The new combination of Ultimate Resort and Private Escapes has now launched. The combined destination club is the second largest measured by number of members.

Abercrombie & Kent the luxury travel group just announced that it is forming a new destination club. somewhat confusingly the new club is named Abercrombie & Kent Residence Club. 

 Quintess has recently raised $210m in equity funding from a member of the Forbes 400.

 Luxury vacation club Quintess recently added a yacht to its collection of luxury homes.

The LUSSO Collection has added two new exquisite residences in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Jackson Hole is located in the valley nestled below the towering Grand Teton Mountain Range, 60 miles from Yellowstone National Park. Surrounded by scenic peaks and home to the famous Snake River and abundant wildlife, Jackson Hole, Wyoming is truly a year-round paradise.

Solstice, the ultra-luxury leader in the $2 billion destination club industry, is adding to its expanding portfolio of luxury homes in the top 25 global elite travel destinations with a ski-in, ski-out chalet located in Verbier, Switzerland -- one of the world's premier ski destinations.

The membership levels being offered are shown in the table below:

Just when it looked like Tanner & Haley's members and properties were going to join up with Ultimate Resorts, along comes Joe Ricketts (founder of Ciel and Ameritrade) with a $108m offer. This is $10m more than last weeks offer from Ultimate Resorts. So it's going to be interesting to see where Tanner & Haley ends up.

Preeminent Global Experience, LP (PGE), the parent company for Ciel, is offering all Tanner & Haley members the opportunity to join Ciel, with Legendary Retreat Members receiving a membership with no membership deposit. PGE will also form a New Club for all the other T&H members.

A large part of the Ciel membership experience is not just the exclusive luxury properties but also the once in a lifetime experiences which Ciel offers through it's "Experience Crafting(TM) process".

Ciel was launched this Fall and is an invitation only club with a limit of 100 members.