http://donateforacause.org/news News in the Timeshare Industry Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:31:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en AP TIMESOFMALTA.COM- "Malta--Timeshare touts have restrained their "devious" tactics after the Tourism Ministry gave them five days to "clean up their act or else get off the road". Tourism Minister Francis Zammit Dimech has warned that the next time the unacceptable behaviour resurfaces the government will enact the necessary regulations to ... http://donateforacause.org/news/index.php/2005/07/25/timeshare-cowboys-reined-in/ AP EMEDIAWIRE.COM- "Orlando, FL (PRWEB)... -- Lisa Ann Schreier, timeshare expert, author of “Surviving A Timeshare Presentation…Confessions From The Sales Table” and the just released “Timeshare Vacations For Dummies,” and yes, a former timeshare salesperson, knows all about what happens, and doesn't mind telling some of the industry's best-kept secrets. She ... http://donateforacause.org/news/index.php/2005/07/25/confessions-of-a-timeshare-salesperson/ AP THETIMESHAREBEAT.COM- "Time4Sharing.com, the worldwide charitable movement founded by Lebanese entrepreneur, Viviane Boulos -Tolan, major shareholder of Platinum International, successfully entered the Guinness Book of World Records in Central Europe. The charity created the longest human made golden gate bridge in Prague, involving 812 orphan children from all over the Czech ... http://donateforacause.org/news/index.php/2005/07/22/lebanese-charity-drive-enters-guinness-book-of-world-records/ AP JUSTGIVE.ORG- "Despite the slow economy, our country's spirit of charity remains high. A nationwide study conducted by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, showed that nearly three-fourths of adults contributed in some way to help victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. To further that spirit of philanthropy, Gift ... http://donateforacause.org/news/index.php/2005/07/22/gift-certificate-center-and-justgiveorg-create-new-easy-way-to-give/ AP PRESS.ARRIVENET.COM- "SEATTLE (PRWEB) July 21, 2005 —-Holiday Resales, a member of the Seattle-based Holiday Group of companies, reports an unprecedented demand for drive-to destinations for mini-vacations close to home. "We"re hearing it from our customers, and we"re seeing it in the web analytics tracking the click-through path of our ... http://donateforacause.org/news/index.php/2005/07/22/consumers-put-peddle-to-the-metal-for-summer-vacations/ AP PETERDIEKMEYER.COM- "Fed up with delays, security checks and the "hub and spoke" airport system, executives are turning to fractional aircraft ownership operators like AirSprint to get greater control of their travel Earlier this year Jim Hewitt took the business trip from hell. His flight to Greenbriar, Virginia, left Pierre Elliot ... http://donateforacause.org/news/index.php/2005/07/22/hubbed-and-spoked-to-death/ AP HOTELMOTEL.COM- "Timeshare trial membership programs might sound too good to be true because most offerings allow consumers to sample the benefits of timeshare with no long-term commitment. Timeshare operators say it's a cost-effective sales-and-marketing tool that effectively recruits potential clients. Industry experts say it is a win-win for consumers ... http://donateforacause.org/news/index.php/2005/07/22/timeshare-trial-programs-prove-successful/ AP THEROYALGAZETTE.COM- "Opposition Senate leader Kim Swan again urged Government to get on with amending the Timeshare Act. Timeshare owners who bought years ago are worried they might lose their property as their 25 year leases are up this year. He said Government had been promising law changes since 1999 but had ... http://donateforacause.org/news/index.php/2005/07/22/amend-timeshare-act-swan-urges-government/ *Who They Are: Compared to all U.S. households, timeshare owners earn more (72.9 percent have incomes of more than $50,000, compared to only 34.3 percent for U.S. households); are older (75.3 percent are 45 years of age or more, compared to 52.1 percent); and are more educated (57.4 percent have a ... http://donateforacause.org/news/index.php/2005/07/20/timeshare-purchasers-who-they-are-why-they-buy/ If you or one of your loved ones has diabetes, you know how vital it is to find cure and identify improved treatments. Research supported by the Association has made progress on a number of fronts... * Researchers successfully performed a pancreatic islet transplantation to a woman with insulin-dependent diabetes. Three weeks ... http://donateforacause.org/news/index.php/2005/07/20/donate-now-to-help-cure-prevent-diabetes-with-the-american-diabetes-association/