North America News

	Caribbean Hotel and Resort Investment Summit Selects Perspective Magazine As A Media Sponsor April 23, 2012 The timeshare and fractional industry’s top independent global information provider will promote the event through its platform of print and online outlets.

	Shawna Topor Named Vice President of Marketing at East West Partners April 20, 2012 Her newest project is 7 Calhoun, a new mixed-use development launching April 2012 in Charleston, South Carolina.

	Canadian Resort Developer Bellstar Hotels Join Ecostay April 20, 2012 Bellstar Hotels & Resorts join the EcoStay Program and take action against climate change.

	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.

	RCI Increases Support To Platinum Sponsorship For GNEX 2013 April 19, 2012 The worldwide leader in vacation exchange will support Perspective Magazine’s annual timeshare and fractional industry networking event for the third consecutive year.

	Interval International Honored With Prestigious Community Service Award For Member-Driven Initiative April 18, 2012 Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating business of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), received the Circle of Excellence ACE Community Service Award.

	Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club Wins ARDA Award For Food And Beverage Second Consecutive Year April 18, 2012 For the second year in a row, Dominican Republic-based Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club (LHVC) captured first place in the Food and Beverage category as part of the annual American Resort Development Association (ARDA) industry awards.

	CRDA Partners With Perspective Magazine April 18, 2012 The vacation ownership industry’s leading independent information provider will be a Media Sponsor for CRDA’s up-coming national conference in Toronto.

	Executive Quest, Inc. Kicks Off its Annual Timeshare/Vacation Ownership/Fractional Industry Salary Survey April 18, 2012 Executive Quest, Inc. kicks off its one-of-a-kind annual timeshare, vacation ownership/fractional industry salary survey, which encompasses a cross section of professional categories and is valuable for such purposes as budgeting, hiring, promoting and training objectives.

	SB Architects Enhances Firm Leadership With A New Vice President In Its Miami Office April 17, 2012 New Appointment Sets the Stage for Continued Expansion in Latin America.

	Holiday Inn Club Vacations Hits The Jackpot At 2012 ARDA Convention In Las Vegas April 17, 2012 Thought Leadership in Social Media and Customer Service, Plus Ten People and Projects Awarded as Industry’s “Best in Class”.

	Colebrook Financial Reports Seeing Increased Liquidity For Timeshare Developers April 17, 2012 Colebrook Financial Company principal, Bill Ryczek, recently reported seeing a rebound in the financial markets for the timeshare industry.

	AirTran Airways Officially Launches Its First International Flight From Denver With New Service to Cancun April 16, 2012 Route Offers Customers a New Low Fare Option and U.S. Gateway for Customers Traveling to Mexico.

	Inspirato Named One of the Best Places to Work in Colorado April 16, 2012 Leading Luxury Travel Club Receives Additional Award for “New Ideas”.

	The Caribbean’s Oldest Luxury Hotel, The Crane Residential Resort Celebrates Its 125th Anniversary with 365 Days of Festivities April 13, 2012 The Hotel and Fractional Ownership Resort Marks This Milestone and the Completion of a Multi-Million Dollar Restoration.

	Construction To Begin On New Las Vegas Timeshare Tower April 12, 2012 The concrete foundation is scheduled to be poured on April 25 for Grandview Resort’s new 20-story tower.

	Starwood Announces Key Appointments and Organizational Changes April 12, 2012 Matt Avril, Miguel Ko and Denise Coll to Retire.

	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.

	Florida Timeshare Homeowner Association (HOA) Benchmark Study Being Presented April 12, 2012 Findings from the Averett Warmus Durkee Osburn Henning, CPAs, study on Florida timeshare HOA financial performance to be presented during April 22-24 conference in Orlando.

	Inspirato Partners with the Lance Armstrong Foundation to Help People Affected by Cancer April 11, 2012 Through this program, donors who contribute $2,000 to support the Foundation through the Inspired Giving website gain select access to Inspirato’s club-managed portfolio of vacation residences.

	Orange Lake Resorts Expands To Two Gulf Of Mexico Beachfront Destinations April 11, 2012 Resorts in Florida and Texas to join the Holiday Inn Club Vacations brand.

	SPI Orange Property Management Software for Oyster Bay Beach Resort April 10, 2012 Timeshare software provider SPI Software announced their Orange Software Property Management System (PMS) was licensed by Oyster Bay Beach Resort’s management company, Iron Shore NV and sister company Ansley Associates, Inc., during the recent ARDA convention.

	Diamond Resorts Corporation Announces Results For The Quarter Ended December 31, 2011 April 9, 2012 Diamond Resorts Corporation, together with Diamond Resorts Parent, LLC and its subsidiaries (“Diamond” or the “Corporation”) has announced results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011.

	RCI Commends Passage Of Timeshare Resale Accountability Act In Florida April 9, 2012 RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange, today praised the signing of the Timeshare Resale Accountability Act by Florida Governor Rick Scott. This new law takes action against fraudulent timeshare resale companies.

	Michael Glennie Appointed President and Chief Operating Officer at Fairmont Raffles Hotels International April 9, 2012 Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI), the parent company of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Raffles Hotels & Resorts, and Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, has announced the appointment of Michael Glennie as president and chief operating officer.

	Diamond Resorts International Chairman and CEO Meets with White House to Support Travel Strategy April 6, 2012 As a leader in the travel industry, Chairman and CEO of Diamond Resorts International expresses support for President Obama’s national travel and tourism strategy.

	Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club Members Featured as April “Timeshare Fans of the Month” April 6, 2012 The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) will feature timeshare members from the Dominican Republic resort, Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club, during the month of April.

	RCI And Meadow Lake Resort Renew Affiliation Agreement April 5, 2012 As part of this long-term agreement, RCI will continue to offer Meadow Lake Resort owners access to its RCI Points program.

	The Registry Collection Welcomes the Baha Mar Residence Club April 5, 2012 Baha Mar, the Western Hemisphere’s largest resort project in development, will feature four world-class hotels, 300 luxury residences, the Caribbean’s largest casino, three spas and a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course.

	RCI Wins 10 ARDA Awards Including ACE Excellence In Customer Service April 5, 2012 RCI celebrated multiple achievements at the ARDA 2012 Awards Gala Dinner, where the global leader in vacation exchange took home 10 awards.

	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

Westgate Resorts And Interval International Extend Long-Term Partnership April 5, 2012 Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating business of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), and Central Florida Investments/Westgate Resorts, one of the largest privately held developers in the vacation ownership industry, today announced the extension of their master affiliation agreement.

	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.

	Book Wherever You Are, Whenever You Want On Smartphone-Optimized RCI.com April 4, 2012 RCI Weeks members are able to search, deposit weeks, confirm vacations and more on streamlined-version of RCI.com

	Interval International Welcomes The Grande Bay Resort & Residence Club April 4, 2012 Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating business of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq:IILG), announced the affiliation of The Grande Bay Resort & Residence Club in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.

	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

	Travel To Go Sponsors Entertainment For The Wounded Warrior Project Fundraising Event April 3, 2012 Travel To Go is the proud sponsor of two bands, White Boy James and the Blues Express and Johnny Mastro and the Mama’s Boys that will be appearing at the “ Right to Ride Free Poker Run” to benefit The Wounded Warrior Project™ (WWP).

	Holiday Inn Club Vacations® Goes “All In,” Expanding Resort Portfolio To Las Vegas April 3, 2012 Holiday Inn Club Vacations today announced that it has added an eighth location to its portfolio of vacation resorts, a 648-unit property located one block from the Las Vegas Strip.

	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

	Occidental Vacation Club Announces Grand Prize Winners March 30, 2012 Members Win All Expense Paid Trips to Athens, Paris and the London Olympics.

	Leading Timeshare Resale Company Rebranding as VacationOwnership.com March 30, 2012 SellMyTimeshareNOW.com and Timeshare Broker Services, both owned by Vacation Hotdeal Companies, Inc, announced today that the company is rebranding its timeshare resale and rental services, licensed timeshare brokerage, and resort services as VacationOwnership.com.

	CSA Travel Protection Teams With Protect Your Bubble to Provide Travel Insurance and Services in the US March 30, 2012 CSA Travel Protection (CSA) was selected by Protect Your Bubble, a new insurance brand that provides coverage for “the little things,” as the exclusive travel insurance and services provider for its newly launched operations in the United States.

	Festiva Management Group To Manage Biltmore Village Villas March 29, 2012 Festiva Management Group (FMG) is proud to announce that as of April 1, 2012, it will assume management of the Biltmore Village Villas located in the heart of Asheville’s picturesque Biltmore Village.

	RCI Helps Make Giving Back Par For The Course As Title Sponsor Of 10th Annual RCI Christel House Open March 29, 2012 RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange, will return as the title sponsor of the RCI Christel House Open International Charity Golf Tournament in 2012 for the sixth consecutive year.

	Diamond Resorts International Announces Ronan O’Gorman as Senior Vice President, Resort Operations, North America March 28, 2012 Global hospitality and vacation ownership company engages resort operations industry leader.

	Bluegreen Corporation Reports 2011 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results March 28, 2012 Bluegreen Corporation, a leading timeshare sales, marketing and resort management company, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011.

	Levitin Group / ePercipio Expands Training Offerings Through the Addition of Three Industry Experts March 28, 2012 Levitin Group /ePercipio, the timeshare industry’s premier training and consulting company, announced today an affiliation with noted experts in leadership, timeshare, and fractional training.