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The Scrub Island Resort opened its doors for the first time last month, making it the first resort to debut in the British Virgin Islands in the last 15 years. The resort is the first to appear on Scrub Island and it is a 230-acre private island located one nautical mile northeast of Tortola. The island remained largely untouched until about 10 years ago, when a sailor who frequented a simple beachfront restaurant that catered to passing seafarers, made a deal with the restaurant owners to build a resort on the island.

The results is a complex featuring 26 residential-style rooms, ranging from one to two bedrooms, outfitted with full kitchens stocked with top-of-the-line appliances. Villas, containing two to five bedrooms each, are also available. Each residence affords ocean views that stretch to the neighboring island of Little Camanoe, and their own private patios.

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The Dawn Beach Club is now affiliated with Interval International. Located on St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles, this property is ideally situated on the island’s southeastern shore and includes three-bedroom, two-bath oceanfront condominiums with spacious floor plans. The 1,800-square foot units feature elegant contemporary furnishings and warm teak finishes.

Each has a fully appointed kitchen with stainless steel appliances, satellite television and Wi-Fi, and an oversized patio or balcony. Further reinforcing the value of ownership, new purchasers of this resort will be enrolled as individual members of Interval International, as well as Interval Gold, its upgraded membership program. This gives them the opportunity to exchange their accommodations for those at other resorts in Interval’s worldwide network, as well as the ability to relinquish their resort weeks toward the purchase of cruise, golf, and spa vacations.

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The Los Altos Club in La Romana, Dominican Republic has joined Preferred Residences; a hospitality branded membership and exchange program for luxury whole and shared ownership resorts offered by a subsidiary Interval Leisure Group. Through this affiliation, owners participating in the rental program at Los Altos resort become members of the Los Altos Club and have access to the membership and exchange privileges of Preferred Residences. Los Altos resort is comprised of 116 luxury villas and lofts.

The residences are beautifully appointed with upscale finishes, elegant contemporary furniture, and set in lush gardens. They feature 10-foot vaulted ceilings, custom solid oak doors, travertine marble flooring, spacious living and dining areas, European-style kitchens with granite surfaces and stainless steel appliances, and oversized terraces.

Amenities also include a private beach, multiple international restaurants and bars, championship-level golf courses, the Cygalle Healing Spa, fitness center, numerous tennis courts, an equestrian center, a polo field, a dude ranch, a shooting center for skeet and trap, a full-service marina, a day camp for children, and babysitting services.

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The Hyatt Regency Curacao Golf Resort, Spa and Marina is scheduled to open in January. Located at the Santa Barbara Plantation, a 1,500-acre luxury resort community, the beachfront resort is 25 minutes from the capital city of Willemstad and will feature 350 luxuriously appointed rooms, uninterrupted water views on three sides, white sand beaches, a Hyatt Pure spa, a full-service marina, extensive meeting space and the island’s only Pete Dye-designed 18-hole championship golf course. There will also be a fitness center, multiple outdoor pools, poolside grill, lounge, dive and water sport facility, and 18,500 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space.

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The 170-room Ramada Grand Caymanian Beach Club and Resort is currently at 80% occupancy and ground has been broken for the Wyndham Grand Bay Waterford Cayman Islands. Both resorts are located in Crystal Harbour Safe Haven, overlooking the North Sound. The Ramada Grand Caymanian Beach Club is a pre-existing resort that comprises both timeshare and daily rental units. It was re-branded with the Ramada name in January of this year. The first phase of the property is complete, with the construction of a second phase planned.

The Wyndham Grand Bay Waterford is a private resort comprised of luxurious villas, grand penthouses and an elegant Great House. The Waterford is a private residence club. Guests may purchase whole units or half units or even one eighth of a unit. It is branded as Wyndham Grand Bay and is considered at the top of the branding tier.

The resort will be built in the British colonial style comprised of 47 units and located in Crystal Harbour. It features crystal chandeliers and electronics in each room, a 5,000 square foot spa, a business center, on-site restaurant, lighted tennis court, beach volleyball court, freshwater pool, multiple hot tubs, a kids club and a variety of water activities. There will also be a dock and a fleet of boats available for use by owners with a captain available for each boat. There will also be featured a luxury car service offering a Land Rover, BMW, Mercedes or Audi for owners and guests.

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The luxurious, shared ownership property is one of the few ways foreigners may purchase a Bermuda vacation home with strict government regulations that have limited the sale of whole ownership real estate to non-Bermudans. The resort will share the same private pink-sand beach with Bermuda’s most award-winning hotel, known as “The Reefs.”

Club owners will benefit from exclusive amenities, including an infinity-edge pool, rooftop putting green with Atlantic views, state-of-the-art fitness center, and owners’ lounge. The Reefs’ three fine restaurants and new La Serena Spa with eight treatment rooms will be shared by both properties. The Reefs Club maintains the hotel’s intimacy by offering just 19 two and three-bedroom residences, all with unobstructed ocean views and private hot tubs on the verandas. Residences will be furnished in contemporary Bermudan style and will feature amenities such as flat screen televisions, spa bathrooms, and gourmet kitchens. One-tenth ownership starts at $350,000.

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The annual award recognizes resorts that provide outstanding vacation experiences with state-of-the-art conveniences, and modern features and appointments. Windjammer Landing is the first resort in St. Lucia to earn the Interval International Premier Resort award, the highest level designation in II’s resort recognition program, owing to its extraordinary setting, caliber of accommodations, and the impeccable service it offers.

Set among 55 acres on the northwest coast of the island, Windjammer Landing is surrounded by lush tropical gardens and overlooks picturesque Labrelotte Bay. The luxury resort is designed in a Mediterranean style with tiled walkways, sloping roofs, and white buildings, and features 67 elegant villas with scenic views of gold-sand beaches and blue waters.

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Marriott’s St. Kitts Beach Club announces its third phase opening.

Marriott Vacation Club International, the vacation ownership division of Marriott International has announced the third phase of St. Kitts Beach Club in the West Indies.

The new addition provides the resort with an additional 22 two and three-bedroom units, adding to the property’s 44 existing units. All units range from 1,400 square feet in size to 2,089 square feet.

Amenities include private balconies with beautiful views, fully equipped kitchens with high-end appliances, and spacious living and dining areas. The Royal Beach Casino is also located right on site.

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The Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas has recently eliminated 800 employees. In a sign of the economic times, the famous resort had to make cuts due to decreased occupancy rates and sales.

The Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas features over 3,000 rooms. This resort is one of the best selling timeshare resorts of all time on the secondary or timeshare resales market. The demand is astounding with people often paying thousands for a one-week stay each year. According to resort officials, a lay off of 800 accounts for about 10% of their staff.

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