Travel + Leisure Co.’s Accor Vacation Club adds resorts and apartments across Australia while launching an Asia-based sister brand, illustrating steady consumer interest in club ownership alongside other loyalty and subscription travel products.
Accor Vacation Club has grown its Australian portfolio through acquisitions and additional apartment purchases, now operating 26 resorts across Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia.
Travel + Leisure Co. acquired Accor Vacation Club in 2024 when it had about 30,000 members and is expanding both its member base and sales footprint in Asia Pacific.
The company presents vacation clubs as a complementary alternative to loyalty programs and subscription services, leveraging Accor partnerships and multiple branded sales channels.
# What changed Accor Vacation Club has added properties and apartments in Australia and launched an Asia-based sister brand under Travel + Leisure Co., a sign the vacation ownership model remains in demand. The recent moves include acquiring apartments at existing Mantra properties and bringing two new resorts into the club's portfolio.
# What the expansion looks like The club announced additions following the acquisition of Mantra on View Surfers Paradise (Gold Coast) and Mantra on Jolimont Melbourne. It also purchased extra apartments at Peppers Manly Beach, Mercure Gold Coast, and Freshwater Point Resort Broadbeach, which were already part of the club network.
These transactions expand the club's reach across key Australian destinations: Sydney, the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, Coffs Harbour, Jindabyne in regional New South Wales, and Margaret River in Western Australia.
# Scale and structure Travel + Leisure Co. acquired Accor Vacation Club in 2024 when the club had about 30,000 members. The portfolio now comprises 26 resorts across Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. The organisation operates multiple branded vacation ownership businesses in the region, and Travel + Leisure Co. is presented as the largest vacation ownership operator outside North America.
Its branded operations include Club Wyndham South Pacific, Club Wyndham Asia, Accor Vacation Club, and Accor Vacation Club Asia Pacific. The company reports a growing retail footprint with nine Accor Vacation Club sales sites in Asia Pacific and ongoing partnerships with Accor's broader global portfolio and loyalty program.
# Why Travel + Leisure Co. is investing Barry Robinson, Travel + Leisure Co. president and managing director, International Operations, framed vacation clubs as resilient in the current travel landscape. He said: "As people place a greater priority on travel and look for ways to see the world with built-in value through ideas like loyalty programs and subscription services, vacation clubs are proving to be a timeless concept providing the consistency, branded experiences, and sense of community they seek."
Robinson added that the company aims to grow both portfolio and membership and to deliver consistent member experiences.
# How this fits broader trends The moves align with a wider hospitality focus on membership and recurring-revenue models. Vacation clubs offer fixed ownership or membership structures that combine branded accommodations, a network of properties, and program benefits tied to loyalty platforms. Travel + Leisure Co. is leveraging Accor's distribution and loyalty connections to expand product availability in Asia Pacific and strengthen cross-brand access for members.
# What to watch next
# Bottom line Accor Vacation Club's recent property purchases and the launch of an Asia-focused sister brand reflect a deliberate expansion strategy by Travel + Leisure Co. The company is positioning vacation ownership as a complementary consumer option to loyalty and subscription travel products while using Accor partnerships and regional sales sites to grow membership and inventory.
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