Scoop du Jour

-by Scoop

February 3, 2012 — It’s not a new idea and some fractional ownership properties in Europe and the USA have been doing very well with this approach for several years now. And the truth be told a handful of little known obscure timeshare projects have had a form of this scheme in Mexico for decades as did, I believe, a couple of the first TS projects in the USA back in the late 1960’s.
So here’s the scoop. The ‘tag’ and marketing/sales approach that some of today’s fractional resorts [...]

Off Topic

What really happens in the dead of night at a book store? This video
was created by Sean Ohlenkamp, his wife, and several volunteers, who spent many sleepless nights moving, stacking, and animating books at Type bookstore in Toronto, Canada to entertain and delight you.

Everything you see here can be purchased at Type Books (883 Queen [...]

Resorts and Destinations

The jewel of the Aegean, Mykonos (MEE-koh-nohs) is one of the island group called the Cyclades, so called because these islands form a circle (cyclo) around the sacred island of Delos. Rising out of the bluegreen waters of the Aegean Sea, there are thirty-nine islands in this group, twenty-four of them inhabited. These are [...]

Travel Deals and Events

Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico (February 03, 2012) — Villa del Palmar at The Islands of Loreto, the newest luxury resort in Baja California from hotelier The Villa Group, has created a Layaway Vacation Plan for families. Travelers can now reserve a villa at the resort, make payments interest-free over six to 12 months, 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

MADISON, WS (February 2, 2012) — The State of Wisconsin, on behalf of the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, has filed a complex forfeiture action against Grand Vacation Club, Inc., [...]

Associations and Events

San Francisco, CA (February 8, 2012) –– Resort Equities, an emerging national leader in the shared ownership industry, has announced its participation as a co-host of the 12th Annual Ragatz Fractional & Resort Real Estate Conference, held March 12-13 at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch in Arizona. This year’s conference will be a departure from previous events, which focused solely on the fractional industry and will feature topics on all forms of resort real estate.
Resort Equities Founder and CEO Keith Cox added, “Along with the beautiful new conference venue, expanded discussion topics will cover [...]