Australian-based Classic Holidays invited the Directors from all resorts under their management to attend the inaugural Classic Holidays Directors Conference May 15th and 16th on the Gold Coast.

Held over two days in Surfers Paradise, the conference was attended by directors from all over Australia representing 17 resorts and clubs managed by Classic Holidays. Timeshare products and their appeal to the next generation was the focus of this year’s conference. Key objectives of the conference were to provide continued education, networking with peers and strategic planning in the stewardship of premier timeshare resorts in Australia.

“This was a conference where the content was entirely focused on our resorts and our needs. There wasn’t a wasted moment!” said Frankie Bonomo, chairman and director on a number of Classic Holidays resort boards.

Interval International has announced the affiliation of the vacation ownership units at the Hotel Club Residence La Castellana in Calabria, the "toe" of Italy's “boot.”

The resort is set on a promontory overlooking the Tyrrhenian coast two miles from the historic centre of Belvedere.

"La Castellana captures the beauty, history, and charm of the less developed Calabria region in southern Italy," said Darren Ettridge, Interval’s senior vice president of resort sales and business development for Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. "The property is surrounded by lush gardens with palm, pine, and olive trees, making a beautiful setting.”

The timeshare units are part of a larger complex that includes a 68-room hotel and 160 apartments.

TripAdvisor has announced the winners of its 2013 Travellers’ Choice Destinations Awards, honouring the top destinations in the world as decided by millions of travellers. 

London comes third in the world in this year’s Traveller’s Choice Destinations Awards – just pipped to the post by Paris and New York City which take first and second place respectively.

Angus Struthers, TripAdvisor spokesperson, commented: “These awards honour the world’s best destinations as decided by those judges that really matter - travellers themselves. Now that the Jubilympics are over it’s vital that UK tourism continues to flourish so it’s great news that London is rated so highly among the world’s and Europe’s best destinations.”

International timeshare resale firm and TATOC affiliate Travel & Leisure Group has revealed the results of a comprehensive study that finds a majority of timeshare owners remain happy with their purchase a decade or more after making the investment.

The study concludes that 86 percent of timeshare buyers are happy with their investment after 10 or more years.

According to Travel & Leisure Group managing director Maria Mills-Farinas, the findings come from the comprehensive study by the RDO of satisfaction levels reported by timeshare owners.

The study finds that 86 percent of timeshare buyers report continued satisfaction with their purchase which is great news for the timeshare industry.