I Love Las Vegas magazine is backed by one of the world’s leading hospitality companies, Westgate Resorts.

I Love Las Vegas provides a link among its hospitality employees, advertising partners, and families vacationing in Southern Nevada. Westgate Resorts employees promote I Love Las Vegas throughout Southern Nevada, with a circulation of 1.8 million copies per year.

Advertising in I Love Las Vegas is the best way to achieve measurable results within this target market.

1970 Central Florida Investments is founded by David Siegel, operating from an office in his family garage.

1982 Westgate Vacation Villas opens in Kissimmee, one mile from the entrance to Walt Disney World Resort.

1984 Everything But Water opens the first of 30 stores nationwide.

1996 Westgate Miami Beach and Westgate Lakes Resort & Spa, Orlando, open. David Siegel is recognized as “Entrepreneur of the Year.” The first issue of I Love Orlando magazine is published.

1997 Westgate Towers, in Kissimmee, and Westgate Daytona Beach open.
CFI/Westgate Resorts posts more than $300 million in sales. Timeshare sales reach $2.7 billion in the U.S., and nearly $6 billion worldwide. I Love Orlando surpasses 1 million copies circulated.

1998 Westgate Resorts, which now includes Westgate Vacation Villas, Westgate Lakes Resort & Spa, Westgate Towers, Westgate Miami Beach and Westgate Daytona Beach, reaches over 100,000 vacation owners.

1999 Westgate Town Center opens in Kissimmee.

2000 Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort at Gatlinburg opens. I Love Orlando wins Craftsman’s Award for Walt Disney World 2000 cover.

2001 The first issue of I Love The Smokies is published, serving the Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge / Sevierville area. Westgate Flamingo Bay opens in Las Vegas, just two miles from the world-famous “Strip.” I Love Orlando surpasses 5 million copy mile marker.

2002 Westgate Park City Resort & Spa opens in Park City, Utah. Westgate Resorts acquires 1,600 acres near Lake Wales, Florida, known as the River Ranch.

2003 Westgate Resorts acquires five existing properties, adding Westgate Blue Tree At Lake Buena Vista, Westgate South Beach, Westgate Palace in Orlando, Grenelefe Golf and Tennis Resort near Haines City, and Westgate Historic Williamsburg.

2004 Westgate purchases Leisure Orlando Resort near SeaWorld Orlando. Westgate Resorts acquires five properties from Grandvista Resorts: Westgate Branson Woods, Westgate Branson Lakes at Emerald Pointe and the Yacht Club in Branson, Missouri; Westgate Tunica Resort in Tunica, Mississippi; and Westgate Painted Mountain Golf Resort in Mesa, Arizona. Westgate acquires Westgate Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Westgate augments sales operations by opening the Westgate Resorts Preview Gallery in Houston, Texas; the Bayside OPC location in Miami Beach, Florida; and a new Call Center in Las Vegas.

2005 Westgate Resorts announces partnership with Planet Hollywood to build a new resort and casino in Las Vegas. I Love Orlando hits a major milestone with 10 million copies in circulation. I Love The Smokies passes 3 million copy marker.

Premier issues of Westgate Resorts owners' version I Love Vacations, is launched in January 2005. I Love Las Vegas is launched in the Las Vegas Market.

2006 Westgate breaks ground on the Planet Ho0llywood Towers by Westgate on the Las Vegas Strip.

Construction begins on Westgate Plaza, a convenience store and gas station on Warm Springs adjacent to the McCarren Rental Car parking garage.

I Love Branson and I Love Myrtle Beach are launched with the first issues published in Summer 2006

September 2006 marks the first anniversary of I Love Las Vegas magazine with 1.5 million copies in circulation.

2007 Westgate Plaza opens in April 2007

Whole ownership is offered at Westgate Park City and Westgate Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort.

I Love Williamsburg launched in Fall 2007

August 2007 the Florida Magazine awards I Love Orlando a Silver Charlie Award for Best Visitor Publication.

2008 Westgate Resorts reach over 400,000 timeshare owners.

I Love The Smokies passes eight year s and the 5 million copy marker.

I Love Orlando hits a major milestone with over 15.5 million copies in circulation.

Planet Hollywood Towers by Westgate construction honors finishing 50 floors with a "topping off" ceremony July 2008

I Love Las Vegas celebrates their third birthday in September with 4.5 million copies circulated.