Merlin Software for Vacation Ownership is set to celebrate its tenth anniversary at the upcoming American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Convention taking place March 14th-18th at the Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The software... Read more
2009 Was A Record Year Announces Welk Resorts
Vacation ownership resort company, Welk Resorts, announces record-high numbers for 2009….expectations for 2010 and coming decade are high. Welk Resorts reported having record sales in 2009 of the Welk Resorts Platinum Program – a multi-resort, points-based,... Read more
Guy Hall Promoted To Newly Formed Position Of Area Manager By Grand Pacific Resort Management
Guy Hall Grand Pacific Resort Management, a privately owned timeshare vacation ownership management company located in Carlsbad, CA has promoted Guy Hall to the newly created position of Area Manager. In this new role, Guy will be responsible for... Read more
VAT Taxes in Multi-Jurisdictional Scenarios
Lessons from Case Studies Can Benefit Legal, Finance and Marketing Professionals By Paul Stewart Paul Stewart is a director of indirect tax services at KPMG in the UK and has been involved in advising on VAT in the vacation ownership sector for over 16... Read more
ARDA 2009 Fall Conference
As is customary for the American Resort Association’s annual autumn event, the focus of the three-day event was on legislative issues. Fall ARDA, held this past November 4 through 6 at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C. Key industry leaders addressed... Read more
Robb & Stucky Receives ARDA Awards For Refurbishments And Common Areas
Robb & Stucky Interiors has been awarded a Silver award in the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Awards Program. Selected from a field of international entries, Robb & Stucky’s design work at Bluegreen Corporation’s Casa Del... Read more
Massanutten Resort Selects TimeShareWare Advanced Enterprise Technology
Massanutten Resort, one of the largest resorts in the Mid-Atlantic with over 2,400 units (and growing), and TimeShareWare, the industry leader in providing technology solutions to the shared-ownership, mixed-use resort industry, are pleased to announce... Read more
Holiday Club Resorts, Finland Selects SPI Orange Software
SPI Software is pleased to announce that Holiday Club Resorts, one of the largest and fastest growing timeshare companies in Europe has selected SPI Orange Systems enterprise software as its future software technology platform. According to Vesa Tengman,... Read more
Wyndham Worldwide Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2009 Results – Company Triples Dividend Payout Resumes Share Repurchase Program
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:WYN) today announced results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2009. Separately, the Company also announced an increase in its quarterly cash dividend and that it plans to resume its share repurchase... Read more
Grand Pacific Resort Management Announces New Appointments
Grand Pacific Resort Management, a privately owned timeshare and vacation ownership management company located in Carlsbad, CA has announced the appointment of a number of new hires to its management staff. According to Nigel Lobo, Vice President of... Read more
Industry Experience Wins The Day As IFA Hotels and Resorts Choose Merlin Software To Manage Its Fractional Residence Clubs And Inter-Resort Exchange Facility
IFA Hotels and Resorts, an international leader in the development of premier mixed-use hotel and tourism projects, announces the appointment of Merlin as software provider for its fractional residence clubs. IFA Hotels and Resorts, with its main operating... Read more
Shell Vacations Raises Growth Capital
Sheldon Ginsburg 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... Read more
Playa Grande Resort, Cabo Implements SPI Orange PMS
Solmar Hotels & resorts flagship, Playa Grande Resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, has recently entered into an agreement with SPI and has deployed the SPI Orange Property Management System software. Additionally two other resorts within the group,... Read more
PH Towers By Westgate To Hold Grand Opening And Ribbon-Cutting With Miss America 2009 Katie Stam And The Fifty-Three Title Holders Competing In The 2010 Miss America Pageant
PH Towers Westgate will hold its official grand opening at 5:00 pm, Friday, January 29, 2010 marking the beginning of a new era in the timeshare industry. PH Towers Westgate is the largest single timeshare building ever built in the world and stands... Read more
Resort Fiduciary Services Limited, Providers Of Administration Support Services To The European Timeshare Industry, Chooses Merlin Software To Run Its Entire Operation
“Merlin Software simply has exactly what we need to run our entire business and provide the best service for our clients” said Andrew Horton, managing director of Resort Fiduciary Services. “No other software provider comes close”. Resort Fiduciary... Read more
Ryan Williams, RRP, Joins TimeShareWare
TimeShareWare, the leading technology solution provider to the shared-ownership and mixed-use vacation ownership industry, is pleased to announce that Ryan Williams, RRP, has rejoined the company as Business Development Manager. After working in various... Read more
New Name for Grand Pacific Resort Services: Company Is Now “Grand Pacific Resort Management”
Grand Pacific Resort Services (GPRS), a privately owned vacation ownership management company located in Carlsbad, CA has announced it will now be known as Grand Pacific Resort Management (GPRM). According to Co-President David Brown, the new name more... Read more
Bluegreen Resorts Upgrades to TimeShareWare Professional 2009
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... Read more
TATOC Proudly Announce Their Keynote Speaker For Conference 2010
Further details about the 2010 TATOC conference “Working Together” have been announced. The event is being held at the Nottingham Belfry from Friday 26th March to Sunday 28th March, 2010. Stephen J. Cloobeck Stephen J. Cloobeck is the Chairman and... Read more
Welk Resorts Unveils Luxury Project In Baja Sur, Mexico
Los Cabos resort offers new upscale property with ‘old world Mexico’ design and hospitality. Welk Resorts opened its seventh vacation ownership resort last month – Sirena del Mar, located in Los Cabos, Mexico. Members of the Welk Resorts Platinum... Read more
