tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:26:27 +0000This is where I will be posting any bits of Diamond Resorts news and any updates to the Diamond Resorts Members website <a href="http://www.dri-members.co.uk">www.dri-members.co.uk</a> I will also try to include any good sites or intersting articles I find. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.dri-members.co.uk/blog.php">Tony's Blog Home Page</a>http://www.dri-members.co.uk/blog.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)Blogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-583751096870132862Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:00:00 +00002008-08-30T03:10:49.422+01:00INVESTIGATE: STAY AWAY FROM ETOO? TOO RIGHT - mirror.co.uk Penman & Sommerlad 28/08/2008 Timeshare firm grilled over rip-off fees and hidden costs Timeshare outfit ETOO wants to be your "first choice" for selling unwanted weeks. Here's why we think you should make it your last. In the past six years, ETOO - aka the European Timeshare Owners Organisation - has taken up to http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2008/08/investigate-stay-away-from-etoo-too.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-4086826850844787266Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:19:00 +00002008-08-30T03:06:36.475+01:00Diamond Resorts International ® (DRI) a global leader in the vacation ownership industry, has successfully acquired LCI Travel, the largest independent distributor of vacation ownership for Diamond Resorts in Europe. Diamond Resorts International ® (DRI), a global leader in the vacation ownership industry, has successfully acquired LCI Travel, the largest independent distributor of vacation http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2008/08/diamond-resorts-international-acquires.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-4451795224415227163Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:15:00 +00002008-08-13T09:19:27.209+01:00Three North Wales based companies that provided timeshare-type products, have been wound up in the High Court following an investigation by the Companies Investigation Branch (CIB) of the Insolvency Service. CIB’s investigation found that Key Select Holdings Ltd, Key Select Services Ltd and Key Select Promotions Ltd had traded as Key Select Club which operated a scheme whereby customers, for a http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2008/08/street-talk-timeshare-blog-for-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-644551068372438650Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:48:00 +00002008-07-22T18:49:42.200+01:00BOCA RATON, FL: Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE: BXG) (Bluegreen(R) or the Company), a leading provider of Colorful Places to Live and Play(R), announced that today, July 21, 2008, it has signed a non-binding letter of intent relating to the acquisition of the Company at a price of $15.00 per share by Diamond Resorts International (Diamond Resorts), which would value this transaction at approximatelyhttp://www.dri-members.co.uk/2008/07/bluegreen-corp-to-be-sold-to-diamond.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-7784154076072530767Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:20:00 +00002008-07-08T23:20:27.683+01:00Secret Tenerife: Taxis at Tenerife South Airporthttp://www.dri-members.co.uk/2008/07/secret-tenerife-taxis-at-tenerife-south.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-3457130908744472923Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:31:00 +00002008-06-26T08:32:42.504+01:00DIAMOND RESORTS INTERNATIONAL(r) HIRES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS EXPERT AS VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS, LATIN AMERICA Las Vegas, Nev. - June 25th, 2008 -- Diamond Resorts International(r) (DRI), a global leader in the vacation ownership industry, has appointed Bill Tsao, as Vice President, Operations, Latin America, for DRI. Tsao will initially be responsible for developing, http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2008/06/for-immediate-release.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-2352555164297953677Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:48:00 +00002008-06-20T09:49:49.601+01:00DIAMOND RESORTS INTERNATIONAL(r) APPOINTS SALES & MARKETING EXPERT AS VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING, EASTERN REGION Las Vegas, Nev. - June 20th, 2008 -- Diamond Resorts International(r) (DRI), a global leader in the vacation ownership industry, has appointed Joel Lazar, RRP, as Vice President, Marketing, Eastern Region, for DRI. Lazar's more than 20 years of vacation ownership and fractional http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2008/06/diamond-resorts-internationalr-appoints.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-2779142219406128536Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:41:00 +00002008-06-20T09:46:45.748+01:00FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDUSTRY VETERAN APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING, WESTERN REGION FOR DIAMOND RESORTS INTERNATIONAL® Las Vegas, Nev. - June 12th, 2008 -- Diamond Resorts International® (DRI), a global leader in the hospitality industry, has appointed Brad H. Benson as Vice President, Marketing, Western Region for DRI. Benson’s nearly 20-year span of industry, experience will guide http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2008/06/industry-veteran-appointed-vice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-4860103700803974032Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:12:00 +00002008-06-01T11:30:38.140+01:00Spanish holiday club scam costs holidaymakers millions By Tony Bonsignore | 00:01:00 | 01 June 2008 An elaborate "holiday club" scam cruelly targeting happy holidaymakers heading for the beaches of Spain has already netted million of pounds, the Office of Fair Trading has revealed. The scam starts with criminals handing out bogus scratchcards asking have you won a luxury holiday? to departing http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2008/06/spanish-holiday-club-scam-costs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-1005055787248198693Tue, 20 May 2008 13:14:00 +00002008-05-20T14:14:40.262+01:00I have received 3 letters from Marty Kandel to post for members to read. The first is a letter explaining the rationale behind the recent levy and in this letter Marty recognises that there are members who for reasons of age or health or change of financial circumstances are no longer able to use their points or pay the management fees. Members have been given 30 days if they should choose tohttp://www.dri-members.co.uk/2008/05/letters-from-marty-kandel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-2054548612350264812Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:48:00 +00002008-06-18T17:49:54.691+01:00 Diamond Resorts announce New Member Benefit As from October 2008 members will be able to book 2 day, 10 day or any number of days in most of the Diamond resorts. Check in can be on any day of the week. You are able to book now but the holidays must be taken in or after October 2008. Points are calculated at 10% of weekly value Sunday to Thursday (inclusive) and 30% of weekly value Friday http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2008/04/diamond-introduce-new-member-benefit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-8481363713249473109Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +00002008-04-15T13:03:14.976+01:00Interval to Provide Full Range of Exchange, Travel, and Reservation Services Interval International and Diamond Resorts International® announced they have entered into a long-term master affiliation agreement comprising more than 110 existing resorts worldwide, as well as any properties developed during the term of the agreement. In addition to the affiliation, Diamond Resorts International® hashttp://www.dri-members.co.uk/2008/04/interval-international-and-diamond.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-7414840242483672172Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:26:00 +00002008-03-18T18:35:18.793ZI have spent the last couple of days adding all the Diamond resorts to the resort report area I have copied over the last couple of resort reports from the old site and where I could I have done it as the person who sent the report in so that you can go in and edit your own resort reports. If you have sent a resort report in the last couple of years please do go and see if yours is in the http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2008/03/i-have-spent-last-couple-of-days-adding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-5341251856809571522Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:44:00 +00002008-02-15T08:45:35.109ZDiamond Resorts International® Announces Creation of Owner Advisory Board Las Vegas - February 14, 2008 -- Diamond Resorts International® (DRI), a global leader in the vacation ownership industry, has established an Owner Advisory Board (OAB) as part of its continued commitment to building a consumer-centric company with extraordinary service for the company’s more than 360,000 owners and http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2008/02/diamond-resorts-international-announces.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-82246052275589574Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:46:00 +00002008-01-29T15:48:20.739ZFOR RELEASE JAN 29th PST Diamond Resorts International® Hires Tax Professional as Vice President and Tax Counsel Las Vegas - January 29, 2008 -- Diamond Resorts International® (DRI), a global leader in the vacation ownership industry, has appointed Keith Holmes as Vice President & Tax Counsel. Holmes joins a strong finance team reporting to David Palmer, Chief Financial Officer of DRI. http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2008/01/diamond-resorts-international-hires-tax.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-3423628289618824918Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:43:00 +00002008-01-11T11:46:10.792ZINDUSTRY VETERAN APPOINTED AS PRESIDENT OF EUROPEAN OPERATIONS FOR DIAMOND RESORTS INTERNATIONAL® Las Vegas - January 8, 2008 -- Diamond Resorts International® (DRI), a global leader in the vacation ownership industry, has appointed Martin M. Kandel ("Marty") to the position of President for European Operations, reporting to the President and Chief Operating Officer for DRI, Simon http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2008/01/industry-veteran-appointed-as-president.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-7655326397568413304Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:38:00 +00002008-01-11T11:41:25.355ZWhiski Jack at the Northstar https://www.diamondresorts.com/europe/Resorts.aspx?property=WJR The Sandcastle at Birch Bay https://www.diamondresorts.com/europe/Resorts.aspx?property=SBB Franz Klammer Lodge Telluride https://www.diamondresorts.com/europe/Resorts.aspx?property=FKL The Miners Club Park City https://www.diamondresorts.com/europe/Resorts.aspx?property=MCC Cimarron Golf Resort http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2008/01/list-of-new-diamond-resorts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-5941809794991485034Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:51:00 +00002007-12-16T11:52:49.464ZDIAMOND RESORTS INTERNATIONAL APPOINTS INDUSTRY VETERAN AS VICE PRESIDENT, RESORT OPERATIONS, NORTH AMERICA Las Vegas – December 11 2007 -- Diamond Resorts International® (DRI), a global leader in vacation ownership, has appointed Steve Hicks to vice president of Resort Operations, North America. Hicks joins a strong executive team committed to delivering the highest standards of guest http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2007/12/diamond-resorts-international-appoints.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-3329799072962651201Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:36:00 +00002007-12-04T10:38:49.216ZLEADING VACATION OWNERSHIP COMPANY LAUNCHES GLOBAL HOSPITALITY BRAND Las Vegas - December 4 2007 - Diamond Resorts International® (DRI) officially announced the launch of its new brand strategy with a series of global initiatives designed to consistently provide the highest standards of satisfaction, hospitality and guest experiences throughout its nearly 100 resorts. The rebranding initiativeshttp://www.dri-members.co.uk/2007/12/diamond-resorts-press-release.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-7156545262700572049Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:54:00 +00002007-11-28T15:55:57.801ZFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Internationally recognized timeshare veteran joins leading hospitality company Las Vegas - November 27 2007 - Diamond Resorts International® (DRI) has announced the recent appointment of vacation ownership veteran Simon Crawford-Welch, Ph.D., RRP, to the position of president and chief operating officer responsible for global operations. Crawford-Welch has held several http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2007/11/new-president-and-chief-operating.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-5604271295667621703Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:48:00 +00002007-11-17T10:50:20.257ZI have had a lot of members asking me why the name change to "Diamond Resorts International European Collection Ltd" as it is a bit of a mouthful compared to "Club Sunterra Ltd"! I must admit I was confused too so you aren't alone! I emailed Stephen Cloobeck and got a reply followed by a phone call explaining the rational and as it has all become clear to me now so I thought I would share the http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2007/11/name-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-6267271367628354205Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:36:00 +00002007-09-18T12:37:56.367+01:00Following a recent review of our pricing policy, we are writing to inform you that we will shortly be implementing a charge for the carriage of hold baggage on board scheduled flights with Monarch. The charge will apply to all bookings made from 19th September 2007 for flights departing from 1st November 2007 onwards. As an airline we incur baggage handling costs for hold baggage and it is now http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2007/09/monarch-baggage-pricing-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-1849115003023426553Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:40:00 +00002007-09-12T18:26:18.150+01:00Dear Member, As you know, since Diamond Resorts International® purchased Sunterra I have been conducting a review into the member usage and relative costs of the European Resort Collection with two purposes in mind: to reduce, if possible, the operating costs; and to increase member choice. It is therefore with great pleasure that I am now able to offer Broome Park Mansion House apartments, http://www.dri-members.co.uk/2007/09/message-from-stephen-cloobeck-chairman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-2026142124604132346Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:36:00 +00002007-06-17T21:38:10.108+01:00Home again having really enjoyed our 4 weeks in Tenerife, we are only home now for 8 days before we go to Venice prior to departing on the Members Cruise! It is 10 years since we last did a cruise when it was our 10th anniversary so when we saw it advertised by Sunterra we thought it looked good so we booked it to celebrate our 20th anniversary! We are away from the 22nd of June until the 2ndhttp://www.dri-members.co.uk/2007/06/agm-your-new-member-director.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24196078.post-7339021305524630005Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:31:00 +00002007-06-17T21:33:41.082+01:00This is very new and will affect many of us this year so it is important you are aware of it. At the moment it only affects you if you are going to Spain but it is to be brought in for the whole of Europe later this year! Advance passenger information: information for air travellers between the UK and Spain What is happening? The Spanish Government have introduced new requirements meaninghttp://www.dri-members.co.uk/2007/06/advance-passenger-information.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Pearce)