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BACK TO TIMESHARE NEWS HOME    October 31, 2003 Sunterra Corporation Finalizes Acquisition of Epic Resorts' Assets   Attorney General Lockyer Settles Lawsuit Against One of World's Largest Timeshare Firms   Coastal Resorts Ltd Announces St. Kitts First Vacation Ownership Property   Hilton Grand Vacations Company Announces Opening of Hilton Grand Vacations Club on the Las Vegas Strip   Barry Sternlicht to Become Executive Chairman Starwood Hotels Announces Search for Successor to Mr. Sternlicht as CEO   Mountain Creek Moves Ahead With Construction of the Village   Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Extends Usage of Chordiant Marketing Director   Skiers Go Wireless -- First Wi-Fi Network of Its Kind Installed at U.S. Ski Resort by Exwire   (external- may require registration) Trendwest to settle deceptive practices case   (external) Advent company to develop LV project   (external) South Shore economy continues to be based on tourism   (external) Patriot predicts a 'fertile' hotel business here   (external) Exuma Resort Opening Faces New Delay   (external) Appeal of proposed Northstar development denied   October 29, 2003 U.S. Timeshare Net Sales Increase 7.6% in 2002   Hospitality Update in Response to San Diego County Fires   ILX Announces Third Quarter Results   Vail Resorts Extends Filing Date of Form 10-K   American Skiing Company Announces Fiscal 2003 Year End and Fourth Quarter Results   (external) Council gives Cliffs at Oak Creek a 29-day extension   (external) Time shares get OK from zoning board   (external) Zoning board OKs Folly Field time shares   (external) Sandestin Marks 30th Year, Opening of The Grand Sandestin   (external) Kerzner International to Launch TV Show On ZNS   (external) Turtle Bay Resort Completes $60M Renovations   (external) Lake Tahoe resort's redevelopment project approved   October 28, 2003 Hilton Grand Vacations Company Announces Development of Second Vacation Ownership Resort at Hilton Hawaiian Village   ILX Resorts and Mark Advent Group Sign Definitive Agreements for Development of Las Vegas Project   IAC to Acquire Anyway.com   Travel Industry Cautiously Optimistic for 2004 Outlook   Bombardier Skyjet Adds New Options to Premier Fleet Program: Members May Now Use Hours for Transoceanic Trips and Travel in Europe   (external) Plans for development advance   (external) Peranakan-style apartments built on waterfront land   (external) Atlantis In Boom Times   (external- may require registration) Golf resort delays second course   (external) Zoning board reverses decision on time-share complex   October 27, 2003 TimeShareWare is one of Utah's Fastest Growing Companies   Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts to Open Hotel in Mumbai   (external) China’s new architects   (external) Proposed hotel-casino at entrance to Red Rock Canyon draws unexpected opposition   (external) Convention agreement changes hands   (external) Minoan mysteries enchant   (external) Timeshare owners enjoy the investment   (external) City says no to RiverPointe flood plan   (external) Controversial Station project clears hurdle   (external) Firms not sweating over list   Big developers worry small town   October 24, 2003 Private Retreats by Abercrombie & Kent Honored By American Academy of Hospitality Sciences   BankAtlantic Bancorp to Host Investor Luncheon Meeting in Houston   Perini Building Company Named Construction Company of the Year for Casino and Resorts   Correction From Source - Intrawest Corporation   Kerzner Announces Third Quarter Results   iStar Financial Announces Record Quarterly Earnings   (external) Zoning change nearer approval   (external) Snowmass fires planner mistakenly ID’d in article   (external) Housing proposed for golf course   (external) Report encourages Emerald River project developers   (external) Station Casinos pitches tower   (external) Mold closes 400 rooms at Kingsmill     October 23, 2003 Travelers Plan to Spend More Vacationing in 2004, According to American Express Leisure Travel Index   Hilton Reports Third Quarter 2003 Results   Marquis Jet Reports Outstanding Third Quarter 2003 Performance   Travel Industry Veteran John Peters Joins Active International Travel Services Division   Fitch Teleconf: Key Credit Issues Impacting Term ABS, Tues. 10/28 11AM   Three Moorings Yachts Finalists for Boat of the Year   (external) Marriott could take lead in convention center   (external) Hispanic sues The Canyons for discrimination   (external) Surviving the time-share sharks' attack   (external) Two bid to buy Crested Butte   (external) Winter Park primed for makeover   (external) ACRA hears Base Village pitch   (external) Exuma Undergoing Capital Upgrades     October 22, 2003 Bluegreen Corporation Reports Record Third Quarter Results   Cendant Reports Record Operating Results for the Third Quarter of 2003, Exceeding Projections   Intrawest Corporation announces redemption of Senior Notes   Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results   The St. Joe Company Reports Third Quarter Earnings Per Share of $0.30 Before Cumulative Effect of a Change in Accounting Principle   (external) Ko Olina's parking restricts beach access   (external) Developer looks to feed Palm Springs’ appetite for retail   (external) South Shore economy continues to be based on tourism   (external) Council objects to Base Village   (external) Embassy Vacation Resort Gets Interval Award   (external) Hong Kong Government Seeks Proposals For Guesthouse Conversion Plan     October 21, 2003 Embassy Vacation Resort Poipu Point in Kauai Receives Interval International Five Star Award   Highlands Inn, Park Hyatt Carmel and Wine Spectator Announce Preliminary Lineup for Eighteenth Annual Masters of Food & Wine   Eight Greater Phoenix Resorts Listed Among Top 75 North American Properties in Conde Nast Readers' Choice Awards   (external) Siegel and Falwell Plan Timeshare Resort   (external) Vermont’s Lodge At Lincoln Peak Seeks Buyers   (external- may require registration) Developer sees Kauai potential   (external) Fishing for upscale fractional owners   (external) Telemarketers change ways to find customers     October 20, 2003 $50 MILLION, 5 year investment plan in Zanzibar   Hotel del Coronado to Receive New Ownership   Webcast Alert: Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2003 Results Conference Call Webcast   NauticBlue Opens New Base in Greece; NauticBlue Power Yacht Vacations Now Available In Athens, Greece   (external) Timeshare will need legal structure to operate - Sulayem   (external) Luxury hotel at base of 1A?   (external) Dubai becomes prime Middle East destination   (external) Your second home not by the sea but in it   (external) No-call list fight continues   (external) California closing gap with Nevada-style resorts   October 17, 2003 RCI Asia Adds New Taiwan Affiliate   Deer Valley Seminar 2003 Receives Accolades   Viva Dominicus Palace, Dominican Republic Receives Prestigious 'RCI Gold Crown Resort' Award   Soar to the Stratosphere With the Card That's the Height in Luxury Gifts     Bluegreen Corporation Appoints Three Independent Members to Board of Directors   BankAtlantic Bancorp to Issue Third Quarter, 2003 Earnings Results; To Host and Webcast Investor and Media Teleconference Call   (external) Court gets report about squandering of time share funds   (external) Tennis Meadows land sold   (external) Hyatt's real estate changes hands   October 16, 2003 Shell Vacations Opens New Restaurant at Kona Coast Resort   Baby Boomers Generate Highest Travel Volume in U.S.   American Leisure Holdings, Inc., Announces New Subsidiary, Caribbean Leisure Marketing, Ltd. to Operate New Call Center in Antigua, West Indies   (external) Mixed-use development planned     (external) Maui Hyatt purchased   (external) Kauai residents fear influx of vacation rentals   (external) Board clears time share building design plans   (external) Fire at historic Ont. lodge under investigation   (external) Timeshare plan   October 15, 2003 CopperWynd Resort & Club Joins Boutique Hotels & Resorts International   IAC/InterActiveCorp Headquarters, Designed by Frank Gehry, To Take Shape in Downtown Manhattan   Host Marriott to Acquire the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa For $321 Million   Cendant Extends Travelport(R)'s Global Reach With Debut in Europe     (external) New Four Seasons In Vail Gets Okay   (external) Mystery Developer Buys 13 Acres Near Disney   (external) Sheraton Po‘ipu may expand with new timeshare buildings   (external) Long Bay Group's Appeal Rejected on Technicality   (external) Disney adds to expansion plans   (external) Development vision approved, opposition has serious concerns   October 14, 2003 Kerzner Announces Earnings Conference Call   Prime Hospitality Corp. Launches Dynamic Travel Packaging Capabilities on its Web Site   (external) J. King & Sons to build properties all over RP   (external- may require registration) Kauai rezoning would catch luxury travel trend   (external) Tonopalo gets go ahead to change controversial pier   (external) By-the-hour biz jet use   (external) Tahoe laments, resents new big-money neighbors   (external) Sea wall section crumbling in Kapa‘a   (external) Major changes under way at Elkhorn Golf Club   (external) Clear Creek before planning commission again October 13, 2003 TRI West Opens "Vacation Home Alternatives" Resales and Rentals Dept. for Upscale Fractionals   Cendant Signs Agreement With Austin-Tetra for Minority Supplier Registration And Content Management Services   Intrawest Corporation announces successful consent solicitation   (external) Kukui‘Ula project before planning on Oct.14   (external- may require registration) Sunstone Golf Resort clears hurdle   (external) Product variations help attract, retain buyers   (external) New Developments Break Ground in the Bahamas   (external) Riviera hears builders' plans for redevelopment   (external) Dodgy, dowdy and dear? It's the ever-popular timeshare   (external) Share a floating fantasy   (external) Future of Cypress Gardens Still Not in Focus October 10, 2003 Sol Meliá signs a strategic alliance with the world 's largest travel company - Cendant   Viva Azteca, Playacar, Become the First Hotel in Mexico to Achieve Green Globe 21 Certification   American Leisure Holdings, Inc.'s Subsidiary, Sunstone Golf Resort, Inc., Announces That It Has Received Board of County Commissioner Approval to Establish the Westridge Community Development District in Polk County, Florida   American Leisure Holdings, Inc. Announces Antiguan Acquisition   Marriott International Reports EPS from Continuing Operations of $0.38 for the Third Quarter of 2003   Intrawest Corporation Announces Completion of Private Offering of Senior Notes   Wyndham International to Host Conference Call for Third Quarter 2003 Results   Intrawest Corporation extends Consent Date   (external) Thumbs up for Four Seasons   (external) Copper build-out set for final review   (external) Sol Meliá y Cendant colaborarán en el área de turismo compartido   October 9, 2003 Private Retreats by Abercrombie & Kent Launches New Quintessentially Exclusive Concierge Service   Sunterra Corporation's Grand Vacation Club Renamed as Club Sunterra   Global Jet Shares Launches, Redefining Fractional Jet Ownership   The Magic of Jackson Gore Continues!   Intrawest to Launch Phase III of the Village at Mammoth with a Luxury Real Estate Offering on November 15, 2003   TUI placed convertible bond successfully   (external) Bankruptcy Court OKs Sunterra's buy of Epic   (external) Court Ruling Clears FTC Do-Not-Call List   (external) Kerzner Under Bribery Probe   (external) Verdict in SunResorts civil case December 16   (external) Group throws another hurdle at Base Village   (external) Locals' week at Park Avenue complex   October 8, 2003 ILX Retains Legal Counsel and Refutes Allegations   Trendwest Resorts Names Ted Curtis Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing   CitationShares Announces New 25-Hour Jet Card Program   TUI issues convertible bond – Maturity of five years strengthens long- term financing –   Four Seasons Sets 2003 Third Quarter Earnings Release Date   Zentropy Partners Creates New Online Presence for CitationShares   (external) Despite its name, time-share tower basks in OD feel   (external) Base Village draws more criticism   (external) Concierge sues Ritz, says unit owner harassed him   (external- may require registration) Maui leads state in visitor growth   (external) City begins closing on property for Boardwalk redevelopment   October 7, 2003 Embassy Vacation Resort Ka'anapali Beach in Maui Receives the Interval International Five Star Award   Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. Announces Normal Course Issuer Bid   Kerzner Names J.T. Kuhlman CEO Of One&Only Resorts   (external) Financing Timeshare Vacation Clubs   (external) A Time To Share   (external) Online Travel Sites Face Turbulence   (external) Sheraton in Crested Butte Hits the Market   (external) Las Vegas firm pursues Island Links Resort   (external) Unloading a timeshare can be burdensome task   (external) CZM OKs Marriott time shares; critics say move is hasty   October 6, 2003 Feature Article: To Increase Sales to Baby Boomers – Position Your Company & Products as Gateways to Desired Experiences   Re-opening of the Hapimag holiday residence in San Agustin on Gran Canaria   Remarks by Jay Rasulo, President, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, and Q&A with Tom Staggs, CFO, The Walt Disney Company, Available Live Via Web cast   (external) Lagoon coming down   (external) Sunterra's bid for Epic Resort's assets successful   (external) Sheraton Po‘ipu may expand with new timeshare buildings   (external) Wailea resort returns to A&B   (external) Building up in North Myrtle Beach   (external) New owner spurs Heavenly to aim for the top   (external) Fish Haul Park Plans Take Shape   October 3, 2003 Coastal Resorts Ltd Announces Private Fractional Ownership Club in Nassau, Bahamas   Resort Village of Timeshares, Hotel Rooms and Shops Coming to Lincoln, NH   State Securities Regulators Allege "Advance Fee" Scheme Targeted Businesses, Individuals Seeking Residential and Commercial Loans in U.S. and Puerto Rico   Strategic Internet Investments Incorporated - Update on acquisition of real estate assets   Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Earnings Release Date   (external) State no-call law tested   (external) Time-share backers seek approval   (external) Bear Mountain timeshare sale collects $37.5 million in hours   (external- may require registration) $60M development for downtown San Antonio unveiled   (external) Stoney, Chaplin plans considered   (external) Dubai becomes prime Middle East destination   (external) Emerald Bay Heavy On Foreign Managers   October 2, 2003 Sunterra Corporation to Acquire Assets of Epic Resorts   Trendwest Resorts Appoints New Chief Executive Officer of Australian Subsidiary   BBB Obtains Consent Judgments Totaling $975,000 Against Travel & Resort Company   Intrawest Corporation announces private offering of senior notes; increases size of offering   iStar Financial Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend   (external) 35 detained, OPCs to have permits revoked    (external) Auberge: A growing presence in Napa Valley   (external) Struggling MyTravel makes important sale   (external) Timeshares gaining popularity in China   October 1, 2003 American Leisure Holdings, Inc. Expands Relationship With HTS Holdings   Sam Katz to Assume Day-to-Day Responsibilities at Cendant's Travel Distribution Services Division   Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. To Release Third Quarter Earnings   Intrawest announces tender offer and consent solicitation for senior notes; also announces proposed private offering of senior notes due 2013   (external) City reaps rewards from high-end hotels   (external) Board asked to review time-share decision   (external- may require registration) Stability a key factor in Tempus' revenue growth   (external- may require registration) More residential space is eyed for downtown   (external- may require registration) ILX Resorts facing lawsuit   (external) Sheraton Eyes Kauai For Growth     BACK TO TIMESHARE NEWS HOME CURRENT NEWS: QUICK HEADLINES Timeshare || Stocks || Leisure/Travel SPECIAL SECTIONS: SEARCH || Classifieds ARCHIVES || The Beat's Stats || EMAIL || HOME To report broken links or other problems with this site please contact: webmaster@thetimesharebeat.com © The Timeshare Beat all rights reserved