Company Timeline

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1978 Classic Importers & Exporters P/L incorporated by group founder, George Tawaf

1989 Management of 3 resorts (under Tawaf Resort Management – TRM)

• Head Office operations set up on Gold Coast (3 staff)

 

1991 Classic Property Management incorporated and secured AFSL (245788)

• Classic Property Holdings (CPH) incorporated
• Classic Property Marketing incorporated

1993 Classic celebrates 15 years

1995 Karim Filo joins group

1998 Classic celebrates 20 years

1999 Ramy Filo joins group

2000 Real Estate Sales & Marketing

• Anthony Carey joins group
• Head Office operations move to larger premises 0 200m2 (7 staff)

2001 Management of 4 resorts

2002 Management of 6 resorts

• TRM & CPM consolidated under Classic Holidays
• Carole Smith joins group
• Caroline Scott joins group
• Head Office operations move to larger premises - 350m2
• Classic Holidays moves into state-of-the-art office at Airport Central, Coolangatta (15 staff)

2003 Classic celebrates 25 years 

• Management of 8 resorts
• Inaugural George Tawaf Award of Excellence (GT Award)

2004 Management of 9 resorts

• Classic Clubs Limited (RE) registered and granted AFSL (246232) authorising sales of timeshare interests in Classic Holiday Club
• Classic Holiday Club Trust timeshare scheme registered (ARSN 111 354 440)

2005 Management of 9 resorts and 1 club

• Classic Holiday Club launched
• Dial an Exchange joins group (4 offices)
• Joint Venture with One Step Further (RTO)
• Consumer Finance Division incorporated
• Mark Stephenson, Francis Taylor and Jo-Anne Smith join group
• George Tawaf posthumously inducted into ATHOC Hall of Fame

2006 Management of 12 resorts and 1 club

• Trial of innovative ‘Classic Escapes’ membership program

2007 Head Office operations move to larger premises (900 m2) – Miami (55 staff)

2008 Classic celebrates 30 years

• Mike Dunne joins group
• First independent Sales office (Dynamics, Surfers Paradise)
• Launch of ‘Classic Escapes’ membership program

2009 Management of 13 resorts and 3 clubs

• Travel Licence
• Acquired IVC Timeshare Scheme (ICL AFSL 246445)
• Classic Mooloolaba (Mooloolaba, Qld) independent sales office opens
• Principal Invest (Broadbeach, Qld) independent sales office opens
• Classic Escapes NZ (Auckland, NZ) independent sales office opens
• Classic Escapes QLD (Kedron, North Brisbane) independent sales office opens
• IYC Travel Pty Ltd 
• Andre Tawaf – son of founder George Tawaf, joins the group

2010 DAE 8 offices globally

• Carole Smith inducted into ATHOC Hall of Fame
• Classic South Sydney (Miranda, NSW) independent sales office opens
• Perl Dynamics (Doncaster, Victoria) independent sales office opens
• Classic South Brisbane (Eight Mile Plains, QLD) independent sales office opens
• Classic Escapes WA (Perth, WA) independent sales office opens

2011 Classic Investments launched

• DAE wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Project Team (Australia) and Best Place to Work
• Francis Taylor recognised as Best Industry Leader at Perspective Magazine Awards
• Jo-Anne Smith inducted into ATHOC Hall of Fame

2012 Management of 14 resorts and 3 clubs

• Classic wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Management Company
• DAE wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Project Team (USA)
• Francis Taylor inducted into ATHOC Hall of Fame
• Classic Escapes Teams win ATHOC Sales Team of the Year Award
• Head Office operations move to larger, purpose-built premises - 2000m2 (120 Staff at head office)
• Classic Escapes Townsville (Townsville, Qld) independent sales office opens

2013 Classic celebrates 35 years

• Classic expands into strata management
• Classic Strata Pty Ltd incorporated
• Management of 15 resorts and 3 clubs
• DAE 12 offices globally
• Classic wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Management Company (2nd year)
• DAE wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Customer Service (3rd year)
• 170 staff at head office
• Classic Melbourne (Lynbrook, Vic) independent sales office opens
• Classic Property Holdings becomes Beneficium (Int) Pty Ltd

2014 Nimbilus & PMO

• Management of 28 resorts and 3 clubs
• Classic wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Management Company (3rd year)
• DAE wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Customer Service (4th year)
• DAE wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Overall Company under 250 employees
• Classic Acquires Monad Pacific Management (‘MPM’) New Zealand
• 180 staff at head office
• Classic acquires @Work International

2015 Management of 30 resorts and 3 clubs

• Classic wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Management Company (4th year)
• Classic wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Overall Company over 250 employees
• DAE wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Customer Service (5th year)
• DAE wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Consumer Product
• DAE wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Overall Company under 250 employees (2nd year)
• Surfers Royale timeshare scheme wound-up & resort sold
• Classic In-House Sales teams – located at Coolangatta, Coffs Harbour, Varsity Lakes, and Capri Waters 

2016 Management of 30 resorts and 3 clubs

• Purchased Management Rights to Fairway Lodge, NZ 
• Classic wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Management Company (5th year)
• Classic wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Innovation (for CHARM)
• DAE wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Customer Service (6th year)
• DAE wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Marketing Campaign
• DAE wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Overall Company under 250 employees (2nd year)
• DAE opens new service centre in Portugal
• Classic Property Management becomes Timeshare Brokers Pty Ltd

2017 Management of 30 resorts and 3 clubs

• DAE celebrates 20 year anniversary (birthdae) July 1997 to July 2017
• Classic wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Management Company (6th year)
• DAE wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Customer Service (7th year)
• DAE wins Perspective Magazine’s Best Overall Company under 250 employees (3rd year)
• ATWI and DAE sold to RCI Pacific Pty Ltd (October 2017)

2018 Management of 31 resorts and 3 clubs

• Silver Sands (Western Australia)
• Tiki Village Resort sold and Timeshare Scheme wound up – effective December 2018