Articles Tagged With "Florida"

On Friday, April 20, Marriott Vacations Worldwide hosted its 15th Annual Caring Classic corporate charity golf tournament, raising a net donation of nearly $180,000 for Greater Orlando Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

May 11, 2012 in Marriott Vacation Club, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Two of the most effective, interactive and socially-designed business events on the vacation ownership industry calendar are approaching, as members of the Cooperative Association of Resort Exchangers (C.A.R.E.) prepare for their next round of semi-annual conferences in 2012.

April 27, 2012 in C.A.R.E., Company, EU, Europe & Middle East Articles, Featured Articles, NA, North America Articles by Susan Knox

The Lubner Group, internationally respected for its award-winning hospitality design work, has recently completed the total renovation of the individually owned one-bedroom beachfront suites at the iconic Casa Ybel Resort on Sanibel Island, Florida.

March 27, 2012 in Featured News, Lubner Group, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Susan Rider, Speakers with Spark, has been selected as the Keynote speaker at the 2012 spring conference at the Sirata Beach Resort & Conference Center in St. Pete Beach, FL from May 5-8, 2012.

March 27, 2012 in C.A.R.E., NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Marriott Vacation Club’s second resort in The Palm Beaches is anticipating more villas for additional guests with spectacular ocean views by early 2013.

March 5, 2012 in Marriott Vacation Club, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Island One Resort to Use SPI Orange Enterprise System for Timeshare Resort Operations.

February 16, 2012 in NA, News, North America News, SPI Software, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Florida’s latest attempt to regulate the timeshare resale industry took another step towards becoming law yesterday as the state Senate Regulated Industries Committee passed Senate Bill 1408, the “Timeshare Resale Accountability Act”, by a 10-0 vote.

January 27, 2012 in NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Siesta Key Resort Ranked in Top 25 in TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards.

January 26, 2012 in Hyatt Vacation Club, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

The Lubner Group’s design challenge was to blend existing Victorian gingerbread architecture – rich with living history – with a fresh lifestyle in an updated tropical design that invited guests to relax in serene tranquility.

January 24, 2012 in Featured News, Lubner Group, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort offers guests a new dimension of bespoke luxury with 243 guest rooms and suites and 245 private residences, all offering expansive private balconies with ocean views, in three glass towers rising 27 stories above a sprawling stretch of beach.

January 23, 2012 in NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Legacy Vacation Club, an Orlando-based vacation ownership company, has announced the appointment of Tony Picciano to the position of president and chief operating officer.

January 18, 2012 in NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Wyndham Vacation Ownership has leased, with a 12-year term, more than 230,000 square feet of space at Sea Harbor Office Center.

January 6, 2012 in NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News, Wyndham Vacation Ownership by Steve Luba

Central Florida’s largest independent accounting firm, Averett Warmus Durkee Osburn Henning CPAs (AWDOH), has announced they have once again been named as one of the Orlando Sentinel’s Top 100 Companies for Working Families.

January 3, 2012 in NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Interval International and the City of South Miami recently co-sponsored the 18th Annual Holiday Toy Fest benefiting more than 350 deserving children in the community.

December 16, 2011 in Interval International Press Releases, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News, Westgate Resorts by Steve Luba

Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating business of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), hosted its Info-Exchange Seminar at the renowned Eden Roc Renaissance in Miami Beach, Florida.

December 13, 2011 in Company, Interval International Press Releases, NA, News, North America News, Westgate Resorts by Susan Knox

The company will build a new timeshare resort adjacent to the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa near the Magic Kingdom theme park in Orlando, Florida.

December 9, 2011 in Disney Vacation Club, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

The 444-room resort, being built in the enclave of Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort, will create about 2,000 construction jobs, and hundreds of resort positions when open.

December 7, 2011 in NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Ortiz-Rauscher oversees the on-site operations for the fractional and rental programs.

December 6, 2011 in NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) today unveiled its December “Timeshare Fans” of the Month from Hilton Grand Vacations.

December 2, 2011 in ARDA, Hilton Grand Vacations, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

The affiliated resorts that are a part of this agreement are: Summer Bay Resort, Villas at Summer Bay Resort and Houses at Summer Bay Resort of Orlando, Fla.; Gatlinburg Town Square and Gatlinburg Town Village of Gatlinburg, Tenn.; Mountain Meadows Resort of Pigeon Forge, Tenn.; Crown Pointe Links of Farmington, Mo.; and Vacation Villas at the Summit of Clarksville, Mo.[

December 1, 2011 in NA, News, North America News, RCI, RCI Press Releases, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Flagship location’s new PulseFlow CBW (Continuous Batch Washer) reduces water consumption by 90%.

November 22, 2011 in NA, News, North America News, Orange Lake Resorts, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Nearly 60 boxes filled with the makings for complete holiday meals were donated by employees of the Miami-based global provider of vacation services and distributed immediately following the event.

November 21, 2011 in Featured News, Interval International Press Releases, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Toolbar News, Westgate Resorts by Steve Luba

Winter Park Construction (WPC) and SPM Resorts, Inc. have once again joined forces to build a $6.2 million amenity area for timeshare and rental guests of Vacation Villas at Fantasy World in Kissimmee, Florida.

November 1, 2011 in Featured News, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Toolbar News, Winter Park Construction by Steve Luba

As a result of a partnership with Lubert-Adler, L.P., a real estate equity firm which owns the resorts, Salamander has assumed the management of Reunion Wyndham Grand Resort and Hammock Beach Resort. Salamander has owned and operated Innisbrook Resort since 2007.

October 28, 2011 in NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Waterfront property becomes vacation resort brand’s seventh destination.

October 21, 2011 in Holiday Inn Club Vacations, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

During the past year and a half, Tarzen International refurbished more than 120 units at the popular property, with most work done while the resort was operating at 98% occupancy.

October 13, 2011 in Featured News, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

This forum will offer a thorough overview of shared ownership to real estate and hospitality professionals that are considering entering the business or converting an existing asset.

October 10, 2011 in Interval International Press Releases, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News, Westgate Resorts by Steve Luba

Through this special, limited-time Military Appreciation Offer, U.S. soldiers (and their families) who have served in The War on Terror, Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom can book a complimentary weekday stay in a king studio villa at one of Westgate’s full-service resorts in Orlando, Florida.

October 6, 2011 in NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

The bill strengthens existing laws by addressing unfair and deceptive marketing and advertising practices by timeshare resale companies.

October 5, 2011 in ARDA, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

These top sales professionals at Interval’s affiliated resorts in the United States, Canada, Caribbean, and Latin America will be honored at this month’s Shared Ownership Investment Conference in Orlando, Florida.

October 3, 2011 in Interval International Press Releases, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News, Westgate Resorts by Steve Luba

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, today announced its expansion in Florida with the opening of its first owned hotel, the upscale, full-service Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek, located within the Walt Disney World Resort gates in Lake Buena Vista.

October 3, 2011 in Featured News, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Toolbar News, Wyndham Worldwide by Steve Luba

Leading Spanish Hotel Brand to Operate the Former Mona Lisa Suite Hotel in Celebration Florida Starting September 24, 2011.

September 27, 2011 in EU, Europe & Middle East News, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

As part of the Deliver the Dream program, Bluegreen Corporation will host 15 families at The Fountains, an Orlando, Florida resort, for a weekend retreat September 16-18, 2011.

September 16, 2011 in Bluegreen, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Finalises USD 360 Million Development Deal in Orlando, Florida With Silverstein Properties and Dune Real Estate Partners.

September 14, 2011 in NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Celebrating its 13th year, the notable event will be held October 17-19 at The Peabody Orlando.

August 16, 2011 in Interval International Press Releases, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News, Westgate Resorts by Steve Luba

Florida Trend magazine named RCI among its Best Companies To Work For in its August issue and on FloridaTrend.com.

August 12, 2011 in NA, News, North America News, RCI, RCI Press Releases, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

The new water playground features a teen and tween play area with two twisting, turning water slides, periscope guns, a gyroscope spinner, shooting water jets, a water windmill and many other activities.

July 27, 2011 in Featured News, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Toolbar News, Winter Park Construction by Steve Luba

The firm is one of only three firms recognized for excellent client service and keen commercial awareness by the organization.

July 21, 2011 in NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Blooming Place for Kids is a unique non-profit organization committed to enriching the lives of neglected and abused at-risk foster children by providing them with a relationship-building summer camping experience.

July 7, 2011 in Global Connections, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Diamond Resorts International acquires substantial assets of Tempus Resorts International.

July 1, 2011 in Diamond Resorts International, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Western Reserve Partners LLC (“Western Reserve”) announced that it represented Island One, Inc. (“Island One” or the “Company”) in its reorganization by Timeshare Acquisitions LLC. Island One, based in Orlando, Florida, is one of the largest privately-held timeshare developers in the United States.

June 27, 2011 in NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

Business leaders from throughout Central Florida gathered yesterday at the Holiday Inn Club Vacations at Orange Lake Resort for the 9th Annual RCI Christel House Open, benefitting Christel House International.

June 14, 2011 in Christel House, Featured News, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Orange Lake Resorts, RCI, RCI Press Releases, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Owned by Global Connections, the Sea Shells Beach Resort is located directly on Daytona Beach.

June 7, 2011 in Featured News, Global Connections, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

One of Vacation Ownership Industry’s Top 10 Branded Players Globally Unveils New Name, New Branding, Logo and Website.

June 2, 2011 in EU, Europe & Middle East Featured News, Europe & Middle East News, Featured News, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Sol Meliá Vacation Club, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Orlando-based timeshare company Island One Resorts has successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved a reorganization plan that also included its Island One Resorts Management Corp. affiliate.

June 1, 2011 in NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Access to the new resort properties will provide additional options for the over 300,000 DAE members.

May 27, 2011 in Dial An Exchange Press Releases, NA, News, Nordic, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

The annual gathering of the region’s hotel executives, investors, and developers is scheduled for April 12 to 14 at the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami, Florida.

April 11, 2011 in Interval International Press Releases, NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News, Westgate Resorts by Steve Luba

The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) recognized their top industry leaders at the annual Awards Gala of the 2011 Convention & Exposition, held in Orlando, Florida. The evening event, sponsored by Holiday Systems International (HSI), showcases the outstanding accomplishments among individuals, teams, resorts, and companies in a variety of categories.

April 5, 2011 in ARDA, Company, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

CUI’s two-and-a-half decades in business a testament to company’s success in recovery operations and knowledge of the timeshare industry

March 28, 2011 in Featured Articles, NA, North America Articles by Susan Knox

The Progressive Real Estate Agency has announced the hiring of Susan Arnone, to head the expanded vacation rental division of the timeshare brokerage.

March 22, 2011 in NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba