Europe & Middle East News

	Top Hotelier And Vacation Club Developer Dionísio Pestana Confirmed as Key Note Speaker at RDO3 May 22, 2012 The Resort Development Organisation, the trade association for the timeshare industry in Europe, has announced that Dionisio Pestana will be the keynote speaker at the group’s RDO3 conference this September.

	TATOC announces details of the 2013 ‘Finding Solutions’ conference May 21, 2012 TATOC, the Timeshare Association, representing timeshare owners in Europe, has announced the dates and venue for its 2013 annual conference.

	RCI Masterclass At Arabian Hotel Investment Conference Generates Great Regional Response May 14, 2012 Premier hotel executives and officials got together to learn about the various ‘alternative business models’ that can be implemented in the hospitality industry at this year’s Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC), which took place in Dubai on 28th April at Madinat Jumeirah.

	Top Academics Confirmed As Speakers At RDO3 May 14, 2012 RDO, the trade association for the shared ownership industry in Europe, has announced the latest speakers for its annual conference, RDO3.

	Talal Jassim Al-Bahar Honoured with Leadership Award at the 2012 Arabian Hotel Investment Conference May 14, 2012 Talal Jassim Al-Bahar, Vice Chairman and CEO of IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR), was honoured last week with one of the region’s most prestigious industry awards – the 2012 Arabian Hotel Investment Conference Leadership Award.

	Interval International Offers Members Another Valuable Service May 11, 2012 Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services, and GLOBAL Emergency Travel Services (GLOBAL ETS), a worldwide emergency air-transport service supplier, announced a new relationship that offers significantly discounted enrollment in GLOBAL ETS available exclusively to Interval members.

Club Melia Captures ARDA Awards For Administrative Manager And Resort Department Manager, Plus Five Other Industry Nominations May 9, 2012 Club Meliá by Meliá Hotels International, a leading international vacation membership club with locations in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and Europe, received a total of seven award nominations at the 2012 American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Annual Convention and Awards Reception in Las Vegas.

	Confused About Timeshare the Timeshare Resale Specialist Launch A New Internet You Tube Promotional Campaign May 8, 2012 Confused About Timeshare are constantly striving to allow consumers who are interested in timeshare resale’s to find out about the great buying, selling and renting timeshare solutions that they have on offer through as many media platforms as possible.

	Top Industry Executives Confirmed as Keynote Speakers at RDO3 May 2, 2012 The Resort Development Organisation (RDO), the timeshare trade association for Europe, has announced the keynote speakers for its 2012 annual industry convention.

	Atlantico Hotel Advisors Launches Vacation Ownership & Mixed-Use Service Lines April 30, 2012 Atlantico Hotel Advisors (formerly ZRS Consulting) today announced the formal launch of new service lines in vacation ownership and hospitality mixed-use projects.

	Jumeirah Group Appoints Nicholas Clayton as Chief Operating Officer April 24, 2012 Jumeirah Group, the global luxury hospitality company and a member of Dubai Holding, announces the appointment of Nicholas Clayton as Chief Operating Officer and the retirement of Guy Crawford as Chief Executive Officer.

	Macdonald Hotels & Resorts Announces Two Senior Management Appointments April 24, 2012 Debbie Milburn joins the group as Head of Marketing and Stephen Dodman joins as Revenue Director.

	Private Trade Winds, Inc. Announces the Unveiling of a Series of Classic Luxury Villas in France and Italy April 19, 2012 As the company celebrates its Five Year Anniversary, new luxury villas along with highly sought after destinations will be released over the next several weeks.

	Online Bookings Open For RDO3 Conference April 19, 2012 The Resort Development Organisation (RDO), the timeshare industry trade association for Europe, has announced that from today (19 April), members can book their place at this year’s RDO3 Conference.

	Holiday Club Resorts and Grupo Lopesan Join Forces April 17, 2012 True to its promise of growth, Holiday Club Resorts once again embarks on a new venture in Southern Europe. Following the success achieved with the acquisition of the Club Puerto Calma Group in March 2011, Holiday Club decided to further invest in the Canary Islands.

	RCI and The Registry Collection Co-host Masterclass on Alternative Developer Finance Models at AHIC April 17, 2012 RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange, and The Registry Collection® programme, the world’s largest luxury exchange programme, are returning as co-hosts of a topical Masterclass at this year’s Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC).

	Starwood’s Luxury Brands Celebrate Speed and Sport, Announcing a Global Partnership with Bentley Motors April 16, 2012 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. today announces a global partnership between Bentley Motors and the St. Regis and The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts.

	Travel To Go Increases Sponsorship Of Timeshare And Fractional Expo GNEX 2013 April 12, 2012 The vacation services company will be a Gold sponsor of Perspective Magazine’s timeshare and fractional industry networking and awards event.

	Interval International And Marriott Vacation Club Partner To Host Shared Ownership Investment Conferences In The Middle East April 12, 2012 These events offered an industry overview to attendees considering entry into the business or conversion of an existing asset.

	The Registry Collection® Adds 18 New Properties to World’s Largest Luxury Exchange Network April 5, 2012 Leading luxury exchange program celebrates successful 2011 and a decade of growth and achievement at ARDA World

	RCI Announces Sheraton Vistana Resort Of Orlando As Its Platinum Green Award Winner April 4, 2012 RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange, announced the winners of the RCI Green Awards at a ceremony during the ARDA World 2012 Annual Convention and Exposition this week.

	Interval HD Helps Members Channel Vacation Possibilities April 4, 2012 Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating business of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), launched Interval HD, an online video channel featuring approximately 50 destination and resort videos for member families.

	Timeshare Industry A’Twitter’ With Excitement Over RCI’s Timeshare Online Listening Center April 3, 2012 RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange, announced a new online monitoring service at the ARDA World 2012 Annual Convention and Exposition today.

	Interval Platinum Celebrates Banner First Year April 3, 2012 Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating business of Interval Leisure Group reports that its most prestigious membership level, Interval PlatinumSM, is exceeding expectations on all fronts.

	RCI Announces New Online Tour Generation Program For Its Affiliates April 3, 2012 The global leader in vacation exchange to provide affiliated resorts with qualified first generation tours to address growing industry need

	RCI Adds 150 New Affiliated Resorts To Its Global Exchange Network April 2, 2012 Leading vacation exchange company celebrates 2011 accomplishments including the debut of several best-in-class innovations

	Interval International Adds Heraclea Hotel Residence to Global Vacation Exchange Network March 30, 2012 Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating business of Interval Leisure Group, announced the affiliation of Heraclea Hotel Residence on southern Italy’s Ionian Coast.

	A Quarter of Brits ‘Too Anxious’ to Embrace Annual Leave March 26, 2012 25 per cent of Brits don’t take all of their annual leave each year and one in five Brits are ‘anxious’ about returning to work after a holiday.

	Mary Anne Pulé Appointed To The Board Of The Malta Tourism Authority March 26, 2012 Mary Anne Pulé, Managing Director of Malta-based marketing company Marketing And Promotion Ltd., has recently been appointed to the Board of the Malta Tourism Authority.

	Emirates Vacation Club Becomes The Latest Sponsor Of GNEX 2013 March 26, 2012 The Dubai-based provider of an innovative concept in residential club membership renews its sponsorship of Perspective Magazine’s timeshare and fractional industry networking event.

	The Registry Collection® Wins Services to the Industry Award at Fractional Summit March 23, 2012 The Registry Collection® programme, the world’s largest luxury exchange network, is celebrating a momentous win at London’s Fractional Summit, where the programme was chosen as the winner of the Services to the Industry Award.

	Spain Adopts New European Union Timeshare Directive March 16, 2012 The Resort Development Organisation (RDO), the timeshare trade association for Europe, has announced that Spain has passed the European Timeshare Directive into national law.

	Hapimag: Positive Annual Result And Considerably Improved EBIT March 15, 2012 Despite the difficult economic situation in Europe, the occupancy rate of all 57 Hapimag resorts and residences remained at a high level at 68.7 per cent.

	Leading Businessman Takes The Helm At The Hideaways Club March 14, 2012 International property investment company The Hideaways Club announced this week the appointment of Iain Johnston to the role of CEO.

	Interval International And Etihad Airways Partner To Provide Valuable New Member Benefit Across EMEAA And Beyond March 14, 2012 Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating business of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), announced a new partnership with Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates.

	onefinestay Brings Unique Unhotel Concept To The Registry Collection® Program March 8, 2012 The Registry Collection, the world’s largest luxury exchange program, celebrated the joining of onefinestay to its growing portfolio of extraordinary properties at the 2012 Fractional Summit held in London on February 27.

	A Winning Start To 2012 For The Hideaways Club February 29, 2012 International property investment company The Hideaways Club got off with a flying start to the year when this week the company, for the second year running, was awarded ‘Best Destination Club of The Year 2011′ at the Fractional Life Summit.

Perspective Magazine To Launch New Online Marketing Division For The Timeshare and Fractional Industry February 27, 2012 fractional industry, announces an exclusive long term marketing agreement with online marketing service provider Xeputu. The agreement has led to the creation of Perspective Interactive – powered by Xeputu, a division that sits under the Perspective Magazine brand as the only global, third-party provider of Xeputu’s extensive program of online marketing, analytics tracking and web design services to the vacation ownership industry.

	Dial An Exchange Wins Perspective Magazine Award For Best Project Team February 24, 2012 The global vacation ownership exchange company wins the Best Project Team award for its Phoenix, Arizona operation during the timeshare and fractional industry awards ceremony.

	Southern Sun’s Beacon Island Lifestyle Resort Scoops Two International Awards! February 23, 2012 Southern Sun’s Beacon Island Lifestyle Resort has once again proved that it is a world class establishment.

	Suraj Naik Wins Perspective Magazine Award For Best Individual Professional – Sales February 23, 2012 The best sales performer for Royal Resorts Bali wins the top individual sales award during the timeshare and fractional industry awards ceremony.

	Timbers Resorts Names Daniele Sera Executive Chef of Castello di Casole February 22, 2012 Chef Sera to Oversee Culinary Program for the Estate’s Farmhouses and New Boutique Hotel.

	CSA Travel Protection Wins Perspective Magazine Award For Best Developer Partner (Over 50 Employees) February 22, 2012 The travel insurance and emergency assistance services provider wins the Best Developer Partner (Over 50 Employees) award during the timeshare and fractional industry awards ceremony.

	80 Registration Applications Submitted For Dubai-Based Timeshare Training Course February 21, 2012 A timeshare training course organized by Dubai Real Estate (DREI), the educational arm of the Government of Dubai Land Department (LD) has witnessed a huge demand from brokers working in this field.

	Classic Holidays Wins Perspective Magazine Award For Best Management Company February 21, 2012 The Australian timeshare and resort management company collected its award during the 2012 Perspective Magazine Awards timeshare and fractional industry awards ceremony in Mexico.

	Launch of InterContinental Doha The City Brings a New Perspective on Luxury To Qatar February 20, 2012 IHG’s second property in Qatar opens offering 360 rooms and 176 Residence Suites in the bustling West Bay district.

	Worldwide Timeshare Complete Management Buy-Out February 14, 2012 Worldwide Timeshare today announced the completion of a management buy-out from its parent company, Worldwide Leisure Group. The move, which was finalised earlier this month, means that the company is now 100% owned and controlled by its current management team.

	Positive Reaction Continues For GNEX 2012 February 10, 2012 Over 90 companies from five continents participate in the timeshare and fractional industry’s Second Annual Global Networking Expo.

	TATOC Announces Perspective Magazine As Conference Platinum Sponsor February 9, 2012 TATOC, the Timeshare Association, has announced that Perspective Magazine will be a platinum sponsor for the annual conference, taking place from 9th-11th March at the Park Royal Hotel, Stretton, near Warrington.

	Merlin Software And TrackResults Agree To Build API for Seamless Integration February 9, 2012 Merlin Software has announced an agreement with leading business intelligence software provider Track Results to build a new API to deliver performance analysis, web-based contract and financial models to their clients.