CRTA Weekly Insider March 15, 2024

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Vacation Ownership News & Updates

Canadian Resort & Travel Association

Mar. 15, 2024

CRTA MEMBER NEWS

Registration For GNEX-CRTA Is Now Open!

Source: GNEX-CRTA

Registration for GNEX-CRTA 2024 is now open! Join us September 3-5 at the beautiful Fairmont Le Château Laurier, in Canada's capital city, Ottawa.

This conference will deliver another networking-focused event with industry leaders from Canada, USA, Mexico and beyond.

For a very limited time you can register with HUGE savings...and if you are a CRTA Member you can save even more!

C.A.R.E.'S 71st CONFERENCE

Source: C.A.R.E.

C.A.R.E.'S 71st Conference is being held in Kansas City, Missouri from May 6 through May 10, 2024. C.A.R.E. will continue its tradition of offering outstanding educational and networking opportunities for Resort Developers, Management and Exchange Companies, HOA’s, Travel Clubs, Wholesalers and Industry Suppliers.

Lemonjuice Solutions Announces the Sale of The Yachtsman Resort

Source: Lemonjuice Solutions

Lemonjuice Solutions has completed the sale of The Yachtsman Resort to Hybridge Capital for $12.75 million. This oceanfront property, comprised of two towers and 160 units, was sold for $12.75 million, with the transaction finalized on January 31, 2024. Timeshare owners are set to receive an average of $2,643 per timeshare interest, contingent upon account balance and unit size.

Choice's failed quest for Wyndham could not overcome hotel owners' resistance

Source: Travel Weekly

Choice Hotels International's decision to drop its hostile takeover bid for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is the second high-profile travel deal to disintegrate this month. Choice is believed to have started pursuing Wyndham in the spring of 2023, though it wasn't until last October that Choice took its proposal to acquire Wyndham public.

Lyft and Uber to cease operations in Minneapolis after new minimum wage law

Source: CNN

Lyft and Uber will stop offering services in Minneapolis on May 1 after the city council overrode the mayor’s veto of a minimum wage for rideshare drivers. Cities and states have attempted to pass legislation in recent years amid the growth of the “gig economy,” or freelance work through apps like Uber and Grubhub, but have generally been met with fierce opposition.

Planning a spring break getaway?

Don’t let scammers clip your wings

Source: FTC.gov

You might get a call about a “free” vacation, but they say you have to pay fees. (Which, of course, means it’s not really free.) Maybe you get an email for a travel package at a low, low price, but the organizer won’t give you the specifics. Like where you’d be staying. Those offers might be scams

Why is air travel so miserable?

Source: CBC

On Front Burner, author and law professor Ganesh Sitaraman on how air travel became such a frustrating and unpleasant experience for so many, and whether there’s a solution in sight. Sitaraman is the author of Why Flying Is Miserable and How to Fix It.

Listen To The Interview