Fast response to changing trends is at the core of Club La Costa Resorts & Hotels’ ability to snatch success even from the jaws of the worst global recession to affect the holiday industry.

Recently, the company moved to close down four of its five off-site sales operations in the UK, due to the country’s continuing economic battering, to refocus on new programmes aimed at increased Fly-Buy/SIV activity. Read more

Interval International, a leading global provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), has announced the affiliation of Gardenia Resort, located in the holiday town of Hurghada on Egypt’s famed “Red Sea Riviera.”

“Today, we’re seeing that Egypt in general and the Red Sea in particular are proving more and more popular as year-round destinations. With the addition of this notable resort to our network, Interval will be better able to cater to the increased demand,” said Darren Ettridge, Interval International’s vice president of resort sales and service for Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Read more

As we all look at ways of saving money, Sarah Lee suggests destinations where you can make your cash stretch a little further. Read more

A travel writer has returned from seeing what a week on a timeshare yacht holiday was like and was certainly pleased with the results. Lisa Zanardo, writing for the Times, said her time on the boat was one of the most relaxing and hassle-free holidays she had ever been on after a week of sailing with Club La Costa Yacht Club across the Red Sea off the shores of Israel, Jordan and Egypt. Read more

The Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh is outside the Eurozone, and offers superb value for taking timeshare holidays. Interval's Robin Gauldie takes time out to visit Cairo, Luxor and Mount Sinai. Read more