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

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

Born in th UK, but brought up and educated in Guernsey, Channel Islands, Jerry began his career in finance and fiduciary work with National Westminster Guernsey Trust Company.

Transferring to a major independent trust company in Guernsey, he was responsible, in the late 1980′s for setting up and running offices in Portugal and Spain.

A career break back in Guernsey eventually lead to Jerry taking up a post in 2001 as Director of Southern Europe Operations for Marlborough Trust Company, a company with solid and direct links to many top European tax and legal advisors.

It was through Marlborough that his involvement with fractional ownership began with a large and well established resort in the Western Algarve that has successfully implemented fractional ownership of property for the last 5 years.

Now teamed up with marketing and finance professionals and with Marlborough Trust providing all company administration and legal support, Jerry is heavily involved with expanding the use of fractional throughout the Iberian peninsula and elsewhere in the world, with a number of resorts already signed up to use his “OwnerShare” system.

With offshoots of FOC Marketing and FOC Finance, Jerry feels that the Fractional Ownership Consultancy can offer a complete and all round package to developers who want to fractionalize their properties and maximize profits.

On a personal note, Jerry is married with two teenage children and lives in Sotogrande on the Costa del Sol, Spain. When he is not working, Jerry is either on the gold course or fishing off the coast of North Africa for the elusive tuna!

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

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), today announced the launch of the RCI Shopping PerksSM program, a virtual shopping mall on RCI.com that will allow RCI subscribing members residing in the United States to browse hundreds of merchants and popular vendors and comparison shop for the lowest prices. Through the RCI Shopping Perks program, members can earn Cash Back rewards on all qualified purchases that can be used to pay membership fees, exchanges fees and more.

“The RCI Shopping Perks program is a fun and easy tool that we believe our members will really enjoy and utilize,” said Geoff Ballotti, CEO, RCI. “Like other technology advancements we’ve introduced to our members, including Enhanced Search capabilities and our innovative RCI® TV network, the RCI Shopping Perks program is another way we are providing value to our members while helping to make their visit to RCI.com fun and enjoyable.”

Easily accessed via the “Member Perks” tab on RCI.com, RCI members can shop by merchant, offer or geographic region. The RCI Shopping Perks site will also allow visitors to search deals by several top North American destinations to find products or merchandise specific to upcoming travel or activity plans.

About RCI
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 73,000 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, an international 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, vacation ownership, vacation rentals and vacation exchange. For additional information visit www.grouprci.com or the media center of www.wyndhamworldwide.com.

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.

ePercipio, the next generation software as a service (“SaaS”) provider of media-rich, multi-dimensional e-learning solutions, announced today the consummation of a multi-year agreement to provide its highly sophisticated e-learning platform and selected intellectual property content to Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC.
According to Shari Levitin, Chief Executive Officer of ePercipio, “Hilton Grand Vacations is a market leader in the global vacation ownership industry and we are honored that they selected the ePercipio online learning platform. We are confident that we can assist the Hilton Grand Vacations team increase both the effectiveness and efficiency of their online education and training initiatives.”

ePercipio is an internet-based learning management system (“LMS”) that is scalable across multiple industries, multiple functional areas of an organization (human resources, sales & marketing, legal, operations & administration, finance), and across all organizational constituents (employees, customers, stakeholders). The ePercipio platform offers partner-clients a suite of key applications including a dynamic custom branded e-community interface, and a course builder application (patent pending with the FTC), among other innovative integrated functions.

Michael Brown, Executive Vice President, Mainland U.S. for Hilton Grand Vacations, stated “We are thrilled that we have this exceptional new resource for our teams. ePercipio’s innovative training platform spotlights the best things about our performance, our best practices, best stories and our best results.  This online resource holds tremendous potential.”

ePercipio helps organizations keep business skills up to date, improve employee performance and retention, cut training costs and increase flexibility.  The platform was created to allow companies to quickly and consistently deliver training, experiential learning and communication to an unlimited number of employees and/or consumers via an online community.  Levitin adds “ePercipio sets itself apart from current players in the space who generally fall short of delivering what is needed in today’s environment.  While many programs fail to hold the attention of the user, others lack the necessary tracking and reporting systems needed for managing compliance and analyzing the effectiveness of the experiential learning and training program.  ePercipio’s advantage lies in combining in-house content knowledge and curriculum design expertise with an engaging, blended learning environment followed through with tools for testing and analysis.”

According to Mr. Brown, “At Hilton Grand Vacations, we prioritize the ongoing development of innovative training programs for our Team Members. With ePercipio, we are developing an online training resource tailored to enhance our learning environment. We are populating the site with proprietary training modules, videos and podcasts that showcase our best practices. It is our goal to create an interactive educational experience that drives consistency, fosters engagement and motivates excellence.”

About ePercipio
ePercipio is headquartered in Park City, Utah and is a software-as-a-service provider specializing in the e-learning space by providing a next generation, internet-based, education and training platform.

About Hilton Grand Vacations
Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC is a division of Hilton Worldwide, the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels.  Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Hilton Grand Vacations develops, markets and operates a system of high-quality vacation ownership resorts in select premier destinations.  The company also operates two innovative club membership programs, Hilton Grand Vacations Club® and The Hilton Club® providing exclusive exchange, leisure travel, and reservation services for more than 150,000 Club Members.

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

Paul is a Director of VAT services at KPMG having previously worked for HM Customs & Excise.

He and his team advise businesses that are predominantly in the travel leisure and tourism sector on a variety of VAT issues. The scope of work includes both UK and international VAT liaising as necessary with the KPMG international VAT network. This ranges from advising on the VAT implications of the transactions entered into by business to advice on structuring supplies of goods and services on a commercial basis to obtain a more efficient tax result.

Paul has been involved in advising businesses in the vacation ownership sector for over fifteen years. Areas covered include the VAT treatment of fixed floating weeks, timeshare points, maintenance fees, points maintenance fees and business promotion schemes. Paul has also advised business involved in fractional ownership and destination and private residence clubs.

In addition to advising on day to day VAT matters he is currently involved in ECJ VAT litigation in connection with the VAT treatment of points.

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 Howard C. Nusbaum will be joining our group of industry experts at The FORUM on 9-10 December in London.

Howard C. Nusbaum is currently the president and chief executive officer of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA), the Washington D.C.-based professional association representing the vacation ownership and resort development industries.

Prior to joining ARDA in 2000, Nusbaum served as director of Corporate and Industry Relations for the American Hotel & Lodging Association as well as executive vice president of the Ohio Hotel & Lodging Association. Before joining the world of hotel association management in 1990, he was vice president of marketing for Janus Hotels and Resorts, a hotel management company with more than 50 hotels and motels nationwide.

Nusbaum is a past board member of the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. He received the Educational Institute’s “Lamp of Knowledge” for his development of hospitality training programs. Additional honors include being twice named (1995 and 1997) The Ohio Vocational Education Association “Person of the Year” for his work developing a curriculum for secondary school hospitality students. He received national recognition for his development of the very successful HOST Welfare-to-Work Program.

He serves on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Travel Association and its Executive Committee. He previously served on the Board of the Travel Business Roundtable.

He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati. Post collegiate education includes the respected Institute for Organization Management, a six-year program for association executives held at the University of Notre Dame. Nusbaum served his state hotel association executives as chairman of the International Society of Hotel Association Executives (ISHAE).

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 Pete Jones will be joining our group of industry experts at The FORUM on 9-10 December in London.

Pete Jones has worked in the shared ownership industry for over 15 years. Having gained an honors degree in Economics and Accounting from Leeds University in England, he saw the light, left accounting and ventured into the world of sales and marketing at Eastman Kodak where he held area management responsibility for the Digital Imaging Division.

He left in the late 80’s to join a start up venture, specializing in the rapidly growing arena of software productivity. It was here he met his current business partner Steve Pentland and together they built up and sold the software company to a US venture and Pete stayed on and ran the sales operation and 3rd party distribution channels.

Pete then joined Group Impact [formerly AVTV] founded by Steve Pentland and led the change from their origins as a Film Production Company to a full services Marketing Agency, winning over 50 awards at ARDA for their work, Group Impact became recognized leaders in providing solutions that helped increase sales results for shared ownership developers around the world.

This led to the formation and building of Generator Systems, the world’s first truly interactive networked sales system, which is revolutionizing the way shared ownership products are being sold. With a growing base of installations around the world, including Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific – over $1 billion of timeshare, fractional and real estate sales were made using the Generator sales system last year.

When not flying round the world, Pete enjoys time with his wife, two daughters and various animals and generally tries to behave himself, pay for everything and do what he’s told!

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 Steve Pentland will be joining our group of industry experts at The FORUM on 9-10 December in London.

Steve started the forerunner of Generator Systems back in 1990, after an illustrious career in IT sales and marketing during the 1980’s and before that a six year misguided notion of wanting to become an accountant. The financial, technical, sales and marketing experience all proved to be a strong foundation for the success that has been built over the last twenty years. With Pete Jones, Steve’s vision has been responsible for many of the innovations in sales and marketing that our industry successfully uses today and his willingness to challenge tradition and convention has often led to new solutions to issues that have long affected all of our businesses.

Steve also gives his time and business intellect to such public roles as Chairing the University of Northampton’s Entrepreneurs Club, board and committee positions with ARDA, Northamptonshire Enterprise Limited, the Prince’s Trust and East Midlands Enterprise.

Living in Northamptonshire with Lyn, Steve has four children and one grandchild, spends his spare time when not flying round the world on business, passionately watching Northampton Saints Rugby Football Club, cheering on his (very) local Brawn F1 team, active involvement in his church and making time for family activities.

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

• New blog post: SPI Software Selected By Meadow Lake Resort http://www.thetimeshareblog.com/spi-software-selected-by-meadow-lake-resort/ #
• New blog post: TimeShareWare Selected By Travel Advantage Network http://bit.ly/4fHRe8/ #

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

Brett Archibald was appointed SVP Business Development, Group RCI in September 2007 and is based in London, England. He has responsibility for a team of 90 people growing existing business, securing new entrants in the market place and creating strategic TORE relationships across Europe, Middle East, Africa and India.

The previous 5 years to this Mr Archibald ran his own travel company – VEA, based in Johannesburg, South Africa and also spent a year working for RCI in Hong Kong.

From 2000 to 2002 he held the position of Managing Director of RCI Europe and he has also worked at the Tourvest Group (South Africa’s largest travel and tourism group) as Director – Global Business Development and E-Commerce.

Before joining Tourvest, Mr Archibald was on the board of RCI Southern Africa where his role was that of Group Development Director.

In addition to the above, Mr Archibald has held the role of marketing director of a successful leisure property development and timeshare company – the Wall Hollard Group, and served four years articles with Ernst and Young.

He holds a Bachelor of Accounting Science degree through the University of South Africa, an International Marketing Management Diploma and has completed an Executive Development Programme through the University of Southern Africa in conjunction with the University of Southern Queensland.

Mr Archibald was schooled in Natal, South Africa and is a keen sportsman, having run the Comrades Marathon and the Two Oceans Marathon. He plays squash, tennis, golf and is a keen water and snow skier and also enjoys kite boarding. Mr Archibald has travelled extensively internationally and has had business dealings throughout the UK, Europe, the USA and the Far East.

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

“It was a straightforward decision” said Mr Terry Vose, MD of Moness Group Limited. “We already use Merlin Software for our current timeshare program.  We needed a system that could handle the challenges of a mixed use resort including our hotel and new Points Club. The chosen software would need to work seamlessly with all these areas and Merlin is certainly capable of doing this for us – and much more. It is great that we can operate all our businesses on one platform”.

The Moness Hotel has just been renovated and uses Merlin Software to support all its activities using the feature rich Property Management and Front Desk modules.  The timeshare side of the business has used Merlin and its predecessor product, for many years now.  And just recently Merlin has been set up to manage the newly launched points program, “The Cedar Club”.  Merlin allows for all of these varied businesses to be managed on a single integrated platform.

Developed as state of the art Business Application Software, Merlin is served across the internet and provides a single integrated business solution for today’s timeshare and hotel industry. Users simply access the software securely via a web browser from anywhere at any time. This means that Moness staff can access the same system from their base in Bournemouth and from the Moness Hotel and timeshare operation in Scotland without the need to create and maintain a complicated direct connection.

However, the Moness team was really keen on what Merlin calls “Integrated Interactivity”. This simply means that in addition to driving every part of their business, Merlin will work with their website to enable on line rental bookings including credit card payment.  Merlin’s interactive capabilities ensure that business users and clients are able to access the same data over the internet at the same time without the need for expensive program interfaces or the need to transfer data from one system to another.

“It is really important today that your website allows your owners to see their account information and for non owners to make live bookings.  Merlin can do this for us.  It can completely integrate with our website and makes it easy for our owners and guests to interact with us” said Mr Vose.

Merlin is the leading provider of software to the industry, using the new technology of Cloud Computing, delivering software directly to your internet browser. According to chief software developer Mike Pnematicatos “Merlin is resource light, incredibly intuitive and allows unlimited users and multiple locations to access the software securely in real time from anywhere in the world. It enables resorts and hotels to benefit from time and cost savings – yet still be at the cutting edge of internet technology”.

About Merlin Software
Merlin Software for Vacation Ownership has been developed by Mike Pnematicatos who has over 20 years experience in the timeshare industry in sales, marketing and resort management.

Using the latest web technology, Merlin is the complete software package for today’s hospitality industry and can handle all types of timeshare and holiday product.

Merlin Software incorporates modules for sales, marketing and front and back office. Its inherent flexibility means it can operate all types of sales activity and holiday product.  As Merlin is served over the Internet there is no requirement for any expensive communication links or set up fees and can be accessed from wherever there is an Internet connection without the need for expensive communication links.

For more information on Merlin Software for Vacation Ownership contact Mike Ashton on, email at mikea@quickmerlin.com  or visit www.quickmerlin.com to arrange a full demo.

About Moness House and Country Club
Moness House and Country Club is set in 35 acres in the heart of Perthshire and consists of a delightful hotel which has recently undergone a full refurbishment and now consists of a selection of 26 luxurious rooms, a selection of self catering cottages and a leisure complex.

For more information on the Moness Group Limited contact Terry Vose on email Terry.Vose@wwlg.co.uk

SPI Software , the vacation ownership industry’s technology leader, is pleased to announce that Meadow Lake Resort, a premiere golf and ski resort in Montana’s Flathead Valley, has selected SPI Orange System Enterprise software to manage their vacation ownership operations.

According to Kevin Holliday, vice president of Meadow Lake Development, “We chose SPI Orange for a number of reasons. The software provides an integrated solution for all aspects of our company. It was clearly designed by a team that understands the needs of a timeshare company. The ability to track a client from a lead, to a tour and all the way through to owner reservations and payments was a particularly attractive feature.  The system is straight forward and intuitive, which will make training easier and will reduce errors.  Our decision was solidified when we obtained strong references from other major timeshare developers.”

Matt Brosious, vice president of sales and marketing at SPI, added “We are honored to have been selected by Meadow Lake, a resort that has earned a well-deserved reputation of excellence. Forward-thinking resorts like this continue to make SPI Orange the industry’s software system of choice.”

Resort or vacation club operators wishing to see a demonstration may contact SPI Sales at 305-858-9505 or by email to sales@spiiinc.com.

About Meadow Lake
Montana’s premiere Golf and Ski Resort, located just minutes from Big Mountain at Whitefish, Glacier National Park and Flathead Lake. Meadow Lake Resort is recognized internationally for quality, service and luxurious accommodations. Meadow Lake has been a recipient of RCI’s Gold Crown Resort Award since 1993 and AAA’s three diamond rating since 1994.

About SPI
SPI provides developers and operators of vacation ownership (timeshare, fractional, private residence club and others using either traditional or points-based usage strategies) with its .NET-based software as either an enterprise suite of software called Orange Systems, or in specific modules to handle marketing, sales, property management, finance, maintenance fee and receivables servicing, centralized reservations or Website access operations. Founded in 1978 and based in Miami, FL, SPI can be reached at 305-858-9505, sales@spiinc.com or www.spiinc.com.

Travel Advantage Network (TAN), one of the largest travel clubs in the United States with more than 85,000 clients, has chosen TimeShareWare as its enterprise technology platform. TAN sells packages of vacation weeks in as many as 1500 resorts throughout the world. They cited TimeShareWare’s superior technology as one of the main reasons they chose TimeShareWare over the other software solutions on the market.

TAN will install the entire TimeShareWare Enterprise suite of software modules, including Sales, Marketing, Accounting, Reservations, Property Management, Advanced Commissions, and Web Services. TAN will be completely live on the new system by the end of this year.

Andrew Spicer, General Manager at Travel Advantage Network, was first introduced to TimeShareWare at the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Convention and was impressed with the flexibility and best practices inherent in the software. “TAN has experienced aggressive growth in the past several years. Initially, we intended to just purchase a generic software platform and develop a custom system for our needs. However, after reviewing TimeShareWare Enterprise we realized we could utilize the functionality already within the Enterprise platform. Now we can leverage our internal development team to polish off the remainder of our specific requirements using the built-in client customization tools already within TimeShareWare Enterprise. We will save months of time and tens of thousands of dollars.”

Brian Harrison, Business Analyst at Travel Advantage Network, said, “We evaluated several vacation club systems before deciding on TimeShareWare Enterprise. Our decision was made due to Enterprise’s built-in capabilities and easy-to-use interface. The operational efficiencies that we will gain as a company make the ROI on this project an unbeatable value.”

Timo Jones, President and CEO of TimeShareWare, says, “Working with a company like TAN is just the type of partnership we strive to develop with all of our clients. When Andy Spicer came to our offices to finalize their decision, he recognized the inherent value in not only our superior technology and products, but also of our dedicated staff of 60 employees who wake up every morning anxious and excited to improve the world’s best software. We were glad that the deeper he dug, the more satisfied he became. We look forward to strengthening our partnership and bringing them additional value as our relationship grows.”

For more information on the Travel Advantage Network, please visit their website at
www.planwithtan.com.

About Travel Advantage Network:
Travel Advantage Network, established in 1992, is the recognized leader in the vacation club industry. Through TAN’s extensive network of resort organizations, vacation property owners, and real estate professionals, they are able to provide their 85,000 clients with exciting vacation opportunities at substantially lower prices. TAN has been acquiring large quantities of inventory from some of the top vacation properties and the savings are passed on to their clients.

TAN is an active member and sponsor of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA), Cooperative Association of Resort Exchangers (CARE), Vacation Rental Management Association (VRMA), The Executive Committee (TEC, peer management counseling group), Young President’s Organization (YPO), The Association of Timeshare Owners Committees (TATOC), Caribbean Tourism Association (CTO), Customer Care Institute (CCI), and Better Business Bureau (BBB).

About TimeShareWare & CondotelWare:
TimeShareWare provides the most advanced resort technology in the industry and has created a state-of-the-art software platform to provide best-of-breed, superior software solutions to shared-ownership, mixed use resorts around the world. Since 1993, TimeShareWare serves all sizes and types of vacation ownership associations, fractional ownership properties, and timeshare resorts including multi-site, single-site, and points-based clubs. The advanced technology provides critical functionality to the Vacation Ownership, Vacation Club, and Vacation Rentals industries. The TimeShareWare software platform includes solutions for lead and tour management, contract processing, sales and marketing, owner accounting, loan servicing, property management, reservations, and web-based owner servicing.

CondotelWare is the first full-service software solution designed specifically for condominium residences and hotels. The software helps owners and operators master all aspects of condo-hotel/residence management and administration, including owner accounting, billing, rental rotation, inventory management, reservations, owner relations, reporting, and more.

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

David R Clifton is responsible for implementing all business development activities for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. These responsibilities include affiliating resorts with Interval’s global network, developing and directing all sales and resort marketing strategies, as well as managing developer client relationships.

Clifton has spent almost three decades in the shared ownership industry, over 15 of these as a developer, marketer and property manager of mixed-use timeshare properties while always focusing on brand-building and member satisfaction. During his career he has played an active role in all aspects of timeshare development including resort design, construction, project and consumer financing, sales and marketing, systems development and managing the completed resorts. He also has extensive experience in shared ownership, club programme design, setting up back-room servicing operations, assisting governments in drafting and adopting prudent regulations for the industry and establishing and participating in industry trade associations.

Previously, Clifton was Executive Director of Hilton Grand Vacations Company, where he had overall responsibility for sales and marketing and profitability for Hilton’s initial entry into the timeshare industry in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prior to that, he was Managing General Partner of Welk Park North and responsible for all aspects of the timeshare operation in California and Hawaii.

Clifton has been a committed member of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) and sat on WTTC’s China Steering Committee. This Committee and WTTC focused on analyzing the current state of the tourism industry in China and provides the Chinese government, business leaders and the media with detailed recommendations on how their country can take full advantage of its tourism potential. Clifton is also an active participant in the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and is a frequent speaker at hotel, timeshare and tourism conferences throughout the world.

Clifton earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and a Masters in Business Administration from San José State University in San José, California. He is based in Dubai.

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 Paul Mattimoe will be joining our group of industry experts at The FORUM on 9-10 December in London.

From a sales and management background of more than 14 years within the shared ownership industry ranging from sales executive through to project director of multi-resort companies throughout Europe and Asia, Paul now owns two industry related companies; one that recruits staff for timeshare and fractional developments, and the other, Perspective International Ltd, that publishes two leading magazines.

Perspective Magazine is the most read independent B2B publication for the shared ownership industry globally, which is read by more than 20,400 industry professionals and spans 82 countries.

Owners Perspective Magazine is a consumer publication showcasing the benefits of all shared ownership products, educating and encouraging more than 50,000 prospective buyers per month to interact with developers through its global distribution via first class and business class airport lounges with British Airways, Emirates Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and American Airlines, selected resorts and hotels, leading UK supermarkets and individual print and online subscriptions.

Paul is a highly motivated individual who spends much of his time negotiating deals that will help improve and increase the awareness of the shared ownership industry and open new channels for organic lead generation and positive communication through the media.

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 Ron Haylock will be joining our group of industry experts at The FORUM on 9-10 December in London.

Ron Haylock’s entire career has been in the travel and tourism industry. He joined RCI Europe in 1984 when timeshare was in its infancy and remained for 12 years during a period of rapid growth.

He was a founder of OTE and its second chairman in the 1990s. Since leaving RCI he has been involved in numerous organisations, both commercial and non-commercial, in Europe and South Africa.

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 Richard McIntosh will be joining our group of industry experts at The FORUM on 9-10 December in London.

Richard McIntosh studied Hotel Management at Napier College in Edinburgh before joining Comfort Hotels in London and Holland, and then spend 4 years as Deputy GM at a golf and country club in Exeter.

Returning to Scotland in 1985 Richard was introduced to timeshare, becoming Country Club Manager and Marketing Manager at Craigendarroch, before joining the timeshare sales team full time in 1987..

Positions of Timeshare Sales Manager and then Hotel and Resort General Manager followed at Craigendarroch before being appointed Managing Director for the groups business in 1996 prior to the Hilton acquisition in 1999.

Charged now with operating the Hilton Grand Vacations business across Europe & Middle East, Richard is actively working to grow the flags on the map, from the existing three resorts in Scotland and one in Portugal.

Having served on the Communications Council and the Timeshare Council, Richard is the current Chairman of the Resort Development Organisation.

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