Scoop du Jour

-by Scoop

January 27, 2012 — Did you know when relaxing at your favorite watering hole after work and partaking in a bevy that the price of your drink includes a ‘spillage’ cost, too? Or, when you purchase an apple from the grocery store that a modest sum is added to the price so the merchant can cover losses incurred from those five-finger discount shoppers? And what does this have to do with timeshare you ask?
So here’s the scoop. Well-run businesses analyze every known cost factor [...]

Off Topic

Here are some word scrambles to amuse you, courtesy of Beverly C. But they aren’t just ORDINARY scrambles. In these you must scramble the letters in a name or word(s) to come up with new words that are relevant to the original. Answers are at the bottom.
Can you come up with some of your own?

DILIP [...]

Resorts and Destinations

When you think of India do you imagine it as it is usually shown in film? Hot and humid plains, cities teeming with humanity, colorful clothing, vivid temples and overwhelming poverty? If so, then you are in for a surprise. [...]

Travel Deals and Events

Frenchman’s Reef Marriott Resort offers a special package to celebrate its grand re-opening.
St. Thomas, USVI (January 19, 2012) — To celebrate its recent grand re-opening after a $48 million renovation, Frenchman’s Reef Marriott Resort has put together an “Experience the Ultimate St. Thomas for Less” package. Now through August 31, 2012, guests can mix and [...]

The Coffee Club

–by Clara Rose
Why do you get an annual physical for yourselves and your loved ones? To see how your health is of course. How high is: your cholesterol, your blood sugar or your blood pressure and what are your body’s vital signs? This information tells your physician about your overall health and if there [...]

Timeshare Fraud

ARLINGTON, VA (January 27, 2012) — Timeshare owners across the country are being scammed out of millions of dollars by unscrupulous companies that promise to sell or rent the unsuspecting victims’ timeshares. In the typical scam, timeshare owners receive unexpected or uninvited telephone calls or e-mails from criminals posing as sales representatives for a timeshare [...]

Associations and Events

American Resort Development Association Convention To Benefit from Award Winning Software Company’s Innovations
SARASOTA, FL (January 25, 2012)—Triton Timeshare Software, a Sarasota-based technology solutions provider, has announced that it will sponsor both the Convention MediaWalls and the Technology Forum at the upcoming ARDA convention to be held in Las Vegas April 1-5.
Triton’s integrated software suite is [...]