Currancy exchange rates were already proving a deterrent for many foreign visitors to the US, especially Canadian travellers. Then Trump took over in the oval office. Since his Executive Order banning travellers from 7 Muslim countries, travel to the US by foreign visitors has plunged dramatically. This is sparking fear amongst many travel operators. Travel […]
VAIL GOBBLES UP ANOTHER SKI RESORT The huge ski resort operator that made massive headlines when it purchased North America’s largest and best ski resort, Whistler Blackcomb, back in August of 2016, is now creeping their way east. Vail Resorts announced on Tuesday February 21, their purchase of Stowe ski resort in Vermont. Most recently […]
Only a few short months after Whistler Blackcomb was sold to Vail Resorts Ltd, another Canadian west coast resort has put up the “For Sale” sign. Owned by the McLaughlin family since the 1970’s, and one of the closer mountain ski facilities to the city of Vancouver, Grouse Mountain is popular, seeing about 1.3 million visitors annually.  Since […]
WHISTLER BC – Just months after announcing their ambitions Renaissance Project, a huge, multi-phase expansion and enhancement plan to bolster offerings and guest experience at the resort, Whistler has been sold to US resort operator, Vail Resorts Inc. Regularly claiming the top title in as “Best Resort” in a variety of different rankings and surveys, […]
EB-5 Investors Willing to Infuse More Cash To See Projects Completed, and Green Cards Secured Vermont -Â Typically in cases where investors are defrauded, they are anxious to see assets liquidated and get as much of their money back as they can. Â However, the case unfolding in Vermont right now which involves Jay Peak Resort and […]
The mess keeps getting bigger in Vermont Last month developers Ariel Quintos and Bill Strenger were accused by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and the State of Vermont, of a massive misappropriation of funds raised from the over $350 million raised from more than 700 immigrant investors from 74 different countries. “It’s the saddest […]
Vermont – Great news for employees, residents in the area, and skiers alike; Jay Peak Resort will remain open…
“Severe Financial Mismanagement” Threatens Resort’s Ability to Stay Operational VERMONT - On April 14, 2016 Jay Peak Resort, hosts of “Big Gay Jay Weekend”, and sister mountain Burke Mountain were seized by Government officials after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused the owners of the resorts, Ariel Quiros and Bill Stenger, of fraud in a lawsuit […]