Starwood Vacation Ownership to add to portfolio

Starwood Vacation Ownership (SVO) is adding more than 1,600 timeshare villas to its portfolio, boosting its grand total to more than 6,000.

Villas are being added at the St Regis Residence Club in Punta Mita, Mexico, and within the St Regis New York hotel.

Eleven separate villa developments are also under construction or planned and will operate under the Westin Resort and Sheraton brands in areas including Hawaii; St John, Virgin Islands; and Phoenix, Arizona.

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By Alix Young

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