Lifestyle Holidays Group

Lifestyle Holidays Group is a travel company located in Dominican Republic.

Lifestyle Holidays
Traded asPrivate
IndustryHotels
Founded2002 (2002)
Headquarters
Puerto Plata
,
Dominican Republic
Area served
Key people
Markus Wischenbart​ (chairman)
Websitewww.lifestyleholidaysvc.com
www.lhvcresorts.com

History

The Lifestyle Holidays Group was founded in 2002.

In 2010, the group signed a partnership with the US timeshare company Diamond Resorts to build mutual programs for their customers.[1] In 2014, the Lifestyle Holidays Group announced the start of its expansion into Mexico through a partnership with Oasis Resorts and the development of 5 hotels around Cancun.[2] In 2015, the group opened the first Duty Free stores within the Vacation Club resorts.[3] In October 2019, the group announced its launch in Dubai through a partnership with the Al Habtoor group and the development of three hotels.[4][5]

The Lifestyle Holidays Group partnered with the Wynn Group.[6] The chairman of the Lifestyle Group is Markus Wischenbart.[7] As of 2019, the group had received $68 million in foreign investment.[8]

Description

The Lifestyle Holidays Group operates mixed-use vacation resorts in the Dominican Republic[9] through two businesses: the Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club, and the Lifestyle Holidays Hotels and Resorts chain of hotels.[8]

The hotels of the group include restaurants and bars as a part of all-inclusive packages,[10] Duty Free stores,[11] and casinos.[12]

The group's resorts are located in Puerto Plata,[9][13][14] Cabarete, Punta Cana, Cancun (in Mexico),[6] and Cofresí,[15] where it has six hotels.[16]

References
  1. "Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club, Dominican Republic, and Las Vegas Based Diamond Resorts International® Sign Agreement". Businesswire.com. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. "Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club Makes Biggest Announcement in Company History with "The Grand Lifestyle" Expansion into Mexico". Businesswire.com. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. "Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club Highlights New Duty Free Shopping". Prweb.com. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. "Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club Owner & President, Markus Wischenbart, Excited to Announce Dubai Operations Launching in October". Menafn.com. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  5. "October 15th Marks The Launch of Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club Expansion into Dubai". Digitaljournal.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. "A New Resort Is Coming to Cabarete". Caribbean Journal. July 26, 2016.
  7. Diario, Listin (March 25, 2019). "Grupo Lifestyle busca afianzar Puerto Plata como destino turístico con nuevas habitaciones". listindiario.com.
  8. Caribe, El (May 10, 2019). "Lifestyle Puerto Plata apuesta al buen servicio".
  9. "What's New in Vacation Ownership?". April 26, 2019.
  10. Planet, Lonely; Harrell, Ashley; Raub, Kevin (October 1, 2017). "Lonely Planet Dominican Republic". Lonely Planet – via Google Books.
  11. Diario, Listin (October 4, 2018). "Grupo Lifestyle se consolida en sus proyectos de expansión". listindiario.com.
  12. Diario, Listin (January 18, 2016). "Hotel estrena área de diversión". listindiario.com.
  13. Ferguson, James (September 1, 2013). "Top 10 Dominican Republic". Penguin – via Google Books.
  14. Passmore, Bill (September 4, 2014). "Diving Sosua". Lulu.com – via Google Books.
  15. "Grupo Lifestyle afirma está al día con pagos de impuestos a la DGII - Noticias de turismo - arecoa.com".
  16. Diario, Listin (April 18, 2019). "Grupo Lifestyle aporta 1,712 habitaciones a Puerto Plata". listindiario.com.
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