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PR Web (press release)
Nigel Lobo Joins Prestigious Line-Up of Speakers at ACLUVAQ
PR Web (press release)
Grand Pacific Resort Management vice president to speak at Regional Timeshare/Vacation Club Association of Quintana Roo. Nigel Lobo, Vice President – Resort Operations of Grand Pacific Resort Management (GPRM) has been selected by Regional ...

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SDI Realty Group Announces Transition of Park City Condominium Resort Project ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
Lantern Asset Management (Lantern), an affiliate of Centerbridge, will provide asset management services for the property, which will be converted from a condominium project to a branded timeshare resort later this summer.

SDI Realty Group Announces Transition of Park City Condominium Resort Project ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Lantern Asset Management (Lantern), an affiliate of Centerbridge, will provide asset management services for the property, which will be converted from a condominium project to a branded timeshare resort later this summer.

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RCI Ventures
'A legal framework is of utmost importance'
RCI Ventures
In the May 2012 issue of RCI Ventures magazine we featured a news story about the Timeshare Directive finally being adopted as law in Spain. Francisco Lizarza, chairman of the Resort Development Organisation (RDO) in Spain, gave an exclusive interview ...

Marriott Vacations Off to Strong 2012 Start
World Property Channel
At least that's one way to view the global timeshare company after Marriott recently reported its first quarter 2012 financial results. Marriott said its first-ever quarterly report, for the period ending March 23, 2012, "reaffirmed the company's ...

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Travel-News.co.uk
To Sell or Not To Sell, The Timeshare Dilemma
Travel-News.co.uk
... and an on-going service charge or “maintenance fee” that is your share of the upkeep of the development. The initial reasoning behind the purchase will have a large bearing on whether you are still satisfied with what your timeshare cost initially, ...

Hospitality 1st (press release)
ARDA Northeast Meeting to Address Resort Management Issues
Hospitality 1st (press release)
ARDA Northeast Meeting to Address Resort Management Issues Washington, DC – May 2012 / Hospitality 1ST / The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) is scheduled to address Home Owners Association (HOA) and resort management challenges at its ...

Three People To Be Arraigned On Time Share Mortgage Fraud Charges In 29-Count ...
Mortgage Daily
1, 2011, the defendants, through the VO Group, participated in a fraudulent scheme in which representatives of the VO Group, often using false identities, telephoned owners of timeshare vacation properties purchased from Flagship Resort Development, ...

VacationOwnership.com CEO Jason Tremblay Speaking at Canadian Timeshare Conference
Exec Digital (press release)
ORLANDO, FL--(Marketwire - May 15, 2012) - Jason Tremblay, founder and CEO of VacationOwnership.com, is among the industry experts and innovators speaking this week at the 2012 Canadian Resort Development Association Annual Timeshare Conference (CRDA).

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VacationOwnership.com CEO Jason Tremblay Speaking at Canadian Timeshare Conference
MarketWatch (press release)
ORLANDO, FL, May 15, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Jason Tremblay, founder and CEO of VacationOwnership.com, is among the industry experts and innovators speaking this week at the 2012 Canadian Resort Development Association Annual Timeshare ...

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Vacation ownership resilient in tough economy
News24
According to a study done by Grant Thornton on behalf of the Vacation Ownership Association of Southern Africa (VOASA), vacation ownership resorts – eg timeshare, fractional ownership and private residency clubs – had an average annual occupancy rate ...

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Maestro Launches the New Face of Hotel Operations; Mobilizes Staff with Xpress ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
"Independent operators look to NORTHWIND to develop advanced guest-experience amenities that enable them to offer valuable, unique services that drive revenue and increase productivity; our new Maestro Xpress Check-in solution delivers all this and ...

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Names & Faces
Maui News
Keani Awai, marketing manager at Marriott's Maui Ocean Club, captured the American Resort Development Association of Hawaii's first Timeshare with Aloha Award. ARDA-Hawaii established the Timeshare with Aloha Awards this year to showcase and reward ...

3 to appear in court in $2.6 million S. Jersey timeshare fraud
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Michael Hinkelman Three people from South Jersey were to be arraigned this afternoon in federal court in Camden in connection with a $2.6 million time share mortgage fraud scheme, the US Attorney for New Jersey said. Ashley Lacerda, 32, of Egg ...
Three People to be Arraigned on Time Share Mortgage Fraud Charges in 29-Count ...7thSpace Interactive (press release)

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3 to appear in court in $2.6 million S. Jersey timeshare fraud
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Michael Hinkelman Three people from South Jersey were to be arraigned this afternoon in federal court in Camden in connection with a $2.6 million time share mortgage fraud scheme, the US Attorney for New Jersey said. Ashley Lacerda, 32, of Egg ...
Three Individuals From New Jersey Being Connected to a 29-Count Mortgage Fraud ...LoanSafe

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BusinessLIVE
Vacation ownership proves resilient in tough times
BusinessLIVE
The average total trip spend for timeshare holidays in 2010 was R7,358, compared to the much lower R1,650 on average for domestic holiday tourists in the same period. Alex Bosch, executive director at VOASA, said that new resort development potential ...

Escala sells lodge to become timeshare
Park Record
Following a recent sale to the private equity firm Centerbridge Capital Partners, the property will now be converted into a timeshare property by next ski season. (Gina Barker/The Park Record) The Hyatt Escala Lodge at Park City recently unloaded a ...

Bluegreen doubles income on strong timeshare sales
South Florida Business Journal
Stronger sales of timeshare units helped Bluegreen Corp. more than double its income in the first quarter. The Boca Raton-based timeshare resort developer and management company (NYSE: BXG) posted net income of $5.65 million on revenue of $97.2 million ...
Bluegreen Corporation Reports 2012 First Quarter Financial ResultsMarketWatch (press release)

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Bluegreen Corporation Reports 2012 First Quarter Financial Results
MarketWatch (press release)
Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE:BXG) , a leading timeshare sales, marketing and resort management company, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. John M. Maloney Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Bluegreen, ...

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Holiday Inn gets OK from Windsor planners
Chicago Tribune
In addition to its two hotels, Windsor also collects occupancy taxes on the World Mark by Wyndham, formerly Trendwest, a timeshare development that opened a dozen years ago. Windsor bed taxes, which generated approximately $1.2 million last fiscal year ...

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