The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club offers an array of properties for members to visit and enjoy. Like its hotel line, these residences offer five-star accommodations and amenities that are among the finest in the world. And the Aspen Highlands Ritz-Carlton is no exception to this rule.

Read more: Reviewing the Ritz-Carlton Destination Club in Aspen Highlands

Jet cards have become an increasingly popular way of accessing private aviation. They provide confirmed levels of pricing, aircraft types and access. One thing to be aware of is the peak travel days that have slightly different reservation and travel requirements.

Read more: A Look at Peak Day Travel for Jet Card Holders

With the growing economy the equity destination club has taken on new staff to start to expand again and is adding new members.

Read more: M Private Residences Relaunches

The company, owned by aircraft manufacturer Cessna, has stopped selling fractional aircraft and is focusing on its other jet card and jet management programs.

Read more: CitationAir No Longer Offering Fractional Shares

The company recently launched Europe's first direct financing product for the fractional aircraft industry. This follows the successful launch of financing in the USA, which the company started in 2010.

Read more: NetJets Europe Offers Financing for Fractional Shares

This new addition means shareholders will now have the use of apartments located in Paris, Barcelona, Florence and Prague. The Prague apartment is currently being refurbished and furnished and will be available to Rocksure shareholders from May. 

Read more: Rocksure adds Prague Apartment to Capital Fund

Peter Kuhn is a huge fan of the fractional business model. Having purchased shares in various other clubs, he enjoyed the luxurious homes, first-class amenities, the exceptional level of service, and other accouterments that go along with this lifestyle. When an opportunity to venture into the business side of this type of arrangement became available, he decided to make a go of it.

Read more: New Fractionals at The Rocks in Scottsdale

Is fractional aircraft ownership right for you? Or would a jet-card program, a block-charter card program, on-demand charter or maybe even whole aircraft ownership better suit your needs?

Read more: When Fractional Isn’t the Way to Fly

It's not often that we indulge in a pure lifestyle piece on SherpaReport but the article below really struck a chord on several levels. It's written by someone who has true insight in to the lives of the ultra wealthy – his company is a legal and consulting firm that helps the country's wealthiest families and their family offices. So take a few moments, and read on.

Read more: Invest in a Few Memories Along The Way

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) just reported that sales of vacation homes in the US rose 7.0 percent to 502,000 in 2011 from 469,000 in 2010. This is certainly an encouraging sign after falls in prior years and reinforces the trend seen in fractionals, where overall 2011 sales were up 4%.

Read more: Vacation Home Sales Rise in 2011

Each year the destination club designs a custom collection of "Once in a Lifetime" experiences. Their goal with these trips is turning "we've always wanted to" dreams into a lifetime of memories.

Read more: The 2013 Once in a Lifetime Tours From Exclusive Resorts

The new program from XOJET is targeted as an alternative to fractional jet ownership and jet card programs. XOJET Elite Access offers program members guaranteed access to the XOJET fleet of Citation X and Challenger 300 jets, with as little as 12 hours notice.

Read more: XOJET Elite Access Offers Fixed Price Guaranteed Access

The equity destination club is planning to close to new investors at the start of May. Anyone who wants to join after this date will have to wait until a current member investor is ready to leave.

Read more: Equity Estates Announces Sell Out of Fund I by May 1, 2012

The annual North America survey by Ragatz Associates showed a slight increase of 4% across all shared property types, including fractionals, private residence clubs and destination clubs.

Read more: Fractional and Shared Property Increases in 2011

In expanding its Quintess Beyond program, the destination club has added some new and interesting locations for its members. All three of these locations are firsts for the destination club sector.

Read more: Quintess Adds Nantucket, Fire Island and Buenos Aires