Emerging Markets Development Expert to Provide Insight During Timeshare and Fractional Industry Expo

April 26, 2011 - PRLog -- Perspective Magazine, the global independent information provider to the timeshare and fractional industry, announces that Peter Hutchinson, Group Chairman, Citadel Trustees, will assess emerging markets for the shared ownership industry at the Global Networking Expo, GNEX 2011.

As part of an Emerging Markets session, Mr. Hutchinson will be giving valuable insights into the development and operation of shared ownership properties in China and what he sees in the near future for the region.

A member of MENSA, Mr. Hutchinson holds an honors degree in Economics and Social Statistics and is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Travel and Tourism. His experience in vacation ownership stretches back nearly 30 years and he has extensive knowledge of hotel buy-to-let operations as well as fractional and renewable energy projects. He has advised government ministers in various countries on the development of vacation ownership and has been involved in several pioneering projects in countries as diverse as China, Thailand and India as well as in the UK and Europe.

Citadel Trustees Limited’s global reach makes it strategically poised to advise on projects in Europe, Asia or the Far East, including fractional developments, buy-to-let hotel room schemes and all ownership models within the worldwide hotel and shared ownership market.

“Doing business in the Far East is not always easy, but few things worthwhile ever are! During our 17 years of operating in this region and 10 years in the immensely exciting proposition that is China, we have learnt many lessons, the most important of which is to tear up the rule book and to take nothing for granted. Nevertheless, success is there if we are prepared to listen, learn and adapt,” said Mr. Hutchinson.

“Meanwhile, the recent implementation of the European Timeshare Directive in UK has meant that many existing Fractional Investments are being reclassified as Financial Services Products. Citadel provides the required Financial Services Authority authorization to enable such products to continue to be sold legally.”

GNEX 2011 will be held at the exquisite Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas during May 11th – 12th, 2011, and Mr. Hutchinson will be participating in the “Emerging Markets” session during Day Two of the expo.

Craig Nash, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Interval Leisure Group and Ron Kurtz, president of the American Affluence Research Center, will be keynote speakers for the event and provide additional perspective to the challenges faced by the vacation ownership industry.

Business leaders from five continents will meet to participate in interactive workshops and take advantage of networking opportunities. Thought-provoking sessions, new networking features, a welcome reception and exhibitor hall are all key elements of the expo.
The Perspective Magazine Awards Gala will also debut at GNEX 2011, where more than 150 nominees will finally find out the winners in a wide variety of categories including Best Resort Development, Best Innovation Award and many more.

For more information and to find out how you can attend GNEX 2011, please visit http://perspectivemagazine.com/gnex

Sponsors and supporters of GNEX 2011 include:

The Absolute World Group, Dial an Exchange, Resort Television, Yucatan Holidays, Citadel Trustees Limited, Connex, First American Title Insurance Company, ICE, Interval International, LeisureLink, Max Generation, RCI, First National Trustee Company, Lloydshare, Alternative Ownership Conference Asia Pacific (AOCAP), Australian Timeshare & Holiday Ownership Council (ATHOC), Canadian Resort Development Association (CRDA), Cooperative Association of Resort Exchangers (CARE), La Asociación Mexicana de Desarrolladores Turísticos (AMDETUR), Ragatz Fractional Interest Conference, Resort Development Organisation (RDO), Vacation Ownership Association of Southern Africa (VOASA), American Airlines, Avis Rent A Car and Christel House International as Charity of Choice.

About Peter Hutchinson
Peter is a member of MENSA, holds an honors degree in Economics and Social Statistics and is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Travel and Tourism. He is chairman of Hutchinson & Co. Trust Company Ltd, a specialist timeshare trustee, and Citadel Trustees Ltd, a company authorized by the FSA to operate collective investment projects.

Peter’s experience in the industry stretches back nearly 30 years and he also has extensive knowledge of hotel buy-to-let operations, as well as fractional and renewable energy projects.

He has advised government ministers in various countries on the development of vacation ownership and has been involved in several pioneering projects in countries as diverse as China, Thailand and India as well as in the UK and Europe.

About Perspective Magazine
Perspective Magazine publishes four regional brands: industry publications Perspective Magazine North America, Perspective Magazine Europe & Middle East, Perspective Magazine South Africa and Perspective Magazine Asia Pacific. Together, the industry magazines are the most read independent trade publications globally for the shared ownership industry and the company is a media sponsor of 30 major industry events around the world. The company’s consumer magazine, Owners Perspective Magazine, is the only independent consumer publication that specializes in promoting the benefits of buying shared ownership products to the general public.  Distribution is via a variety of high-profile consumer channels including, but not limited to, more than 150 first class airport lounges worldwide with over a dozen airlines such as British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta as well as hundreds of luxury hotels, resorts, spas and golf clubs.

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