Timeshare owners heading abroad this summer could waste £120 for every £1,000 of their holiday budget if they do not buy foreign currency from the cheapest provider, according to financial advice provided by FairFX.

This is according to FairFX.com, which suggested that using a prepaid currency card could provide timeshare owners with an extra $209 (£126) or €143 (£86) for every £1,000 they spend. Read more

Tickets for New York's 13th Annual Irish 2000 Music and Arts Festival have gone on sale.

Timeshare owners looking to make their way to the event will want to get over to the US city for September 18th and 19th and head to the Saratoga County Fairgrounds in Ballston Spa. Read more

The seventh annual Group RCI Christel House Open international charity golf tournament was held earlier this month with timeshare companies on hand to host individual tournament sites.

Consisting of a series of tournaments across the globe, the open saw around 2,000 golfers playing at 19 individual sites on 5 different continents. Read more

Just 16 per cent of holidaymakers have fixed plans when it comes to travel dates and destinations, a poll has suggested.

A Skyscanner survey revealed that 17 per cent of respondents said they had a fixed destination but not certain dates. Read more

An RCI Gold Crown Resort award has been given to the Crown Villas at Lifestyle Holidays Club Resort. Global leader in timeshare and vacation exchanges Group RCI also presented an RCI Silver Crown Resort award to the Crown Suites at Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club Resort and an RCI Silver Crown Resort award to the Tropical at Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club Resort.

Anja Wischembart, general manager of Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club, revealed that the organisation was given the awards based on superior guest experiences. Read more

Timeshare firm Club La Costa's luxury Cornish resort Trenython Manor Hotel and Spa has been given a Silver Award by the Green Tourism Business Scheme. It is the first time the resort has entered the initiative, members of which look to reduce the negative environmental impact of their own tourism operation.

Nick Waddington, general manager at Trenython, was delighted with the Silver Award, noting that green issues are important among both governments and businesses. Read more

Lions fans heading off to South Africa should save some money while there, it has been suggested. There are a number of simple steps that timeshare owners heading over for the tour can take to save on funds, said James Yerkess, M&S Travel Money Manager.

He explained that those fans who get their money before they get to the airport will have more to spend upon arrival. Read more

For those timeshare owners looking for some more sunshine, Egypt gets an average of 13 hours sunshine every day in June, it has been reported.

The country is also well-known as a hot spot for snorkelers and is home to some of the finest beaches in the world, according to Thomas Cook. Read more

Eurostar has launched its Little Break, Big Difference campaign which means timeshare owners can get hold of £59 return ticket to Paris, Brussels as well as any Belgian station.

The campaign, which builds on Eurostar's Travel Nation report that showed consumers value short breaks to relax and recuperate, started this month (May 18th) and is due to run until August. Read more

Holiday Cottages Group has held a celebration for cottage owners who have been on the company portfolio for more than 20 years. Vice-president of property at the Earby-based company group Simon Law gave five owners certificates as well as congratulatory cottage-shaped cakes.

The owners were given the offerings in thanks for their loyalty to the holiday lettings company which is now in its 30th year of trading. Read more