Hilton Timeshare

Hilton Grand Vacations Club (HGVC) has announced the plans for their latest project in Myrtle Beach. With the help of Strand Capital Group, they will build Ocean 22 by Hilton Grand Vacations Club. Strand Capital Group is the leading real estate and resort developer on the coast of South Carolina.

With years of experience developing Myrtle Beach Resorts, including one for Wyndham Vacation Ownership, HGVC is excited to work with Strand Capital Group on this project. This will be Strand’s 15th high-rise tower project and their second project with HGVC.

President of Hilton Grand Vacations, Mark Wang said, “Inspired by the tremendous success of our initial collaborative relationship with Strand Capital Group, Hilton Grand Vacations Club at Anderson Ocean Club, we are proud to introduce a sequel location in Myrtle Beach. We are confident that our ongoing collaboration with Strand will further strengthen our Hilton presence within this thriving region.”

Named for its location, Ocean 22 is located at Myrtle Beach’s North Ocean Boulevard and 22nd Avenue. The proposed dimensions for Ocean 22 will make it the tallest resort in Myrtle Beach. Projected to stand at 240 feet tall, the Ocean 22 will offer 24 floors of luxury timeshare accommodations.

Principal Partner with Strand Capital Group, Patrick Lowe commented, “We are pleased to yet again engage with Hilton Grand Vacations in bringing another first-class timeshare resort to the Myrtle Beach area.”

Construction is already underway on the tower and is expected to be complete in the summer of 2015. A total of 220 timeshare condos will be available for purchase, renting, and exchange. A variety of options will be available to HGVC members including one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. Units will feature either an ocean view or oceanfront balcony.

The resort ground will feature an indoor and outdoor pool, hot tub, fitness center, poolside bar, resort bar, quick service dining options, and a children’s play area. Overlooking the sands of Myrtle Beach, guests will have easy access to the beach through the resort.

Managing Partner of Strand Capital Group, Loyd Daniel shared, “This milestone project is further testament to the remarkable developments made possible only through this unique collaboration and innovative business model.”

For more information on Ocean 22, visit HiltonGrandVacations.com.

Last week, the Hilton Grand Vacations team in Orlando, Florida participated in Hilton Worldwide Global Week of Service. From October 6th-12th over 125 team members from Hilton Grand Vacations Club volunteered for Central Florida’s Coalition for the Homeless.

President of Hilton Grand Vacations, Mark Wang shares, “The Hilton Grand Vacations team proudly shares our support of Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida. We remain committed to positively impacting the lives of our neighbors in need and this signature volunteer event enables us to make an important difference […] Service is at the heart of our business, and today, we are spending the afternoon spreading the light and warmth of Hilton hospitality.”

Throughout the week, volunteers completed 10 different projects for the Coalition for the Homeless, which will help thousands of members of the Orlando community.

President and CEO of Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Brent Trotter says, “We sincerely appreciate the support we receive from Hilton Grand Vacations. Today is an amazing reflection of their commitment, and their team members are engaged in volunteer efforts and service projects all year long. The consistent, committed support that Hilton Grand Vacations provides to our organization makes a very meaningful impact and we are so grateful for their contributions.”

The Global Week of Service is Hilton’s largest annual volunteer effort. From corporate offices to their many timeshare resorts, employees come together to give back to their communities and its members. During Hilton Worldwide’s 2012 Global Week of Service, team members from over 600 resorts and offices participated in the volunteer effort and were able to complete over 800 service projects. This year, the company hopes to complete over 1,200 volunteer projects.

Learn more about Hilton Worldwide’s Global Week of Service on the Hilton Grand Vacations Blog.

For the third year in a row, the Orlando Sentinel has selected Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) as one of Central Florida’s Top 100 Companies for Working Families.

For the past 20 years, the Orlando Sentinel has facilitated the awards program, with the goal of recognizing and encouraging companies to create and foster work environments that concurrently support the needs of families. The award honors companies, such as Hilton Grand Vacations, that demonstrate a core commitment to family and work/life balance. Defined in two categories (companies with fewer than 250 employees and companies with 250 or more employees), companies are scored by an independent panel of local human resources experts, based on their answers to application questions, their supporting documents, their core benefits, family-related benefits, the work environment, communication systems in place, and employee training.

Mark Wang, President Global Sales and Hilton Grand Vacations says, “We are extremely proud that the Orlando Sentinel has once again recognized Hilton Grand Vacations as one of Central Florida’s Top 100 Companies for Working Families. We’re committed to developing a culture that supports the personal and professional growth of our team members. Our recognition among the region’s best employers is further validation that our team members are thriving as a result of the ample opportunities and benefits available at Hilton Grand Vacations.”

“We are extremely proud to receive this award, which helps demonstrate our commitment to creating a workplace environment that enables our team members to realize their full professional potential and in turn, strengthen their families,” adds Wang. “In keeping with Hilton Worldwide priorities, we remain dedicated to providing the more than 5,500 members of our HGV team with the programs, benefits and resources to achieve meaningful, rewarding careers.” It’s always a great bet that any company that does this good a job in taking care of its own work family, will do just as great a job taking care of yours when you vacation in Hilton timeshares.

Hilton Grand Vacations has opened its first ultra-luxury, timeshares only resort in Europe. Located at Craigendarroch on Deeside, in northeast Scotland, the resort was previously a Hilton hotel. Now, thanks to £4.1 million refurbishment (more than 6 million US dollars), the 45-room Hilton hotel offers 32 vacation suites available only as timeshares.

Why the move from hotel to timeshares only?

The Scotland Herald, Sunday edition explains, “Richard McIntosh, managing director of Europe and the Middle East and Asia for HGV, who is based at Craigendarroch, described the timeshare concept as “generally recession-resistant as once people have purchased [a share in the property], they continue to use it. The existing timeshare part of this property had around 90 percent occupancy, whereas in the hotel the figure would have been 70-75 percent.”

Hilton Grand Vacations management anticipates that roughly 30 percent of Craigendarroch’s vacation owners will be from Scotland, 40 percent from the rest of the United Kingdom, and 30 percent from overseas, with US  timeshare buyers as a key target market.

The secluded Royal Deeside area has long been a favorite retreat for the British Royal family, offering deep woods and convenient access to the natural beauty of the Cairngorms National Park.