By Sessler, Marc Stephen Ross has overseen plenty of ups and downs in South Beach, but the Dolphins owner feels his team has turned a corner since parting ways with former coach Tony Sparano.
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HomeAway Forges Strong Relationship with Timeshare Industry through Three New Distribution Partnersh
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HomeAway Forges Strong Relationship with Timeshare Industry through Three New Distribution Partnerships
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– HomeAway, Inc. (NAS: AWAY) , the world’s leading online marketplace of vacation rentals, today announces a distribution partnership with three leading timeshare entities: Island One Resorts®, Welk Resorts and ResorTime.com®.
Timeshare units in the two resort companies and those listed on ResorTime.com, an online reservation service, will be advertised on HomeAway.com® to help rent vacant and unsold timeshare inventory as vacation rentals. The partnerships mark a strong synergy between HomeAway® and the timeshare industry to provide the most extensive offering of lodging options for travelers seeking vacation accommodations.
With timeshares booked about 79% of the year according to the American Resort Development Association‘s 2012 State of the Vacation Timeshare Industry research, HomeAway.comoffers the opportunity for resorts to close the gap on vacant and unused inventory.
“HomeAway is an excellent resource for timeshare resorts to provide another channel online to maximize the effort they put in to filling these properties,” says Brian Sharples, chief executive officer of HomeAway. “Growing our relationship with the timeshare industry is crucial in our efforts to provide travelers the most complete marketplace for vacation rentals.”
The partnerships include the following companies:
- Island One Resorts offers over 1,100 timeshare units at its eight Florida resorts: Barefoot’n Resort, Bryan’s Spanish Cove, Liki Tiki Village, Orbit One Vacation Villas and Parkway International Resort in Orlando, The Cove on Ormond Beach, Charter Club Resort of Naples Bay; and Crescent Resort on South Beach.
- Welk Resorts was founded by entertainment industry legend Lawrence Welk, is operated by his grandson, President Jon Fredricks, and operates more than 1,100 timeshare units in resorts located in Escondido and Palm Springs, Calif., Branson, Mo. and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
- ResorTime.com is the timeshare industry’s leading nightly rental reservation site. Representing over two million room nights from hundreds of Timeshare Resorts around the U.S., Mexico and Canada, ResorTime.com provides a mutually beneficial distribution platform to drive higher rental performance for its resorts.
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At The South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Gluttony For The Greater Good
It’s a warm February evening in South Beach and Wayne Chaplin–his dark hair tight to his head, his mouth creased into a smile–can finally relax, at least a bit. It’s the second evening of the raucous, three-day moveable feast known as the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, for the last 12 years the pet project of Chaplin and his family’s Southern Wine & Spirits of America, the country’s largest alcohol distributor. He’s sitting at a dinner in the tony Loews Hotel honoring the famed chef, Nobu Matsuhisha, joined by the likes of Martha Stewart and Christophe Navarre, the CEO of Moët Hennessy, and 577 other guests who each paid $500 a plate. This is the crowning event of the festival, which was attended by 60,000 people who mingled with all manner of famous chefs, from Food Network stars Guy Fieri and Paula Deen to highbrow pan-rattlers Alice Waters and Alain Ducasse. …read more
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Bed Head Hotel: Diplo, Jillionaire, Walshy Fire, Tommie Sunshine And More Do The Gale Hotel (JIPSY PHOTOS)
By The Huffington Post News Editors
BY JIPSY, NEFARIOUSGIRL.COM
New York-based firm UG Strategies took over the Gale Hotel in South Beach to create The Bed Head Hotel, a special 2-day VIP event during the 2013 Miami Music Week, Winter Music Conference, and Ultra Music Festival. The Bed Head Hotel featured a lineup of DJ stars including Diplo, Tommie Sunshine, Walshy Fire, Jillionaire, Audrey Napoleon, The Disco Fries, FIGO, Torro Torro, Fareoh, and Mr. Black.
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BMW’s 2014 6-series Lineup Receives a Few Performance Upgrades and a Special Edition
By John Lamm
There was already much to like about BMW’s latest-generation 6-series, and for 2014, the Bavarians have added a special-edition 6er and more of the equipment we love. While the car’s primary objective has been cruising the likes of Newport Beach, South Beach, and Greenwich in style, BMW has added another M-branded 6-series to the lineup for 2014 in the M6 Gran Coupe. But the new-for-2014 performance goodies don’t end there. The brand now offers all three M6s—Gran Coupe, coupe, and convertible—with a homegrown six-speed manual and carbon-ceramic brakes.A no-cost option over the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic, the manual will provide automatic rev matching on downshifts so long as the car’s drive-mode selector is set to Efficient or Sport. Select Sport Plus and you’ll be left to match revs yourself. In addition to their well-documented stopping power, the carbon-ceramic brakes knock off 42.8 pounds of unsprung weight and, to impress the neighbors, have gold-painted calipers.
- Comparison Test: 2012 Audi A7 3.0T Quattro vs. 2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe
- First Drive: 2013 BMW 6-series Gran Coupe
- Rendered: 2014 BMW M6 Grand Coupe
But if exclusivity, rather than outright performance, is what will impress the neighbors, you might consider the Frozen Brilliant White edition 650i convertible. Just 100 of these special editions will be made. The name would refer, of course, to the matte exterior finish, while the side-mirror caps, the grille, and the 20-inch aluminum-wheel accents are done in matte Frozen Black, while the ragtop is just black. The Nappa leather interior also is finished in black, and accented by Gray Poplar wood trim. The Frozen Brilliant White edition will be the first BMW stateside to arrive with the brand’s Dynamic Digital Instrument Cluster, which sees instrumentation alter “personalities” based on which drive mode is selected. There’s the choice of sDrive rear-wheel drive or xDrive all-wheel drive, with xDrive adding the Cold Weather package, which includes heated front and rear seats and a heated steering wheel. Included in all 100 editions are the Executive and M Sport packages, the latter not making this a full M6, but adding items like an aero kit and an M steering wheel. Exclusivity, as is said, comes at a price, and the price for this one-of-100 650i convertible is $106,695, or $110,095 for xDrive models.
Report: Miami Dolphins making ‘push’ to keep Jake Long
By NFL.com Though all signs have been pointing to Jake Long leaving Miami, one report puts the Dolphins right back in the running to keep the offensive tackle in South Beach. Will it be enough? …read more
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Report: Dolphins making ‘push’ to keep Jake Long
By NFL.com Though all signs have been pointing to Jake Long leaving Miami, one report puts the Dolphins right back in the running to keep the offensive tackle in South Beach. Will it be enough? …read more
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Report: Dolphins making ‘push’ to re-sign Jake Long
By NFL.com Though all signs have been pointing to Jake Long leaving Miami, one report puts the Dolphins right back in the running to keep the offensive tackle in South Beach. Will it be enough? …read more
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Report: Miami Dolphins pushing to re-sign Jake Long
By NFL.com Though all signs have been pointing to Jake Long leaving Miami, one report puts the Dolphins right back in the running to keep the offensive tackle in South Beach. Will it be enough? …read more
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Amanda Del Duca, CaptureFashion.com Fashion Blogger, Talks Wynwood Boutiques And Flip-Flop Faux-Pas
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Fashion blogger and stylist Amanda Del Duca has been making Miami look good in more than just wardrobe choices.
Her blog CaptureFashion.com has some of the most captivating images of Miami, from shoots at fruit-filled bodegas, to deserted Everglades roads, to the bleached out alleys of South Beach.
Del Duca, often wearing Miami designers like Alexis, serves as both model and editorial director for these awesome shoots, captured by photographer David Lundblad.
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Heat Win Franchise Record 15th Straight Game: Wade, LeBron Lead Miami Past Minnesota, 97-81 (VIDEO)
By The Huffington Post News Editors
MINNEAPOLIS — Alonzo Mourning never did it. Shaquille O’Neal didn’t, either. Even Dwyane Wade had never won 15 games in a row as a member of the Miami Heat.
The Heat have had their fair share of stars come through South Beach over the last 25 years, none of them as bright as LeBron James.
Give Yourself A Break: Why Doing Less is the Smartest Thing You Can Do
By Jan Bruce, Contributor Entrepreneurs work ruthlessly—by choice. Even I, as someone dedicated to health and wellness for decades, have broken the balance rule and worked straight through the night, through weekends, through vacation. (And ironically, I write this to you from a very short but much needed break in in South Beach.) …read more
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Sean Smith reportedly won’t get Miami Dolphins’ tag
By Sessler, Marc Are Sean Smith‘s days in South Beach numbered? The Miami Dolphins aren’t close to re-signing the cornerback, and the team reportedly isn’t prepared to use its franchise tag on him. …read more
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Report: Sean Smith won’t get Miami Dolphins’ tag
By Sessler, Marc Armando Salguero of The Miami Herald reports the Miami Dolphins will not give cornerback Sean Smith their franchise tag, despite what many believed would transpire in South Beach. …read more
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Your Guide To South Beach Wine & Food Festival
By Alex Skjong, Contributor The culinary elite, foodies and oenophiles will flood the sunny shores of South Beach the last weekend of February when the 12th annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival lands in Miami. The four-day festival (Feb. 21-24) takes over the nightlife-centric city to add even more parties—most revolving around food and wine, of course. There’s a lot of ground to cover during the epicurean extravaganza, but our Startle.com insider tips will help you eat and drink your way through South Beach.
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The Angler's Boutique Resort: What Makes It Trip Advisor's #1 Hotel In South Beach?
By Katie Kelly Bell, Contributor The Angler’s Boutique Resort is a charming, intimate destination just off of South Beach’s famed Ocean drive. It’s also ranked as the #1 hotel in South Beach by Trip Advisor, whose rankings are the result of guests reviews. Many consider their rankings the most authentic. But given the luxury competition along Ocean Drive, it seems surprising that a small, boutique hotel would command the Number One Spot. Until you ask around. I queried some locals and visitors about which property they thought was South Beach‘s Number One hotel.
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South Beach 'B-Girl' scammer gets 3 yrs prison
The ringleader of a Russian-mob connected Florida scam involving so-called “B-Girls” and wealthy male tourists has been sentenced to three years in federal prison.
A Miami judge on Friday agreed that 46-year-old Alec Simchuk deserved credit for voluntarily returning from Russia, pleading guilty and testifying against others. The term “B-Girls” is short for “Bar Girls.”
The scam involved attractive Russian and Eastern European women who trolled legitimate South Beach clubs looking for rich men. They brought the men to after-hours clubs, got them drunk and then charged huge amounts on their credit cards. Total losses were in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Most of the 19 people charged in the scam have been convicted.
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A Fight Over Historic Preservation Brews in Art Deco Country
By hnn
MIAMI BEACH — When South Beach was little more than a forlorn chunk of beachfront property, preservationists clung to the idea that the faded, often derelict pastel buildings lining the streets were too precious to knock down.
Their campaign to preserve the area’s fanciful Art Deco buildings ushered in one of the country’s most successful urban revivals. Years later, South Beach is still a juggernaut.
Preservationists are now pushing hard to bolster historic preservation laws, a move that has ruffled wealthy property owners (and potential buyers) and stepped up pressure on local commissioners who are reluctant to wade into the politically precarious battle….
Source:
NYT
Source URL:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/16/us/miami-beach-preservationists-push-to-protect-home.html?ref=todayspaper
Date:
1-16-13
Source: FULL ARTICLE at History News Network – George Mason University