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  • RCI Welcomes 5 New Resorts to Its Asia Portfolio RCI Welcomes 5 New Resorts to Its Asia Portfolio RCI has announced five new resort affiliations in Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia which bring its Asia portfolio to over 160 affiliated properties.   “These new resorts not only show a growing interest for timeshare travel throughout..
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  • Surge in Demand for Timeshare as Families Priced out of Second Home Market Surge in Demand for Timeshare as Families Priced out of Second Home Market With a second home by the sea out of financial reach for most families now, the demand for timeshare is on the rise again, according to leading timeshare resale specialists Worldwide Timeshare Hypermarket www.timeshare-hypermarket.com.   Timeshares..
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  • TripAdvisor Names Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa Top Hotel in Egypt TripAdvisor Names Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa Top Hotel in Egypt The Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa is the overall winner in the Top 25 Hotels in Egypt category in TripAdvisor’s 2012 Travelers’ Choice Awards.   Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa scooped no less than seven Travelers' Choice awards in..
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  • 4,000 Passengers Stranded as Air Australia Collapses 4,000 Passengers Stranded as Air Australia Collapses Qantas and Virgin Australia have both stepped in to help fly over 4,000 stranded passengers to their destinations after Air Australia grounded its five jets suddenly, after running out of money to refuel its aircraft.   The Brisbane-based airline..
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  • Interval International Wins Best Media Award at GNEX 2012 Interval International Wins Best Media Award at GNEX 2012   Interval International has received Perspective Magazine’s “Best Media” award at the GNEX 2012 – Timeshare and Fractional Global Networking Expo in Cancun, Mexico. The company’s social media site, Interval Community,..
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  • New Cruise Ship Safety Drills Enforced after Concordia Disaster New Cruise Ship Safety Drills Enforced after Concordia Disaster With the massive job of pumping 2300 tonnes of fuel from the partially submerged ship Costa Concordia now underway, and expected to continue for four weeks, the spotlight is back on the doomed cruise liner. A Dutch salvage company is heading up the fuel..
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  • Perspective Magazine Awards 2012: Congratulations, Winners! Perspective Magazine Awards 2012: Congratulations, Winners! While the big freeze cast an icy spell over most of Europe last week, international delegates from all sectors of the shared ownership industries were attending Perspective Magazine’s 2nd Annual Global Networking Expo (GNEX 2012) at the beachfront..
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  • Travel Disruption Unlikely for the Big Half Term Getaway Travel Disruption Unlikely for the Big Half Term Getaway Although more snowfall and continued sub zero temperatures may possibly affect travel plans this weekend, it looks like roads may be the worst hit as most airports in the UK are operating according to schedule.   Ice and freezing rain have caused..
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  • Big Apple Celebrates Big Visitor Numbers Big Apple Celebrates Big Visitor Numbers New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and NYC & Company (New York City’s official marketing and tourism organization) have announced that the City welcomed a record 50.5 million visitors in 2011– up on predicted estimates.   Warm..
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  • Travel Disruption as the Big Freeze Sets In Travel Disruption as the Big Freeze Sets In With many of the UK’s airport closed at times over the weekend and further delays expected at Heathrow today because of the weekend’s flight cancellations, Europe’s big freeze is playing havoc with travel plans.   So far over..
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  • Costa Concordia Search Abandoned Costa Concordia Search Abandoned A BBC report today says that the search for any remaining bodies on Costa Concordia has been completely abandoned due to difficult underwater conditions hampering search and rescue efforts.   As the cruise ship languishes off the coast of Tuscany..
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  • 2013 Opening for Hilton Grand Vacations Club at Borgo alle Vigne 2013 Opening for Hilton Grand Vacations Club at Borgo alle Vigne Italian real estate company Prime Investimenti sri has announced the opening of a luxurious 31-apartment vacation ownership resort in Tuscany, close to the village of Peccioli.   Due to open in early 2013, Prime Investimenti sri has confirmed..
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  • A Timeshare Year of the Dragon A Timeshare Year of the Dragon The Dragon is the only one of the Chinese Horoscope signs that isn’t a real animal and as this is the Year of the Dragon, fortunately it’s supposed to represent power, luck and strength.   If you’re planning a pre-summer city..
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  • EasyJet and Ryanair step into help stranded Spanair passengers EasyJet and Ryanair step into help stranded Spanair passengers About 22,000 passengers with bookings on some 220 flights have been left stranded after Spanish airline Spanair folded.   The last few years have not been easy for the airline. A Spanair jet crashed on take off in Madrid in 2008, the worst disaster..
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  • Cruise Searches Still Strong Despite Concordia Disaster Cruise Searches Still Strong Despite Concordia Disaster This is the time of year when those of us who have a cruise booked for later in the year really start to look forward to it. There’s nothing like a holiday “in the diary” to boost our spirits, especially if we live somewhere where the..
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  • GNEX 2012 Kicks Off in Cancun GNEX 2012 Kicks Off in Cancun Following the success of its first major shared ownership conference GNEX, last year, Perspective Magazine has announced the line-up for GNEX 2012, which takes place next week on January 31 – February 2 at the Ritz Carlton Cancun in Mexico.   The..
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  • Club Class and ITRA in Thisismoney.co.uk – ‘Angel’ for timeshare falls to earth Club Class and ITRA in Thisismoney.co.uk – ‘Angel’ for timeshare falls to earth On 11th December, Daily Mail columnist and investigate journalist Tony Hetherington replied to a reader’s letter in www.thisismoney.co.uk about Club Class.   The reader met Bridge View Consultants to discuss how she and her husband were mis-sold..
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  • Cruise Captain Advises on Cruise Safety after Costa Concordia Disaster Cruise Captain Advises on Cruise Safety after Costa Concordia Disaster Captain Bill Wright, senior vice president of marine operations for Royal Caribbean International answered questions from travel agents about cruise safety during a visit to the UK last week.   Captain Wright was in charge of the 5,400 passenger..
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  • Gleneagles Hotel Launches ESPA Life Gleneagles Hotel Launches ESPA Life The Gleneagles Hotel, the luxury resort known for its superb golf offering and exclusive Seasonal Ownership programme has launched ESPA Life.   Now, guest and anyone who has shared ownership at the resort can unwind in 850 acres of Perthshire countryside..
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  • Silverpoint Releases New Club Paradiso Website Silverpoint Releases New Club Paradiso Website Silverpoint is expanding its suite of award-winning websites with its new Club Paradiso site. This website features loads of great and up-to-date information about the extensive portfolio of Club Paradiso resorts in a sleek and user-friendly design.   The..
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  • EasyJet’s New Booking Fees are Good News for Group Travel EasyJet’s New Booking Fees are Good News for Group Travel EasyJet has introduced a new flat rate £9 admin fee, which came into effect on January 12th.   The new fee will be applied to all bookings and is displayed as part of the final fare on the first stage of the booking process, as well as in..
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  • Ritz Carlton, Riyadh, named “World’s Leading Palace Hotel” Ritz Carlton, Riyadh, named “World’s Leading Palace Hotel” Ritz Carlton, one of the world’s leading five star deluxe hotel brands, has won yet another award.   One of the properties in the company’s prestigious international portfolio, the Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh, in the Middle East can now call..
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  • It’s Official. Kids’ Favourite “Dream Destination” is…the Moon! It’s Official. Kids’ Favourite “Dream Destination” is…the Moon! Out of all the places in the world to visit, the Moon is number one on the list in a recent poll by one of the UK’s leading online independent travel agencies…although “real” destinations Disney World and Lapland were not far..
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  • TripAdvisor’s Top 15 US Destinations to Watch TripAdvisor’s Top 15 US Destinations to Watch Fifteen US destinations are among the up-and-coming favourites for 2012, say TripAdvisor users and travel editors. The list has been compiled based on those US destinations which have received an especially high number of reviews lately – from music..
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  • SeaFrance refunds SeaFrance refunds Customers affected by the liquidation of Channel ferry company SeaFrance will soon be getting automatic refunds.   If you have a booking on the Dover-Calais service which (cancelled before Christmas) you should be contacted by email within 24..
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  • Blue sky equals Golf heaven at CLC World’s Kusadasi Blue sky equals Golf heaven at CLC World’s Kusadasi If a few rounds of golf under a blue sky sound appealing (while most of Europe freezes), Club La Costa World of Resorts & Hotels’ new resort in Turkey: Kusadasi Golf & Spa, opening on May 1, will hit the spot   A short drive from..
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  • Costa Concordia Missing Rises to 29 Costa Concordia Missing Rises to 29 Despite rescue attempts over the weekend and early this week, the number of passengers thought to be missing after the Costa Concordia disaster is now believed to be 29. The ship shifted slightly yesterday, hampering rescue efforts. Authorities decided..
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  • Glasgow-Dubai Route Gets a Boost from Emirates Glasgow-Dubai Route Gets a Boost from Emirates Timeshare owners based near Glasgow will soon have two flights a day serving the Glasgow-Dubai route. Emirates has confirmed it is launching a second daily service on its Dubai-Glasgow route from June 1, and will also introduce a first class cabin on..
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  • Costa Concordia could cost Carnival $95 million Costa Concordia could cost Carnival $95 million The Costa Concordia tragedy could cost the Italian cruise company’s parent Carnival Corporation at least $95 million (approx. £62 million). Carnival said that there are other costs to the business that it can’t determine at this time,..
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  • Costa Concordia – Latest News Costa Concordia – Latest News As Costa Concordia lies submerged off the Tuscan island of Giglio, big questions are being asked about how a cruise around the Med could end in one of the worst cruise tragedies in living memory.   On Friday 13th January, the liner hit a stretch..
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  • Top Ski and Snowboarding Playgrounds 2012 Top Ski and Snowboarding Playgrounds 2012 Leading holiday ownership specialists Hapimag, Marriott and Club La Costa are just some of the companies with alpine-style resorts, and interest in fractional and shared ownership ski homes has risen significantly in recent years. Timeshare started out..
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  • Longhaul Destination Favourites Longhaul Destination Favourites Timeshare has come a long way since the fixed week, fixed destination days. Thanks to the leading exchange companies RCI and Interval International, swopping a week in Cornwall for a week in Crete – or even Capetown – is part of the flexible..
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  • SeaFrance Sunk By French Ruling SeaFrance Sunk By French Ruling Major Channel ferry operator SeaFrance has been liquidated by a court in France, and the news follows speculation before Christmas that it may not survive. Around 1,000 jobs have been lost – including 127 in Britain, at the port of Dover.   The..
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  • Interval’s UK Members Love Their Timeshares Interval’s UK Members Love Their Timeshares Interval International’s UK members are very happy with their membership overall, according to a report by the leading exchange organization, revealed this week   Interval’s members own an average of 1.9 weeks of shared ownership, the..
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  • Nearly Two-thirds of Workers Don’t Take Full Holidays Nearly Two-thirds of Workers Don’t Take Full Holidays Almost two-thirds of workers polled in Ireland by Hotels.com recently said they fail to use all their annual leave days each year for various reasons.   Sixty-two per cent have days left over by the time year end arrives and most claimed they are..
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  • Hapimag’s Most Exotic Winter Escape? It’s Magical Marrakech Hapimag’s Most Exotic Winter Escape? It’s Magical Marrakech Swiss timeshare specialists Hapimag pioneered the concept of timeshare in the sixties. Now, they have 57 international resorts and residences, and one of the most tempting places to escape to this winter has to be the Hapimag Palmeraie residence in Marrakech.   Hapimag..
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  • Monarch’s New Routes to Italy’s most Romantic Cities Monarch’s New Routes to Italy’s most Romantic Cities Monarch is launching 14 new routes next summer, from London Gatwick, Luton, Birmingham and Manchester, to fly passengers to a broad mix of both leisure and business destinations.   The expansion comes after Monarch posted a loss in 2011 owing to..
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  • Top New Year’s Eve Destinations Top New Year’s Eve Destinations It’s that time of year again, almost time to ring in the New Year. These are some of the best spots to welcome 2012, whether it’s with fireworks on a frosty night in London, or a lazy day on Bondi Beach on the other side of the world.   London Few..
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  • Belgium – Eurostar Cancellations due to General Strike Thursday 22 December Belgium – Eurostar Cancellations due to General Strike Thursday 22 December Widespread travel disruption is expected Thursday, one of the busiest travel days of the festive season, as a general strike in Belgium looks set to go ahead.   The strike will affect national rail services, impacting Eurostar, who have cancelled..
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  • Bumper Tourist Numbers To Britain Bumper Tourist Numbers To Britain VisitBritain.com has revealed that visitors to the UK were definitely up this year in October, compared to last year – with numbers almost as high as October 2007 when 2.82 million arrived on our shores.   International visitors numbers and..
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  • What will we miss most this Christmas (if we’re abroad)? What will we miss most this Christmas (if we’re abroad)? More than four million Britons are set to jet off to sunnier spots including their favourite timeshare resorts over the festive season, so will those of us making a getaway miss the Queen’s speech, chilly nights and possibly snow on Christmas morning?   According..
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  • The Caribbean Island Guide The Caribbean Island Guide The Caribbean. A timeshare dream destination and winter sun favourite, each Caribbean island is its own unique paradise. To fill the winter season with a little Caribbean flavour, GoTimeshare spotlights some of the most beautiful bays and gourmet getaways..
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  • Flying home for Christmas Flying home for Christmas Tis the season for staying home, but it’s also one of the busiest times for airports and this year will be no exception. easyJet says it will be flying over a million passengers home for Christmas this week, with 5 per cent more passengers flying..
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  • Grand Velas Riviera Maya Sets Eco-Friendly Standards in Latin America Grand Velas Riviera Maya Sets Eco-Friendly Standards in Latin America Luxury all-inclusive hotel and timeshare resort Grand Velas Riviera Maya on the Mexican Riviera is setting standards in Latin America when it comes to keeping things green.   It uses an “elite” water treatment process, but that’s..
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  • Winter Ski Spotlight 2011/12 Winter Ski Spotlight 2011/12 With snow falling in London and all over the UK, Scotland could well be a contender as one of the top Christmas and New Year holiday spots this year.   Shared ownership at ski resorts is growing, with the US leading the way although there are more..
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  • Four Seasons Comes To Disney World Four Seasons Comes To Disney World Walt Disney World in Orlando is getting bigger. Giant leisure brand Disney – also one of the world’s largest timeshare resort managers – have just announced that another leading hotelier and shared ownership specialist, Four Seasons,..
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  • Holidays…a basic necessity for most Brits? Holidays…a basic necessity for most Brits? YouGov’s latest survey shows quite clearly that Britons are not ready to give up on what some may term a “luxury”. A winter sunshine boost after Christmas, or a well deserved summer escape are psychologically more of a necessity than..
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  • Ryanair New Routes 2012 – and a new base in Majorca? Ryanair New Routes 2012 – and a new base in Majorca? Numerous new routes due to commence in 2012 are on Ryanair’s website already, and it seems the airline has plans to expand significantly in the Balearic Islands.   More Ryanair Flights will be whisking Europeans to Palma, Majorca and Ibiza..
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  • The Top 10 Travel Discoveries for 2012? The Top 10 Travel Discoveries for 2012? Travel experts STA Travel have come up with their 2012 must-visit list, spanning Borneo to Buenos Aires. And some of the most popular timeshare destinations are also on the list, including New Zealand, Sydney and new South Wales and Thailand.   1...
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  • Holiday Hungry Brits to Spend More in 2012 Holiday Hungry Brits to Spend More in 2012 According to a poll of over 20,000 people by a travel club this month, only 14 per cent of Britons plan to cut back on holiday spending next year.   Despite the economic climate, 33 per cent of those surveyed said they intend to splash out even..
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  • Snow Warnings for UK, Ferries Cancelled Snow Warnings for UK, Ferries Cancelled The UK is under amber weather alerts as snow and gales are forecast for the rest of this week, when a powerful winter storm is due to hit southern and west England on Thursday.   The Met Office is warning that southern UK regions may get a repeat..
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  • EasyJet Showcases AVOID Ash Cloud Detection System EasyJet Showcases AVOID Ash Cloud Detection System Over forty British and international journalists flew into Catania, Sicily, recently to watch the final days testing of EasyJet’s state of the art Airborne Volcanic Object Imaging Detector system, “AVOID”.   The carrier has completed..
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  • £50 million luxury Welsh “village” aimed at Chinese tourists £50 million luxury Welsh “village” aimed at Chinese tourists Chinese visitors are at the heart of a plan to build a luxury tourist village deep in rural south west Wales at Pantglass Hall according to China-based Maxhard Ltd.   The development, near Llandeilo, would be “marketed to a select international..
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  • Hilton plans 20 new UK hotels Hilton plans 20 new UK hotels Hilton, the most recognised name in the hotel world worldwide, and one of the leaders in vacation ownership, says it expects to open 20 new properties in the UK by 2014. That’s as well as a number of converted properties which are joining Hilton’s..
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  • ARDA Unveils its Timeshare Fans of the Month from Hilton Grand Vacations ARDA Unveils its Timeshare Fans of the Month from Hilton Grand Vacations  The American Resort Development Association’s second installment of a new series “Timeshare Fans" of the Month, features leading shared ownership hotel group Hilton Grand Vacations. In the series, owners explain why they’re..
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  • French cabin crew strike today French cabin crew strike today EasyJet passengers flying to or from France are being asked to check their flight status by the airline today due to a cabin crew strike in operation.   French cabin crew unions UNAC and SNPSC decided to walk out yesterday due to a dispute with..
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  • Yesterday's Strike - a "Damp Squib”? Yesterday's Strike - a "Damp Squib”? The widely publicised strike action by UK Border Agency yesterday which was part of the general UK public sector day of protest, caused fewer problems than anticipated and certainly not the 12 hour long delays at immigration that passengers had feared...
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  • American Airlines Files Bankruptcy But Keeps Flying American Airlines Files Bankruptcy But Keeps Flying AMR Corporation has made a voluntary filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganisation, although the airline is expected to continue flying.   American serves 260 cities through a network that expands to 50 countries. The company said it will honour..
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  • Public Sector Strike – The Impact Public Sector Strike – The Impact Strike action by teachers, hospital, transport and UK border control staff, among others, will impact a vast range of services on Wednesday November 30th. One MP is even calling for Heathrow airport to be closed for the day, but Home Office minister Lord..
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  • Interval International Hosts 15th Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive Interval International Hosts 15th Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive Interval International’s 15th Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive and Decorating Contest took place recently. The event has become an important fixture on Interval’s calendar, and the drive benefits residents of the City of South Miami.   Nearly..
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  • UK Border Control – November 30 Airport Strike Advice For Travellers UK Border Control – November 30 Airport Strike Advice For Travellers  Passengers arriving in the UK on Wednesday November 30th – particularly those arriving by plane – should prepare to face delays, cancellations and “quite possibly chaos” during the Public Sector strike, according to flight..
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  • 111 million Britons have visited the Balearics 111 million Britons have visited the Balearics After years of research, Esteban Bardolet, board member of the Mallorca Tourist Board, estimates that 111 million Britons have visited the Balearic Islands since 1910.   Mr Bardolet, who is an economist and the president of the Balearic Association..
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  • Club Melia Wins RCI Gold Crown Awards for Top Mexican Resorts Club Melia Wins RCI Gold Crown Awards for Top Mexican Resorts Club Meliá by Meliá Hotels International, one of the world’s best-known international vacation membership clubs, has been given the prestigious RCI Gold Crown Resort Award for its member resorts in Cancun, Cozumel, and Puerto Vallarta,..
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  • UK Border Agency - Strike Wednesday 30 November UK Border Agency - Strike Wednesday 30 November Heathrow Airport has asked airlines to halve the capacity on their incoming international flights on Wednesday - such is the concern about how the airport will be able to cope when immigration control workers don’t show up for work during the UK’s..
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  • Flights cancelled due to General Strike in Portugal Flights cancelled due to General Strike in Portugal Portuguese workers are striking across the country today to protest against austerity measures and more than 470 international flights could be cancelled due to the action.   EasyJet has already had to cancel almost 50 flights and Ryanair cancelled..
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  • Welcome to Canada, the World’s Favourite Brand! Welcome to Canada, the World’s Favourite Brand! FutureBrand have named Canada the No.1 country brand in the world again for the second year running, with Switzerland in second place. (If you’re wondering where the UK was ranked, read on…!)   Canada has kept its top spot in its..
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  • Top Golf Exhibition Tees Off in the Algarve Next Year Top Golf Exhibition Tees Off in the Algarve Next Year The most important golf trade event of the year, the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) will be coming to the Tivoli Marina Hotel in Vilamoura next year. IGTM 2012 will be the 15th edition of this premier global event for golf tourism suppliers,..
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  • Travel Advice for Egypt Following Unrest in Cairo Travel Advice for Egypt Following Unrest in Cairo Following unrest in Tahrir Square and the downtown area of Cairo, the UK Foreign Office has not yet issued any travel restrictions, however it has posted updated news on its website: www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/middle-east-north-africa/egypt   The..
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  • It’s Tee Time! Christel House Confirms 2012 Golf Fundraiser It’s Tee Time! Christel House Confirms 2012 Golf Fundraiser Save the date! Monday 11 June will be a highlight on the shared ownership calendar next year, when teams tee off for the 2012 Christel House Golf charity tournament for the tenth year running.   Next year, a new venue will host the Christel House..
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  • Virgin Atlantic Launches Flight Tweets Virgin Atlantic Launches Flight Tweets Virgin Atlantic passengers can now “tweet” their flight number and departure date to @VAAInfo and will receive up-to-date information on their flight. The new service is available at www.twitter.com/VAAInfo – passengers just tweet..
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  • Thailand Travel Warning Lifted Thailand Travel Warning Lifted Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) says 97 per cent of tourist attractions nationwide are safe from floods.   The British Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) is no longer advising against “all but essential” travel to Thailand..
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  • Flight Cancellations Due to Fog at Heathrow and London City Airports Flight Cancellations Due to Fog at Heathrow and London City Airports Over 100 flights have been cancelled due to dense fog at Heathrow and also London City Airport and the Met Office says conditions may persist today.   Passengers are advised to check the airports’ and airlines’ websites before flying...
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  • Tenerife and Geneva could be this year’s top Winter Holiday Destinations Tenerife and Geneva could be this year’s top Winter Holiday Destinations The sun-drenched island of Tenerife and Switzerland’s chic ski capital Geneva couldn’t be more different, but both are shaping up to be the most visited destinations for Britons looking for a winter break, according to car hire comparison..
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  • Paphos Airport returns to normal after impromptu Swissport Strike Paphos Airport returns to normal after impromptu Swissport Strike Swissport’s impromptu strike earlier this week is over and Paphos airport is now operating normally, reports Hermes Airports PR manager Adamos Aspris.   “There was a stoppage but this is now over. Hermes Airports wishes to reiterate..
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  • Ryanair, EasyJet, Virgin and BA call for Air Passenger Duty to be scrapped Ryanair, EasyJet, Virgin and BA call for Air Passenger Duty to be scrapped Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary and Willie Walsh, Chief Executive of British Airways, are in London today to put pressure on the UK government to scrap Air Passenger Duty.   Virgin and EasyJet also want the tax to go, arguing that the knock..
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  • Travel Warning November 17 – General Strike in Italy Travel Warning November 17 – General Strike in Italy Planes, trains and local transportation personnel will be taking part in a general strike in Italy for 24 hours which ends tonight. Planes, trains, ferries and some shipping schedules will all be affected. EasyJet is warning passengers that the strike..
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  • EasyJet to test-drive reserved seating EasyJet to test-drive reserved seating Starting next spring, EasyJet will be trialling a new seat reservation option on certain flights, where passengers can pre-book their seats and avoid the “open seating” system.   Currently, EasyJet does offer speedy boarding and priority..
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  • Winter sun is the “priority” holiday, survey reveals Winter sun is the “priority” holiday, survey reveals Cheapflights.co.uk recently surveyed 15,124 Brits about their travel habits and the results confirm that travel is still very much a priority despite the economic doom and gloom.   Similarly, timeshare owners are taking advantage of their weeks..
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  • Five Fabulous Christmas Markets Five Fabulous Christmas Markets With a nip in the air at night, and time to turn the heating on, it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. Christmas markets really capture the spirit of the season – best enjoyed with a good glug of gluhwein – and have been lighting..
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  • Cape Town’s Table Mountain is one of the New7Wonders of Nature Cape Town’s Table Mountain is one of the New7Wonders of Nature One of South Africa’s best known natural wonders, Table Mountain, has been named as one of the New7Wonders of Nature along with the Amazon, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls, Jeju Island, Komodo, and Puerto Princesa Underground River.   In 2008, the..
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  • New CLC rentals division at World Travel Market New CLC rentals division at World Travel Market CLC Leisure, a new division of Club La Costa World Resorts & Hotels created to sell selected inventory through tour operators, online travel agencies and independent agents, launched at the World Travel Market in London showcasing the company’s..
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  • New Travel Destinations will be “Slimma” in 2012 New Travel Destinations will be “Slimma” in 2012 “Slimma” – Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico and Argentina – are the travel destinations to watch in 2012, according to news from the World Travel Market in London this week. The industry’s most important conference..
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  • The Top Wellness Travel Trends for 2012 The Top Wellness Travel Trends for 2012 When commercial jet travel took off in the ‘50s, holidays were about sun, sand and a hotel room - preferably a few warm, sandy steps from the shoreline. It was ‘goodbye Southend, hello Spain’ as those who could afford to began to fly..
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  • Hotels collapse in another Turkish earthquake Hotels collapse in another Turkish earthquake A 5.6-magnitude earthquake has killed at least seven people in eastern Turkey, and trapped many more under collapsed buildings.   The BBC reports that about 20 buildings have collapsed, including two hotels.   One of them was the Bayram..
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  • Can Online Hotel Review Sites Be Trusted? Yes, Say Most Britons Can Online Hotel Review Sites Be Trusted? Yes, Say Most Britons A recent survey by Netflights.com shows that despite recent doubts over the authenticity of online travel and hotel reviews, over 75% of UK travellers flying long haul do believe online reviews.   Despite the fact that TripAdvisor and a recent..
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  • Stylish Monte Carlo christening for Oceania’s newest ship, “Riviera” Stylish Monte Carlo christening for Oceania’s newest ship, “Riviera” Oceania Cruises’ new 1,250-guest cruise liner Riviera will be treated to one of the most glamorous send offs ever, when she’s christened in Monte Carlo next spring. The lavish, invitation-only gala ceremony on April 19 will take place on the..
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  • Something to smile about for Swiss specialists Hapimag Something to smile about for Swiss specialists Hapimag Europe’s original timeshare pioneers Hapimag, who launched the vacation ownership concept in the 1960s, have reported high occupancy rates at their international resorts, with strong demand over the summer. Destinations such as La Madrague in..
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  • The SnoozeCube Debuts at Dubai Airport The SnoozeCube Debuts at Dubai Airport One of the busiest airports in the world, servicing one of the fastest-growing timeshare and fractional ownership destinations, Dubai, is the very first airport anywhere in the world to install “SnoozeCubes”.   Transit passengers flying..
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  • Absolute-ly Fabulous, Absolute World Group Scoops OPP Live Silver Award Absolute-ly Fabulous, Absolute World Group Scoops OPP Live Silver Award Resort Development Organisation member (www.RDO.org) and RCI affiliate the Absolute World Group, which specialises in luxury shared ownership developments in Asia, won a Silver Award in the Worldwide Developer of the Year category at the OPP Awards for..
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  • Caribbean is King at the World Travel Awards, Jamaica Caribbean is King at the World Travel Awards, Jamaica The crème de la crème of luxury Caribbean resorts scooped multiple awards at the WTA recently, dubbed “the Oscars of the Travel Agency”. The event was held at Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort & Private Island in Montego Bay..
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  • Dominican Republic Resorts LHVC and Pestana Vacation Club in New Alliance Dominican Republic Resorts LHVC and Pestana Vacation Club in New Alliance A popular resort group in the Dominican Republic, Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club (LHVC), has entered an alliance agreement with one of the world’s leading hoteliers and vacation ownership brands, The Pestana Group.   Pestana who are Portuguese-based..
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  • Qantas Cleared for Take-off as Flights Return to Normal Qantas Cleared for Take-off as Flights Return to Normal  Following an unprecedented move by Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce over the weekend to ground the airline’s entire worldwide fleet and lock out union workers in a dispute following layoffs, Qantas is confirming today that “all domestic..
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  • Major Hotel Groups Developing New Improved Credit Card Security Major Hotel Groups Developing New Improved Credit Card Security At least sixteen of the top hotel groups in the world, including major brands with timeshare divisions such as Hilton, Marriott, Melia, Starwood and Accor are working together to develop an important new industry security framework for handling sensitive..
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  • Club Melia’s Latest Member Resort Paradisus Playa del Carmen Opens mid-December Club Melia’s Latest Member Resort Paradisus Playa del Carmen Opens mid-December Florida-based Club Meliá, the international vacation membership division of the Sol Melia Hotel Group has announced that its latest member resort, Paradisus Playa del Carmen La Esmeralda, will open in mid-December on Mexico’s Riviera Maya.   The..
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  • 83% of Timeshare Owners Are Happy, Interval International Survey Reveals 83% of Timeshare Owners Are Happy, Interval International Survey Reveals Leading exchange organisation Interval International has revealed that the vast majority of its US resident members surveyed recently are satisfied with their timeshare ownership. The average family owns almost two weeks of shared ownership holidays..
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  • Hurricane Rina Threatens Top Mexican Tourist Spots Hurricane Rina Threatens Top Mexican Tourist Spots Hurricane Rina is threatening to hit the Mexican coastline as it nears landfall near the tourist hotspot of Cozumel in Mexico. Tourists are already being evacuated and cruise ships in the Caribbean are having to change course as the Category 2 storm blows..
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  • 10 Travel Money Tips 10 Travel Money Tips If you’re travelling abroad at half term, escaping to your timeshare resort for the Christmas holidays, taking a new year’s break or off skiing in January, it’s worth knowing the ins and outs of how to make your pounds go further abroad.   In..
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  • It’s Back! VisitScotland Expo Returns and Golf Gets a Boost, too It’s Back! VisitScotland Expo Returns and Golf Gets a Boost, too It’s an American favourite and a top “staycation” destination…now Scottish tourism is set for a big boost at next year’s VisitScotland Expo.   When it returns to Edinburgh on April 25-26 next year after a five year..
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  • Turkey Earthquake Kills Over 200 Turkey Earthquake Kills Over 200 A 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Turkey has killed over 200 people. The quake which struck the east of the country on Sunday did not affect a major tourist area, although the death toll could be very high and there are fears that up to 1,000 people could..
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  • Spatacular Escapes Spatacular Escapes Last month we featured the Hilton As Cascais in Vilamoura, Portugal, the Palmyra Resort in Jamaica, the Rimondi Grand in Crete, the Apollonium Spa & Beach Resort in Turkey and the Radisson Blu in Malta (if you missed Part 1 of our spa special you..
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  • New Flights: Luton to Crete, Gatwick to Barcelona New Flights: Luton to Crete, Gatwick to Barcelona EasyJet and Monarch have launched two new flights to Crete and Barcelona respectively, servicing the two popular timeshare destinations. Both new routes are bookable online as of this week.   Luton to Heraklion once a week   EasyJet will..
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  • TATOC announces silver affiliation of UK-based collection business, CBC International TATOC announces silver affiliation of UK-based collection business, CBC International CBC International, one of the UK’s most successful collection agencies, has become a TATOC silver affiliate. CBC International has worked within the timeshare sector for several years handling the collection of annual maintenance fees and finance..
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  • Greece Gets a Boost from Joanna Lumley’s New TV Series Greece Gets a Boost from Joanna Lumley’s New TV Series Joanna Lumley’s new ITV series Greek Odyssey may prove to be an “absolutely fabulous” boost for Greek tourism. The series kicked off on Thursday 13 October (9pm) and Lumley will be taking us on an odyssey through history and across..
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  • 1 in 2 Brits Works While on Holiday 1 in 2 Brits Works While on Holiday In a new survey, TripAdvisor has revealed that 48% of Britons work while on holiday, checking office or work-related emails from the sun lounger. The percentage is up 10% compared to last year’ 38% and the survey shows that Britain’s hardworking..
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  • Wyndham ventures into Turkey Wyndham ventures into Turkey Istanbul is set to get a brand new Wyndham Hotel when the 306-room Wyndham Petek Istanbul opens next autumn. One of the highlights will be a spa and fitness centre with indoor pool and the hotel’s ballroom will be available for celebratory occasions..
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  • The Meliá Zanzibar Hotel Now Open The Meliá Zanzibar Hotel Now Open Spanish-based international hotel group Melia, whose Club Melia vacation club is one of the world’s most popular, has a new property which just opened this month in Zanzibar. The resort lies on a 100-acre estate with a private beach in the northeast..
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  • Airlines against 'Heathwick' rail plan Airlines against 'Heathwick' rail plan A proposal for a high-speed rail link between Heathrow and Gatwick which in theory will combine the airports into a single hub christened Heathwick has been slammed by airlines. It’s one of a series of ideas the government is considering implementing..
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  • Malta resort achieves TATOC accreditation Malta resort achieves TATOC accreditation The luxury resort, Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Malta Golden Sands has achieved TATOC’s prestigious accreditation award. The resort is one of Malta’s quintessential five star hotels with a 90-metre outdoor lagoon pool and direct access..
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  • Interval International and King’s Creek Plantation provide customised services to vacation owners Interval International and King’s Creek Plantation provide customised services to vacation owners Interval International has announced the expansion of its affiliation with King’s Creek Plantation LLC. The multi-year contract broadens the relationship established more than a decade ago and comprises all three phases of King’s Creek Plantation..
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  • Hello Dubai! Winter Boost for Middle East Timeshare Resorts Hello Dubai! Winter Boost for Middle East Timeshare Resorts A recent survey by Skyscanner reveals 23% of British families would rather travel abroad in October if they can, which explains why Dubai and Abu Dhabi come into their own at this time of year with an unprecedented number of flight searches for both destinations..
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  • The Registry Collection Welcomes 14 New Affiliates The Registry Collection Welcomes 14 New Affiliates The Registry Collection, the world’s largest luxury exchange program and part of the Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) family of brands, has already welcomed 14 newly affiliated resorts since the beginning of 2011, including 10 new affiliations in the..
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  • Hilton Worldwide launches First Ever Middle East & Africa Culinary Challenge Hilton Worldwide launches First Ever Middle East & Africa Culinary Challenge Chefs representing hotels from across Hilton’s MEA region will soon be cooking up a storm at the competition’s grand final to be staged at the Conrad Cairo in Egypt this week. Three shortlisted finalists, Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort..
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  • Bon Voyage! New Nice and Toulouse bases for EasyJet Bon Voyage! New Nice and Toulouse bases for EasyJet EasyJet is adding to its Paris Orly, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Lyon bases with two new French bases operational as from next year. Toulouse and Nice will join the low cost carrier’s French bases in time for summer 2012 schedules. EasyJet will..
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  • 5 Key Tourism Trends revealed at RDO2 5 Key Tourism Trends revealed at RDO2 Last week’s RDO2 Resort Development Conference in Marbella last week produced opportunities for learning and networking as experts and delegates “mapped the future” of the shared ownership industry during a very successful two and a..
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  • The Shared Holiday Ownership Handbook The Shared Holiday Ownership Handbook It’s a must-read for anyone considering buying a timeshare or fractional, and it’s great guide for resort developers and operators.   The first ever Shared Holiday Ownership Handbook was put together by two of the industry’s..
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  • Christmas comes early with EasyJet Christmas comes early with EasyJet The UK’s largest airline is adding two new services in time for Christmas. The first is Gatwick to the Greek Island of Kefalonia and tickets are on sale from 20th October. The route will run three times a week from 28 April to end of October 2012.   Kefalonia..
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  • From Ireland to Thailand: Golf Resorts Take Off From Ireland to Thailand: Golf Resorts Take Off Golf tourism has been teeing off big time in the last five years and one of the newest destinations “putting” golf on the map is Thailand. Anyone who’s become addicted to the art of chasing a small white ball around scenic fairways..
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  • Kenya Travel Warning Kenya Travel Warning The Foreign Office is advising against all but essential travel to coastal areas within 150km (93 miles) of the Somali border, following a new kidnap – this time a French woman, Marie Dedieu – from a resort near the Kenya-Somali border. A..
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  • Interval International Affiliates Jungle Bay Resort & Spa, West Indies Interval International Affiliates Jungle Bay Resort & Spa, West Indies Interval International has added Jungle Bay Resort & Spa on Dominica in the West Indies to its exchange network. The mixed-use property was built in accordance with the international sustainable tourism guidelines set by The International Ecotourism..
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  • Interval International Affiliates Residence Rio Falze in the Italian Dolomites Interval International Affiliates Residence Rio Falze in the Italian Dolomites Interval International announced the affiliation of Residence Rio Falze in Madonna di Campiglio, a prestigious ski resort in the Italian Dolomites. This destination offers excellent alpine skiing from December through April and is a mecca for hikers from..
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  • RCI recognises Silverpoint’s outstanding achievement RCI recognises Silverpoint’s outstanding achievement The RCI Award for Developer Achievement (RADA) programme has recognised Silverpoint’s outstanding success with a number of RADA Distinction awards.   The sales team at Silverpoint Leisure took home the awards in acknowledgment of their exceptional..
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  • ANFI launches Beach Clean-up in time for Winter ANFI launches Beach Clean-up in time for Winter Staff at the ANFI timeshare group in Gran Canaria have been busy cleaning the beach of waste and litter to prep the coast before Christmas.   The team were supporting the ANFI CARES project which organises environmental projects to help protect..
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  • Silverpoint Leisure releases its new Social Community website Silverpoint Leisure releases its new Social Community website Adding to the company’s current suite of award-winning websites, Silverpoint Leisure has released its new Social Community website.   The global leisure company, which has luxury holiday resorts around the world, has created this multi-language..
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  • Spain’s Vueling wins most innovative low cost airline at the Budgie Awards Spain’s Vueling wins most innovative low cost airline at the Budgie Awards Spain’s popular low-cost airline Vueling, which offers 550 national and international routes through its hub at Barcelona, has scooped a Budgie Award.   Vueling won an award for its website, vuelingcom, for its ease of use and easy ticket..
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  • Cameron’s GREAT British Boost for UK Tourism Cameron’s GREAT British Boost for UK Tourism Prime Minister David Cameron has launched the Britain’s GREAT campaign while in New York this week. Created by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the campaign will highlight all that’s great about Great Britain and encourage visitors..
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