A special Shared Ownership Summit is being offered in association with the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference. This will be an essential forum for developers, investors and hospitality firms who are recognising the renewed importance of timeshare, fractional and private residence clubs as integral components of mixed-use developments.

The Summit represents a unique gathering of leading vacation ownership companies from across MENA and around the globe; together they will have the opportunity to explore partnered solutions to unlocking shared ownership potential in the region.

Registration Fees:

$500 for those attending the Shared Ownership Summit only

$350 preferred rate for AHIC attendees

To register for the Summit or for more information, please call +971 (0)4 390 0049.

For complete information on the Shared Ownership Summit and Registration Details, please visit www.arabianconference.com

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

“Ragatz Associates is fortunate to have Paul Mattimoe of Perspective International be one of the featured speakers at our forthcoming 10th Annual Fractional Interest Conference,” says Richard L. Ragatz, Ph.D., president of Ragatz Associates. “Paul is widely recognized as an expert on the topic on a global basis in regard to industry trends, supply and demand conditions, and most active companies. He is expected to be a major addition to this year’s conference.”

The 2010 Ragatz Associates Fractional Interest Conference will mark its 10th anniversary. What started as a small seminar with 50 participants has grown to be one of the most widely recognized and respected conferences on the fractional interest and private residence club industries on a global basis. This year’s conference is especially important to anyone currently in the industry, or anticipating being so. Recent and probable future changes in the national and global economies are creating both challenges and opportunities. The conference agenda is designed to reflect these changes and how best to respond to them. Over 60 speakers will discuss critical implications for consumer decision making, marketing, sales, financing, etc. They will represent existing participants in the industry, as well as experts and advisors from related industries.

Additional conference details and registration instructions are available at Ragatz Associates.

About Ragatz Associates
Ragatz Associates has long been internationally recognized as the leading consulting and market research firm in the resort real estate industry. Since being formed in 1974 by Dr. Richard Ragatz, the firm has conducted more than 2,500 studies in over 70 countries.  It specializes in feasibility analysis and consumer research. Almost 500 assignments have been in the fractional and private residence club industry. Clients represent the private sector (from small, individually owned companies, to international corporations) and the public sector (from small municipalities to national governments).

To learn more about the services offered by Ragatz Associates, visit www.ragatzassociates.com.

About Perspective International Ltd
Perspective International Ltd is a PR & Media company specializing in the timeshare and fractional ownership industry. In addition to its media, marketing and advertising services, Perspective International Ltd produces two industry publications: Perspective Magazine – the most-read independent B2B publication for the shared ownership industry globally (www.perspectivemagazine.com); and Owners Perspective Magazine – the consumer version of the above which offers a unique platform for brand awareness and lead generation. (www.ownersperspective.com).

Perspective Magazine is the most read independent B2B publication for the shared ownership industry globally, offering exclusive interviews, news and reviews on all aspects of timeshare, fractional ownership, private residence clubs and resort real estate. Winner of two Innovative Marketing Awards and Media Sponsor of 18 major industry conventions around the globe with official distribution to all delegates at each event just adds to the highly targeted print and online subscription base of more than 20,600 industry professionals and the additional online exposure offered through its network of news and press release sites.

Perspective Magazine is officially distributed to all conference delegates, making it a prime advertising opportunity. For more information on advertising and editorial opportunities, call +1 407 792 2343 (USA) or +44 191 250 3501 (UK), or visit our online media center at www.perspectiverates.com.

Fractional Life is pleased to announce that Fractional Ownership Consultancy (FOC) is a Platinum Sponsor for the forthcoming Fractional Summit 2010.

With fractional property ownership providing one of the few highlights of the overseas property marketplace in 2009, Fractional Summit 2010 will provide insight into the growth of the fractional marketplace, the future of the UK and European property market, as well as the impact of fractional products on the overseas second home market.

Nick Hannah, director of Fractional Ownership Consultancy, will attend the conference to meet with prospective developers and present the benefits of the FOC programme. He said: “We’re expecting lots of developers to require our services in 2010 and our retained sponsorship reinforces our position in the market as the number one fractional consultancy provider.”

Fractional Ownership Consultancy is the only consultancy that provides a complete ‘end to end’ fractional service, encompassing the preparation of the necessary legal documentation, management and sale force training, appropriate mortgage finance through an English bank, lead generating sales and marketing. And importantly, continuous client support services.

Tracey Carter, exhibitions and conference manager for Fractional Life, said: “FOC is a well established consultancy in the fractional property marketplace and we’re delighted to have the company on board with us again as a lead sponsor for Fractional Summit 2010.”

Speaking throughout the day will be industry leaders from the real estate, legal, marketing and financial sectors, making it an invaluable event for anyone who is, or wants to be, at the forefront of the burgeoning fractional property sector in the UK and Europe. The event attracts a worldwide audience and the 2009 event attracted over 210 delegates from 23 countries. Fractional Summit 2010 runs over two days Thursday 18th – Friday 19th February 2010, at the prestigious Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel in London.

Fabrizio Harper, head of sales at Fractional Life, said: “Fractional Summit is a unique opportunity to meet the movers and shakers of the fractional industry and to gain a real insight into the fractional property marketplace.”

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Irwin Mitchell and Sirkin & Associates announced as sponsors for Fractional Ownership Conference

Fractional Life is delighted to announce law firms with fractional expertise, Irwin Mitchell and Sirkin & Associates as sponsors for Fractional Summit 2010, Europe’s largest business 2 business fractional real estate conference, 18-19 February 2010 at Marriott London, Grosvenor Square.

Irwin Mitchell and Sirkin & Associates are the latest organisations to become sponsors of Fractional Summit 2010, Europe’s largest business to business fractional real estate conference taking place 18-19 February 2010 at the prestigious Marriott London, Grosvenor Square.

Launched in 2008, Fractional Summit 2010 continues as a 2 day event and offers a unique opportunity to gain knowledge and meet all the key fractional real estate movers and shakers under one roof – making Fractional Summit an event not to be missed.

This year’s conference theme ‘changing times, changing markets’ is designed to help and encourage new developers and industry professionals into the marketplace and explores the various different facets of the fractional real estate marketplace and the challenges the industry faces in light of the expected increase in fractional ownership product available throughout Europe in 2010.

Andy Sirkin said, ‘after attending for the first time as a delegate last year, I realised that the opportunity of sponsoring this fantastic event was too good to miss: this is the premier event for fractional and we are delighted to be involved.’

Alex Radford, of Irwin Mitchell, commented that, ‘The fractional market is booming, and with more and more people coming into the market, we see Fractional Summit 2010 as the ideal event to grow our presence and profile’.

Fabrizio Harper, head of sales for Fractional Life, had this to say, ‘Fractional Summit continues where it left off – it’s the premier B2B highlight of the fractional year. Securing the support of Irwin Mitchell and Sirkin & Associates is testament to the importance of the event – we are delighted to welcome them both on-board – their presence and input, as legal experts in this field, will be of great benefit to everyone there.’

Fractional Summit is the ideal place to get up-to date with the current market. With it’s global appeal, this event is 2 days of renowned speakers, group panels and presentations from worldwide experts. The event offers the perfect platform to network, learn and exchange information and ideas.

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Christchurch, New Zealand will be the host city for the 2010 Australian Timeshare and Holiday Ownership Council (ATHOC) Conference. The Conference will run from Sunday 12th September to Tuesday 14th September 2010.

Take advantage of the opportunity to mix with colleagues and suppliers from Australia, New Zealand and Fiji as well as get up to date on the most pressing issues facing the Holiday Ownership Industry.

The event will see a host of sessions run by industry leaders, organisational experts and talented presenters that can provide you with a array of ideas to take back and implement in your business.

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The FORUM Conference ( http://www.perspectivemagazine.com/forum ) to be hosted by Generator Systems and Perspective Magazine for the timeshare and fractional ownership industries on 9-10 December in London will be treating guests to a presentation from Richard Dolan, a globally recognized motivational speaker.

Richard has spoken alongside global leaders and icons, authors, actors, television personalities and inspiring teachers such as the 43rd President of the United States George W. Bush, 42nd President of the United States William Jefferson Clinton, former President Vicente Fox of Mexico, Sir Richard Branson, Donald Trump, Michael Phelps, Andre Agassi, Barbara Walters, Quincy Jones, Hillary Swank, Martha Stewart, Anthony Robbins, Bob Greene, Dr. Oz , Luc Robitailles and Peter Guber.

Richard Dolan is CEO of the Bydolan Group of Companies, a selfleadership and corporate messaging practice. Richard has worked with sales professionals and corporations representing billions in sales and market momentum since 1993.

Richard is a stand for causing irreversible transformation in the way people see, seek and realize life’s highest aspirations – with magic, grace and ease. At the heart of Richard’s ideology lies Richard’s masterful competence in the Ontology of human beings; the study of human-beingness. An examination of who we are in the matter of succeeding.

Richard unapologetically guides participants during his talk through life’s ‘tough stuff’, to dig deep and get to the cause of what’s working, and not working.

You will be moved, touched and empowered by the possibilities your life represents, as they unfold through your participation during Richard’s talk, which covers – Buying Life Rich Real Estate: Matching people with place and purpose. Harnessing uncommon luxury for the common man.

For more information on The FORUM Conference visit www.perspectivemagazine.com/forum

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December will see the highly anticipated FORUM Conference take place in London hosted by Generator Systems and Perspective Magazine.

Taking on the responsibility to ensure that the vacation ownership industry in Europe had an opportunity to meet, network and discuss the ups and downs of the past year, the two well know suppliers to the industry globally have taken a far from typical approach which has sparked intrigue amongst industry professionals.

Announced as a not for profit event with any excess proceeds going to charity, the FORUM Conference team set about to arrange almost no promotion of the event for all but the last six weeks prior to the event itself, furthermore, delegate registration was not opened until just five weeks before which in itself created an amount of hype and interest.

Now with less than a month to go, the conference schedule and its array of speakers and panellists have been announced and industry professionals have spent the last couple of weeks rushing to confirm one or more of just 200 tickets.

Unlike most conferences, The FORUM has no keynote speakers delivering in-depth presentations on their specialist subjects. Instead, with the exception of some brief 15 minute inspirational stories, all other sessions based around panels of experts with the emphasis of getting straight down to business and involving the 200 strong audience to freely enter into a debate about each topic at hand.

This format aims to cover more topics in the time allotted and as well as the chosen topics it will give the chance for the attendees to raise and discuss topics specifically important to them adding value to both the conference and their experience at the event – in fact there’s even one session planned for near the end of the second day called “Gloves Off” where there are no panellists and no set topics, just another change for delegates to revisit the main topics of the past couple of days and ask further questions of previous panellists or cover newer topics that may have arisen as a spin off to other sessions.

With unofficial references to likening this conference to the Coliseums of Rome and a Gladiatorial affair, The FORUM has attracted more than 25 industry experts who will give up their time to contribute to the event, sharing experiences, successes, failures and ideas with all who attend. Spanning all aspects of the shared ownership industry this innovative event will draw from veterans and exciting newcomers alike from around the world with Europe, USA, Asia, South Africa, Mexico and Canada all represented during panel sessions.

The difficulties of the past year will be addressed initially, but then the conference will look forward to new opportunities and the best ways to prepare for 2010 covering legal and financial hurdles, the need to adapt and the desire for change, new sales and marketing techniques and most importantly try to answer and suggest solutions to questions from the interactive audience of industry professionals which would undoubtedly touch upon consumer confidence, credibility, resales, is fractional ownership the new timeshare, unlawful practises of discount membership clubs (not timeshare) and much more.

Has the credit crunch made the industry realise its vulnerability? Has it inspired entrepreneurial individuals to help reinvent the wheel and take notice of consumer needs and desires when adapting their product ranges? Will we see a new reinvigorated, more accepted industry in 2010? Or will new legislation cripple us all?

For Answers – Attend The FORUM

For more information and to book one of the limited remaining tickets visit www.perspectivemagazine.com/forum

The upcoming timeshare and fractional ownership business conference in London, aptly named The FORUM (9-10 December 2009), will take on a series of debates between panel experts and the audience of 200 industry professionals.

One of the main questions this year has been the rapid increase in positive media focus around fractional ownership products, in particular property related. There are however, many views on where this product sits in relation to a wider industry, is it a traditional property product, or part of the shared ownership industry – as both styles exist, how will this be translated to consumers, who have heard the term fractional ownership but as yet are widely uneducated about its benefits.

The session “Is fractional the way forwards for the shared ownership market? “ is a must see for all timeshare and fractional property developers and will ask pertinent questions such as, Is fractional the way forwards? How much fractional inventory is really being sold out there? Is there any real difference between fractional and timeshare? What is the appetite for one versus the other in the market and how will this change in 2010? Whose responsibility is it to correctly educate consumers? Is fractional ownership an affluent only product, or could it become mass market? What selling methods are proving most effective? What are the key ingredients for a successful fractional property development?

Hear from experts from the pure Fractional side, from the timeshare side and from those selling both – what is the future of shared ownership and which horse should you back?

Don’t miss this session and many others, visit http://www.perspectivemagazine.com/forum for more information on sessions, speakers, sponsors and to book remaining tickets subject to availability.

About The FORUM Conference
The FORUM Conference is being hosted by Generator Systems and Perspective Magazine, supported by RCI, Interval International, Worldwide Timeshare Hypermarket, Howard Kennedy, Connex and Life Rich Real Estate. The FORUM is an innovative shared ownership industry event that draws from the experience and knowledge of more than 25 industry experts from Europe, USA, Asia, South Africa & Mexico. A combination of veterans and exciting newcomers, inspiring guest speakers and moderators will take a look at the difficulties of the past year, but then look forward to new opportunities, legal and financial hurdles, the need to adapt and the desire for change, new sales and marketing techniques and most importantly try to answer and suggest solutions to questions from the interactive audience of industry professionals.
For more information visit www.perspectivemagazine.com/forum

About Generator Systems
Generator Systems Ltd, with its European Head Office in the UK, is the global leader in integrating technology into the sales process within the leisure real estate marketplace. Working with sales teams in the timeshare, fractional, condo and whole ownership sales sectors, Generator has multi-award winning installations in over 70 sales decks, working with over 1,000 sales people across 6 continents and translated in 11 languages.

For more information email sales@generator-systems.com or call +44 (0) 1604 825540

About Perspective International
Perspective Magazine is the most read independent B2B publication for the shared ownership industry globally, offering exclusive interviews, news and reviews on all aspects of timeshare, fractional ownership, private residence clubs and resort real estate. Winner of two Innovative Marketing Awards and Media Sponsor of 18 major industry conventions around the globe with official distribution to all delegates at each event just adds to the highly targeted print and online subscription base of more than 20,600 industry professionals and the additional online exposure offered through its network of news and press release sites.

For more information visit http://www.perspectivemagazine.com, call +1 407-792-2343 (USA) or +44 191 250 3501 (UK) or visit our online media centre at http://www.perspectiverates.com

We are pleased to confirm that Richard Dolan will be joining our group of industry experts at The FORUM on 9-10 December in London.

Richard Dolan is CEO of the Bydolan Group of Companies, a selfleadership and corporate messaging practice. Richard has worked with sales professionals and corporations representing billions in sales and market momentum since 1993.

Richard is a stand for causing irreversible transformation in the way people see, seek and realize life’s highest aspirations – with magic, grace and ease.

At the heart of Richard’s ideology lies Richard’s masterful competence in the Ontology of human beings; the study of human-beingness. An examination of who we are in the matter of succeeding.

Richard unapologetically guides participants during his talk through life’s ‘tough stuff’, to dig deep and get to
the cause of what’s working, and not working.

You will be moved, touched and empowered by the possibilities your life represents, as they unfold through your participation during Richard’s talk, which covers – Buying Life Rich Real Estate: Matching people with place and purpose. Harnessing uncommon luxury for the common man.

Richard has spoken alongside global leaders and icons, authors, actors, television personalities and inspiring teachers such as the 43rd President of the United States George W. Bush, 42nd President of the United States William Jefferson Clinton, former President Vicente Fox of Mexico, Sir Richard Branson, Donald Trump,
Michael Phelps, Andre Agassi, Barbara Walters, Quincy Jones, Hillary Swank, Martha Stewart, Anthony Robbins, Bob Greene, Dr. Oz , Luc Robitailles and Peter Guber.

He has also spoken for companies such as UPS, Callaway Golf, Bell, IBM, Canon, Marriott Hotels, City TV/CTV, Livingston Logistics, RBC Dominion Securities, Merrill Lynch, ING Funds, CIBC Wood Gundy, TD Waterhouse, Investment Planning Counsel of Canada, Dundee Wealth Management, National Bank, Societe Generale and BNP Paribas to name a few.

The FORUM Conference will encourage maximum participation from attendees and will be a place to share issues and find solutions, to make deals, to find new opportunities, to discover what others have been doing and what has worked and what has failed. It will provide an honest, open and frank environment to share views and encourage co-operation as we enter a new era.

For more information and to book your delegate places visit www.perspectivemagazine.com/forum

We are pleased to confirm that Andrew Walton will be joining our group of industry experts at The FORUM on 9-10 December in London.

Andrew joined Hertfordshire based LSI in 1989 and became Group General Manager in 1991. LSI expanded rapidly throughout the 1990’s and was purchased by Signature Resorts in 1997. Signature Resorts became Sunterra Resorts and Andrew became part of the Global Management Team with a position of Vice President or Information Technology and spent 5 years travelling extensively between the UK and the USA with regular trips to Orlando and Las Vegas. Andrew was also responsible for Resort Inventory and Yield Management.

Andrew left Sunterra in 2005 and joined Club La Costa as UK Operations Director. After a year with Club La Costa Andrew joined Petchey Leisure as Group Operations Director with the challenge of integrating the Spanish and Portuguese Resorts and Operations. Andrew has specialised streamlining Business Practices using Integrated IT Systems and has spoken on IT Systems at both OTE and ARDA Conferences.

The FORUM Conference will encourage maximum participation from attendees and will be a place to share issues and find solutions, to make deals, to find new opportunities, to discover what others have been doing and what has worked and what has failed. It will provide an honest, open and frank environment to share views and encourage co-operation as we enter a new era.

For more information and to book your delegate places visit www.perspectivemagazine.com/forum