KUWAIT (July 19, 2010) — It was a night of celebration and pride for Kuwait-based IFA Hotels & Resorts when two of their flagship southern African projects walked off with three prestigious accolades at the recent World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony in Johannesburg. More than 1,200 senior industry leaders, gathered at [...]

Dubai (July 6, 2010) — Hyatt Hotels & Resorts has announced that Andaz 5th Avenue, the second Andaz property in New York and the fifth in the collection, opened July 5, 2010. The Andaz philosophy is that guests should feel free to express their personal style in an atmosphere that fully embraces its locale. Andaz [...]

PARSIPPANY, NJ (May 4, 2010) — RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), today announced the addition of two affiliated resorts to its worldwide exchange network – The Viking Club Hotel in Egypt and The Jdoudna Hotel in Syria.

PARSIPPANY, NJ (April 6, 2010) – RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), will partner with Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) and Bench Events, organizers of AHIC, to host industry leaders at the 2010 Middle East Shared Ownership Summit.
The Shared Ownership Summit is part of [...]

LONDON, ENGLAND (March 26, 2010) — Tourism Overview
The tourism sector appears to have emerged from the relatively sharp downturn that occurred in the first nine months of 2009. Official data show that foreign tourist arrivals declined by 2.3% year-on-year (y-oy) in 2009 to an estimated 12.4mn people. This is better than was generally [...]

MIAMI, FL (March 14, 2010) — Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group, Inc., has announced the affiliation of Emirates Vacation Club, a private residence club in the heart of Dubai, one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Emirates Vacation Club’s [...]

Loft Apartments and Private Residence Club Complete Tower’s Mixed-Use Offering
Dubai (Feb. 27, 2010) — IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) has announced the launch of furnished, freehold loft and duplex apartments and the addition of a luxurious Private Residence Club to its Laguna Tower in Dubai. Both products will be serviced and managed by the [...]

KUWAIT (Feb. 15, 2010) — (IFA HR) today announced the company’s 1st half year results with a loss of KD 4,968,422 million (US$ 17,372,712 million). Shareholders’ equity of KD 66,129,532 million (US$ 231,230,225 million) compared to KD 66,893,521 million (US$ 244,851,834 million) for the same period last year. The company’s total assets have increased [...]

Miami, FL (Feb. 2, 2010) — Interval International, a leading global provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), is proud to welcome Porto Vacation Club to its exchange network. The vacation club initially will consist of units at Porto Marina, an exclusive, multi-use resort on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, [...]

Nicosia, Cyprus, November 17, 2009– In a changing world, ignoring new potential markets is not the smartest strategy.
If one pays any attention to people like Albert Einstein, they might remember to consider his words of wisdom when he said… “the definition of insanity is repeating the same processes over and over again, and expecting new [...]