Articles Tagged With "Florida"

Leading vacation ownership companies and service providers have signed on as Signature Sponsors of the 2011 American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Convention and Exposition at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida.

February 10, 2011 in ARDA, Company, Diamond Resorts International, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Interval International Press Releases, NA, News, North America News, ResortCom International, TimeShareWare, Westgate Resorts, Wyndham Vacation Ownership by Susan Knox

Fee-for-Service Sales Agreement With Destin, Fla. Resort Is Company’s Second in 2011.

February 9, 2011 in NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News, Wyndham Vacation Ownership by Steve Luba

This past August, Wyndham Vacation Ownership, a member of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies,
opened its brand-new 19-story tower at Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida.

February 5, 2011 in Company, Featured Articles, NA, North America Articles, Wyndham Worldwide by Susan Knox

The conference, held at the Marriott Cypress Harbour Resort in Orlando, Florida, brought together some of the timeshare industry’s leading professional women to discuss issues pertaining to their unique roles within the industry.

February 2, 2011 in NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News, Women in the Industry (WIN) by Steve Luba

Timeshare owners always seem to be looking for more information about how the industry operates and there was plenty of information to go around at the Dial An Exchange Timeshare Owners Seminar last Friday at the Florida Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

February 1, 2011 in Dial An Exchange Press Releases, NA, News, Nordic, North America News, Sell My Timeshare NOW, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Robb & Stucky Interiors, one of North America’s largest home furnishings and interior design companies, is preparing for the total renovation and installation of new furnishings for the Coconut Beach Resort, in Key West, Florida.

January 31, 2011 in Company, Featured News, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Robb & Stucky by Susan Knox

Dan Lubner, President of the Hospitality Design Division of Robb & Stucky Interiors, (www.RobbStucky.com) has recently been named to a three-year term to the prestigious Suppliers Council of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA).

January 28, 2011 in ARDA, Company, Featured News, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Robb & Stucky by Susan Knox

The multi-media publisher of Owners Perspective Magazine, the premier travel magazine for timeshare and fractional owners, will be a media sponsor for the event.

January 26, 2011 in Company, Dial An Exchange Press Releases, Featured News, NA, News, Nordic, North America Featured News, North America News, Owners Perspective Magazine, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Winter Park Construction (WPC), one of the nation’s most respected general contractors, (www.wpc.com) has announced that the company completed over $7 million in timeshare resort renovations during the past year.

January 24, 2011 in Company, Featured News, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Winter Park Construction by Susan Knox

Popular Pompano Beach, Florida Resort Selects SPM Resorts to Provide Full-Service Professional Management.

January 18, 2011 in NA, News, North America News, SPM Resorts, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Aloft Hotels, the sizzling brand from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) that’s rocked the hotel industry since launching in 2008, today announced the opening of a second Jacksonville property with Aloft Jacksonville Tapestry Park. Aloft made its Jacksonville debut in 2009 with Aloft Jacksonville Airport.

January 14, 2011 in Company, NA, News, North America News, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide by Susan Knox

Orlando-based Averett Warmus Durkee Osburn Henning, CPAs (AWDOH)’s whitepaper reports on study of 100 Florida timeshare/vacation ownership resort homeowner associations over a seven-year period.

January 14, 2011 in NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

Interval employees supported the event by donating gifts and volunteering their time during Toy Fest.

December 20, 2010 in Featured News, Interval International Press Releases, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Toolbar News, Uncategorized, Westgate Resorts by Steve Luba

RCI will continue to be the exclusive third-party exchange provider for Disney Vacation Club’s more than 150,000 member families.

December 8, 2010 in Disney Vacation Club, Featured News, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, RCI, RCI Press Releases, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Triton Timeshare Software, a Sarasota-based technology solutions provider, has recently signed an extensive contract with Silver Lake Resort in Orlando, Florida.

December 6, 2010 in NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News, Triton Timeshare Software by Steve Luba

Orlando-based Averett Warmus Durkee Osburn Henning, CPAs to present free seminar on December 7, 2010 to members of Fairwinds Credit Union.

December 4, 2010 in NA, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

While bad economic news continues to dominate the news both locally and nationally, some good news was delivered recently to Orlando-area golfers.

November 24, 2010 in NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

Public accountants Averett Warmus Durkee Osburn Henning, CPAs, a firm involved in providing accounting and auditing services to timeshare/vacation ownership companies, homeowner associations and others, announced they have recently presented results of an extensive research project surveying data accumulated from approximately 100 Florida timeshare resort homeowner associations (HOAs) and covering seven years of historical information.

November 18, 2010 in NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

Spinnaker has renewed the affiliation of two existing resorts in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and has affiliated its Spinnaker Flex Options program adding three resorts on the island to the Interval Network.

November 4, 2010 in Featured News, Interval International Press Releases, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Toolbar News, Westgate Resorts by Steve Luba

ARM Technology Maximizes Resort Revenues.

October 19, 2010 in Global News, News, North America News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

TheMVPService has partnered with some of the top vendors in the industry to bring discount pricing to resorts of all sizes.

October 14, 2010 in NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

It was back to basics for much of the first day of the 12th annual Vacation Ownership Investment Conference at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, Florida, as Monday’s sessions revolved around the fundamentals of the timeshare and fractional industries. These initial sessions were geared for those attendees who may be new to the shared-ownership industry [...]

October 5, 2010 in Global News, News, North America News, Toolbar News, VOIC by Steve Luba

The Breakers Palm Beach has selected Robb & Stucky Interiors to redesign 69 luxurious oceanfront guest rooms and suites in the legendary Palm Beach, Florida hotel.

September 29, 2010 in Featured News, NA, News, North America News, Robb & Stucky by Susan Knox

Global Connections Inc., the nationally respected travel club, (www.exploregci.com) has recently announced the winners in the company’s fifth annual Shoot for the Stars photo contest, created exclusively for members of its Global Discovery Vacations (GDV) travel club.

September 20, 2010 in Company, Global Connections, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

Winter Park Construction (WPC), one of Central Florida’s largest and most respected general contractors, (www.wpc.com) has proudly announced the start of construction for its third Orlando area residence to be presented to a disabled U.S. veteran without the burden of a mortgage.

September 20, 2010 in Company, NA, News, North America News, Winter Park Construction by Susan Knox

Beso Del Sol Resort, a Global Connections Inc. (GCI) resort, located in Dunedin, Florida, was one of the major sponsors for “The Fight for a Cure” night with the Dunedin Blue Jays, the minor league baseball team for the Toronto Blue Jays.

September 20, 2010 in Company, Global Connections, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

Robb & Stucky Interiors, one of North America’s most respected furnishings and interior design firms, has been selected by The Islander Beach Resort of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, to direct the total renovation of its timeshare units. Located directly on the Atlantic Ocean at 1601 S. Atlantic Avenue, the 70-unit vacation ownership resort was initially [...]

September 9, 2010 in Global News, News, North America News, Robb & Stucky, Toolbar News, Tweets by Steve Luba

Aptly themed “Looking to the Future,” the event will be held October 4 to 6 at The Peabody Orlando.

August 31, 2010 in Global News, Interval International Press Releases, News, North America News, Toolbar News, VOIC, Westgate Resorts by Steve Luba

The staff of Global Connections, Inc. (GCI) one of the nation’s most respected travel clubs has again generously helped its local SPCA by raising money for abused and neglected animals in their area.

August 18, 2010 in Global Connections, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

Perspective International, the parent company of Perspective North America, has built the foundation for the continued growth of the magazine with the completion of its North American-based executive team in Orlando, Florida.

August 12, 2010 in Featured Articles, NA, North America Articles, Perspective International by Susan Knox

Wyndham Vacation Ownership, a member of the Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) family of companies, today announced it has welcomed its first CLUB WYNDHAM® Plus owners to the long-anticipated, 19-story tower at Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando, Fla. This latest expansion adds 300 units to the world-class property, which is situated immediately adjacent to the Walt Disney World Resort. The property now boasts approximately 1,150 units sprawled across 58 acres.

August 6, 2010 in Company, NA, News, North America News, Wyndham Vacation Ownership by Susan Knox

Club La Costa Resorts & Hotels has announced its first resort in the world renowned tourist destination of Orlando, Florida, USA.

July 22, 2010 in Featured News, News by

Timeshare and fractional ownership magazine publisher Perspective International is preparing for a major initiative to increase the public awareness of its multi-media products with the appointment of Steve Luba as Director of Public Relations for the company.

July 8, 2010 in Featured News, News, Perspective International by

Global Connections, Inc. is a lifestyle and leisure company offering a travel club, full-service travel agency and a buying service, plus resort management and development services. Innovation coupled with experience allows Global Connections’ staff of professionals to bring the freedom of flexibility in a competitive marketplace to consumers and business partners across the United States.

July 5, 2010 in Featured Articles, NA, North America Articles by

Global Connections, Inc.®, one of the nation’s most respected travel club organizations, has announced the launch of its corporate website at www.exploregci.com to further serve the needs of customers and alliance partners.

June 23, 2010 in News by

Employees and vendors from Sea Shells Beach Club in Daytona Beach, Florida, celebrated Earth Day recently by participating in a beach cleanup near their resort, which is owned and managed by Global Connections, Inc. (GCI). (www.exploregci.com)

June 21, 2010 in News by

Interval International and participating resort affiliates continued their financial support of tourism education with a $15,000 donation to the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Foundation. Neil Kolton, director of resort sales and service for the Caribbean and Florida, Interval International, presented the check to Hugh Riley, secretary general of CTO, and Jacqueline Johnson, chairman of the foundation, during Caribbean Week in New York City. The latest contribution underscores the ongoing commitment of Interval and its resort affiliates to the foundation. Over the past 11 years, they have funded $190,000 in scholarships and study grants for Caribbean nationals.

June 21, 2010 in Featured News, Interval International Press Releases, News, Westgate Resorts by

Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), announced the promotion of Neil Kolton to director of resort sales and service for the Caribbean and Florida (excluding Orlando and the Panhandle). He oversees the company’s presence and plays a lead role in building its developer client base in these markets. Kolton also serves in the same capacity for Preferred ResidencesTM, a branded membership and exchange program for luxury fractional resorts and private residence clubs.

June 17, 2010 in Interval International Press Releases, News, Westgate Resorts by

Brand Tango, a boutique marketing, technology and design firm, is showing that it can compete with the big boys. At the recent Addy Awards ceremony for District Four, which comprises Florida and the Caribbean, work by the agency’s vice president and creative director James Kluetz took home seven Addys. And it’s not over yet; all seven honored projects are now eligible for national honors from the Addy’s sponsor, American Advertising Federation.

June 5, 2010 in News by

Marriott Vacation Club, the premier timeshare brand of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR – News), proudly announces the opening of Marriott’s Lakeshore Reserve at Grande Lakes in Orlando, Fla. Located on the pristine grounds of Grande Lakes Orlando, at 11248 Lakeshore Reserve Drive, the resort is the first-ever Marriott Vacation Club property to be co-located with a JW Marriott and The Ritz-Carlton. The resort will officially welcome its first Owners and guests on Friday, June 4.

June 2, 2010 in News by

Global Connections, Inc. (www.exploregci.com) has selected Lou Anne Karlin to become General Manager of its Beso Del Sol Resort condotel in Dunedin, Florida. Karlin has more than six years experience in the hospitality arena focusing on property management and event planning.

May 25, 2010 in News by

Robb & Stucky Interiors, the internationally respected interior design and premier home furnishings retailer, was recognized on May 15 by the Lee Building Industry Association (Lee County, Florida) for design excellence. During the annual Pinnacle Awards presentation, Robb & Stucky (www.RobbStucky.com) took home six interior design awards and five advertising awards.

May 21, 2010 in News by

Emily Ceruzzi of Global Connections, Inc. (www.exploregci.com) was recently named the recipient of one of the most prestigious awards presented annually by the Cooperative Association of Resort Exchangers (C.A.R.E.), a vacation industry trade association. Emily was honored at C.A.R.E.’s historical 25th semi-annual conference, held in late April in New Orleans.

May 19, 2010 in News by

Expedia® travelers have ranked The Cove On Ormond Beach among the world’s best hotels on this year’s Expedia Insiders’ Select™ list. The list formally recognizes individual hotels worldwide that consistently deliver excellent service, a great overall experience and a notable value. The full list represents only a small percentage of the world’s top hotels from the more than 110,000 hotel properties offered on Expedia.

May 12, 2010 in Featured News, News by

In 2008, RCI, the world’s largest vacation exchange company and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands, committed to spending tens of millions of dollars over a three-year period to develop and execute a series of online technology, product and service enhancements that are improving the exchange experience for its subscribing members around the world.

May 7, 2010 in Europe & Middle East Articles, Featured Articles, NA, North America Articles by

Timeshare and fractional ownership magazine publisher Perspective International increases its presence in North America with the appointment of Rosanne Luba as director of sales for the region.

May 5, 2010 in Featured News, News, Perspective International by

BuyATimeshare.com is a well-established timeshare resale firm, recently celebrating 10 years of successful business, and more than 400,000 buyers, renters and sellers served. As this past decade of progress has positioned the independently owned company as a frontrunner in its industry, BuyATimeshare.com has expanded from Florida to New Hampshire and keeps looking ahead to greater expansion and improvement.

April 15, 2010 in Featured Articles, NA, North America Articles by

RCI, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange, today announced they have renewed their long-standing affiliation with Hilton Grand Vacations, a premier vacation ownership company.

March 16, 2010 in AP, Asia Pacific News, Company, EU, Europe & Middle East News, NA, News, North America News, RCI, RCI Press Releases, SA, South Africa News by Susan Knox

Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IILG), today announced the renewal of its master affiliation agreement with Marriott Vacation Club International, the timeshare division of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR).

March 11, 2010 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, Westgate Resorts by Susan Knox

Women in the Industry (WIN) is pleased to announce two more of its initial corporate members have recommitted to another year of support. As a founding benefactor and sponsor of WIN’s recent Florida Regional Meeting, Marriott Vacation Club International (MVCI) has re-enlisted as a champion of the two-year old non-profit organization.

March 3, 2010 in NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox