Marriott Vacations Worldwide Agrees to Purchase The Strand Hotel

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Marriott Vacations Worldwide anticipates that it will rebrand The Strand as a Marriott Vacation Club in early March 2016 and will begin welcoming Marriott Vacation Club Owners. Reservations for Owner usage through the Marriott Vacation Club exchange program will be offered as early as mid-February 2016 for arrivals beginning in early March 2016. In addition, […]

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Art After Dark in Orlando

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Thanks to its 17 theme parks — and the infinite professional opportunities that come with them— Orlando’s vibrant artistic community is massive for a city of its size. Art lovers can check out inspiring work by local creators all over town — but if you’re looking to enjoy some of the best original pieces Orlando […]

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Intrawest Commits to Sell Vacation Club Business for $85 Million

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Intrawest Commits to Sell Vacation Club Business for $85 Million Company Release – 11/25/2015 06:00 – Company Significantly Enhances Financial Capacity to Support Future Growth – DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SNOW), a leading North American mountain resort and adventure company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Intrawest […]

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Hilton Worldwide News | Hilton Worldwide Global Media Center

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Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) today announced a major electric vehicle (EV) charging program, which will be available at 50 U.S. hotels by the end of this year with plans to rapidly expand to 100 U.S. hotels by the end of 2016. The program will cover all types of electric vehicles, including Teslas. Current, powered by […]

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Interval Leisure in talks to buy Starwood’s vacation ownership unit: WSJ | Reuters

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Interval Leisure Group Inc (IILG.O) is in talks to buy Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc’s (HOT.N) vacation ownership business, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The deal would value the business at between $1 billion and $1.5 billion and could be announced as soon as next week, the WSJ said, citing a person […]

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ILG Completes Acquisition of Hyatt Residential Group

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Miami and Chicago (October 1, 2014) – Interval Leisure Group (“ILG”) (NASDAQ:IILG), a leading global provider of non-traditional lodging across a broad spectrum of the vacation industry, has completed the previously announced acquisition of Hyatt Residential Group from affiliates of Hyatt Hotels Corporation (“Hyatt”) (NYSE:H), a leading global hospitality company. The purchase price of approximately […]

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