Fractional Guides

WHAT IT IS The benefits of flying privately hardly need explaining. Private jets offer vastly superior comfort, convenience and flexibility over commercial aviation. In an era where airlines continue to cut flights, set new lows for delays, and subject passengers to tedious and time consuming security procedures, private jets allow you to fly anywhere you [...]

WHAT IT IS The hybrid concept of a luxury hotel that sells some of its units as condominiums has become one of the most popular trends in the Real Estate industry in recent years. Individual condo owners like it because they enjoy the resort-style luxuries, and in many cases the hotel rents out their units [...]

Defining Destination Clubs. Since its inception in the mid 90′s, the Destination Club industry has offered affluent families a broad portfolio of luxury private residences in resort areas around the world. In addition, club members enjoy amenities that include dedicated concierges, exceptional furnishings, once-in-a-lifetime experiences, and ample space at each residence; flexible use and reservation [...]

WHAT IT IS Timeshare is a vacation ownership concept that allows people to own a fraction of a product – whether it is a house, condo, boat, or plane – and use it during a period of time. The time used by the owner can either be contractually fixed to the same time period over [...]

WHAT IT IS Villa rentals are an emerging, extremely popular vacation strategy, allowing families to reside in high-end residences, usually with the concierge, limousine service, and culinary amenities of a high end hotel. These villa rentals are extremely popular in Europe, and are becoming equally so in the US.  Often included in daily or weekly [...]

WHAT IT IS Fractional Residences, otherwise known as Private Residence Clubs – or PRCs – are high-end club based on the concept of fractional ownership. Owners purchase a share of a property and the size of the share denotes the amount of time that they can use the property. If a quarter share is purchased, [...]

High end fractional real estate, also called Private Residence Clubs, and Destination Clubs have become most popular in resort areas and in urban areas, urban meaning the highest end world class cities with multiple cultural amenities…….the type of city that people are drawn to, visiting and revisiting throughout their lives.  Here is a sampling of [...]

San Francisco is the fourth most populated city in California and the 13th most populated city in the United States. The city is located on the northern end of the San Francisco peninsula. Today, San Francisco is a popular international tourist destination renowned for its chilly summer fog, steep rolling hills, eclectic mix of Victorian [...]

Like the United States, Canada is a huge country, but unlike the US, it occupies most of North America, extending from the Atlantic to the pacific, and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world’s second largest country by total area, and shares the longest common border with the US to the south and [...]

Wine is all about “the experience.” It is the motivation for wineries to invite you into their tasting rooms, for Gallo to put a vintage french bike on their Red Bicyclette label, and sometimes, the reason why the wine you tried on that warm balcony in Bordeaux does not taste as good once you get [...]