Articles Tagged With "Middle East"

Cosmopolitan, convenient and chic, city fractionals make sense… so why are they still an untapped market, and which cities offer maximum potential? Fiona Klonarides finds out.

November 8, 2011 in Articles, Articles Featured, EU by Susan Knox

The world-class facilities of Emirates Grand Hotel in Dubai provide Emirates Vacation Club with an innovative concept in residential club membership, specially designed for frequent business and leisure travelers alike.

November 7, 2011 in Articles, Articles Featured, Company, Emirates Vacation Club, EU by Susan Knox

Fiona Klonarides speaks to some of the leading players in the shared ownership industry in Europe and the Middle East about what they are doing – or doing differently – to survive and thrive in the current economy.

November 6, 2011 in Articles, Articles Featured, Citadel Trustees Ltd, Club La Costa, Dial An Exchange, Dial An Exchange Magazine Articles, ePercipio, EU, First National Trustee Company, Silverpoint Leisure, Worldwide Timeshare Hypermarket by Susan Knox

Based in Dubai, Khalil is responsible for securing new resort affiliations throughout the region and providing service to existing affiliates.

October 25, 2011 in EU, Interval International, News, News by Steve Luba

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, Company, EU, Featured News, Featured News, Featured News, Featured News, Interval International, NA, News, News, News, News, News, News Featured, SA by Susan Knox

The timeshare and fractional industry’s leading independent multi-media information provider is expanding its sales and account management department due to new product development.

July 7, 2011 in AP, Company, EU, Featured News, Featured News, Featured News, Featured News, Global News, NA, News, News, News, News, News, News Featured, Perspective Magazine, SA by Susan Knox

Australia’s Gold Coast continues to unveil extraordinary elements of a collective, billion dollar facelift which is sure to excite Middle Eastern visitors who holiday in the City during 2011 and beyond.

May 20, 2011 in Articles, Articles Featured, EU by Susan Knox

LIFT, a Hospitality and Real Estate-Focused Consulting Partner to Introduce a New Generation of Business Expansion Services at Arabian Hotel Investment Conference.

April 25, 2011 in EU, News, News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

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, Company, EU, News, News, News, RCI by Susan Knox

South Africa has been a hidden jewel on the Dark Continent for a number of years, but it is only recently that the nation has arrived onto the global stage in terms of tourism and the significant economic development associated with international visitors.

March 27, 2011 in Articles, Articles Featured, Company, Interval International, SA by Susan Knox

With Growth Fueled by Demand for its Luxury and Design-Led Brands, Starwood is Poised to Open 12 Hotels in the Region this Year.

March 8, 2011 in EU, News, News, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating business of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), is again proud to be a Platinum sponsor of the Resort Development Organisation (RDO) Conference. The event will be held from the 26th to 28th September at the Don Carlos Resort and Spa in Marbella, Spain

February 9, 2011 in Company, EU, Interval International, News, News by Susan Knox

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced that it has signed an agreement with the Deputy Ruler of the emirate of Sharjah, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Salem Al Qassimi, to manage its first hotel in Sharjah, a business and leisure travel destination designated as an Arab Capital of Culture. The new Sheraton Sharjah will open
beginning of 2013, marking the debut of Starwood in the emirate.

January 27, 2011 in Company, EU, News, News, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide by Susan Knox

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) is strengthening its long established position in the Middle East as one of the leading luxury hotel operators in the region with a portfolio of nearly 50 existing hotels and a pipeline of 25 new hotels.

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

Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa in Dubai will join Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: HOT) as the latest addition to its Luxury Collection portfolio, effective today. The resort will be renamed ‘Al Maha, a Luxury Collection Desert Resort & Spa, Dubai’, with Emirates retaining ownership of the resort and Starwood Hotels & Resorts overseeing the management of the property.

November 2, 2010 in EU, News, News, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide 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 Articles, Articles Featured, EU by Susan Knox

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced that it will open the first Le Méridien hotel in the sophisticated and vibrant European “Capital of Culture.”

October 14, 2010 in Company, EU, Global News, News, News, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide 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, 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, Company, EU, Global News, Interval International, NA, News, News, News, News, News, SA 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, Articles, Articles Featured by Susan Knox

But the recently announced 1st Annual GNEX 2011 & Perspective Magazine Awards Gala is definitely their largest and most ambitious project to date.

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

Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), is proud to be a Platinum sponsor of the upcoming Resort Development Organisation (RDO) Conference to be held from 4 to 6 October at the Don Carlos Resort and Spa in Marbella, Spain.

September 22, 2010 in Company, EU, Interval International, News, News, News Featured by Susan Knox

The first four events will be hosted by Nick Turner, vice president Europe, The Registry Collection and Fractional Ownership Developments, who said: “We have invested heavily in big global events over the last few years but it’s apparent there is a gap where small to medium sized resort developers are keen to learn more about the fractional ownership model but have not been able to travel to London or the US.

September 17, 2010 in Company, EU, News, News, The Registry Collection by Susan Knox

Perspective Magazine South Africa asked several influential South Africa market leaders to talk about the state of the industry and its biggest challenges going forward. Each shared-ownership industry leader was individually asked to respond to the same set of questions.

September 13, 2010 in Articles, Articles Featured, SA by Susan Knox

Perspective Magazine Editor Matt McDaniel recently chatted with Darren Ettridge, Interval International’s vice president, resort sales and service for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The one-time co-workers talked about how Ettridge got into the timeshare industry, what’s happening at his company and his favourite football club (and you’ll likely not guess which it is).

September 10, 2010 in Articles, Articles Featured, Interval International, SA by Susan Knox

Perspective Magazine, the global leader in providing independent information for the timeshare and fractional industry, announces award categories for nominations from industry professionals.

August 18, 2010 in AP, EU, NA, News, News, News, News, News, Perspective International, SA 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 Articles, Articles Featured, NA, Perspective International by Susan Knox

Perspective Magazine, the global leader in providing independent information for the timeshare and fractional industry, announces plans to introduce a world-wide industry awards program.

August 6, 2010 in AP, EU, NA, News, News, News, News, News, Perspective International, SA by Susan Knox

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

The shared ownership industry’s leading independent information provider will be the media sponsor for the organisation’s newly rebranded annual conference.

July 20, 2010 in News, News Featured, Perspective International by

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 Interval International, News, News Featured by

The Shared Ownership Summit uncovered significant opportunities to unlock growth in the Middle East and North Africa. The Shared Ownership Summit was offered in association with this year’s Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC), held on May 1 2010 at Madinat Jumeirah, Conference Centre, Dubai.

July 2, 2010 in Articles, Articles Featured, Company, EU, RCI, The Registry Collection by Susan Knox

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), has launched a new and greatly enhanced www.rciventures.com website designed to be the ‘must read’ source for news and views on the shared-vacation ownership industry in the Europe, Middle East, Africa and India region.

June 17, 2010 in Company, News, RCI 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, 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 Articles, Articles Featured, Company, Interval International by

Starwood Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: HOT) have officially opened the doors of their newest hotel, Le Méridien Philadelphia. A ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony included special guest speakers such as Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Pennsylvania Senator Larry Farnese, HEI Hotels & Resorts Chairman and CEO, Gary Mendell, Starwood Group SVP of North American Development, Paul Sacco.

May 10, 2010 in News by

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), today announced the addition of two affiliated resorts to its worldwide exchange network – The Viking Club Hotel in Egypt and The Jdoudna Hotel in Syria.

May 4, 2010 in News, RCI by

[Perspective Magazine] A special Shared Ownership Summit is being offered in association with this year’s Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC), co-hosted by RCI on 1st May 2010, 1:00 – 5:30 p.m., at Madinat Jumeirah, Conference Centre, Dubai. Perspective Magazine will be a sponsor of this essential forum for developers, investors and hospitality firms who are recognising the renewed importance of timeshare, fractional and private residence clubs as integral components of mixed-use developments.

April 21, 2010 in News, News Featured, Perspective International by

Interval International, a leading global provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), announced the affiliation of Horse Country Resort on the island of Sardinia, the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Tucked into a pine forest on a six-mile long beach, the resort plays host to important horse shows and competitions year round in its Equestrian Centre.

April 15, 2010 in Interval International, News, News Featured by

Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), announced the addition of Mjejane Game Reserve to its global exchange network. The property is a breathtaking 10,000 acre (4,000 hectare) reserve within the world famous Kruger National Park.

March 17, 2010 in Company, Interval International, News, News, SA by Susan Knox

Perspective Magazine Editor Matt McDaniel recently chatted with Darren Ettridge, Interval International’s vice president, resort sales and service for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The one-time co-workers talked about how Ettridge got into the timeshare industry, what’s happening at his company, the Timeshare Directive and his favourite football club (and you’ll likely not guess which it is).

February 25, 2010 in A-List Interviews, Articles, Articles Featured by

Interval International, a leading global provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq:IILG), welcomes Firstlight The K Club in Ireland to its exchange network.

February 18, 2010 in Company, EU, Featured News, Interval International, News, News, News Featured by Susan Knox

IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) today announced the company’s 1st half year results with a loss of KD 4,968,422 million (US$ 17,372,712 million).

February 16, 2010 in Company, EU, News, 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 Editions by Admin

Accor Vacation Club, based in Robina on the Gold Coast has announced a Senior Executive appointment with CRAIG WOOD being appointed as CEO, effective immediately.

January 7, 2010 in Accor Vacation Club, AP, Company, Featured News, News, News, News Featured by Susan Knox

If the world property market could be considered a heart and was connected to a hospital EKG machine, most doctors would declare that the market has flat lined. This is where the experts rush the patient to emergency procedure of cardio resuscitation sending thousands of volts through paddles in an attempt to restart the heart.

December 18, 2009 in Company, EU, News, News, World Class Group by Susan Knox

The NetJets Middle East Programme, provided by National Air Services (NAS), is celebrating its 10th anniversary as the region’s leading provider of executive jet ownership programmes by taking delivery of a new Falcon 2000LX – the first Falcon 2000LX to be operated commercially in the Middle East.

November 12, 2009 in AP, EU, NA, News, News, News, News, News, SA by Susan Knox

Interval International, a leading global provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), today announced its role as a Major Supporter of The FORUM, a conference that will cover all aspects of shared ownership. Hosted by Generator Systems and Perspective Magazine, the event is anticipated to draw 200 industry leaders to the Sofitel London Heathrow Hotel next month.

November 5, 2009 in AP, Company, EU, Featured News, Featured News, Featured News, Featured News, Generator, Interval International, NA, News, News, News, News, News, News Featured, Perspective Magazine, SA by Susan Knox

Interval International, a leading global provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), has announced the affiliation of Gardenia Resort, located in the holiday town of Hurghada on Egypt’s famed “Red Sea Riviera.”

November 3, 2009 in Company, EU, Featured News, Interval International, News, News, News Featured by Susan Knox

Interval International, a leading global provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), announced the addition of Pafiana Heights to its vacation exchange network. Located in the outskirts of Paphos on the southwest coast of Cyprus, the resort comprises 57 units that are furnished to high standards.

October 23, 2009 in Company, EU, Interval International, News, News by Susan Knox