The rules and regulations have been outlined in the NOM (Official Mexican Norm) titled "NOM-029-SCFI-2010, Commercial Practices, Information Requirements for the Rendering of Timeshare Service." The document outlines the following:

• The term timeshare service "provider" has been broadened to make timeshare regulations applicable to companies and persons who periodically offer, provide and/or sell timeshare.

• Protect the privacy of timeshare customers by prohibiting the sale, use, or assignment of their personal information for marketing purposes without written consent.

• Creating easier requirements when terminating timeshare plans.

• Stop the use of raffles, prizes and gifts to offer timeshare services without stating in clear and unambiguous terms the purpose of the offer.

The new NOM also looks to establishes new requirements for timeshare sale and presale agreements.

These new regulations are set to come into force at the end of August 2010.

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At the Meet the Money conference in Los Angeles panellists were discussing the merits of converting hotel suites in to high end timeshare and fractional ownership properties.

James Klien, president of The Lore Institute of Shared Ownership said "It's a very healthy environment to monetize hotel rooms into fractional ownership at the high end, or into timeshare at the lower end. From a hotel perspective, it's an outstanding way to monetize your hotel rooms. It's also a great way to take a whole-ownership project and use it as an exit strategy."

One advantage is that many hotels already cater to potential timeshare and fractional ownership yet are unable to take advantage of this in their current form. Many hotels have guests who return time and time again, exactly the type of guest who could see the long term financial benefit of purchasing a timeshare. With a mixed use development hotels will be able to offer these guests so many more options than they ever have before as well as catering for new guests who are solely interested in timeshare.

It can also open up many more exciting timeshare opportunities for buyers who can look forward to many new properties all over the world.

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Sol Melia have now turned these two former hotels into the most luxurious properties along the Umag coast. The two resorts have been refurbished to the high standard you would expect from Sol Melia.

The Melia Coral resort comprises of 244 room, 6 luxury suites, a pool, spa, solarium, Mediterranean tavern, tapas bar, 2 outdoor leisure areas, the Beach Club and the Club Elite Automat.

The Melia Istrian Villas resort is a car-free environmentally friendly village comprises of 180 properties set right on the coast. The villas are built in a traditional architecture style but contain all the modern comfort you could want. The resort has a 15 court tennis centre and the O Grill restaurant.

Croatia is one of the hot up and coming holiday destination in Europe and is fast gaining a reputation for its gorgeous coastline, beautiful countryside and friendly people. The timeshare market in this country looks set to expand as more and more people discover the delights of Croatia.

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The resort will comprise of two 18-hole championship golf courses, four blocks of 950 timeshare apartments, 36 villas, 500 private homes, a golf academy and accommodation for the complexes 400 staff.

While the plans have been approved in principle, many local residents are firmly against the resort. A number of people who own properties on the proposed site are refusing to move and sell their homes. They have all joined together to form the group Tripping Up Trump. The group has recently purchased land from Michael Forbes, one of the most vocal opponents to the project, whose home sits in the heart of the planned resort. Without his property it would be almost impossible for the resort to be built in its current form. The piece of land, which has been dubbed The Bunker, has the names of hundreds of protesters on its title deeds, this has been done in order to create a legal nightmare for Trump should a compulsory purchase order be made.

However not all locals are opposed to the plans however, many see this as a great opportunity for the local area and a huge boost the regions economy. It still seems likely that those in favour the resort will get their wish as Trump and his team remain confident that work on the £750million project will begin soon.

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However, the lack of timeshare properties and timeshare awareness in the region could be preventing many from investing in this type of holiday home. Timeshare operators will need to work hard in order to get across the benefits of timeshare to the people of the Middle East.

The report said, "Over the next five years timeshare growth worldwide is expected to increase by 50 per cent but will increase more in the Gulf area."

"Although the timeshare industry in the Middle East and Africa region is in its infancy stage, it has phenomenal potential, particularly with its population of over 300 million and through the development of current mega projects."

The potential of timeshare in the Middle East is vast and international timeshare operators as well as local companies are increasingly looking at this region as an ideal way to expand their business as well as open fantastic new timeshare resorts.

Timeshare in the Middle East not only appeals to people in the region but also those from further a field. Destinations such as Dubai are becoming increasingly popular with tourist from around the world and the regions rapid growth and development is only set to continue the trend.

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The sales increase has been helped by offering golf, tennis and other sports available at the resort and close by which has appealed to the sport enthusiast as well as sports teams from across Europe who come here to enjoy winter training.

The strong winter trading conditions have continued into Easter with the hotel fully booked by families, many of who were attracted to the resort because of the Fundlandia programme. The Fundlandia is a children's club offering treasure hunts, movie nights, crazy golf, egg races, karaoke, face painting and a disco.

The La Manga club was created by the American Gregory Peters who arrived in Murcia during the 1960's and immediately saw the huge potential that La Manga offered. Peters became involved with a number of investments and brought local property, he then had the brilliant idea of building a golf course and residential development as the superb location and ideal weather made it a perfect spot for golf. Soon Peters had bought a 500-acre site just outside of La Manga that would eventually become the legendary La Manga Golf Club. Over the years the golf club grew and grew and became the famous resort it is today.

For more information on how to sell, rent or buy timeshare, contact Visions of the World, your timeshare solution company.

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To combat this British Airways have been drawing up a range of contingency plans to allow most of its scheduled flights to continue during the Unite Union strikes that are set to begin on 18^th May.

The airline has announced plans to run more than 60% of their long haul flights and around 50% of their short haul operations. In total BA expect to be able to accommodate 60,000 passengers a day which equates to 70% of those who have tickets booked for the disrupted days.  

The airline hopes to achieve this by using its own aircraft as well as leasing up to eight additional aircraft and crew from five different companies in the UK and Europe.

Unite are planning a series of four five-day strikes with just one day in between. The strikes are as a result of a dispute over pay and working conditions and follows on from pervious strikes during March, which were said to have cost BA £45 million. The three other walkouts are due to start 24^th May, 30^th May and 5^th June.

Flights from Gatwick and London City will remain unaffected during the strikes while at Heathrow BA hope to run at least 50% of their scheduled flights.

If you have tickets booked with BA and would like to know more you can visit the BA website for all the latest information.

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Revenues for Starwood rose less than 3% in their North American properties, but the company experienced a boom in the international revenue as its Asia-Pacific region boasted a 21% rise. As a result, a timeshare division of the company saw a 5% rise. Operating income from vacation ownership and residential increased by $3 Million compared to 2009.

These figures prove that timeshare is growing again, along with international travel as a whole. Starwood said that its luxury brands performed the best confirming that there is big money to be spent in the travel industry after the economic crisis. This will be a welcome boost for the company that, in the forth quarter of 2009, decided to put a hold on vacation ownership expansion and development. Traditionally, Starwood's revenue for quarter one is usually less than the second, third and forth quarters, so the news also bodes very well for the coming year.

The figures were particularly good news for the Hawaiian region, in which Starwood owns a number of properties and has extensive timeshare holdings. First Hawaiian Bank and Bank of Hawaii boasted profit of nearly twice that of Starwood's $24 Million.

Starwood is also the parent company of the St Regis, W and Westin brands. Sheraton Hotels & Resorts and Westin Hotels & Resorts, Starwood's largest brands, have been serving guests for more than 60 years. They are one of the world's largest hotel and leisure companies and, through their numerous brands, are represented in most major markets across the globe.

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Marriott is one of the largest timeshare operators in the world. These results are important to the industry and the global economy at large. The return to growth also shows how robust the timeshare industry has become with the chairman of Marriott describing the performance of the group as "solid".

Their chairman and CEO J.W. Marriott Jr. said in a statement "We welcomed increasing numbers of business guests to our hotels as travellers got back to work in most markets around the world. At the same time, leisure demand remained solid".

Marriott is predicting growth of approximately 3% - 6% in the 2nd quarter of 2010. These growth figures are far better then predicted at the start of 2010 when it was likely that growth would be at a minimum for the group. These figures also support that the world economy is recovering from the global recession.

These figures are only estimates but it does represent good news for one of the largest timeshare operators globally and shows an increasing trend towards timeshare and international travel. Marriott timeshare ownership prices range quite rapidly can be upward of £70,000 depending on location, resort demand, season, and number of weeks and size of the timeshare villa required.

Marriott international was the first hotel company to enter the timeshare industry in 1984 and since this date has continued to expand its global operation. Marriott Hotels and timeshares can be found in over 100 countries. Visions of the world currently offer three Marriott timeshare destinations as part of their top 10 buys. These include timeshare weeks in Marriott's Harbour Lake, Marriott's Marbella Beach Resort and Marriott's Village d'ile de France.

For more information on how to buy, rent or sell a Marriott timeshare, please contact Visions of the World, your timeshare solution company.

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Increasingly better rates at ATMs overseas have encouraged a trend towards withdrawing money abroad or using a debit card. Typically, using an ATM abroad will incur a 1.5% cash handling fee and a 2.75% foreign exchange fee. A lot of Britons are willing to pay these charges for the convenience of withdrawing money on demand, as they do at home. Clearly, this is a much better idea than exchanging your entire budget before your holiday and subsequently carrying a lot of readies. Even better for travellers is the fact that some banks now offer free transactions abroad.

The research also revealed that the average spend when abroad is £207 per week. Half of British travellers are now withdrawing three quarters of their weekly spend from ATMs abroad.

Sarah Munro, head of Post Office Travel Services, has encouraged the use of cash and plastic when abroad. She advises that cash is often required to pay for small purchases such as drinks and taxis, and in some destinations will be the only excepted method of payment for other goods. On the other hand, for security purposes, balancing cash with the use of credit and pre-paid cards can be a great way of limiting the amount of cash you carry. It is also advised that traveller's look for credit cards companies that don't charge commission for overseas usage.

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