Week of Sept. 17 - Sept. 23, 2004
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As of
press time Sept 17, RCI
listed over 100 resorts impacted by hurricanes this year. We still could not access a damage report on Interval International's
Web site, but reports indicate somewhere in the vicinity of 65 resorts impacted. And this was BEFORE Hurricane Ivan
hit. Now we also have to watch out for Hurricane Jeanne, which so far has hit Puerto
Rico and the Dominican
Republic and appears to be heading toward the Bahamas and
storm weary Florida.
Jeanne dumped up to 16 inches of rain on Puerto Rico that could continue through today (Sept. 17) because the storm's
tail extended far past St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to Rafael Mojica, a hurricane center meteorologist. In the Pacific Ocean, Hurricane Javier, now just a category 1 storm, is moving slowly up toward the western coast of Baja California. Over the last few days Javier's outer rainbands have pounded the states of Colima, Jalisco and Nayarit with wind and heavy rain. More weakening is expected as Javier moves north. Computer models currently have it turning northeast around Guerrero Negro on Sunday, Sept. 19, angling across the Baja to exit south of San Felipe, and after crossing the Sea of Cortez making landfall again somewhere near Rocky Point (Puerto Penasco) on Sept. 20 or 21 as a tropical depression. For more information, go to http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/ep200413.html See last week's Street Talk for more information about resorts impacted by Hurricanes Charley and Frances
For online information on current and past hurricanes, try these links:
LEBANON: For those of you who only remember Beirut for its ugly civil war some years ago, you should know that the city is largely rebuilt and tourism is growing at the rate of 8 percent per year. Lebanon, the only Middle Eastern country without a desert, has a nice coastline along the Mediterranean Sea, mountains to ski in, and a cultural climate that allows Arab tourists to indulge in things that are forbidden in their own countries. Beirut used to be known as the Las Vegas of the Middle East, and it's aiming to regain that title. IRAN: Actively pursuing new markets, Peremba Construction will be
concentrating on the Middle East and Asean markets – using its diverse capabilities to secure projects in these
markets. In the Middle East, it sees potential in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates as well as Qatar and Oman.
SOUTH AFRICA: For example, accoring to an article in Business Report, it said
the non-registration of a property-owning trust resulted in point rights being sold to clients in circumstances
in which the allocated weeks were still registered in the name of the owners of the weeks or Strelensky.
HURRICANE IVAN We're happy to report that Divi Resorts was fortunate to encounter either no or only minimal damages from Hurricane Ivan. At this time eight of Divi’s nine resorts are fully operational, receiving guests and taking future reservations. Divi Tiara Beach Resort in Cayman Brac is expected to resume operations once the Cayman Government lifts its restrictions for non-resident entry. Divi Resorts operates nine resorts on six Caribbean islands:
Divi Carina Bay Resort & Casino in St. Croix, Divi
Little Bay Beach Resort in St. Maarten, Divi Southwinds Beach Resort and Divi Heritage Beach Resort in Barbados,
Divi Tiara Beach Resort in Cayman Brac, Divi Flamingo Beach Resort & Casino in Bonaire, and Divi Aruba Phoenix
Beach Resort, Divi Village Beach & Golf Resort and Divi Dutch Village Resort in Aruba. E-mail street@thetimesharebeat.com
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