Boutique destination club LUSSO Collection recently reached a milestone with the addition of its 100th member, but even as new properties are rolled out, CEO and club founder Steve Greer says he has no plans to raise the membership cap beyond the planned 550 members. “A club’s structure is of far ... Read Full Article »

Boutique luxury destination club the LUSSO Collection recently announced a new Aspen home in its portfolio of nearly three dozen available and planned residences. The newest home is larger than average among destination club homes, measuring in at 4,506 square feet with four bedrooms. Each bedroom is equipped with a private ... Read Full Article »

The destination club industry has seen a wave of price increases this summer. While this might not be welcome news to bargain hunters, it does nevertheless signal growth in the industry and a commitment to expand home portfolios. Today, The LUSSO Collection announced their proximity to crossing the 100-member ... Read Full Article »

Think again if you assumed that the majority of LUSSO Collection’s luxury destination club members prefer skiing the slopes in Aspen or Vail. The results of an internal survey showed European and beach locations to be at the top of members’ lists. Indeed location is a prime factor for luxury ... Read Full Article »

After destination club, LUSSO, launched its online reservation system in March, The LUSSO Collection continues to improve membership benefits with the recent launch of a new automatic wait-list feature to their online reservation system. The new online wait-list will accommodate LUSSO members by queueing demand for popular destinations. Although holidays and ... Read Full Article »

Continuing the trend of its recent growth, the LUSSO Collection announced a second property on Abaco Island in the Bahamas. The new Sea Turtle Cottage will bring the company’s total number of properties to nineteen. The 2,800 square-foot cottage occupies a private peninsula on the east coast of the island and ... Read Full Article »

Helium Report is seeing a general flurry of destination club activity; BelleHavens announced its 100th member, Quintess unfurled a $125 million fund for new homes, and the LUSSO Collection has grown over 40%. BelleHavens’ century membership mark is a solid indicator of growth. It also marks a landmark point, however, when ... Read Full Article »

In part of a series of recent acquisitions, the LUSSO Collection announced a new property in Naples, Florida, bringing their total number of properties to eighteen. The 5,200 square-foot home, called Villa Serena (pictured right) includes an adjacent casita. The four-bedroom home – including the casita – sleeps up to ten ... Read Full Article »

The LUSSO Collection recently announced that on April 15, 2007 their membership deposit will be increasing to $375,000 due to an increase in membership. They will be adding their 70th member – not counting investors – giving the luxury destination club a 40% increase in growth over the past few ... Read Full Article »

The LUSSO Collection continues to add membership benefits to their luxury vacation club with the recent addition of an interactive, online reservation system. The new system should make it possible for members to take advantage of all the services the LUSSO Collection has to offer while making vacation planning easier. Designed ... Read Full Article »

First the LUSSO Collection partnered with the US Ski & Snowboard Association to benefit their skiing and snowboarding members. Now it’s their golfing members’ turn. The LUSSO Collection is joining up with Corporate Golf Companies to provide discounts on Corporate Golf Companies’ products and services, including access to private golf courses ... Read Full Article »

The LUSSO Collection is partnering with the US Ski & Snowboard Association (USSA) to provide two USSA Gold Passes instead of lift tickets at each of its ski residences. The Gold Pass entitles the bearer to free slope access at 260 ski destinations in the United States. LUSSO members will enjoy ... Read Full Article »

Members and guests of eight leading destination clubs responded to our invitation last week to write a review. The testimonials are overwhelmingly positive as readers from all over the U.S. detailed their experiences with both the homes and the service. Travel included resort destinations such as La Quinta, CA, Kona, ... Read Full Article »

A quick round-up of major news stories from the past seven days about the destination club industry and some of the clubs: As you would expect, Ultimate Resort’s bid for the assets of Tanner and Haley was covered extensively, with the best story by Michael Corkery and Darren Everson of The ... Read Full Article »

The bankruptcy of Tanner and Haley, the prospect of industry regulation and the caution of prospective members are all probably contributing to the industry’s focus on assuring members and prospects that their membership deposit is safe. There are different ways to do this – clubs like Exclusive Resorts can provide ... Read Full Article »

LUSSO Collection has partnered with MedjetAssist and now includes a year of emergency medical evacuation service in its club membership package. The offer covers all LUSSO Collection members and their families – free of charge. After the first year, LUSSO members can extend their MedjetAssist coverage at a discounted ... Read Full Article »

The LUSSO Collection has added three more homes, expanding its portfolio to 17 properties with the addition of a villa in Hawaii and two penthouses in mid-town Manhattan. The destination club entered the market with 14 homes, as we reported in an exclusive announcement in June 2006. The Hawaii residence is located ... Read Full Article »

The LUSSO Collection teamed up with New York-based JD Concierge Services (JDCS) to provide its members with access to event planning, entertainment, dining, travel, and personal services even when they’re not traveling to one of LUSSO’s fourteen luxury homes. We’ve seen other destination clubs partner with concierge providers – boutique ... Read Full Article »

Last week, LUSSO CEO Steve Greer sent a letter to the destination club’s members addressing the Tanner & Haley bankruptcy. The club provided a copy to Helium Report which you can download here (76KB, PDF). We found LUSSO’s approach to the issue to be thoughtful and deliberate, much like the ... Read Full Article »

Earlier this week we had the opportunity to speak with a member of The LUSSO Collection. C. McGhee is an investment banker who lives in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. He joined the club in January of 2006 and has visited two of the clubs’ homes to date. After six ... Read Full Article »

“The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation.” Steve Greer, CEO and founder, quotes Mark Twain as his inspiration for launching The Lusso Collection, the latest entrant into the destination club industry. A former PricewaterhouseCoopers consultant and COO of Rapala, Greer recently went from fishing lures to fractional ... Read Full Article »

The Lusso Collection, a new destination club based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, pulls back the curtain and announces the official launch of their club. After nearly two years of behind-the-scenes development, LUSSO selected Helium Report as the venue for their initial debut. Today, in the first of a three part series, ... Read Full Article »

<!-logo and address-> Membership Inquiries: http://www.lussocollection.com Click here to request more information <!- profile data-> Membership Members (as of 1Q06) 35 Member cap 550 ... Read Full Article »