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OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2015
Advertiser Index
Bank of America Visa Card
43
Capital One
BC
Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association
11
DG Film Company
46
Entertainment Promotions
45
Equiant Financial Services
15, 42
Fidelity
47
Info-Exchange
IBC
Interval International
IFC, 24, 39
Meridian Financial Services
44
Preferred Residences
23
Shared Ownership Investment Conference 8
Vacation Industry Review
40
Vacation Industry Review
Digital
3
VIP Club
IBC
VRI
5
Winners Circle
IBC
Breckenridge Grand Vacations Wins Top
Workplace Award
For the second year in a row, the
Denver Post
has recognized
Breckenridge Grand Vacations in Breckenridge, Colorado, as
one of Denver’s top workplaces. The honor is based on
surveys completed by the company’s employees. According to
the
Denver Post
, these top workplaces are not only better
places to work, but are more likely to be successful than similar
organizations.
New Credit Card Services Company
For Timeshare Businesses
Larry Gildersleeve and Jeff Sites recently launched Customized
Solutions LLC, a brokerage company serving the resort timeshare
industry, and focused on providing timeshare companies with
competitive pricing and leading-edge technology.
According to Gildersleeve, the two formed the company because
they believed that “the timeshare industry is not being treated as
favorably as it should be in this critical area.”
Sites adds, “If your company is active in the timeshare industry,
and accepting credit card payments from consumers, we can most
likely increase your profitability by significantly lowering your
processing costs.”
FantaSea Resorts Renews with Equiant
for Loan Servicing
Loan servicing provider Equiant has renewed a multiyear agreement with
FantaSea Resorts, based in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
“We look forward to continuing our long-lasting partnership with
FantaSea Resorts’ management and collection teams, and providing their
36,000 owners with outstanding service and data security, says Peter
Moody, Equiant vice president of business development.
FantaSea Resorts, headed by CEO and President Bruce Kaye, is an
independent provider of vacation ownership products and services in the
Northeast U.S.
CLC World Resorts Earns TripAdvisor Awards
Three of CLC World’s European resorts have been entered into
TripAdvisor’s 2015 Hall of Fame, having achieved Certificates of
Excellence for the past five years.
Hall of Fame accolades were awarded to: CLC Duchally
(Scotland); CLC Hustyns (Cornwall, England), and CLC Monterey
(Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain).
In addition, TripAdvisor Certificates of Excellence were awarded
to CLC Trenython Manor (Cornwall), CLC Apollonium Spa & Beach
(Turkey), and San Diego Suites at CLC Club La Costa World (Spain),
CLC Sunningdale Village (Tenerife), and in the U.S., CLC Encantada
and recently opened sister resort CLC Regal Oaks — both in Florida.
Starwood Spin-off Announced
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced in June a
key milestone toward the planned spin-off of its vacation ownership
business into a separate publicly traded company. Starwood
Vacation Ownership (SVO), which will be named Vistana Signature
Experiences, Inc. upon completion of the spin-off transaction, has
filed an initial Form 10 Registration Statement (Form 10) with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The spin-off will be
effected through a pro rata distribution of the new entity’s stock to
Starwood stockholders, and is expected to be completed in the
fourth quarter of 2015.
Marriott Executive Rings Closing
Bell on NYSE
On Thursday, May 14, associates around the world watched as
Steve Weisz, CEO and president of Marriott Vacations Worldwide,
rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE),
attended by the company’s Executive Council. Marriott Vacations
Worldwide began trading on the NYSE in November 2011 under
the ticker symbol VAC.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide hosted an Investor Day at the
NYSE, which included presentations by senior management on
business strategies, performance, and growth opportunities for
the company for the next several years.
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