Kathryn Taylor is leaving her position as CEO of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. The company issued the announcement today but has not given a reason for the transition and indicates that a successor to Taylor has yet to be identified. You can read the complete media release as issued by Four Season Hotel in the text below. [...]

  An affiliate of Dallas-based Lantern Asset Management (which is owned by Centerbridge Capital Partners) bid a reported $100 million to purchase the former Ritz-Carlton Hawaii timeshare and fractional at Kapalua Resort in Maui. The Hawaii timeshare and residence resort was previously branded as a Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences Bidding at the foreclosure hearing for [...]

Howard Nusbaum, President and CEO for the American Resort Development Association, will speak at the 2013 GNEX timeshare and fractional conference, scheduled for February 3-6, 2013 at the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel. Nusbaum, who will speak at GNEX on his views of the the timeshare industry from his unique position as the leader [...]

Saturday, December 15, is the last day for presenting nominations for Perspective Magazine’s global timeshare and fractional industry awards. The awards, sponsored by Holiday Systems International, will be announced at the conclusion of the Global Networking Expo, GNEX 2013 – The Global Meeting of Minds, in Beverly Hills, California. The award of these noteworthy timeshare [...]

The Ragatz Associates‘ 12th annual in-depth look at North America’s top real estate projects and clubs showed a positive upturn in fractional ownership and luxury shared vacation ownership. The Ragatz report, “The Shared Ownership Resort Real Estate Industry in North America,” looked at 305 fractional ownership projects and private residence clubs (PRCs) and 6 destination [...]

Among the notable presenters scheduled for GNEX2013 timeshare, fractional and vacation ownership conference is Tommy Middaugh, Executive Vice President of Travel To Go. Tommy, who has served in this position since 2009, has more than 30 years of sales and management expertise in the vacation ownership industry. Most importantly, he is an industry thought leader, setting the standard with [...]

It’s almost time for the next Shared Holiday Ownership Workshop. Here is an announcement for the timeshare and shared ownership industry from FractionalLife.com. Further to the success of the Shared Holiday Ownership Workshops earlier this year in Istanbul and Vienna we are pleased to present a further half day Shared Holiday Ownership Workshop on: Tuesday 13 [...]

It’s almost time—the 14th annual Shared Ownership Investment Conference (SOIC) is less than a week away. Scheduled for September 18-20, at the Peabody Orlando, on International Drive, this conference is a key event bringing timeshare and vacation ownership leaders and industry representatives together. Included among those who will be attending, look for builders, condo developers, [...]

The Barbados, West Indies beach resort, known as Pure Beach Resort & Spa, has retained The Lubner Group and Clive Daniel Home to provide design services and custom furnishings for 300 plus planned condominium villas. Sales at the resort will include full ownership and Barbados fractional ownership, expanding the options for Caribbean timeshare and vacation [...]

Last week Bluegreen Vacations announced it has purchased a new California resort, making The Club at Big Bear Village, the newest Bluegreen timeshare option. Located less than two hours east of Los Angeles, this popular California timeshare resort makes a great addition to the family of beautiful Bluegreen timeshare destinations. David Pontius, Executive Vice President [...]