Absolute Launches Thai Vacation Ownership Program
11 June 2009
Absolute
Launches Thai Vacation Ownership Program
Absolute aims for over
2,000 Thai memberships by 2009
Thais offered more than 2,000 destinations Worldwide
Bangkok, Thailand, (11
June 2009) - Absolute Group targets Thai market for expansion with the
launch of ‘Thai vacation ownership’
Absolute Vacation Club
(part of Absolute Groups diverse business operations) is a leading
international vacation ownership operator in Europe and Asia. AVC has been in operation since
1998, and now has 21 offices worldwide including 3 new strategic offices this
year; one in Iran,
and 2 offices in Bangkok.
The new offices in Bangkok add to Absolute
Group's strong Thailand
presence with offices in Pattaya, Samui and Phuket also.
Mr. Bryan Lunt, Chairman of Absolute Group commented, “Vacation
ownership program will play a major role in the growth of Thailand
tourism. With the growth in branded hotels and developments throughout
Thailand
in the past few years, vacation ownership provides a solution
to boost occupancy and tourism revenues for the country.”
Members can use holiday entitlements to more than 2,000 affiliate resorts worldwide.
Mr. Andrew Parker, Managing Director,
Absolute Group (Thailand) said “Thailand
has the potential
to become the number one market for vacation ownership in Asia. Interest from Thais is growing and the number of Thai buyers also
continues to grow. And currently there are only a few major brand vacation
ownership membership schemes available in Thailand. Absolute Vacation
Club currently has 250 memberships since the start of operations two
months ago. We aim for 2,000 family members by end of the year”
AVC recently launched a marketing campaign called ‘test drive’ which
allows potential customers to try the product before buying. As part of
this program, Absolute has already offered trips to more than 4,000
families come to Thailand
this.
Absolute Group of companies is a multinational
group specializing in mixed-use resort and hotel
development, management and vacation ownership. Absolute Group currently employs over 950 staff and operates 21 offices worldwide including three offices in Spain
(Tenerife, Barcelona and Marbella); five offices in Thailand (two in
Bangkok, one in Pattaya, Phuket and Koh Samui each); one office in Turkey;
five offices in China (two in Beijing, two in Hong Kong and one
in Hainan); two offices in Pavlodar and Almaty in Kazakhstan, three
offices in Russia (Moscow, Vladivostock and Khabarovsk,); Kiev in Ukraine,
and Iran.
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Absolute Vacation Club (AVC)
Absolute Vacation
Club is a market leader in the vacation ownership business and has affiliated
resorts with Interval International, a global quality vacation
exchange organization, and offers its club members more than 2,500
destinations in more than 80 countries. The Phuket office is the Thai headquarters
of Absolute Group and is the hub for the Group’s expansion throughout Thailand.
Absolute
Vacation Club has over 25,000 member families worldwide. More information, visit ClubAbsolute.com
Absolute Group of companies
Founded in 1998 the group consists of six
business sectors: Absolute Developments – mixed-used resort and
hotel developer, Absolute Resort Management –
resort, hotel and mixed-use development management and services, Absolute
Vacation Club – leading worldwide vacation ownership membership, AbsoluteThai
– lifestyle magazine publishing; North Shore Real Estate
– real estate broker licensed in Thailand; and Absolute Bangla Club
- the most stylish bar in the heart of Soi Bangla. More information, visit
AbsoluteWorld.net
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