Articles Tagged With "China"

With the growth of certain countries’ economies outpacing the growth of the rest of the world’s economies, new markets are opening up for shared-ownership sales. Perspective Magazine takes a look at how this scenario is playing out for various companies around the globe

April 27, 2012 in EU, Europe & Middle East Articles, Featured Articles, LA, Latin America Articles by Susan Knox

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange, today announced its continued growth in China with the addition of a new resort affiliation in Huizhou, Guangdong province. The signing of this agreement expands RCI’s China portfolio to more than 25 affiliated properties.

April 12, 2012 in AP, Asia Pacific Featured News, Asia Pacific News, Company, Featured News, News, RCI, RCI Press Releases by Susan Knox

Since its formation in 1997, Dial An Exchange (DAE) has been ahead of this power curve and seems to be quietly evolving the way exchanges have been offered in the timeshare industry, stressing a major emphasis on direct to consumer exchange value and superior, personalized customer service.

February 28, 2012 in Dial An Exchange Magazine Articles, Featured Articles, NA, Nordic, North America Articles by Susan Knox

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

Zacks Equity Research discusses the hotel and lodging industry in its latest industry outlook looking forward into 2012.

January 4, 2012 in AP, Asia Pacific News, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Social media, online marketing and tailored programmes could provide heavy influence as independent travel rises.

October 27, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific News, EU, Europe & Middle East News, Hilton Worldwide, News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

The new affiliations were added to one of RCI’s exchange programs: the RCI® Weeks program, the RCI Points® program or The Registry Collection® program, which is the world’s largest luxury timeshare exchange program.

September 8, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific News, EU, Europe & Middle East News, Global News, NA, News, North America News, RCI, RCI Press Releases, SA, South Africa News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Interval International, a leading global provider of vacation services and an operating business of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), has expanded its global resort network with the addition of Jinfeng Yinhua Holiday Hotel, part of the Shengteng Vacation Club. In the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lijiang City, China, the vacation ownership apartments offer the [...]

August 11, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific News, Interval International Press Releases, News, Toolbar News, Westgate Resorts by Steve Luba

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and part of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands, today announced it has expanded its network in China through its affiliation with Shining Star Vacation Club, Xing Yao Shui Xiang Resort.

August 1, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific Featured News, Asia Pacific News, Featured News, News, RCI, RCI Press Releases, Toolbar News, Wyndham Worldwide by Steve Luba

The Networking-Rich Meeting of the Shared-Ownership Industry’s Key Players Fills an Important Niche; Participants Laud Content, Format and Venue

July 26, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific Articles, Company, EU, Europe & Middle East Articles, Featured Articles, GNEX Conference, NA, North America Articles, Perspective Magazine, SA, South Africa Articles by Susan Knox

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and part of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands, today announced a new resort affiliation with Huangshan Grandview Resorts Hotel in the highly sought-after destination of Huangshan, China.

July 8, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific Featured News, Asia Pacific News, Featured News, News, RCI, RCI Press Releases, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Following the resorts Christmas 2010 opening, The Village Coconut Island has gained HOT LIST 7 status within this year’s South East Asia’s Top 20 Resort Properties in Property Report Asia.

June 17, 2011 in Absolute World Group, AP, Asia Pacific Featured News, Asia Pacific News, Company, Featured News, News by Susan Knox

While the shared vacation industry in many countries around the world started 2011 slightly bruised and worse for wear due to the financial rollercoaster of 2010, the shared vacation industry in South Africa has emerged with some industry players announcing record breaking sales figures and increases in employment for 2010 and have kicked-off 2011 on a very enthusiastic high note.

May 21, 2011 in Featured Articles, SA, South Africa Articles, VOASA by Susan Knox

Online voting will end on April 29th for timeshare and fractional industry professionals looking to assist in deciding the winners for the inaugural Perspective Magazine Awards Program.

April 25, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific News, EU, Europe & Middle East News, NA, News, North America News, Perspective Magazine, SA, South Africa News by Susan Knox

First Disney theme park to be built in mainland China.

April 8, 2011 in AP, Asia Pacific News, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Francis Taylor, CEO of Dial An Exchange, will examine the current state of the exchange business during Perspective Magazine’s timeshare and fractional ownership industry networking event.

April 7, 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, Perspective Magazine, SA, South Africa Featured News, South Africa News by Susan Knox

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced that its global powerhouse Sheraton Hotels & Resorts will open three more hotels in China before the end of January, including its third in Shanghai and first hotel in Wenzhou, one of the most developed economic centers of Zheijang Province on China’s southeastern coast.

December 17, 2010 in AP, Asia Pacific News, Company, News, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide by Susan Knox

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announces the debut of St. Regis’ first resort in China and first-ever luxury resort in Tibet, with the opening of The St. Regis Lhasa Resort. Standing on the “Roof of the World” at 12,000 feet above sea level, The St. Regis Lhasa Resort offers refined luxury and superlative service in a storied city.

November 19, 2010 in Company, NA, News, North America News, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide by Susan Knox

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) is lengthening its long established lead in China as one of the largest four and five star hotel operators here with 62 existing hotels and a pipeline of 86 new hotels.

October 26, 2010 in AP, Asia Pacific News, News, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide by Susan Knox

Founded in 2007 to provide specific, bespoke trustee services to the fractional and shared ownership industries, Citadel Trustees Limited (Citadel) now has a team working worldwide, as far afield as Spain, India, Thailand and China.

October 19, 2010 in Citadel Trustees Ltd, Citadel Trustees Magazine Articles, Company, EU, Europe & Middle East Articles, Featured Articles by Susan Knox

The sizzling brand from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) will open ten new hotels across the globe before the end of the year, with new properties slated for cities in six countries on three continents. With the openings, Four Points will command a presence in 28 countries, up from 24 just this year.

September 29, 2010 in AP, Asia Pacific News, News, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide 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

Located on the “Roof of the World”, The St. Regis Lhasa Resort is 3,680 meters above sea level with one of the most mystical and exotic addresses

September 17, 2010 in AP, Asia Pacific News, Company, News, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide by Susan Knox

Perspective Magazine, the leading provider of independent information to the timeshare and fractional ownership industry, announces a new advertising agreement with timeshare exchange company Dial An Exchange (DAE) for 2011. The new accord will extend DAE’s corporate brand in each of the magazine’s four regional editions throughout the world and increase exposure to the thousands of readers engaging with Perspective Magazine through its print, website and social media distribution outlets.

September 7, 2010 in AP, Asia Pacific Featured News, Asia Pacific News, 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

Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced that it will grow its New York City portfolio by 50% this year and open more hotels in New York in 2010 than any other city in the world. Today, Starwood operates 12 hotels in the Big Apple across six of its nine distinct and compelling brands. The company’s NYC boom will result in 18 high-caliber Starwood hotels including the debut of Starwood’s two newest brands in Manhattan – Aloft and Element. The company’s bullish focus on NYC is illustrative of its meaningful global growth strategy – Starwood is on track to open more than 80 hotels in key markets around the world this year.

July 27, 2010 in News by

Le Méridien today announced Chinese artists Yan Lei and Chen Wenbo as the latest LM100(TM) members, selected by Jérôme Sans, Le Méridien’s Global Cultural Curator. As part of LM100, Yan Lei will provide artwork for a new key card series for Le Méridien’s UNLOCK ART programme, which will become part of a limited edition artwork collection. Chen Wenbo in his role on the LM100 will create a series of artworks for high impact areas, such as hotel entrances, worldwide as part of Le Méridien’s award-winning Arrival experience.

July 26, 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

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced today that its global powerhouse, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, will continue to enhance its portfolio by removing eight additional hotels later this year that do not meet the brand’s new upgraded standards. This will be the final group of “brand detractors” Sheraton will remove as it completes its $6 billion revitalization effort. These hotels are in addition to the 36 “off brand” properties Sheraton has already removed to improve its quality and consistency of the brand, and reflect a significantly enhanced guest experience. As Sheraton removes “off brand” hotels it is increasing its worldwide footprint through a strategic, $5 billion expansion that will add approximately 50 new hotels and more than 20,000 rooms to its global portfolio over the next three years.

May 10, 2010 in News 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

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

If you’re running a marathon, you probably wouldn’t buy your running shoes at Wal-Mart – you’d buy them at a running-shoe store, states Eric Martin.

March 30, 2010 in Featured Articles, NA, North America Articles by

Hutchinson & Co Trust Company Limited is proud to announce that on the 5th February 2010, the Group celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a gathering of nearly one hundred staff, past and present, at the beautiful Elvetham Hall in Hampshire. Elvetham is steeped in history, having been owned by the family of Jane Seymour, one of Henry VIII’s wives and famed as being the site of the first performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

February 9, 2010 in AP, Asia Pacific Featured News, Asia Pacific News, Citadel Trustees Ltd, Citadel Trustees Press Releases, Company, EU, Europe & Middle East Featured News, Europe & Middle East News, Featured News, Hutchinson & Co Trust Company Limited, News by Susan Knox

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 an exciting alliance with Banyan Tree Private Collection, Asia’s first and most luxurious global destination club.

January 20, 2010 in AP, Asia Pacific News, Company, EU, Europe & Middle East News, News, The Hideaways Club by Susan Knox

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 of North America.

November 5, 2009 in Company, EU, Europe & Middle East News, NA, News, North America News, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide by Susan Knox

This month leans towards the growth of the Fractional Ownership Industry – at our place it seems like the number of press releases we receive about fractionals is incredibly overshadowing those of the timeshare industry at the moment, as numerous fractional portals emerge and property developers turn to fractional ownership to help shift inventory. Although inevitably, not all of these entrepreneurial projects and developments will succeed as the still small marketplace is diluted by this influx, the exposure in the media is a significantly good thing for the industry as a whole.

June 1, 2009 in Europe & Middle East Editions by Admin