Articles Tagged With "Asia"

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.

March 14, 2012 in Company, EU, Europe & Middle East News, Interval International Press Releases, News, Westgate Resorts by Susan Knox

Although economists have been bullish about the prospects for growth in the BRIC countries [Brazil, Russia, India and China] recent data has shown that these economies are slowing as part of the wider global malaise.

March 6, 2012 in AP, Asia Pacific Articles, Featured Articles by Susan Knox

RCI has announced five new resort affiliations in Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia. The signing of these agreements expands RCI’s Asian portfolio to more than 160 affiliated properties.

February 15, 2012 in AP, Asia Pacific News, News, RCI, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Many factors have come together to create Asia’s fertile travel climate, particularly in China. Relative strength in the economy, an increase in domestic consumption, improvements in infrastructure, and regulations and laws supporting tourism have all helped catapult the region to center stage among developers and world travelers.

February 9, 2012 in AP, Asia Pacific Articles, Featured Articles, RCI, RCI Magazine Articles, RCI Press Releases by Susan Knox

LaTour Hotels and Resorts, which offers personalized luxury hospitality management services for four- and five-star properties worldwide, has announced Guy Hall as vice president of operations and business development of Asia.

December 21, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific News, LaTour Hotels and Resorts, News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Nominated in the category of Best Shared Ownership Development, Beach Republic The Residences was named the winner for the second consecutive year.

December 12, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific News, News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

The Village Coconut Island, Phuket’s premier mixed-use island resort has been awarded Best Shared Ownership Development in the inaugural South East Asia Property Awards.

December 1, 2011 in Absolute World Group, AP, Asia Pacific Featured News, Asia Pacific News, Company, Featured News, Global News, News by Susan Knox

Americans, Japanese and Koreans Take Fewest Vacation Days; French, Spanish, Dutch and Brazilian Workers Take Most.

December 1, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific News, EU, Europe & Middle East News, NA, News, North America News, SA, South Africa News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

With a proven track record of delivering integrated resorts with international hotel brands, IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) is one of the few global real estate developers that has a demonstrated ability to sell, develop and asset manage the full range of real estate vacation products to an international audience.

November 5, 2011 in Company, Featured Articles, IFA Hotels & Resorts, SA, South Africa Articles by Susan Knox

The Absolute World Group – Asia’s leading lifestyle property developer, resorts and hotels operator, shared ownership and vacation club pioneers – have added to its accolades winning Developer of the Year Worldwide at the recent OPP Awards for Excellence 2011.

October 31, 2011 in Absolute World Group, AP, Asia Pacific News, Company, News by Susan Knox

Winner of this year’s Perspective Magazine “Best Newcomer Award”, Karma Spa, the brainchild of Karma Royal Group Chairman John Spence, has received international acclaim for its innovative concept of providing a holistic health and wellness program to the shared ownership market.

August 24, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific Articles, EU, Europe & Middle East Articles, Facebook, Featured Articles, Karma Royal Group Magazine Articles by Susan Knox

Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating business of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), is reorganizing its Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia (EMEAA) sales operations to capitalize on its success in these shared ownership markets.

July 11, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific Featured News, Asia Pacific News, Company, EU, Europe & Middle East Featured News, Europe & Middle East News, Featured News, Interval International Press Releases, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, SA, South Africa Featured News, South Africa News, Westgate Resorts by Susan Knox

Universal Vacation Club (UVC), an exclusively Chinese timeshare club developed by Shanghai-based travel business Pacific Sunrise, has chosen Merlin Software as its new software partner.

June 21, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific Featured News, Asia Pacific News, Company, EU, Europe & Middle East Featured News, Europe & Middle East News, Featured News, Merlin Software, News by Susan Knox

Chairman of the Board of the Corporation for Travel Promotion (CTP), Stephen J. Cloobeck, announced to more than 5,000 attendees at International Pow Wow 2011 in San Francisco that the U.S. marketing budget had reached a combined half billion dollars and that America was ready to compete for tourists with a global marketing strategy.

May 24, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific News, Company, Diamond Resorts International, EU, Europe & Middle East News, NA, News, North America News, SA, South Africa News by Susan Knox

Chairman of the Board of the Corporation for Travel Promotion (CTP), Stephen J. Cloobeck, discussed the importance of travel promotion, marketing strategies and plans for efficient and effective expenditure of CTP resources during a live interview with Jane Wells on CNBC.

May 24, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific News, Company, Diamond Resorts International, EU, Europe & Middle East News, NA, News, North America News, SA, South Africa News by Susan Knox

Dial An Exchange has been in business since 1997 as a relatively new addition to the exchange space globally, but an even newer addition to the South African market specifically, only having done business here for the past 4 years.

May 23, 2011 in Company, Dial An Exchange Magazine Articles, Featured Articles, Nordic, SA, South Africa Articles by Susan Knox

Global hospitality and vacation ownership company commits to service excellence through branded hospitality experience.

May 19, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific News, Diamond Resorts International, EU, Europe & Middle East News, NA, News, North America News, SA, South Africa News by Susan Knox

October 2010 saw the hugely successful AOCAP draw some of the world’s leading authorities together at the fivestar Millennium Resort in the beautiful location of Patong on the island of Phuket, Thailand.

March 31, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific Articles, Featured Articles by Susan Knox

As part of this new affiliation, Anantara Vacation Club owners who become RCI members will have access to RCI’s network of the more than 4,000 affiliated resorts around the globe and have access to a broad range of vacation experiences.

March 28, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific News, Company, EU, Europe & Middle East News, News, RCI, RCI Press Releases by Susan Knox

Dusit Thani Bangkok, Thailand’s leading luxury five-star hotel, will be hosting the Asia & Australasia awards ceremony for this year’s World Travel Awards (WTA), dubbed as the “Oscars of the Travel Industry,” on Sept. 28.

March 18, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific News, News by Susan Knox

The vacation fulfillment service provider will be a Bronze Sponsor of Perspective Magazine’s timeshare and fractional industry networking and awards event.

March 8, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific Featured News, Asia Pacific News, Company, EU, Europe & Middle East Featured News, Europe & Middle East News, Featured News, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Perspective Magazine, SA, South Africa Featured News, South Africa News by Susan Knox

Resort TV provides guests with an information portal where they can get everything they need to plan their day, their stay and perhaps even make the decision to buy that interval before heading down the sales office.

February 22, 2011 in Company, EU, Europe & Middle East Articles, Featured Articles, Owners Perspective Magazine, Perspective Magazine by Susan Knox

DIAMOND RESORTS INTERNATIONAL® (Diamond), a global leader in the hospitality and vacation ownership industry, joins worldwide industry leaders as a Signature Sponsor for the 2011 American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Annual Convention & Exposition on March 27-31 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, FL.

January 12, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific News, Company, Diamond Resorts International, EU, Europe & Middle East News, NA, News, North America News, SA, South Africa News by Susan Knox

Dial An Exchange (DAE), one of the world’s largest independent timeshare exchange organizations has recently launched a new expansion of benefits for DAE’s Gold Advantage members. Gold Advantage is the premium membership offered by Dial An Exchange, (www.daelive.com) a free membership is also available.

January 11, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific Featured News, Asia Pacific News, Company, Dial An Exchange Press Releases, EU, Europe & Middle East Featured News, Europe & Middle East News, Featured News, NA, News, Nordic, North America Featured News, North America News, SA, South Africa Featured News, South Africa News by Susan Knox

With its first hotel in Thailand, Four Points by Sheraton is bringing its hugely popular promise of uncomplicated comfort and exceptional value to one of Asia’s commercial and cultural hubs.

December 3, 2010 in AP, Asia Pacific News, News by Susan Knox

Tempus Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of Diamond Resorts International® (Diamond) a global leader in the hospitality and vacation ownership industries, has today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire a substantial portion of the assets of Tempus Resorts International, Ltd.

November 22, 2010 in AP, Asia Pacific News, Company, Diamond Resorts International, EU, Europe & Middle East News, NA, News, North America News, SA, South Africa News by Susan Knox

DIAMOND RESORTS INTERNATIONAL® (Diamond), a global leader in the vacation ownership industry, continues to position itself as a leader in the travel lodging market with its multi-destination resorts as travelers interested in discovering unique experiences during their vacation holidays can choose from more than 177 resorts in THE Club® at Diamond Resorts International®.

October 28, 2010 in AP, Asia Pacific News, Diamond Resorts International, EU, Europe & Middle East News, Global News, NA, News, North America News, SA, South Africa News by Susan Knox

Diamond Resorts International®, with global headquarters in Las Vegas, is one of the largest vacation ownership companies in the world with more than 160 branded and affiliated resorts in 26 countries with destinations throughout the continental United States and Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa.

October 18, 2010 in A-List Interviews, Diamond Resorts International, Featured Articles, NA, North America Articles by Susan Knox

Lisa Migani, Director of Business Development at FNTC talks to Perspective Magazine about the company’s latest projects and shares her views on the untapped potential, the challenges and the shifting axis of global shared ownership.

October 18, 2010 in EU, Europe & Middle East Articles, Featured Articles by Susan Knox

Dial An Exchange Pty Ltd (DAE) has announced that it has entered into long term agreements with Classic Holiday Club to provide exchange services to its points club members effective 15 October 2010.

October 15, 2010 in AP, Asia Pacific News, Company, Dial An Exchange Press Releases, EU, Europe & Middle East News, Featured News, Global News, NA, News, Nordic, North America News, SA, South Africa News by Susan Knox

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced today that they have sold the 179-room St. Regis Aspen for $70 million to 315 East Dean Associates Inc., a Delaware Corporation represented by Bangkok-based OptAsia Capital Co.

October 1, 2010 in Global News, News, North America News, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide by Susan Knox

Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), will sponsor the 12th annual Vacation Ownership Investment Conference on October 4 to 6 at The Peabody Orlando.

September 28, 2010 in AP, Asia Pacific News, Company, EU, Europe & Middle East News, Global News, Interval International Press Releases, NA, News, North America News, SA, South Africa News, Westgate Resorts by Susan Knox

Interval Leisure Group Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Craig M. Nash talks about how exchange giant Interval International faced the economic downturn right as it became part of a new public company – and how it is faring as the industry begins to climb out of it.

September 24, 2010 in AP, Asia Pacific Articles, Featured Articles by Susan Knox

The new brand brings top locations, upscale design and a luxury lifestyle to the Asia Pacific region with a “best of all worlds” product

September 23, 2010 in AP, Asia Pacific Articles, Featured Articles by Susan Knox

Global hospitality and vacation ownership company moves financial investment, business development and merger and acquisition expert into top operational leadership position

September 21, 2010 in Company, Diamond Resorts International, Global News, News by Susan Knox

Perspective Magazine President and CEO Paul Mattimoe introduced Perspective Magazine Asia Pacific to the Pacific Rim’s most influential timeshare and fractional ownership professionals during the Australian Timeshare and Holiday Ownership Council’s annual conference. Perspective Magazine Asia Pacific is the newest addition to the magazine’s regional suite of publications and the periodical has been distributed to delegates [...]

September 13, 2010 in Asia Pacific News, Global News, News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), is the Naming Sponsor of the Vacation Ownership Association of Southern Africa (VOASA) Industry Conference to be held from 29-31 August at the Elangeni Southern Sun in Durban, South Africa. David Clifton, Interval’s managing director for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia, will open the conference as keynote speaker, and Darren Ettridge, Interval’s vice president of resort sales and service for Europe, Middle East and Africa, will participate on the “Fractional Ownership in Southern Africa” panel.

July 8, 2010 in Featured News, Interval International Press Releases, News, Westgate Resorts by

East meets West, again… And, as part of its continued expansion in Asia, U.S.-based LaTour Hotels and Resorts, which offers personalized luxury hospitality management services for four- and five-star properties worldwide, will now manage Grove Gardens Phuket, an exclusive residential estate property located on prestigious Cape Yamu on the East Coast of Phuket, Thailand.

June 22, 2010 in News by

Citadel is proud to announce that it will be attending the Fractional Summit in Abu Dhabi as a Ruby Sponsor. The decision by Citadel to support this event which is to be held at the spectacular Yas Hotel on the 23rd and 24th of November 2010, reflects the increasing importance of the Middle East region and the potential it offers the shared leisure market. The Abu Dhabi Fractional Summit is to focus on all the main aspects of the shared leisure industry from traditional timeshare through to all the different types of fractional products.

May 26, 2010 in Citadel Trustees Ltd, Citadel Trustees Press Releases, News by

In addition to the continued growth in North America, Miami-based Interval International has substantially increased the size of its network of affiliated resorts throughout the rest of the world during the past 12 months.

May 15, 2010 in Company, Europe & Middle East Articles, Featured Articles, Interval International Magazine Articles, Westgate Resorts by

Some years ago I held the position of director of in-house marketing for a timeshare development in Nevada, U.S.A. I had just returned from Hong Kong, where I was privileged to develop a marketing program for a top U.S.- based timeshare property utilizing the services of more than 40 Hong Kong travel agents.

April 27, 2010 in Featured Articles, NA, North America Articles by

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), today announced the addition of seven affiliated properties to its worldwide exchange network including four resorts in Vietnam, two in Indonesia and a sea-villa resort in Malaysia. The Registry Collection® program, the world’s largest luxury exchange program and one of the three worldwide exchange programs under the RCI® umbrella, also welcomed two newly affiliated resorts in Indonesia and Vietnam to its global portfolio.

April 22, 2010 in News, RCI, RCI Press Releases by

Peter Hutchinson founded Hutchinson & Co in 1985 as a collection agency for a resort in Portugal; however, on seeing the potential for business growth and utilizing his experience and specialist knowledge, he went on to form Hutchinson & Co Ltd in 1987, which was followed in 1992 with the formation of Hutchinson & Co Trust Company Ltd.

April 20, 2010 in A-List Interviews, Europe & Middle East Articles, Featured Articles, Uncategorized by

It was almost standing room only at last month’s two-day 2010 Fractional Summit in London as speakers and guests converged at the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, to predict future trends and debate about the state of one of property’s most interesting ownership models – fractionals.

March 28, 2010 in Europe & Middle East Articles, Featured Articles, NA, North America Articles by

The Absolute World Group, Asia’s leading lifestyle property developer, resorts and hotels operator, fractional ownership and vacation club pioneers, have collected their latest international award from the highly respected American Resort Development Association.

March 24, 2010 in Featured News, News by

yooPhuket, a spectacular collection of 256 apartments and penthouses on the Thai island of Phuket, has won the Fractional Life Readers Choice Award.

February 23, 2010 in AP, Asia Pacific Featured News, Asia Pacific News, Company, EU, Europe & Middle East Featured News, Europe & Middle East News, Featured News, News by Susan Knox

Attendees from across Europe and around the world converge in London to attend the first FORUM Conference, which served as 2009’s main event for the European shared-ownership industry.

February 12, 2010 in Europe & Middle East Articles, Featured Articles by

The Absolute World Group, organisers of Asia’s annual AOCAP Conference, have today announced that due to a prolonged period of exciting growth and development, they’ll be focussing all efforts to ensure the AOCAP Conference later in 2010 is an even bigger success than than the 2009 event.

February 4, 2010 in AP, Asia Pacific News, Company, News by Susan Knox

Our cover story is Timeshares Only: Not Just Another Resale Company. Out of their 30,000-square-foot timeshare resale headquarters in Orlando, Timeshares Only works together with its rental partner and its official broker to present a seamless total package for both the consumer and the developer. Also in this issue, be sure to read Why Isn’t There Buyer Finance, in which we hear from two experienced financial experts on their views of the current consumer-finance markets on both sides of the Atlantic. In Corporate Alliances, Complementary Products, we highlight two new strategic partnerships and talk about what makes such agreements work. And if you’re financing or marketing resorts in Europe, be sure to read VAT Taxes in Multi-Jurisdictional Scenarios.

February 1, 2010 in Europe & Middle East Editions by Admin

Jim Danz RRP and Bill Tsao, Managing Partners of Trident Business Management, have recently selected two additional Advisory Partners for their organization, joining other respected executives within the lodging and timeshare sectors of the leisure industry.

February 1, 2010 in Company, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox