
In the early 2000′s, timeshare began to lose some of the gains in made in the late 1990′s. The 90′s were a great time for timesharing, with resorts seeing increases in profitability and property ownership, and it seemed as though timeshare was finally beginning to emerge from the dark cloud of dishonest salespersons, one-star resorts and false promises that tarnished their reputation during the development boom of the 1980′s. As of 2000, resort occupancies were down and the values for properties, as well as room rates, were on a decline.
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Fractional ownership offers individuals the opportunity to purchase partial ownership at an extremely nice place, most often in a highly sought after resort area. Sounds a lot like timeshare right? There are similarities between the two types of vacation ownership including:
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Resorts offer fixed week and floating week timeshares and it is important to know the differences to decide which program best fits your needs.
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An estimated 4.5 million people currently own timeshare and this figure will continue to grow in the future as larger resort companies such as Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott, and Disney increase their timeshare offerings. The following are reasons why it is better to own rather than rent your vacation:



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Being a timeshare owner can mean slightly different things depending on whether you are a deeded owner or a right to use owner, but there are some general timeshare ownership stipulations that are important for both types of owners to understand. Both deed and title owners and right to use owners are legally and contractually tied to their property. This is of note because there are real repercussions aside from simply losing your timeshare for those that do not pay monthly fees, maintenance fees, etc.
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