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Warning to all Drivers! Stand by for Fun and Games in Puerto del Carmen on 19/20 July 2010
[Posted: 8 July2010]
This is a warning for all Club Las Calas Owners and other guests who are in the habit of hiring cars, motorcycles, scooters or cycles whilst on holiday in Lanzarote. We have just received notification from the Ayuntamiento de Tias (i.e. Tias town council) that, overnight on 19/20 July 2010, the direction of the one-way traffic on La Avenida de las Playas (commonly know as 'The Strip') will be reversed. At present, the flow is north eastwards (i.e. from the Old Town towards the airport). From 20 July onwards, the traffic will flow the other way (i.e. south-westwards, from the airport towards the Old Town).
Not unexpectedly, this change will have a knock-on effect, not only on many of the side roads that lead off the strip but also much wider afield. The traffic direction will be reversed in a number of streets, including Calle Cañada (Calle Cesar Manrique) and Calle Princesa Guayarmina.
The exact timing of the change has yet to be confirmed. Originally, it was to have taken place at midnight on 19/20 July but it is likely that the roads will now not be opened until 07:30 on 20 July 2010. However, the picture is further complicated by the fact that La Avenida de las Playas will be closed on Saturday 17 July 2010, for the Lanzarote Gay Pride March, and is likely to remain closed following that event until after the changes in traffic flow have been implemented.
Motorists (and pedestrians) are advised to exercise extreme caution in the period immediately following the change.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
Margaret Stenson Re-Joins the Club Las Calas Customer Care Team
[Posted: 8 July2010]
Club Las Calas is delighted to announce that Margaret Stenson has re-joined the Customer Care Team on site.
Margaret previously worked at the Resort in 2003 - 2004 and will be familiar to many Owners and other guests. After leaving Club Las Calas in November 2004, she went to work as a Contracts Administrator for Sunterra, which later became Diamond Resorts International. In November 2009, Margaret was made redundant, when all the work of the Contracts Department was centralised in the UK but, having taken the opportunity to catch up with some overdue decorating, she is now very excited to be given the opportunity to work at Club Las Calas again, alongside Ann and Julie, and she looks forward to renewing acquaintances with old friend on site.
Club Las Calas Owners' Meetings - 2010
[Posted: 8 June 2010]
In the past month, Members of Club Las Calas have gathered together in Edinburgh in Scotland, Oslo in Norway and Market Harborough in England, as part of the annual round of Owners' Meetings for 2010.
Over 60 Members were present at the Edinburgh Capital Hotel on Saturday 22 May 2010 for the Scottish Information Meeting, which was led by the Club Chairman, Adam Johnson. Over 40 Members attended the Norwegian Information Meeting at Handverkeren Conferensesenter in Oslo on Sunday 30 May 2010, for a presentation and discussion led by Committee Member Rainer Karlstad.
Finally, on Sunday 6 June 2010, over 60 Members, family and friends were in attendance at The Three Swans Hotel in Market Harborough for the Club's Annual General Meeing, which was preceded by a most enjoyable luncheon.
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ANNOUNCEMENT - 8 JUNE 2010
ALLAN HILL
It is with great sadness that Club Las Calas must report the untimely death of Allan Hill, long-serving and well-liked barman at El Rincon and friend of many Club Members and other guests at the Resort. Allan died suddenly last week at home in England, whilst visiting the UK to celebrate his father's birthday.
The Chairman, Committee and Management of Club Las Calas would wish to join his colleagues at El Rincon and all of the other staff at the Resort and at Resort Solutions Limited in extending our sincere condolences to his wife Angie, his family and friends. |
Free Resort-wide Wi-Fi Now Operational at Club Las Calas
[Posted: 27 May 2010]
Club Las Calas is delighted to announce that Wi-Fi is now available throughout the Resort and - what is more - it is free of charge! It is ideal for those of you who want to keep in touch with friends and family - to tell them what a wonderful time you are having - or if you need to follow the market or retain a link with the office (yes, even on holiday!) and we mustn't forget the youngsters and their games. All you need to do is bring your laptop, obtain the current password from Reception and log on. For security reasons, the password will be changed at least fortnightly.
Beau -TEE - ful!
[Posted: 26 May 2010]
With the new 18-hole Tias Golf Course now fully open less than a mile from the Resort, Members and other guests will be delighted to hear that our Resort Manager, Rachel, now has five sets of golf clubs, including one left handed set, which may be rented out from Reception at 10 Euros a round. So, now, you can enjoy your golf in the sun (at special Club Las Calas discounted rates) without having to pay to fly your own clubs out to Lanzarote.
May we offer a big thank you to everyone who has kindly donated a set. However, if there is anyone out there with a lady's set that they would be willing to donate, please let Rachel know and we will reimburse the cost of flying the golf clubs to Lanzarote.
Club Las Calas Apartment/Week Sales Prices
[Posted: 31 March 2010]
Club Las Calas has Apartment/Weeks for sale in a variety of Apartments at all times of the year. Week 1 of the year starts on the first Thursday in January.
The table, below, shows the recommended sales prices by calendar week, although please note that special deals may be available. If you would like to own at Club Las Calas, please contact Resort Solutions Limited on +44 (0) 1858 431160 and ask for Club Las Calas sales. Alternatively, if you are on holiday at the Resort, get in touch with the on-site Customer Care/Sales Team or, indeed, speak to any member of staff, who will be delighted to help.
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Apartment/Week Type, showing Maintenance Fees over the past three years |
PENTHOUSE
2008 MAINT £275
2009 MAINT £299
2010 MAINT £384
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2 BED
2008 MAINT £262
2009 MAINT £299
2010 MAINT £334
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DUPLEX
2008 MAINT £239
2009 MAINT £261
2010 MAINT £292 |
1 BED
2008 MAINT £227
2009 MAINT £249
2010 MAINT £278 |
FLOATING
2008 MAINT £230
2009 MAINT £253
2010 MAINT £283 |
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WEEK
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SELLING
PRICE |
SELLING
PRICE |
SELLING
PRICE |
SELLING
PRICE |
SELLING
PRICE |
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1 – 5
8 – 9
39 – 40
43 – 49
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£2115 |
£2003 |
£1733 |
£1733 |
£2002 |
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6 – 7
10 – 16
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£2475 |
£2340 |
£2025 |
£2025 |
£2002 |
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17 – 26
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£1778 |
£1665
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£1463 |
£1463 |
£2002 |
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27 – 28
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£3353 |
£3150 |
£2768 |
£2768 |
£2002 |
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29 – 34
51 – 52
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£3533 |
£3330 |
£2903 |
£2903 |
£2002 |
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35
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£3173 |
£2993 |
£2610 |
£2610 |
£2002 |
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36
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£2835 |
£2655 |
£2318 |
£2318 |
£2002 |
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37 – 38
41 – 42
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£2475 |
£2340 |
£2025 |
£2025 |
£2002 |
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50
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£1418 |
£1328 |
£1170 |
£1170 |
£2002 |
Club Las Calas Staff Member of the Year 2009
[Posted: 3 March 2010]
Club Las Calas is delighted to announce that Ann Dennett has been chosen as Staff Member of the Year for 2009.
Club Las Calas Wishes Members and Guests a Happy New Year
[Posted: 1 January 2010]
The Committee and Management of Club Las Calas would like to wish all of our Members and other guests a Happy New Year for 2010.
Club Las Calas Receives RCI Gold Crown Accolade for Ninth Successive Year
[Posted: 10 September 2009]
The Committee and Management of Club Las Calas are delighted to announce that, following a review of the feedback from RCI exchange guests who have visited our Resort in the past 12 months, RCI has awarded Club Las Calas Gold Crown status for 2010 - our ninth successive year. This coveted accolade reflects the superb facilities on site, the high quality of our modern and well-equipped apartments, the excellent standards of service we provide and, not least, the friendliness and hard work of our staff.
Important Travel Industry News
First Choice Airways & Thomsonfly Join Forces as Thomson Airways
[Posted: 20 June 2009]
As visitors to Club Las Calas may already know, two major providers of flights to and from Lanzarote - First Choice Airways and Thomsonfly - have recently joined forces. Henceforward, the combined operation - known as Thomson Airways - should be able to offer more choice, more destinations, more regular flights and more UK departure airports. Indeed, this amalgamation now makes Thomson Airways the biggest UK tour operator at most UK regional airports. Importantly, all Thomson Airways one way and return flights will be ATOL protected.
To find out abaout available flights, try one of the following:
Club Las Calas - 2009 Annual General Meeting
Visit of Karen Kell, 2007 Staff Member of the Year
[Posted: 20 June 2009]
As those who attended the 2009 Annual General Meeting will know, the Guest of Honour at the AGM was the Club Las Calas 2007 Staff Member of the Year - Karen Kell - who is pictured, below, at The Three Swans Hotel in Market Harborough.
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Since returning to Lanzarote, Karen has written to thank Members and her thank-you note is reproduced below:
Dear All,
I would just like to say a big thank you to everyone who voted for me for the accolade of Employee of the Year. I had an amazing time both in London and in Market Harborough and was looked after brilliantly every step of the way. It was also really nice to see so many familiar faces at the AGM and I look forward to seeing you all again on your next visit.
Thanks
Karen
Club Las Calas - Annual General Meeting - 7 June 2009
Results of Voting
[Posted: 12 June 2009]
Preceeded by a well-attended buffet luncheon, the 2009 Club Las Calas Annual General Meeting was held at The Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough on Sunday 7 June 2009. There were 83 Club Members in attendance.
A video of the Meeting will be available on the Members' Pages of the website shortly and full details of the Meeting will be provided in the AGM Minutes, which will be circulated to all Members in due course. However, in the interim, the results of the voting on the three Resolutions put forward at the AGM are available on the Members' News page in the Members' Section of the website.
Club Las Calas Members who have not yet obtained their User Name and Password for the Members Only pages should telephone Resort Solutions on +44 (0)1858 431160, quoting their name and contract number.
Infrastructure Developments in Puerto Del Carmen
[Posted: 22 April 2009]
Those of us who are regular visitors to Club Las Calas will be aware that the Tias Ayuntamiento (the District Council) has recently begun a major series of public works to upgrade the Avenida Las Playas in Puerto Del Carmen (a.k.a. 'The Strip'). This programme embraces improvements to drainage, changes to vehicular access and the creation of pedestrian areas and traffic-free zones. It also includes the imposition of new standards for the external appearance of shops and businesses, designed to improve the overall ambiance of the area. These developments are in parallel to improvements in the road infrastucture around Puerto Del Carmen, which will see the existing circunvalacion (the ring-road) replaced by a new dual carriageway.
As an introduction to these significant developments, the Ayuntamiento has produced a short video, entitled 'The Way Ahead' (Rumbo al Futuro). The commentary is in Spanish but the excellent photography and graphics are self-explanatory and the video gives a real flavour of the proposed improvements.
The video may be viewed and/or downloaded at the following location:
www.rumboalfuturo.com/ficha6.html
Divina Carollo Meis chosen as Club Las Calas Employee of the Year for 2008
[Posted: 25 March 2009]
Club Las Calas is delighted to announce that, in a combined ballot of Management, staff and guests on site, Divina Carollo Meis has been selected as Club Las Calas Employee of the Year 2008.
Divina is one of our long-serving and hard-working maids, who has won the award for her pleasant manner and the excellent service that she provides to our guests.
In early June 2009, together with Karen Kell, the 2007 Employee of the Year, she will travel to the UK for a weekend break in London - paid for by the Club - before joining Club Members for lunch at the 2009 Annual General Meeting in Market Harborough.
Club Las Calas Welcomes Julie Leonard - Latest Member of the Customer Care Team
[Posted: 2 February 2009]
We would like to extend a warm Las Calas welcome to Julie Leonard, the newest member of our Customer Care and Sales Team:
Julie joins Ann Dennett in looking after all our Guests on site and encouraging them to purchase at the Resort. Since starting with us just before the turn of the year, Julie’s background in sales – although not previously in timeshare - has helped her settle in well and effectively to the Club’s way of doing business.
Do not hesitate to contact either of our Customer Care Representatives with any queries or requests relating to your prospective purchase.
Tee Off at Club Las Calas - New Lanzarote Golf Course Offers Discount for Club Las Calas Guests
[Posted: 21 June 2008]
We have good news for all golfers looking for the chance to play in the Lanzarote sunshine! A new 18 hole golf course - Lanzarote's second - has opened within half a mile (1 km) of Club Las Calas and, even better, the new course is offering Club Las Calas guests a 20% discount on green fees.
The Clubhouse at the new course has yet to be built, but Club Las Calas would be delighted to be your your 19th Hole! We will publish further details in due course and provide a link to the new golf club's website, as soon as it is up and running. However, in the interim, it couldn't be easier to book your Lanzarote golf holiday.
Just call our management company - Resort Solutions Limited - on +44 (0) 1858 431160.
Successful 2008 Club Las Calas AGM
[Posted: 6 June 2008]
A very successful Club Las Calas Annual General Meeting took place at The Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough, on Sunday, 1 June 2008, with Owners representing over 600 Weeks either attending in person or voting by post or proxy. The Club's Audited 2007 Accounts were approved unanimously, as was the re-election to the Committee of Graham Findlay, to serve a further term of five years.
Next year's AGM will take place at The Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough, on Sunday, 7 June 2009. Following a straw poll of the Owners at this year's Meeting, it has also been decided that the 2009 Meeting will be preceded by a buffet luncheon for all those Members and their families who wish to attend. The cost will be approximately £10 per head. Further details will be promulgated in due course.
One further decision announced at this year's AGM is that a Club Las Calas Scottish Information Meeting will be held in 2009. Further details will be promulgated with the Minutes of the 2008 Annual General Meeting.
Improved Half-Board Deal Available at Club Las Calas
[Posted: 22 May 2008]
For a modest charge, the Half-Board package at Club Las Calas offers guests breakfast and dinner at either of the restaurants on site for the duration of their stay. Ever since it was introduced, has been very popular but now, responding to guests' comments, it has been made even better and includes tea or coffee (for adults) as part of the breakfast meal.
The cost for adults is only €75 per person per week, while children are charged just €45 per person per week.
To book your Half-Board Meal Deal before you fly to the Lanzarote, telephone Resort Solutions on +44 (0) 1858 431160. Alternatively, once you arrive at the Resort, speak to Reception or any member of staff at either El Rincon or The Welcome Inn.
Karen Kell chosen as Club Las Calas Employee of the Year for 2007
[Posted: 30 April 2008]
Club Las Calas is delighted to announce that, in a combined ballot of Management, staff and guests on site, Karen Kell of the Welcome Inn has been selected as Club Las Calas 2007 Employee of the Year.
Unfortunately, this year, Karen is unable to take up her prize of an expenses-paid trip for two to London and the Annual General Meeting, because she will be on holiday in Mexico. However, she promises she will join the Members at the AGM next year, along with the Winner of the 2008 Employee of the Year Award.
Club Las Calas - Sales Price Guide - March 2008
[Posted: 14 April 2008]
The following guide prices for Apartment/Weeks sold at or through Club Las Calas will apply from 31 March 2008.
Please note that these are the most up-to-date prices and supercede any which might appear elsewhere on this website:
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Type of Apartment/Week |
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Penthouse |
2-Bedroom |
Duplex |
1-Bedroom |
Floating |
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1 |
£2,615 |
£2,503 |
£2,233 |
£2,233 |
£2,502 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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6 |
£2,975 |
£2,840 |
£2,525 |
£2,525 |
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7 |
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8 |
£2,615 |
£2,503 |
£2,233 |
£2,233 |
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9 |
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10 |
£2,975 |
£2,840 |
£2,525 |
£2,525 |
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11 |
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12 |
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13 |
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14 |
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15 |
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16 |
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17 |
£2,278 |
£2,165 |
£1,963 |
£1,963 |
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18 |
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19 |
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20 |
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21 |
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22 |
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23 |
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24 |
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25 |
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26 |
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27 |
£3,853 |
£3,650 |
£3,268 |
£3,268 |
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28 |
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29 |
£4,033 |
£3,830 |
£3,403 |
£3,403 |
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30 |
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31 |
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32 |
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33 |
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34 |
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35 |
£3,673 |
£3,493 |
£3,110 |
£3,110 |
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36 |
£3,335 |
£3,155 |
£2,818 |
£2,818 |
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37 |
£2,975 |
£2,840 |
£2,525 |
£2,525 |
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38 |
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39 |
£2,615 |
£2,503 |
£2,233 |
£2,233 |
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40 |
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41 |
£2,975 |
£2,840 |
£2,525 |
£2,525 |
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42 |
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43 |
£2,615 |
£2,503 |
£2,233 |
£2,233 |
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44 |
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45 |
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46 |
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47 |
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48 |
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49 |
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50 |
£1,918 |
£1,828 |
£1,670 |
£1,670 |
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51 |
£4,033 |
£3,830 |
£3,403 |
£3,403 |
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Special offers are available throughout the year, including Floating Weeks from as little as £1,750.
For details, please contact a member of the on-site sales team or call Resort Solutions on +44 (0) 1858 431160.
Two New Members of Staff Join the Customer Care/Sales Team
[Posted: 1 March 2008]
Club Las Calas is delighted to announce that we have recruited two new members to our Customer Care/Sales Team. In late February, Christine Timms and Allan Gilman joined our longest-serving customer care representative, Ann Dennett, thus making - with Customer Care/Sales Manager Ron Reeve - a team of four. Like Ron, Christine and Allan have joined us from a Gold Crown® resort in Gran Canaria.
Fantastic Travel Insurance Deal Available to Club Las Calas Owners & Other Guests
[Posted: 6 February 2008]
In partnership with Devon-based insurance brokers Rothwell & Towler, Club Las Calas is pleased to offer Owners and other Guests a brand new travel insurance policy which not only covers the usual travel risks but will also allow the insured individual to recover their Timeshare maintenance fees in the event of holiday cancellation due to unforeseen circumstances. Policies are written under their World First® brand and, in addition to covering loss of timeshare fees, they also provide cover for older travellers (i.e. over 65 years of age) and for those with pre-existing medical conditions. Quoted rates are extremely competitive.
To find out more, call World First Insurance toll-free on 0800 316 0485 and quote reference: CALAS01-08. Alternatively, visit the dedicated website at http://www.worldfirstinsurance.co.uk/las-calas/ and don't forget to mention to all of your friends about this wonderful offer from Club Las Calas.
Club Las Calas Appoints New Customer Care & Sales Manager
[Posted: 4 February 2007]
Club Las Calas is pleased to announce that Ron Reeve has today assumed the role of Customer Care & Sales Manager at the Resort, reporting directly to Rachel Littleworth, our Resort Manager. Formerly In-House Manager at Airtours Beach Club in Gran Canaria, Ron has a wealth of customer care and sales experience in the holiday industry in Spain and the Canary Islands. Ron joins long-standing team member Ann Dennett and will oversee the expansion of our Customer Care & Sales organisation, as part of a strategic drive to improve service and boost membership at Club Las Calas.
Happy New Year from all at Club Las Calas!
[Posted: 4 January 2007]
The Committee, Management and Staff at Club Las Calas would like to wish all of our Members and Guests a Happy New Year!
2008 will be an exciting year at Club Las Calas, Lanzarote's most popular timeshare holiday destination. Not only will we complete the Apartment Refresh Programme but, as part of our strategy to improve services to guests and retain RCI Gold Crown® status, we will shortly be appointing a new Customer Care & Sales Manager and increasing the size of the team.
Now could not be a better time to buy. If you would like to enjoy the benefits of ownership at Club Las Calas, please get in touch with our management company - Resort Solutions Limited - by telephone on +44 (0) 1858 431160 or by e-mail to admin@resort-solutions.co.uk
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