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Around the Industry NEWS/AWARDS Sitting on two acres, Cowabunga Bay neighborhood waterpark is located in Draper, Utah, just south of Salt Lake City. The facility opened on July 12, 2009, and is highlighted by WhiteWater West Industries’ AquaPlay Giant RainFortress. This 15-level, 225-foot long structure encompasses 360 degrees of custom theming, including a recreated 1967 Woody wagon with California plates topped with a long board, as well as a surﬁng cow sporting sunglass and board-shorts to bring the 1960’s California beach vibe to life. AquaPlay’s Giant RainFortress is the world’s largest play structure and boasts over 300 interactive activities including nine slides, bridges, climb nets, arch jets, water guns, and pull ropes and is highlighted by two giant tipping buckets that intermittently ﬁll and spill on guests below, showering them with 1200 gallons. The Village at Izatys Installs TimeShareWare Professional The Village at Izatys on Lake Mille Lacs recently installed TimeShareWare Professional 2009. The resort is using the enhanced software and property management functionality to manage all of its timeshare units. This is an exclusive ﬁve-star resort with year-round activities; guests may enjoy full use of the renowned Izatys Golf and Yacht Club, including one of Minnesota’s top golf courses, Black Brook. The resort features a large outdoor pool, sand volleyball, and miles of hiking trails. In addition to golﬁng, the resort offers boating and ﬁshing during the summer, and snowmobiling and cross-country skiing during the winter. Spa World in Osaka, Japan, recently unveiled its newest WhiteWater West attraction to their indoor waterpark: the world’s ﬁrst looping slide. A premier installation for WhiteWater, the gravitydefying AquaLoop offers riders a heartpounding ride. The anticipation begins as riders step into a capsule which controls a trap door that creates the ultimate thrust start. The riders wait for a countdown and then the trap door opens and riders accelerate into a free fall drop that shoots them through a looping slide. Not short on visual appeal, Spa World’s AquaLoop spans 62m in length and 10m in height and is constructed using a translucent SilkTek™ ﬂume that allows bystanders to watch riders as they loop through the slide reaching speeds up to 60 kph. SilkTek™ is the latest in ﬁberglass technology, engineered to provide a smooth surface inside and out. The AquaLoop is the third attraction for Spa World provided by WhiteWater West—the SuperBowl was installed in 2005 and the Boomerango in 2006. in Tarvisio. Situated in the Italian Alps in the northeast region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, the resort is on the borders of Italy, Austria, and Slovenia. The resort is due to be completed in the summer of 2010; planned amenities include a restaurant, bar, spa, indoor pool, and sauna. Activities close by include horseback riding, mountain biking, climbing, tennis, ﬁshing, and paragliding. During the winter, visitors can enjoy horse-drawn sleigh rides and skiers can explore countless downhill and cross-country trails. In summer, Lake Raibl offers many water sports, including windsurﬁng, canoeing, rafting, hydrospeed and kayaking. The golf course has wide greens and spacious fairways and is surrounded by forest, which could result in challenging rounds for players. HONORS/AWARDS Fractional Ownership Property, 47 Park Street Grand Residences by Marriott in London Earns High Points The property has been voted by Fractionallife.com (see www.fractionallife. com) readers as the best all-round fractional offering in the marketplace today. The Fractional Life awards are the ﬁrst and only of their kind, offering a seal of approval for those considering a fractional ownership purchase and acknowledging the global nature of the industry. There are now 90 properties providing deeded, fractional real estate across Europe, 14 percent of which are located in the United Kingdom. This U.K. concentration is the third highest after Portugal (20 percent) and France (18 percent). 47 Park Street also recently announced a new partnership with The Dalí Universe, offering members special access to this leading art gallery in the heart of London. With the property’s partnerships ranging from opera and ﬁne dining to sport and leisure, 47 Park Street is delighted to expand into the arts sector. Located in the County Hall on the Thames’ cultural South Bank, The Dalí Universe boasts over 600 works of art featuring the Catalonian surrealist artist and self-publicist, Salvador Dalí. While inresidence, 47 Park Street members will enjoy access to The Dalí Universe through personal Laguna Holiday Club Installs TimeShareWare Enterprise to Manage Its Resort Properties Laguna Holiday Club (LHC), part of the Laguna Phuket destination resort, recently installed TimeShareWare Enterprise software. The TimeShareWare Enterprise software was conﬁgured to meet Laguna Holiday Club’s distinct club requirements. Because there are several key differences between regulations in Asia and the United States, a different room conﬁguration was added to the software, and, in addition, sales activities and policies for trade-ins and upgrades were adapted to meet the needs of Laguna Holiday Club. The TimeShareWare software platform includes solutions for lead management, sales and marketing, member accounting, property management, reservations, and Web-based member servicing. It is based on N-Tier service-oriented architecture (SOA), the goal of which is a worldwide integration of collaborating services. Spa World Adds First Aqualoop Designed and Supplied by Whitewater West Interval International Adds Domina Golf and Ski Tarvisio Italian Alps Resort Interval International has announced the afﬁliation of the Domina Golf and Ski Resort 14 Developments • September 2009

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