Interval Announces New Purchasing Program Benefits

MIAMI— Interval International, a global vacation exchange, leisure lifestyle and travel-related benefits provider, announced additional benefits and services for resort affiliates using its Interval Purchasing Services (IPS) procurement program. Established in 1997, IPS is a product purchasing service administered by Provisions, a division of Carlson Hospitality Worldwide, with fulfillment provided by American Hotel Register Co. (AHR). As part of an expansion in the range and depth of products available through IPS, participating resort affiliates will now be able to utilize a state-of-the-art replacement reserve management tool, which will be hosted and maintained by AHR, according to David Gilbert, executive vp/resort sales and marketing for Interval International. The projection program “affords resort managers the ability to more accurately assess remaining useful lives for their component replacement items and estimate related replacement costs, allowing for a more reliable projection of current and future replacement reserve needs,” Gilbert said. IPS was originally created to assist resort affiliates with a one-stop procurement alternative by purchasing all of their operating supply, furniture, fixtures, appliance and equipment needs, as well as providing project management coordination and oversight, Gilbert noted. By leveraging more than $1 billion of annual purchasing volume generated through Provisions-developed programs, resort affiliates are able to avail themselves of significant volume purchasing discounts and consolidated order delivery, saving both the resort and the related homeowners’ associations substantial dollars and shipping costs, Gilbert said. Interval International has a network of 2,000 resorts in 75 countries.