A number of positive trends that reinforce the appeal of the Caribbean market to both existing and potential vacation owners are being shared with delegates at the annual Caribbean Marketplace conference by Interval International, a leading global provider of vacation services.

New Slopeside Resort Is Cornerstone for Redevelopment of Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Timbers Resorts is proud to announce the opening of One Steamboat Place, a highly-anticipated resort development at the base of majestic Mt. Werner in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The slope-side development is the cornerstone for the redevelopment of Steamboat Springs, a historic town in Northwest Colorado that dates back to the mid-19th Century and has long been known for its hot springs, cattle ranching and winter sports.

Timeshare resort management company announces promoting Drew Langway to senior post.

SPM Resorts, a full-service, professional timeshare resort management company, recently announced Drew Langway has been appointed Regional Vice President Operations. The management company provides services to 30 timeshare resorts, serving approximately 100,000 owners/customers.

InnSeason Resorts®, creators of the Northeast Experience® and leading provider of resort vacation and ownership opportunities, recently announced that Premium Destinations based in Daytona, Florida has agreed to manage the sales and marketing operations of the InnSeason Resorts Sales Centers on Cape Cod and in Ogunquit, Maine.

Mary Jo Rich promoted to timeshare resort management company senior staff position.

SPM Resorts, a full-service, professional timeshare resort management company, recently announced the promotion of Mary Jo Rich to the position of Vice President of Owner Services/IT Support Services. Her responsibilities will include managing a team that provides services to the management company’s 30 resort-clients’ 100,000 owners/customers, as well as handling its information technology department.

Global Connections, Inc. (GCI) one of the nation’s most respected travel clubs, has recently assumed responsibility for the property management and onsite rental program for the whole ownership condo/hotel units at the Beso Del Sol Resort in Dunedin, Florida.

Winter Park Construction (WPC), one of Central Florida’s largest and most respected general contractors, was recently selected to handle Interior Renovation and construction for the Callaway Performance Center (CPC) at the prestigious David Leadbetter’s Golf Academy in Champions Gate, Florida, near Orlando.

Los Cabos resort offers new upscale property with ‘old world Mexico’ design and hospitality.

Welk Resorts opened its seventh vacation ownership resort last month – Sirena del Mar, located in Los Cabos, Mexico. Members of the Welk Resorts Platinum Program will now have access to the 222-unit, luxury project, which is situated on a seven-acre, seaside expanse overlooking the Sea of Cortez. Sirena del Mar or, “mermaid of the sea,” lies almost 15 miles east of the laid-back, colonial town of San Jose del Cabo and only four miles east of Mexico’s trendiest hotspot, Cabo San Lucas. The resort enjoys the best of both these communities, which together constitute the world-famous tourist destination of Los Cabos.

The Levitin Group, the leading training organization in the global vacation ownership industry, today announced the launch of its latest product line, www.TimeshareTunes.com.

There are some anniversaries you don’t want to see roll around. Such is the case of Jennifer Kesse, a missing person case we have followed on The Timeshare Authority blog since it first became national news in January of 2006.
Investigators believe Jennifer Kesse disappeared either while preparing to go to work or en route to [...]

ResorTime.Com, rapidly becoming the go-to source for spacious vacation condominium rentals announced the launch of a new look for its quarterly newsletter. The online publication will provide the latest news about ResorTime.com, membership information, promotions, contests, specials and deals.

Katharine McPhee, runner up in Season 5 of American Idol, says her favorite places to relax are Cabo San Lucas, Mexico timeshares. Her heavy-duty travel schedule keeps her in and out of hotels, many of which this self-professed “clean freak” says she re-cleans herself because they do not meet her standards. Explaining that she always [...]

Spanish golf resort chooses leading shared ownership publication to promote its fractional ownership offerings.

Great green (or sometimes orange) lizards are literally dropping out of the trees all over south Florida this week, meaning it could be “raining iguanas” at your Florida timeshare. The unusually cold weather that has impacted most of the US recently has even reached far into the state of Florida. In the Orlando area, citrus [...]