INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL HOSTS FLORIDA UNIVERSITIES’ HOSPITALITY PROGRAM STUDENTS
Miami, FL, November 15, 2007 - Interval International, a leading provider of vacation services and an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), continued its commitment to education by hosting hospitality and tourism management students from Florida universities at the Ninth Annual Vacation Ownership Investment Conference held last month at The Peabody Orlando. During the conference, undergraduates from Florida International University, Lynn University, and the University of Central Florida had the opportunity to attend panel discussions led by experts from the best-known companies in hospitality and vacation ownership development.
In addition, Interval sponsored its second annual Hospitality Student Forum during which Mary Murphy, Interval’s Northeast region manager, resort sales and service, gave a presentation about Interval’s role in the vacation ownership industry. She also spoke about the exciting future and many exciting career opportunities for students who join the industry.
Interval supports hospitality education in a number of ways, including offering both financial and personnel resources to ensure that students are educated about the vacation ownership industry. Each fall and spring semester, members of Interval’s management team give a lecture and tour of the Miami-based Member-Services Center as part of the course work. Interval also facilitates a stay in vacation ownership units located in Orlando and participation in tours of area resorts.
Photo caption: Students and faculty from Florida International University, Lynn University, and the University of Central Florida with Mary Murphy, Northeast region manager, resort sales and service, for Interval International (center, back row) at the Ninth Annual Vacation Ownership Investment Conference.
About Interval International
For more than 30 years, Interval International has led the vacation ownership industry with its commitment to providing quality exchange services and other value-added programs to its vacation-owning members and resort developers worldwide. Based in Miami, Florida, Interval has a network of more than 2,200 resorts in 79 countries and serves its clients and nearly 1.9 million members through 28 offices in 19 countries. Interval is part of IAC, which operates leading and diversified businesses in sectors being transformed by the Internet, online and offline. Other IAC companies include Ask.com, Citysearch, Entertainment Publications, HSN, LendingTree, and Ticketmaster.
