Welcome to Festiva Resorts, a family of boutique interval ownership resorts located in some of the most sought after destinations in the United States and Caribbean. Since its formation in 2000, Festiva Resorts has become one of the most successful privately held vacation ownership companies in the country. In an industry where large, publicly held corporations have recently begun to dominate, Festiva has carved out a niche in a number of prime vacation markets. Festiva Resorts began with one resort and 500 members and has now grown to 24 resorts, four Cruise Club destinations and the Festiva Adventure Club with nearly 55,000 members overall.

When it comes to vacations, many of us share a wide range of time-honored traditions. Celebrations such as fireworks on the 4th of July, family reunions and romantic anniversary getaways go hand-in-hand with desirable destinations. With Festiva Resorts you have the ability to vacation year after year to extraordinary locations around the world, from the exotic Caribbean to the Deep South to the Ozark Mountains. So set aside some time for a fun-filled family gathering, a getaway with close friends or an intimate journey for two. However you spend your time away from your normal routine, you will always have great times to remember at Festiva Resorts.

May/June 2009 Festiva Resorts Member News

We are aware that several members of the Equivest Vacation & Travel Club (EVTC) have questions and concerns about the 2007 acquisition of the Club by Festiva Resorts, as well as the current state and the future outlook of the Club. We do want to engage members and we have a goal of providing better communication to Equivest members.

As mentioned in our 2007 Annual Report, we agreed with the previous owner’s efforts to retire the Equivest name. As the Peppertree name has been used in the past and is connected to several of the affiliated resorts, going forward, the name Peppertree Vacation and Travel Club (PVTC) will be used.

As a result of a meeting between one concerned Peppertree Club member and Festiva Resorts’ President and Vice President of Member Services, an advisory committee of three Club members has been formed. The first meeting of the committee took place May 6, 2009, and open discussions of global issues confronting the membership of PVTC took place so that we could explore plausible solutions.

This committee is not formed by, funded by, managed by, or in any other way affiliated with Festiva Resorts, but is a volunteer organization of concerned PVTC members working to protect the interests of all members as well as the value of the Peppertree Vacation & Travel Club. It is an autonomous group and not a legal entity, and committee members are free to express any and all issues.

The committee as a group has agreed not to deal with individual nuances or events. Instead the focus will be on acquiring information and understanding for the group as a whole. The advisory committee solicits input from members of the PVTC community but requests that your input represents issues that seem to be common among multiple members, and are not individual grievances.

We are already seeing positive results from the first meeting of the advisory committee. Please visit the new section of our website specifically for PVTC members. In the meantime if you have any questions, please visit the Q & A page of the Festiva Resorts Blog.

An e-mail with contact information for advisory committee members was recently sent to all members of the Peppertree Vacation & Travel Club. If you are a member of the PVTC and did not receive this e-mail, then we may not have your current contact information on file. Please write to us at myemail@festivaresorts.com with the subject line Peppertree Member and include your full name, e-mail address and any other contact information that may need updating.

2008 Annual Report

Festiva Resorts is pleased to bring you our 2008 Annual Report. This year, instead of printing and mailing the annual report, we have posted the full report in the Owners' section of our website for your viewing. There are several reasons for this change; primarily, to keep up with the digital age in which we all live today, to be more environmentally friendly, and to save costs on printing and postage. To access the 2008 Annual Report on our website, please log in to the Owners' section in the grey box above and follow the instructions provided. A valid e-mail address is required to access the online version of the annual report.

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