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Tips for Buying a Fractional in a Recession

As prices drop, buyers take the power position. Read Full Article »

Q&A with Ultimate Escapes’ Jim Tousignant

A look at Ultimate Escapes’ new partnership with Capella Hotels and Resorts and why the club extended an offer to High Country Club members. Read Full Article »

Exclusive Resorts Offers Way to Try Out Destination Club

The largest destination club offers non-members four- and seven-night vacations, while Quintess also steps in with a trial program. Read Full Article »

Destination Clubs Target Existing High Country Club Members

Abercrombie & Kent Residence Club is the latest destination club to extend a membership offer to current members of other clubs. Read Full Article »

Final High Country Club Plan Delayed

High Country Club’s CEO throws the club a two week lifeline as the reorganization plan is amended. Read Full Article »

Sign of the Times: Free Destination Club Trips & Price Cuts on Fractional Residences

Ultimate Escapes gives potential members a preview of the club, while Resort Equities trims prices on its Lake Tahoe fractional residences. Read Full Article »

Exclusive Resorts Reaches 3,500 Members; Trims 10% Workforce

Industry leader Exclusive Resorts hits a new membership milestone, but also reigns in spending with a round of layoffs. Read Full Article »

Yellowstone Club Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

This ultra-luxury private club is the latest destination club to be impacted by an ailing economy. Read Full Article »

Destination Club Association President on High Country Club Reorganization

Adam Wegner comments on High Country Club’s reorganization plan and recent resignation from the DCA. Read Full Article »

High Country Club: What Went Wrong?

Halogen Guides chief analyst Jamie Cheng weighs in on the High Country Club reorganization plan and its implications for the destination club industry. Read Full Article »

Destination Clubs Need to Live Within Their Means

Destination clubs face a challenging year ahead and will need to cut operating costs, alter resignation policies, and restructure their real estate portfolios. Read Full Article »

Abercrombie & Kent Residence Club Adds Four Homes to Its Portfolio

A&K adds new homes in Turks and Caicos, Hawaii and Snowmass. Read Full Article »

High Country Club Reorganizes, Cuts Home Portfolio

High Country Club proposes a new membership structure in the wake of financial uncertainty. Read Full Article »

Can You Book It? Destination Club Occupancy

How to evaluate your chances of getting the reservation you really want. Read Full Article »

Esperanza Adds More Homes in Cabo

The building boom continues in Cabo San Lucas. Read Full Article »

Getting Out: Resigning from a Destination Club

Divorce. A medical emergency. A margin call on your brokerage account. You need cash fast, but can you get it from your destination club? Read Full Article »

Halogen Guides Launches Luxury Travel Website

Can you get to Aspen for less this year? What Caribbean getaways have the best hotel deals over the holidays? Halogen Guides has the answers. Read Full Article »

The $2 Million Dollar Question: Solstice Drops Its Entry-Level Plan & Raises Membership Costs, But is Now the Time for a Hike?

Solstice moves to drop its cheapest plan and raise membership prices. Solstice founder Graham Kos explains why his team believes this contrarian move is vital to the club’s future. Read Full Article »

How is the Credit Crunch Impacting Destination Clubs?

A handful of real estate developments face potential construction delays, but destination club executives say the credit crunch hasn’t hurt their buying power. Read Full Article »

Caribbean Resort Rolls out New Villas for Sale or Rent

Stock market gyrations and credit worries apparently haven’t yet hit Caribbean developers, as La Samanna resort rolls out new $7 million villas. Read Full Article »
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