RDO4 and “The Timeshare Village”
It was over a drink (where else) at the Gala Dinner to mark the close of RDO4 in Gran Canaria on Tuesday night that Gordon Gurnik (Global President, RCI) remarked that he really liked the community atmosphere that existed at the recent RDO conferences he had been to, but as he had said in his Panel session on stage, he was most impressed with the steps RDO had taken in the last 12 months to tackle the problems faced by the European industry, from legacy reputational issues to fraudulent resales and leisure credits. He felt that the industry, as represented...
New sponsor and keynote speaker for RDO4
Generator Systems has been confirmed as Gold Sponsor of this year’s RDO4 conference, joining First Resorts and Dial An Exchange. The full list of sponsors for this year’s event includes: Shawbrook Bank Limited as well as Silver sponsor; CLC World Resorts & Hotels, Diamond Resorts International®, Holiday Club Resorts Oy, Interval International and RCI as Platinum Sponsors; and Perspective International as the Media Sponsor. RDO has also announced Brett Archibald, Principal of The Brett Archibald Foundation, as new keynote speaker. Brett will share with delegates his amazing story of survival at sea against all odds, whereby he had to draw on...
Over 60 arrested in police raids in the Canary Islands
RDO has been informed that on 22nd July, the unit for organised crime at the Las Palmas police force arrested over 60 people and raided the offices and sales decks of various Holiday Club Companies, including Voyager Travel, Lifestyle Holidays, Reclaimgc and Timeshare Refund Network. In addition, computers and files have been confiscated from the company offices in Arguineguin and San Bartolomé de Tirajana. It is alleged that the companies made around €5million by defrauding in the region of 2,000 holidaymakers, who made payments of between €5,000 to €30,000 for the guarantee of discounts of up to 70% at holiday accommodation. The...
RCI® Stirs up a Crowd at the Shanghai World Travel Fair
International vacation exchange brand RCI, global leader in vacation exchange and part of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands, partnered with four of its affiliated resorts in China recently to promote the advantages of vacation ownership during the Shanghai World Travel Fair 2013 (May 9-12). RCI worked with affiliated resorts Club Vac, Iconic Vacation Club, Shanghai Freedom Vacation Club and Shanghai Runner Vacation Club as part of its ongoing efforts to educate owners about the benefits of timeshare. The Shanghai World Travel Fair is one of the most influential tourism events in China and last months’ Fair was a great success, attracting...
Is Summer Here?
Those of us living in the UK had really thought that summer was at last here, Spring having missed us out this year, but no - come the week-end it is again overcast with a strong wind from the north! Mind you, looking at the weather reports, I see in the Southern Mediterranean that conditions have by no means been brilliant so far this year. Is this some global warming effect I wonder? I have yet to hear anyone explain this somewhat depressing state of affairs. We heard earlier this month of the death of Club Olympus’s Hedley Rhodes, a long-time...
Timeshare Developer Hedley Rhodes dies
We are very sad to report the sad loss of Hedley Rhodes on the 31st of May. Hedley passed away suddenly but peacefully surrounded by his family at Bradford Royal Infimary in his beloved Yorkshire after a short illness. Hedley Rhodes was the Developer and Founder of Club Olympus along with his business partner Mike Green. He began his business life as a golf professional then became a wool merchant before moving into home improvement, property development, timeshare and then property in general. His sons Ivan, Tony and Peter, along with daughter Jodie, who continue to run the family business, are devasted at the...