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Averett Warmus Durkee – premier accounting firm serving the timeshare and vacation ownership resort industry – sends anti-fraud expert to teach advanced session on accounting security.

May 14, 2010 in * All News, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

World’s largest vacation exchange company delivers first quarter earnings growth through superior execution and strength of its business model

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), announced that it added 32 new resorts, including five resorts from existing affiliations, to the world’s largest vacation exchange network in the first quarter of 2010. The additions include five resorts under construction as well as three from The Registry Collection® program, the world’s largest luxury exchange program and one of the three worldwide exchange programs under the RCI® umbrella.

May 12, 2010 in * All News, Asia, RCI, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Expedia® travelers have ranked The Cove On Ormond Beach among the world’s best hotels on this year’s Expedia Insiders’ Select™ list. The list formally recognizes individual hotels worldwide that consistently deliver excellent service, a great overall experience and a notable value. The full list represents only a small percentage of the world’s top hotels from the more than 110,000 hotel properties offered on Expedia.

May 12, 2010 in * All News, Caribbean, Featured News Caribbean, Featured News Headlines, Featured News Latin America, Featured News USA & Canada, Latin America, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

RCI, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), today announced it was named one of the 2010 ‘Best Places to Work’ in Indiana during a ceremony held last Thursday evening at the Indiana Roof Ballroom.

May 10, 2010 in * All News, RCI, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Global hospitality and vacation ownership company recognizes timeshare resale opportunities

Diamond Resorts International® (DRI), a global leader in the hospitality and vacation ownership industries, has today announced it is working closely with its European membership who have authorized a third party reseller, Travel & Leisure Group (TLG), to act as reseller for Diamond Resorts European Collection (DREC) points. This is the first time DREC members have had the opportunity to deal directly with an authorized reseller.

May 10, 2010 in * All News, Diamond Resorts International, Europe, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, Travel & Leisure Group, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Starwood Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: HOT) have officially opened the doors of their newest hotel, Le Méridien Philadelphia. A ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony included special guest speakers such as Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Pennsylvania Senator Larry Farnese, HEI Hotels & Resorts Chairman and CEO, Gary Mendell, Starwood Group SVP of North American Development, Paul Sacco.

May 10, 2010 in * All News, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Presents Awards, Names Board Members & Works With Charity Food Bank

There was a great deal of prideful celebrating going on in New Orleans as the Cooperative Association of Resort Exchangers (C.A.R.E.) reached a significant milestone in its 25-year history by welcoming members to its 50th semi-annual conference, held in late April. The Silver and Gold Conference celebrated not only C.A.R.E.’s quarter of a century as an organization, but also recognized special members who have helped their group succeed over the years.
Held at the landmark Hilton New Orleans St. Charles Avenue, the historical spring conference attracted over 160 member representatives in spite of the current economy. New Orleans was also the site of the first C.A.R.E. (www.care-online.org) conference 25 years ago. Former board members and award winners were recognized for their contributions in bringing the organization to its current respected status.

May 10, 2010 in * All News, C.A.R.E, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Festiva Hospitality Group, a resort and vacation ownership company based in Asheville, N.C., is proud to announce its 10 year anniversary milestone. Festiva was founded in the summer of 2000 by Don Clayton and Butch Patrick. Clayton and Patrick started with little more than a vision of a company that would provide a lifetime of quality vacations to its members as well as opportunities for growth and rewards for its employees.

May 10, 2010 in * All News, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Brand Will Remove Eight Additional Hotels that Don’t Meet New Brand Standards

Sheraton Guest Satisfaction Scores Hit New Historic Highs as Starwood Hotels’ Largest Brand Completes $6 Billion Revitalization Effort

May 10, 2010 in * All News, Asia, Europe, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Liberty Bank’s growing timeshare portfolio prompts them to appoint new resort finance officer.

Liberty Bank recently announced the appointment of Denise Brewer, VP, to their resort finance division. Brewer moved from the bank’s commercial real estate lending department, joining Sr. VP Melanie Joy and Vice Presidents Donald Peruta and David Brede to manage relationships in the growing division.

May 7, 2010 in * All News, Liberty Bank, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Marriott Vacation Club, the premier timeshare brand of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR), announced the final phase opening of Marriott’s OceanWatch Villas at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The new phase reveals 75 additional two-bedroom, two-bathroom villas and brings the popular vacation ownership resort to completion. Adding onto the resort’s existing 286 two-bedroom villas, the new villas bring the resort to a total of 361 occupiable villas, each with approximately 1,100 square feet of living space.

May 7, 2010 in * All News, Marriott Vacation Club International, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Timeshare and fractional ownership magazine publisher Perspective International increases its presence in North America with the appointment of Rosanne Luba as director of sales for the region.

May 5, 2010 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Perspective International Ltd, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Pioneer Company in Shared Ownership Industry Acknowledged for Excellence in Management, Technology and Wellness

ResortCom International, the pioneer in providing servicing solutions in the Shared Ownership Industry has received a trio of varied awards for excellence in the past month.

April 30, 2010 in * All News, Latin America, ResortCom International, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

RCI affiliate recognized as top-performing partner

A select number of RCI affiliates meet RCI’s requirements for this annual honor and have earned the RCI® Pinnacle Award. As a top-performing RCI affiliate, Sol Meliá Vacation Club has received the award for its volume of business.

April 28, 2010 in * All News, Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, RCI, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Sol Melia Vacation Club, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:WYN) today announced results for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS:

* Adjusted first quarter 2010 diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $0.34, compared with Company-issued guidance of $0.27 – $0.32.
* Reported first quarter 2010 diluted EPS was $0.27, compared with $0.25 in the first quarter of 2009.

April 28, 2010 in * All News, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada, Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Wyndham Worldwide by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Top Ten Timeshare Questions Answered

The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and the National Timeshare Owners Association (NTOA), have announced a year-long campaign to help educate consumers about timeshare vacations. The first initiative answers ten of the most frequently asked questions.

April 28, 2010 in * All News, ARDA, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Resort in renowned Colorado ski area extends relationship with the world’s largest vacation exchange program.

RCI, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), and The Christie Lodge in Avon, Colorado, recently announced the renewal of their longstanding affiliation agreement.

April 27, 2010 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, RCI, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada, Wyndham Worldwide by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Vacation Resorts International (VRI) has contracted with TimeShareWare to utilize the TimeShareWare Professional platform to manage all owner accounting and central reservations for the InnSeason Vacation Club. InnSeason Resorts manages over 200,000 room nights a year across seven hotel, timeshare, and condominium properties in the New England area.

April 26, 2010 in * All News, CondotelWare, Innseasons Resorts, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, TimeshareWare, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Wyndham Exchange & Rentals, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange and the European leader in vacation rentals and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), today announced it was named one of the 2010 ‘Best Places to Work’ in New Jersey at a ceremony held last Thursday evening at the Hilton East Brunswick.

April 26, 2010 in * All News, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, The Registry Collection, Timeshare News, USA & Canada, Wyndham Worldwide by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

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.

April 26, 2010 in * All News, Africa, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, Timeshare Staff Ltd, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews