If you’re like everyone else in the country, you’re thinking “Summer!” After the challenging winter we’ve all been through, just the thought of splashing about in a swimming pool is enough to lighten the heart, and bring on all sorts of summer vacation planning. And if you’re a savvy vacation planner, you know that just…
Mark your calendars and start making your timeshare plans – the tickets for the Summer Olympic Games in London in 2012 have gone on sale. The London Olympics will take place July 27 – August 12, 2012. The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) has provided this information on how to obtain tickets:…
The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Annual Convention and Exposition is currently underway in Orlando, FL. Being held March 27-31, 2011, this is the premier gathering for the vacation ownership industry. The convention attracts over 3,000 participants from more than 20 countries, and offers educational, networking, and social opportunities. The ARDA Exhibit Hall provides a…
Beginning in June, 2011, Smugglers’ Notch Resort in Vermont is planning to transform the way it handles its condominium timeshare business. In an article posted in the Burlington Free Press, staff writer Dan D’Ambrosio interviewed Scott Tobin, Smugglers’ Notch Resort director of vacation ownership, who explained that in the past, Smugglers’ Notch sold deeded property…
Hilton Worldwide and its portfolio of 10 distinct hotel brands announced today its participation to celebrate Earth Hour 2011 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, March 26, 2011. As more than a billion people and organizations around the world turn off their lights in support of energy conservation, Earth Hour will…
Spring has sprung! The vernal equinox says so, and the blooming cherry trees in Washington, D.C., prove it. So let’s celebrate! Join the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in our nation’s capital by renting a timeshare at the Wyndham Old Town Alexandria, or Wyndham Vacation Resorts at National Harbor. Each year the National Cherry Blossom Festival…
Are you looking for a way to help Japan’s earthquake and tsunami victims? Both Marriott and Hilton are offering a means by which their guests and vacation club members can donate to victims of this unrelenting tragedy. MarriottRedeem Marriott Rewards points for donations to the Red Cross. From now through May 15, 2011, Marriott Rewards…
New Zealand’s official tourism web site has this to say: “When you’re traveling New Zealand, it’s the natural attractions that put the magic in your day. Snowy mountains, volcanoes, delectable beaches, remote hiking trails, fiords, wilderness lakes and much, much more.” Did you know that New Zealand was such a diverse and beautiful country? There…
Part 3 of our 3-Part series that looks at the impact that the Japan crisis is having on world tourism, U.K.’s online news source, both Breaking Travel News (BTN) and the BBC have posted reports that nations around the world are bracing themselves for a large slump in tourism arrivals from Japan, following last week’s…
In Part 2 of our 3-Part Series that looks at the impact that the Japan crisis is having on world tourism, Reuters is posting a report entitled “Japan Red Cross says Tokyo Safe for Travel.” Following is the Reuters report, posted on March 16, 2011, edited by Jon Hemming. The Japanese Red Cross says Tokyo…