspective International, a C.A.R.E. media sponsor, provides our association with advertising opportunities to remind current members of the value of belonging to C.A.R.E. and to inform potential new members of the benefits of membership. C.A.R.E. and its members benefit from advertising in Perspective International by keeping our association at the forefront of the vacation travel industry.”</p>
<p>This 50th semi-annual conference will offer powerful sessions with motivational and informative speakers ready to share their wisdom and insight. Those attending event will not only get to experience one of the U.S.’s most desired vacation destinations, but they also will get to meet up with numerous industry suppliers and purchasers. This is a don’t-miss opportunity to re-connect with old associates and even develop new relationships to provide the tools needed to succeed in this ever-changing, multifaceted, vacation industry.</p>
<p>“Perspective is delighted to be a media sponsor for this conference,” says Paul Mattimoe, president and CEO of Perspective International Ltd. “C.A.R.E. nicely fills a niche in the shared-ownership industry that serves resort developers and, ultimately, owners of vacation interests.”</p>
<p>The Hilton New Orleans St. Charles is located in the heart of the New Orleans Central <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/business" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with business">Business</a> District, three blocks from Canal Street and blocks from the world-famous French Quarter and Bourbon Street. The landmark building was originally built in 1926 as the Masonic Temple and was the second high-rise building to be constructed in the Central <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/business" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with business">Business</a> District. It has undergone an $11 million renovation and has re-emerged as the newest upscale, premier hotel experience in the Crescent City.</p>
<p>For room reservations, call: 1-888-490-6547 or 1-504-524-8890.</p>
<p><strong>About Perspective International Ltd</strong><br />
Perspective International Ltd is an award-winning leader in cross media marketing/advertising for the timeshare and <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/fractional-ownership" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Fractional Ownership">fractional ownership</a> industry, dedicated to catering for the individual needs of your brand, product, service, clients, customers and employees through a suite of unique publications, websites and services.</p>
<p>For more information, call 1-407-792-2343 or visit <a href="http://www.perspectiverate.com">www.perspectiverates.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong>About C.A.R.E</strong><br />
C.A.R.E. is a trade association established in 1985 by representatives of timeshare resorts who found that by exchanging vacation inventory among themselves, they were better able to satisfy their owners with increased vacation opportunities. Today, member companies are also able to utilize inventory and generate revenue through wholesale rentals while continuing to offer expanded exchange and fulfillment options.<br />
C.A.R.E. is not an exchange company, it does not own or control inventory or guarantee fulfillment of travel requests, and/or rental or sale of any type of inventory, service or product. C.A.R.E. provides a networking platform that offers the tools for individual <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/business" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with business">business</a> enhancement while requiring its Member companies to adhere to its Code of Standards and Ethics.</p>
<p>C.A.R.E. member companies currently offer 2500 vacation properties and service approximately one million vacation owners and members. C.A.R.E. is an international organization, with members throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Australia.</p>
<p>Visit C.A.R.E. <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/online" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with online">online</a> at <a href="http://www.care-online.org">www.care-online.org </a>for information about membership and upcoming conferences.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Magnificent Mile to Down Under: W Chicago City Center and Sheraton on the Park Sydney first in Starwood's Global Portfolio to introduce Cisco TelePresence for Virtual Meetings]]></description>
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<p>Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) unveiled its first in-hotel Cisco TelePresence meeting suites today with a virtual, interactive meeting spanning across two continents. The W Chicago City Center and Sheraton on the Park Sydney are the first in Starwood&#8217;s global portfolio to introduce the new meeting facilities, showcasing the state-of-the-art Cisco TelePresence technology. Guests and corporate clients were brought together in a true-to-life meeting setting, despite more than 9,000 miles apart and the 17 hour time difference. Participants in both locations had a seat at the table and were able to meet &#8220;face-to-face&#8221; utilizing ultra-high definition video, superior audio and life-size imagery of all participants.</p>
<p>In June of 2009, Starwood announced a partnership with Tata Communications and plans to build Cisco TelePresence rooms in 10 properties worldwide. In addition to the W Chicago and Sheraton on the Park Sydney, inaugurated as part of this partnership with Tata Communications, two more Cisco TelePresence meeting suites will open in the first half of this year including the Sheraton New York Hotel &amp; Towers and Sheraton Centre Toronto which will come online in the upcoming months. Other Starwood locations planned to open throughout 2010 include The Westin Los Angeles Airport, with the anticipation to expand the offering to key domestic and international business markets such as Dallas, San Francisco, Brussels, Paris, Hong Kong and Frankfurt. As an industry first, reservations for these telepresence rooms can be made instantly using the Tata Communications online portal, with a convenient payment capability using all major credit cards.</p>
<p>As the world and the hotel industry grow increasingly more global, Starwood is continuing their legacy of innovation and looking at tomorrow&#8217;s travelers and how they want to meet. There is also an increasing demand to incorporate technology, virtual meetings and social media into new meeting offerings from the next generation of business travelers.</p>
<p>&#8220;The launch of the new Cisco TelePresence meeting suites at the W Chicago and Sheraton on the Park Sydney is another example of Starwood&#8217;s commitment to innovation by offering our clients an exciting, new meetings solution that facilitates a &#8216;face-to-face&#8217; meeting in the same room regardless of global location,&#8221; said Christie Hicks, Senior Vice President of Global Sales for Starwood. &#8220;We have a great partner in Tata Communications and look forward to continuing opening new meeting facilities throughout our portfolio of hotels around the world.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;With 2010 fully in gear, we&#8217;re well on our way in bringing more public rooms in critical business hubs like Sydney and Chicago. We hope that through this partnership with Starwood, even more business executives can take advantage of the productivity this technology offers and save on costs that can be invested in their core competencies. We intend to make telepresence available to as many users as possible with our global network of public telepresence rooms and our suite of managed telepresence network services for businesses. This opening is just the first step in that direction with many more in other key markets soon to follow this year,&#8221; said Peter Quinlan, Director, Managed Telepresence Services, Tata Communications.</p>
<p>&#8220;More businesses are recognizing the value of being able to rent Cisco TelePresence facilities by the hour, either to extend their existing deployment to further locations or to experience Cisco TelePresence for the first time. Having meeting facilities in a comfortable setting with access to business services at times that fit individuals&#8217; schedule can help to take some of the grind out of traveling. The value of public suites facilities increases exponentially as more rooms from more providers come on stream, so today&#8217;s announcement represents another key milestone in making these facilities more practical for business,&#8221; said Mark Weidick, VP/GM for Cisco&#8217;s TelePresence Exchange Business Unit.</p>
<p>Cisco TelePresence provides life-like, high definition, conferencing facilities with superior audio, video and environmental qualities allowing participants to meet their colleagues, customers and business partners across a virtual table. The public facility offers users who do not have telepresence rooms within their company, access to this cutting-edge technology at an affordable per hour rental rate. Tata Communications has several operational public rooms in India (Mumbai, Bangalore (x2), Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi and Gurgaon), UK (London) and USA (Boston), Manila with PLDT in the Philippines and Johannesburg with Neotel in South Africa.</p>
<p>For more information about Starwood Hotels Cisco TelePresence Suites visit http://www.tatacommunications.com/telepresence/.</p>
<p><strong>About Starwood Hotels</strong><br />
Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 992 properties in nearly 100 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis(R), The Luxury Collection(R), W(R), Westin(R), Le Méridien(R), Sheraton(R), Four Points(R) by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft(R), and Element SM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/developers" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Developers">developers</a> and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.</p>
<p><strong>About Cisco</strong><br />
Cisco, (NASDAQ: CSCO), the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate, this year celebrates 25 years of technology innovation, operational excellence and corporate social responsibility. Information about Cisco can be found at http://www.cisco.com. For ongoing news, please go to http://newsroom.cisco.com.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></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/ --><div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theperspectivemagazine.com%2Frci-renews-affiliation-with-bluegreen-corporation-013227"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theperspectivemagazine.com%2Frci-renews-affiliation-with-bluegreen-corporation-013227" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>RCI, the global leader in <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/vacation" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vacation">vacation</a> 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 <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/vacation" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vacation">vacation</a> ownership companies in the industry. This new agreement grants Bluegreen Club Members continued access to a broad array of exciting <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/vacation" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vacation">vacation</a> experiences utilizing the RCI exchange networks.</p>
<div id="attachment_3233" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bluegreenwilderness.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-3233" title="bluegreenwilderness" src="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bluegreenwilderness.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Bluegreen Wilderness Club at Long Creek</p></div>
<p>“We are extremely pleased to renew our partnership with the Bluegreen family and their fantastic owners,” said Geoff Ballotti, CEO, RCI. “By building on our great relationship with Bluegreen, we can continue to offer RCI members around the world the opportunity to experience the wonderful collection of resorts that Bluegreen has to offer.”</p>
<p>As part of the multi-year agreement, RCI&#8217;s more than 3.7 million members will enjoy the opportunity to exchange into Bluegreen resorts across the globe. Similarly, Bluegreen Club Members will have access to vacations at a variety of destinations at RCI’s more than 4,000 affiliated properties worldwide in over 100 countries.</p>
<p>“By extending our existing relationship, we are continuing to give our owners the chance to enjoy all the opportunities that RCI offers,” said David L. Pontius, president of Bluegreen Management Services, Bluegreen Corporation. “RCI offers our Bluegreen Club Members access to terrific <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/vacation" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vacation">vacation</a> resorts around the world and we’re glad to continue providing this service to our valued owners.”</p>
<p><strong>About RCI</strong><br />
RCI is part of Wyndham Exchange and Rentals, the worldwide leader in <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/vacation" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vacation">vacation</a> exchange and the European leader in <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/vacation" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vacation">vacation</a> rentals, with exclusive access for specified periods to more than 73,000 <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/vacation" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vacation">vacation</a> properties in approximately 100 countries. Wyndham Exchange and Rentals is comprised of <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/vacation" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vacation">vacation</a> exchange, including RCI, the worldwide leader in <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/vacation" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vacation">vacation</a> exchange and provider of travel services to businesses and consumers and The Registry Collection program, the world’s largest luxury exchange program; <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/vacation" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vacation">vacation</a> rentals, including Endless <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/vacation" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vacation">Vacation</a> Rentals, Landal GreenParks®, Novasol®, and other renowned <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/vacation" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vacation">vacation</a> <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/rental" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with rental">rental</a> brands, through which vacationers can rent a variety of property types, from city apartments to villas; and NorthCourse® Leisure Real Estate Solutions, an <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/international" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with international">international</a> leader in providing a full spectrum of advisory, research, and asset management services. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation is one of the world’s largest hospitality companies with leading brands in lodging franchising, <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/vacation" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vacation">vacation</a> ownership, <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/vacation" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vacation">vacation</a> rentals and <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/vacation" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vacation">vacation</a> exchange. For additional information visit www.grouprci.com or the media center of www.wyndhamworldwide.com.</p>
<p>For additional information on the services offered to developers by RCI and how they can add potential value to leisure real estate projects, visit www.grouprci.com.</p>
<p><strong>About Bluegreen Corporation</strong><br />
Founded in 1966 and headquartered in Boca Raton, FL, Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE:BXG) is the leader in providing Colorful Places to Live and Play through its <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/vacation" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vacation">vacation</a> ownership resort and residential real estate business segments. Our more than 3,100 employees are passionate about delivering extraordinary experiences for our owners, travelers and business partners. Since 1996, Bluegreen has managed, marketed and sold a flexible, real estate-based <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/vacation" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vacation">vacation</a> ownership plan with more than 208,000 owners, over 45 owned or managed resorts, and access to more than 4,000 resorts worldwide. Since 1985, Bluegreen Communities has developed master-planned residential and golf communities primarily in the southern and southeastern U.S., and has sold over 55,000 home sites. We also offer a portfolio of comprehensive, turnkey, fee-for-service resort management, financial services, customer generation and sales solutions to third-party developers and lenders. For more information, visit http://www.bluegreencorp.com.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Escapia Releases National 2010 Vacation Rental Industry Report Providing Most Comprehensive Look at the Current State of the Vacation Rental Business

Escapia, Inc. (www.escapia.com) today announced the immediate release of the National 2010 Vacation Rental Industry Report. This complimentary report analyzes data from over $300 million of bookings at tens of thousands of vacation rental homes in 2009, providing unprecedented insights into national industry trends.]]></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/ --><div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theperspectivemagazine.com%2Fvacation-rentals-weather-recession-reasonably-well-start-2010-after-a-quarter-of-strong-results-013027"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theperspectivemagazine.com%2Fvacation-rentals-weather-recession-reasonably-well-start-2010-after-a-quarter-of-strong-results-013027" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Escapia Releases National 2010 Vacation Rental Industry Report Providing Most Comprehensive Look at the Current State of the Vacation Rental Business</p>
<p>Escapia, Inc. (www.escapia.com) today announced the immediate release of the National 2010 Vacation Rental Industry Report. This complimentary report analyzes data from over $300 million of bookings at tens of thousands of vacation rental homes in 2009, providing unprecedented insights into national industry trends.</p>
<p>While 2009 was a tough year for vacation rental managers, Escapia&#8217;s latest report shows that the actual results were not as dismal as many perceived. Early year booking declines of over 25% largely reversed direction by mid-year, with fourth quarter bookings rebounding by 17% compared to a year earlier. The industry also saw notable improvement in key metrics including the average booking size, lead times and length of stay during the fourth quarter of 2009. Topics addressed in the report include:</p>
<p>&#8211;  How travelers responded to the &#8216;Great Recession&#8217;<br />
&#8211;  Year-to-Year Booking <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/dollars" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Dollars">Dollars</a> by Quarter<br />
&#8211;  Booking <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/dollars" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Dollars">Dollars</a> by Month<br />
&#8211;  Booking <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/dollars" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Dollars">Dollars</a> by Region<br />
&#8211;  Average Length of Stay and Lead Times<br />
&#8211;  Average Booking Size by Quarter<br />
&#8211;  Bookings by Day of the Week<br />
&#8211;  Bookings by Month: When they happened and when they were made</p>
<p>The National 2010 Vacation Rental Industry report offers the most thorough analysis of 2009 vacation rental data to date. &#8220;We are thrilled to release our annual report for the industry,&#8221; said Bill Furlong, CEO of Escapia. &#8220;This report is by far the most comprehensive analysis on the state of the vacation rental business. We hope that giving vacation rental managers this type of information will help them learn from 2009 and make themselves stronger for 2010.&#8221; A summary of the report is provided on the Escapia Blog at www.escapiablog.com. The full report is available for free download at Escapia&#8217;s web site at www.escapia.com/market_trends.html. 2010 Vacation Rental Reports by Region for select regions are also available upon request by contacting research@escapia.com.</p>
<p><strong>About Escapia<br />
</strong>Escapia, Inc., founded in 2000, is leading the Internet revolution in the $24 billion vacation rental industry with a comprehensive Internet business platform and breakthrough online marketing and booking services. Escapia empowers professional vacation rental management companies to reach new customers, manage guest and owner relationships, and perform trust-based accounting, housekeeping, maintenance and other mission critical aspects of their businesses. Seattle-based Escapia can be reached at 1-800-ESCAPIA, info@escapia.com or via the web at www.escapia.com.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:WYN) today announced that it will report fourth quarter and full year 2009 results Wednesday, February 10, 2010. Steve Holmes, Chairman and CEO and Tom Conforti, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call with investors to discuss the results at 8:30am ET that morning.]]></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/ --><div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theperspectivemagazine.com%2Fwyndham-worldwide-to-report-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2009-earnings-on-february-10-2010-conference-call-and-webcast-at-830am-et-012864"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theperspectivemagazine.com%2Fwyndham-worldwide-to-report-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2009-earnings-on-february-10-2010-conference-call-and-webcast-at-830am-et-012864" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/wyndham-worldwide" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Wyndham Worldwide">Wyndham Worldwide</a> Corporation (NYSE:WYN) today announced that it will report fourth quarter and full year 2009 results Wednesday, February 10, 2010. <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/steve-holmes" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Steve Holmes">Steve Holmes</a>, Chairman and CEO and Tom Conforti, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call with investors to discuss the results at 8:30am ET that morning.</p>
<p>Listeners can access the webcast live through the company&#8217;s website at www.wyndhamworldwide.com/investors/. The conference call also may be accessed by dialing (800) 369–2052 and providing the pass code &#8220;Wyndham.&#8221; Listeners are urged to call at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. An archive of this webcast will be available on the website for approximately 90 days beginning at 12:00pm ET on February 10, 2010. A telephone replay will be available for approximately 90 days beginning at 12:00pm ET on February 10, 2010 at (866) 490–2538.</p>
<p><strong>About <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/wyndham-worldwide" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Wyndham Worldwide">Wyndham Worldwide</a></strong><br />
As one of the world&#8217;s largest hospitality companies, <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/wyndham-worldwide" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Wyndham Worldwide">Wyndham Worldwide</a> offers individual <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/consumers" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with consumers">consumers</a> and business–to–business customers a broad suite of hospitality products and services across various accommodation alternatives and price ranges through its premier portfolio of world–renowned brands. Wyndham Hotel Group encompasses approximately 7,040 franchised hotels and approximately 590,900 hotel rooms worldwide. Group RCI offers its 3.8 million members access to more than 73,000 vacation properties located in approximately 100 countries. Wyndham Vacation Ownership develops, markets and sells vacation ownership interests and provides consumer financing to owners through its network of over 150 vacation ownership resorts serving over 830,000 owners throughout North America, the Caribbean and the South Pacific. <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/wyndham-worldwide" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Wyndham Worldwide">Wyndham Worldwide</a>, headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., employs approximately 25,500 employees globally.</p>
<p>For more information about <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/wyndham-worldwide" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Wyndham Worldwide">Wyndham Worldwide</a>, please visit the company&#8217;s website at <a href="http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com">www.wyndhamworldwide.com</a>.</p>
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		<title>Accor Vacation Club Appoints New CEO &#8211; Unveils Plans For New Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accor Vacation Club, based in Robina on the Gold Coast has announced a Senior Executive appointment with CRAIG WOOD being appointed as CEO, effective immediately.]]></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/ --><div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theperspectivemagazine.com%2Faccor-vacation-club-appoints-new-ceo-unveils-plans-for-new-website-012857"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theperspectivemagazine.com%2Faccor-vacation-club-appoints-new-ceo-unveils-plans-for-new-website-012857" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Accor Vacation Club, based in Robina on the Gold Coast has announced a Senior Executive appointment with <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/craig-wood" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Craig Wood">CRAIG WOOD</a> being appointed as CEO, effective immediately.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/news/craigwoodarticle.jpg" alt="" width="280" height="350" /><a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/craig-wood" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Craig Wood">Craig Wood</a>, has served as Chief Operating Officer at Accor Vacation Club for close to 2 years and has over 20 years in the holiday ownership industry.</p>
<p>“The Club has seen substantial growth in acquisitions, introducing new locations and apartments into the Club’s <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/property" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with property">property</a> portfolio in the past few years, and now with Member numbers sitting just under 27,000, we look forward to building on that in 2010,” said Craig on his appointment.</p>
<p>“We have re-branded from ‘Accor Premiere Vacation Club’ to the more streamlined ‘Accor Vacation Club’ and have made great advances in technology &#8211; with the newly redesigned Member Website scheduled for launch later this month,” he added.</p>
<p>Craig will continue to grow the business by introducing new, innovative ideas and exploring synergistic opportunities within the Accor group to take the Club into 2010.</p>
<p>He has an impressive history in the hotel branded Vacation Club Industry with his immediate past role as GM and Regional Director of Marriott Ownership Resorts in the Middle East.</p>
<p><strong>About Accor Vacation Club</strong><br />
Accor Vacation Club is part of the Accor Hospitality Group, the largest and fastest growing hotel management group in the Pacific Region with operations across 16 countries, covering a full spectrum of locations and hotel styles, from luxury to budget. The Club has over 27,000 Member families who enjoy holidays at 21 Club Properties.</p>
<p><strong>About Accor </strong><br />
Accor, a major global group and the European leader in hotels, as well as the global leader in services to corporate clients and public institutions, operates in nearly 100 countries with 150,000 employees. It offers to its clients over 40 years of expertise in two core businesses:</p>
<p>- Hotels, with the Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Ibis, All Seasons, Etap Hotel, Formule 1 and Motel 6 brands, representing 4,000 hotels and nearly 500,000 rooms in 90 countries, as well as strategically related activities, such as Lenôtre;</p>
<p>- Services, with 30 million people in 40 countries benefiting from Accor Services products in employee and public benefits, rewards and loyalty, and expense management.</p>
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		<title>What&#8217;s The Second Home Trend For 2010? Get A Third Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The post-bubble housing market for second homes has yet to recover, but there is a new twist on a concept that could make second home purchases more appealing in the coming decade: access to prime “third homes” worldwide.]]></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/ --><div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theperspectivemagazine.com%2Fwhats-the-second-home-trend-for-2010-get-a-third-home-012852"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theperspectivemagazine.com%2Fwhats-the-second-home-trend-for-2010-get-a-third-home-012852" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>The post-bubble housing market for second homes has yet to recover, but there is a new twist on a concept that could make second home purchases more appealing in the coming decade: access to prime “third homes” worldwide.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/privatecommunitiescom" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with PrivateCommunities.com">PrivateCommunities.com</a> has partnered with The 3rd Home LLC, an international second home exchange firm, affording owners of second homes the opportunity to exchange their properties with other second home owners from Paris to Costa Rica to Palm Beach. The modest fee of $495 for a two year membership allows second home owners to place their second home in the program to give them access to vacation homes around the globe.</p>
<p>“Second homes have plenty of advantages, but this new service changes the game,” said Elisabeth Miller-Fox, co-founder of <a href="http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/tag/privatecommunitiescom" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with PrivateCommunities.com">PrivateCommunities.com</a>, an internet portal that has showcased privately developed communities throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean since 1996. “People who have second homes can leverage one of their least utilized assets to get a 3rd home. This makes buying a second home more appealing to Americans and Europeans who may not want to limit themselves to one location.”</p>
<p>Although large timeshare exchange companies have developed a conduit for owners to access other locations, luxury second homes have not been made available this way. The partnership lets new members begin vacationing immediately through http://<a href="http://www.privatecommunities.3rdhome.com">www.privatecommunities.3rdhome.com</a>.</p>
<p>3rd Home is the first international second home program of its kind. The company touts the highest standards in the industry, is fully automated, simple to use and a trusted source for second home owners. It offers inviting homes on magnificent beaches, in vibrant cities and mountain resorts in the portfolio of residences.</p>
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