Portofino Club has acquired Signature Destinations to form Portofino Destination Clubs. The combined entity has 141 members and 30 properties, moving the club onto Helium Report’s Top 5 list by member count. We spoke with Ron Tapp, Chairman and founder (pictured, right) and Rance Rogers, President (pictured, below) to learn more ... Read Full Article »

Last Friday, the New York Times published their second article in six months on the destination club industry. “Destination Clubs Find Their Niches” highlights the trend toward segmentation based on price, geography, or personal interests: Exclusive Resorts. Consumer awareness is building and new clubs are finding innovative ways to segment the ... Read Full Article »

<!-logo and address-> Membership Inquiries: http://signaturedestinationsclub.com Click here to request more information <!- profile data-> Membership Members (as of 1Q06) Member cap ... Read Full Article »

Here is what Todd, head of membership sales, told us today: “We have four residences open for members use right now. Cabo will be online Nov 20 and Tahoe and Monterey Bay will be online Dec 15. We will then add a home in Hawaii then one in wine ... Read Full Article »

Signature Destinations, a relatively new club operated out of Kirkland Washington, has a Charter Member offer that expires Oct 15th – they are reducing their $125,000 upfront one-time membership fee to $105,000. This fee is like others - 80% refundable in a non-equity club. We consider Signature a legitimate player ... Read Full Article »