There have been several rumors swirling about changes at destination club Quintess. Yesterday SherpaReport caught up with Ben Addoms, founder and EVP of Quintess, to discuss the latest developments.

SherpaReport recently talked to Philip Mekelburg, the CEO and co-founder of Equity Estates to find out the latest developments at this equity destination club.

There are more and more private residence clubs offering “preview stays” as a way to try out the club before you buy.

These two luxury travel and property companies have formed a partnership so that their respective members can use each others luxury vacation homes.

The Presnell Sporting Collection is a new travel club that offers elite sportsmen the fishing and large game hunting experiences that they crave.

A 15th-century palace is home to Palazzo Tornabuoni, a private residence club situated in an upscale shopping district in the heart of Florence.

In another sign of how hard the economy is hitting destination clubs, the boutique club Lusso just filed Chapter 11 today. 

The largest destination club, Exclusive Resorts, now has more than 3,500 members and is celebrating its 5th Anniversary of bringing friends and family together.

In the current economy, with property prices continuing to fall, the luxury destination club Botiga is delaying the purchase of its first group of homes.

The North American provider of fractional shares in the Piaggio Avanti P.180 aircraft is now offering a new 15-hour "Edge Card".

This new program, from the largest destination club, allows potential members to try out some of the club homes for either a 4- night or 7- night stay.

The second largest destination club, measured by number of members, has a couple of new programs that enable potential members to try out the club.

Fairmont Heritage Place, the private residence club from Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, has assumed management of two private residence clubs formerly operated by Storied Places. The two clubs are at Nature's Door, Whistler and Inspiration, Miramar Beach in Sandestin, Florida.

This global destination club has quietly lowered its initial fees across all its membership plans.

The members of High Country Club are currently being showered with offers from all sides. Two other destination clubs have made direct offers to the members and the club continues to revise its own plans.