OTE Announces 2009 Forum Cancellation

The Board of the Organisation for Timeshare in Europe (OTE) regrets to announce the cancellation of this year’s European Timeshare Business Forum, after long consideration of its viability in the current economic circumstances.



Executive Quest Revamps It's Website

Executive Quest, Inc., the executive search firm for the timeshare, fractional and vacation ownership industry, has re-launched its website www.execq.com with new features and more practical downloadable information.



Interval International Adds New Asian Properties

Interval International has affiliated the Thai resort of Twin Peaks and Panchwati Vacations in India to its global network of vacation resorts, expanding its portfolio in the Asia Pacific region.



Forum Highlights Timeshare Contribution to Local Economies

The positive economic impact that timeshare resorts have on their surroundings was one of the topics of this year’s “Tourism and the Environment” forum, held by Hapimag in Berlin in January.



Club La Costa Welcomes 'Royale' Correspondent

Bond... Jennie Bond. That was the name whispered by guests at Club La Costa Monterey Royale in Tenerife, where the former Royal correspondent and reality TV celebrity was recently spotted on holiday with her husband.



UK Venue for Group RCI Christel House Open Announced

The Ealing Golf Club in West London has been confirmed as the UK venue for the Group RCI Christel House Open charity golf tournament, which is played simultaneously across five continents.



New Board Appointment At UK Timeshare Council

Susan Duncombe, Business Development Regional Director for the UK, Ireland and Malta at Group RCI, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Timeshare Council, the UK National Chapter of OTE.



Police Raids on Costa Del Sol Resale Companies

In the last month, Spanish police has raided three resale companies on the Costa del Sol which are being investigated for alleged fraudulent activities.

Rainbow Solutions Marketing, also called RSSL, was operating in Mijas since summer 2008 using the cold call approach.



TATOC Launches It's First Magazine For Members

The Timeshare Association (TATOC) has launched a new glossy quarterly magazine under the title of Sharetime.

The new magazine, a first for the Association, is available to TATOC’s members and can also be downloaded from the Association’s website.



Goodbye OTE . . . Hello RDO!

Final preparations are underway for the official launch on 25 March of the Resort Development Organisation (RDO), the new name for the Organisation for Timeshare in Europe.

The launch will coincide with the publication of the EU Economic Impact Study, a key report on the timeshare industry currently being prepared by the University of Nottingham in the UK.



OTE Presents New Online Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsorship opportunities are now available to OTE members who wish to promote their brands on the new timeshare website www.gotimeshare.org and related microsites.

The website aims to counter negative online coverage about timeshare in Europe, and has proven to be very successful in its first couple of months.



Work Goes On After EU Directive

The approval of the EU Timeshare Directive earlier this year was without doubt a major landmark but the job to protect consumers doesn’t end there according to the Organisation for Timeshare in Europe (OTE).