Articles Tagged With "North America"

York Capital Management Makes Equity Investment; Company Restructures Credit Facilities

Shell Vacations LLC, a leader in the development, sales and operation of vacation ownership properties throughout North America, today announced it has received a substantial investment from York Capital Management, a leading global investment firm. As part of the transaction, Shell Vacations completed a recapitalization through which it replaced its existing senior term loan with a York equity interest and a working capital loan. Simultaneously York acquired a portion of the Company’s existing indebtedness.

February 1, 2010 in * All News, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Shell Vacations, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Accor North America (ANA), a division of Accor Hospitality, has announced that it will pilot the Green Key Eco-Rating Program (Green Key) within its portfolio in the United States in 2010. Green Key is the first program of its kind to rank, certify and inspect hotels and resorts based on their commitment to sustainable “green” practices; the Accor North America pilot will involve 20 properties.

January 27, 2010 in * All News, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Two of the largest property investment funds join forces to provide members access to more than 30 holiday homes

The Hideaways Club, a leading international property investment fund that offers its members the opportunity to invest in and exclusively enjoy an entire portfolio of luxury villas and chalets, announced this week that it has formed a strategic alliance with US based Equity Estates, the largest residence fund in North America. This alliance will offer members of both clubs the opportunity to access more than 30 magnificent properties in 24 of the world’s most spectacular destinations.

January 27, 2010 in * All News, Africa, Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, The Hideaways Club, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Company Also Announces Several Other Major Accomplishments from the 2009 Year End

Hilton Worldwide announced today that, building on the record year the company had in terms of development in 2008, the next best year in the company’s 91-year history was 2009.

January 25, 2010 in * All News, Hilton Grand Vacations, Hilton Hotels, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Robb & Stucky Interiors, one of North America’s largest home furnishings and interior design companies, has recently completed the interior design, custom manufacture and installation of furnishings for a unique property with ownership opportunities being offered in both fractional and whole ownership.

January 25, 2010 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Robb & Stucky, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

TimeShareWare, the industry leader in providing technology solutions, and Bluegreen Resorts, a leading provider of Colorful Places to Live and Play®, are pleased to announce that TimeShareWare Professional 2009 has been installed at 41 Bluegreen owned or managed resorts across North America. Bluegreen initially installed TimeShareWare for all of their resorts in 2003, and is pleased to upgrade to this latest solution from TimeShareWare.

January 19, 2010 in * All News, Bluegreen Corporation, CondotelWare, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, TimeshareWare, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Equity Estates Fund I, LLC, www.equityestatesfund.com the largest residence fund in North America and fastest growing in its sector, announced today the formation of a strategic alliance with The Hideaways Club, Europe’s largest residence fund. The two companies will offer owner members access to nearly 30 vacation homes in 23 of the world’s most spectacular destinations, thereby creating the largest global portfolio of residences available through an equity-based model.

January 11, 2010 in * All News, Europe, The Hideaways Club, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine: Timeshare & Fractional News & Reviews

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.

January 7, 2010 in * All News, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada, Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Wyndham Worldwide by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

The world’s most read independent trade publication for the shared ownership industry has now launched a test version of its new online social media business forum at http://www.theperspectivemagazine.com/forum/

January 5, 2010 in * All News, Africa, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Europe, Featured News Africa, Featured News Asia, Featured News Australia, Featured News Caribbean, Featured News Europe, Featured News Headlines, Featured News Latin America, Featured News Middle East, Featured News USA & Canada, Latin America, Middle East, Perspective International Ltd, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Bert Hurstfield left Original Resorts to focus his time and energy on growing the H10 Premium vacation club in the Caribbean. American-born Bert Hurstfield grew up in Vancouver, Canada. But he relocated to Mexico
in 1995, and today he calls Cancun, Mexico home. From his base there, he is busy producing vacation homes in Mexico and elsewhere for people throughout North America and Europe.

December 30, 2009 in Articles - Timeshare, Magazine Articles by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Robb & Stucky Interiors, one of North America’s largest home furnishings and interior design companies, is preparing for the installation of furnishings for Bluegreen Corporation’s Harbour Lights Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

December 14, 2009 in * All News, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Robb & Stucky, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

The Canadian Resort Development Association (CRDA) is pleased to announce the advent of a dynamic, new working relationship with its counterpart in the United States, the American Resort Development Association (ARDA). Designed to maximize the synergies between the two associations, ARDA and CRDA intend to work together on various initiatives to further their respective mandates [...]

December 14, 2009 in * All News, ARDA, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Perspective Magazine; the timeshare and fractional ownership industry’s most read independent trade publication will launch the first of its regional titles in 2010.

December 14, 2009 in * All News, Europe, Featured News Headlines, Featured News USA & Canada, Headline, Perspective International Ltd, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine: Timeshare & Fractional News & Reviews

FractionalExchange.com has announced that The Deer Valley Club will begin referring its members to FractionalExchange.com for their owner-to-owner vacation exchange needs. Recognized as the first private residence club of its kind throughout the world, The Deer Valley Club is located at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. Completed in 1992, it offers a total [...]

December 12, 2009 in * All News, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Premier David Bartlett today officially opened the $21 million Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific Seven Mile Beach calling the development another example of confidence in the Tasmanian economy. “Tasmania was recently nominated by CommSec as the strongest economy in the nation. Tourism is part of our success story. “This multi-million dollar investment by Wyndham resorts [...]

November 26, 2009 in * All News, Asia, Australia, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Wyndham Worldwide by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Global Hospitality Giant Will Open the Sheraton Puerto Rico Convention Center Hotel and Debut the W and St. Regis brands in the Next 12 Months Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) – the hotel industry’s most global company – today announces it will double its presence in Puerto Rico in the next year [...]

November 10, 2009 in * All News, Caribbean, Search Industry News By Location, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Timeshare News, W Hotels by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Aloft Abu Dhabi Introduces Style At A Steal In The Capital Of The United Arab Emirates Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.® (NYSE:HOT) and its new destination sensation brand, Aloft® Hotels, today announce the opening of Aloft Abu Dhabi, the first Aloft to open in the Middle East and the second Aloft to open outside [...]

November 5, 2009 in * All News, Middle East, Search Industry News By Location, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Timeshare News, W Hotels by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Also named #5 Fastest Growing Company by the Washington Business Journal Telkonet, Inc. (NYSE Amex: TKO), a Clean Technology company that develops and manufactures proprietary energy management and Smart Grid networking technology, today announced that it has been ranked number 64 in the latest Technology Fast 500™ list, Deloitte LLP’s ranking of 500 of the [...]

October 27, 2009 in * All News, Search Industry News By Location, Telkonet, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Robb & Stucky has recently begun the total custom design renovation of Bluegreen Corporation’s Casa Del Mar vacation ownership resort in Ormond Beach, Florida. Robb & Stucky is one of North America’s largest home furnishings and interior design companies and highly respected for its design work with hospitality properties. Design work on the 118-unit high-rise [...]

October 27, 2009 in * All News, Bluegreen Corporation, Robb & Stucky, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Global Hotel Leader’s “Link@Sheraton experienced with Microsoft” Among the First Locations Where Consumers Can Experience Windows 7 Before Official October 22 Launch Hands-on Digital Guest Experience with New HP Next-Generation TouchSmart PCs Sheraton Hotels & Resorts continues to solidify its position as an industry powerhouse by working closely with Microsoft Corp. to showcase Windows 7, [...]

October 15, 2009 in * All News, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews