After the drama of the Masters last week, the next stop on the PGA Tour is always a much more relaxed venue at Hilton Head Island to play the Verizon Heritage. Harbour Town Links hosts the tournament where players clearly enjoy the friendlier course in direct contrast to the stress and scrutiny that always accompanies playing Augusta National.

When the Tour comes to Hilton Head Island, most players bring their families because they recognize it as a very family-friendly destination and often think of the tournament as a working vacation. Hilton Head Island timeshares, along with a wide selection of golf courses, biking paths, places to sail or kayak, and of course, the beautiful beaches attests to why this location is a favorite destination for so many families.

Harbour Town Yacht Club Timeshares and Timeshare Resales

The timeshares at Harbour Town Yacht Club are an easy walk to the 18th green at Harbour Town Golf Links. Combine that with excellence service, quality amenities, and even the Yacht Club’s 42-foot yacht, “Mystique,” and it is obvious why Harbour Town Yacht Club timeshares are so popular. Vacationing in one of the at the Yacht Club’s 31 private and elegantly appointed timeshare suites means you can take advantage of room service meals, daily maid service, and the full time concierge – now that’s a holiday!

Marriott’s Harbour Club at Harbour Town

Located in Sea Pines Plantation, Marriott’s Harbour Club at Harbour Town timeshares offers luxuriously furnished timeshare villas, that each include two whirlpool tubs, a spacious living and dining area, and a gourmet-equipped kitchen.

Situated to overlook Calibogue Sound, Marriott’s Harbour Club timeshares are an excellent destination whether you want to take in the tournament, play a few holes yourself, or just enjoy the relaxing views of the Harbour Town lighthouse and the yacht basin.

Hilton Head Timeshare Resales and Timeshare Rentals

While everyone might like to own a private vacation home on beautiful Hilton Head Island, with such ownership comes the ongoing expense of upkeep and maintenance, even when you are not there to enjoy your vacation property.

But Hilton Head timeshare resales and timeshare rentals offer a solution that has a much more affordable price and whole lot less headache. After all, why pay for vacation ownership property during the days and nights you aren’t using it? Instead, explore the opportunities in timeshare resales and rentals that mean you can relax on the beach or tee it up where the pros play at prices that don’t have to break the family budget.

Follow these links to learn more about some of the most popular Hilton Head timeshare resales:

• Marriott’s Barony Beach Club Timeshare
• Marriott’s Grande Ocean Timeshare
• Marriott’s Harbour Point Timeshare
• Marriott’s Heritage Club Timeshare
• Marriott’s Monarch At Sea Pines Timeshare
• Marriott’s Sunset Pointe Timeshare
• Player’s Club Timeshare
• Royal Dunes Timeshare

According to the Orlando Business Journal, five Orlando attorneys who specialize in the hotel and timeshare industry have moved from the law firm of Baker & Hostetler LLP to join the Orlando office of Foley & Lardner LLP.

Foley & Lardner specializes in hotel and timeshare law. The former Baker & Hostetler firm attorneys will be joining the company’s national golf and resort industry team, where they will focus on advising clients on matters of mixed use developments, condominiums, development, structuring and financing of timeshares, fractional, and planned unit projects.

The attorneys are Dan Bachrach, Bill Guthrie, (who join as partners) Kristina Bellock and Matthew Jassak (who join as associates) and Richard Caron who is a senior counsel.

The online publication LawFuel, quoted Bill Guthrie as saying, “”We believe that Foley offered us a strong platform to service our clients on a national and international basis. Foley already maintained an excellent golf, resort, and real estate practice, which complements our experience in the hospitality and timeshare industries advising developers, hotel brands, lenders, managers, and exchange companies. The firm is aggressive and intends to grow our combined practices in a method that will provide excellent service to our clients and expand the reach of our practice.”

Sounds like everyone is happy all around. Fred Ridley, co-chair of Foley’s Golf & Resort Industry Team, expressed enthusiasm over the new team members, “Attracting attorneys of this caliber in the vacation ownership, hotel and resort industry has been a strategic priority of the firm for quite some time. This group will strengthen our industry team while solidifying Foley as one of the top resort, hospitality and golf firms in the country.”

Orlando Timeshare

Orlando is natural choice for many services that support the timeshare industry. There are more Orlando timeshares than in any other city and Orlando (or areas nearby) is home base for a number of timeshare developers and timeshare sales companies.

It is an interesting time for a law firm that specializes in resorts, golf, and timeshares to be expanding. Let’s hope this team of talented timeshare and hospitality industry attorneys will be spending most of their time dealing with timeshare growth and development, and not with unraveling problems created in the timeshare industry by slow sales and tight credit.

Yesterday’s The Timeshare Authority blog profiled two HOT 100 properties in the same post, and today we are doing it again… only this time, we are looking at two sections of the same resort, collectively ranking number 41 on Sell My Timeshare NOW’s hot property list.

Marriott’s Desert Springs Villas I and Villas II is a Palm Desert, California timeshare classic, offering amazing weather, some of the best golf in the world, and a quintessential atmosphere of relaxation and living the good life.

The original JW Marriott Desert Springs resort set the standard for luxury hotels, spas, and golf resorts in the beautiful Palm Desert area. Recently renovated, it has reclaimed its place as a favorite destination for locals and tourists to enjoy restaurant dining, clubs, and an elegant but laidback southern California lifestyle.

While the spa and the fabulous golf are the top draws, other area attractions to enjoy while vacationing at this California timeshare resort include The Living Desert, a remarkable protected ecosystem; plays and performances at The McCallum Theatre; and family fun exploring the Palm Springs Air Museum and the Children’s Discovery Museum.

Accommodations at Marriott Timeshare’s Desert Springs Villas I and Villas II

Marriott’s Desert Springs Villas I provides its guest a choice of one or two-bedroom timeshare condos, access to the JW Marriott spa (some restrictions apply), full kitchens, separate living areas, access to the resort’s pools, and private balconies or patios. Marriott’s Desert Springs Villas II offers the same type of luxurious one and two-bedroom timeshares, minus pool access, and the spa is available only as an add-on fee.

Whether you enjoy your vacation at a Marriott Desert Springs Villa timeshare rental or you choose a lifetime of great vacations with a Marriott Desert Springs Villa timeshare resale, you will love the resort’s Mediterranean-style architecture, and the convenience of the El Picante Grill, and the MarketPlace, which is located next
to the Clubhouse.

Great Destination for a Timeshare Golf Vacation

Although southern California is loaded with championship quality golf courses, two outstanding places to play are the 36 holes at the Marriott Desert Springs Golf Course and the 27 holes at Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Country Club.

On the courses at both resorts you can enjoy the beauty of the Santa Rosa Mountains as a backdrop, but expect water – and plenty of it – because both the Marriott Desert Springs Golf Course and the Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Country Club were designed by Ted Robinson, “King of Waterscapes.”

Visit Sell My Timeshare NOW and pick out the timeshare resale or timeshare rental that is right for you, then go ahead—book a tee time!

Palm Beach Shores Resort and Vacation Villas timeshares and Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa timeshares are back-to-back on the Sell My Timeshare NOW HOT 100 list; and both are very popular Florida timeshare resorts for timeshare resales and timeshare rentals.

Palm Beach Shores Resort and Vacation Villas, located in Palm Beach, Florida, ranked number 57 on the HOT 100 list. Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa timeshares in Orlando ranked as number 56. These are two luxurious Florida timeshare resorts, but the appeal of each is unique and distinctive.

Palm Beach Shores Resort and Vacation Villas Timeshares

For beachside luxury, you can’t do better than the Palm Beach Shores Resort. Located on prestigious Singer Island, the area has long been a playground for the rich and famous. Timeshare units at the Palm Beach Shore Resort offer your choice of ocean view, pool view, or island view. Units include fully appointed kitchens, king size beds, queen size sleeper sofas, and two televisions. On property, you will find a full service restaurant, nail salon, exercise room, swimming pool, and a spa.

Plan a Palm Beach Shores timeshare vacation when you want to watch the sunrise on the beach or to sleep in and then lounge by the pool. Or schedule a day for marathon shopping at the internationally renowned shops of Worth Avenue. You can also choose from a wide selection of water sports or golf at one of the many nearby championship courses. If you like Vegas-style excitement, you may decided to schedule a day cruise for gambling and games.

The Palm Beach Shores Resort and Vacation Villas timeshare is an RCI Gold Crown Resort.

Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa Timeshares

Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa may be a Florida timeshare, but as its name suggests, it pays homage to horse racing and upstate New York country retreats as they were at the turn of the century.

This is the largest of the existing Disney Vacation Club timeshare resorts, and as of early 2008, is sold out for new timeshare sales. But that doesn’t mean you and your family can’t enjoy a Disney vacation at Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa in a Disney Saratoga Springs timeshare resale or timeshare rental.

This Disney Vacation Club property offers studio timeshare units, one and two-bedroom units, and grand timeshare villas. The property includes 12 buildings and approximately 46 timeshare units or villas per building. With its Victorian architecture, shaded lakeside setting and bubbling fountains, you may forget that you are at a Florida timeshare at all, that is, until you hop the Disney monorail and are transported straight to the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, or any of the other Orlando Disney theme parks and attractions.

Choices for Your Florida Timeshare Vacation

Palm Beach Shores Resort and Vacation Villas timeshares and Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa timeshares give you two great choices for a Florida timeshare vacation. But remember, there are more timeshare resorts in Florida than anywhere else in the world, which means more vacation fun and more opportunities to become a vacation property owner. Best of all, you can easily and affordably enjoy Florida timeshares through timeshare resales and timeshare rentals.

How about spending your days golfing, swimming, or just relaxing in sunny, southern California and your nights curled up in a Westin Heavenly Bed®? This could be your next vacation if you buy or rent Starwood timeshare at the Westin Mission Hills Resort & Villas.

Located in Rancho Mirage, this California timeshare includes 360 beautifully landscaped acres complete with bubbling streams, terraced fountains, and two championship golf courses. As Sell My Timeshare NOW’s HOT 100 List timeshare resort number 60, the Westin Mission Hills Resort & Villas is a desert oasis, a retreat where you can rest and recoup from the pressures and demands of daily life.

Westin Mission Hills Resort & Villas Timeshare, a Luxurious Choice

In your Westin Mission Hills Resort & Villas timeshare, you will enjoy a fully equipped kitchen, washer and dryer, color televisions in bedrooms and the living room, Bose stereo system, and a DVD player in the living room. Living room areas feature a queen-size sleeper sofa, along with fireplaces in the living area and the bedroom of many villas. The Westin Mission Hills Resort and Villas timeshare is a luxurious resort for pampering yourself and enjoying some much needed quiet time with family or friends.

But when you have the urge to explore, there are so many nearby attractions to help you fill your vacation days. Enjoy the Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert, the El Paseo Shopping District, the Palm Springs Air Museum, Knott’s Oasis Water Park, Indian Canyons, and Joshua Tree National Park to name only a few of the nearby points of interest.

Westin Mission Hills Resort & Villas Timeshare and More

Sell My Timeshare NOW has outstanding opportunities for you to buy timeshare or rent timeshare at the Westin Mission Hills Resort & Villas timeshare. And if you enjoy the indulgence of the signature Westin bed, Westin bath, and Westin WORKOUT exercise rooms, you may also be interested in these other Westin timeshare resorts, which offer some or all of these amenities.

• Westin Kierland Villas – Scottsdale, Arizona
• Westin St. John Resort and Villas – St. John, US Virgin Islands

Marriott Golf, an Orlando, Florida based golf operations and golf management company that is part of Marriott International, Inc.., has announced an exciting, new golf loyalty program that may make golfing owners of Marriott timeshare (and anyone who enjoys a Marriott timeshare rental or hotel vacation) very happy.

Marriott Golf Links is now part of the Marriott Rewards program, enabling Marriott Rewards members to earn points for their golf expenditures and to redeem their rewards points for golf. Dollars spent on rounds of golf at a Marriott resort, or retail golf merchandise purchased at the pro shop, now translate to earned Marriott Rewards points. And making the program particularly easy for golfers to enjoy is the fact that you don’t have to stay at a Marriott timeshare or Marriott hotel at the time you accrue points – you only have to be golfing, practicing, or buying golf merchandise at a qualifying Marriott resort course. Every dollar spent on a qualifying purchase, translates to 10 Marriott Rewards points earned.

Likewise, from a points redemption perspective, the program flexibility is great. Member golfers can redeem their Marriott Rewards for hotel accommodations, spa treatments, golf instruction, rounds of golf, and other benefits that are part of the Marriott Rewards program.

The WorldofGolf.com quoted Tom Enders, Director of Marketing for Marriott Golf, as saying, “Introducing Marriott Golf Links is a momentous occasion for our loyal guests. Golfers can now easily earn Marriott Rewards points for golf purchases at their local Marriott Golf Clubs, as well as their favorite golf resort destinations, creating greater value for individual golfers and groups experiencing our premier collection of golf courses … The best part about Marriott Golf Links lies within the incredible value of Marriott Rewards points. Our guests can redeem points for rounds of golf, Marriott hotel accommodations, spa experiences, Faldo Golf Institute instruction, and much more.”

Golf and Your Marriott Timeshare Vacation

Marriott Resorts and Marriott Timeshare estimate that there are already some 5 million golfers enrolled in the Marriott Rewards program and there are 20 qualifying Marriott golf courses, including:

If you currently own Marriott timeshare, then you already recognize how many of these courses are at or near a Marriott timeshare destination. And if you are not aware of all the opportunities for great golf and great vacations at a Marriott resort, then I recommend you browse the incredible ads for Marriott timeshare resales and Marriott timeshare rentals that you’ll find in SellMyTimeshareNOW’s inventory of more than TWO THOUSAND Marriott timeshares. If you love golf, then the “rewards” of owning a Marriott timeshare resale, just got even sweeter.

A Golfing Plus:

This YouTube video lets you ’sit-in’ on a private golf lesson with PGA Tour Winner, Bobby Cole, taught at the Miami timeshare, Doral Golf Villas …

Vacation Village timeshare at Weston is a perfect Florida timeshare resort to talk about on Labor Day. After all, any timeshare with the word “Vacation” in its name, is clearly the antithesis of “Labor”. Vacation Village timeshare at Weston could also be the right prescription for the right way to spend this holiday and many holidays to come, especially if you buy it as a right-priced timeshare resale.

Vacation Choices when You Buy Timeshare Resales at Weston Vacation Village

Weston, Florida is a family vacation destination that lets you choose to enjoy the art deco district of Miami Beach, exclusive South Beach, and the glittering metro Miami nightlife. On the other hand, you can decide to surf and swim the famous beaches at Fort Lauderdale, visit the Miami Metro Zoo, Everglades National Park, or just hang out at the Vacation Village timeshare swimming pool or golf on one of the nearby PGA Championship courses.

Vacation Village timeshare resales at Weston are a family-friendly, casual destination, with a West Indies décor and a laidback ambience. Timeshare condos at Vacation Village at Weston average 1500 square feet of Florida timeshare living area, with two baths, one Jacuzzi tub, and an entertainment center with VCR and large screen TV. Vacation Village timeshares include fully appointed kitchens in many units, and kitchenettes in smaller units. While weekly maid service is included, you have the choice to upgrade to daily maid service, and call it a true vacation experience. Also, washers and dryers are available near each timeshare unit.

Why are South Florida Timeshares so Popular?

Vacationers have been flocking to Miami as a winter holiday destination for generations. After all, even the Florida-favorite vacation spot of Orlando can sometimes experience uncomfortably cool or downright cold winter days. But consistently the winter temperatures in South Florida cities, including Fort Lauderdale, Weston, Miami, Naples and the Florida Keys, will be pleasant. You can buy a South Florida timeshare and know with confidence that 365 days a year, the weather will never be too cold for you to enjoy the beach, the golf course, or leisurely strolls under the rustling palms.

Also, while Daytona Beach, Orlando, and Tampa offer subtropical climates, South Florida promises you a genuinely tropical experience that you can enjoy without ever leaving the continental US. In fact, one of the interesting things about vacationing in Florida timeshares, is that the state is remarkably diverse from the Keys, to the horse farms of Ocala, to the sugar sand beaches of Pensacola and Panama City.

Sound enticing?

It should. There are more timeshares in Florida than in any other state in the US, which translates to more opportunities in timeshare resales and timeshare rentals, and more reasons for you start enjoying that beachside vacation you’ve earned.

Here’s a video recently posted on YouTube that shows an airboat through some of the Florida Everglades, with, of course, a few Florida alligators spotted along the way.

Club Casa Dorada Beach and Golf Resort timeshare in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico is as beautiful as any beachside resort you have ever dreamed of visiting. Located on El Medano beach, which is one of Cabo San Lucas’ best beaches for swimming, Club Casa Dorada Beach and Golf Resort offers guests a relaxing Mexico timeshare vacation destination, featuring access to an amazing range of amenities.

Timeshare owners and vacationers who rent timeshare at Club Casa Dorada Beach and Golf resort timeshare can enjoy their days with time on the beach or at the four health spas, the equestrian center, or teeing it up at one of the two oceanfront championship golf courses at the resort. Adjacent to Cabo Real Desert Park Reserve’s 3000 acres of protected land, your timeshare vacation can include ATV trail riding, mountain biking or hiking. There are perfect places for swimming as well as for personal watercraft use, kayaking, fishing, and snorkeling. But you might prefer to simply relax by the timeshare resort’s pool, shop the boutiques of Cabo San Lucas, and dine at one of the resort’s many fine dining or casual restaurants.

Club Casa Dorada Beach Timeshare is an RCI Golf Crown Resort

This exquisite Mexico timeshare resort is part of the exclusive 3500 acre Cabo Real Master Plan Community, which offers more than three and a half miles of some of Cabo’s best and most beautiful beaches. Club Casa Dorada Beach timeshare resort is an RCI Gold Crown property and is part of Melia Los Cabos Hotels in Los Cabos Mexico.

Offering timeshare owners and guests one, two, and three bedroom vacation ownership suites, most timeshare condos at Club Casa Dorada Beach Timeshare have private terraces, ocean views, kitchens or kitchenettes, and rooms with an elegant, clean-line décor. Jetted tubs, flat-screen televisions, and wireless internet provide you the comforts of home, with an upscale touch.

Buy Timeshare Resales at Club Casa Dorado Beach Timeshare

If you are reading this on the day this blog posts to The Timeshare Authority, then it’s Labor Day weekend, a traditional ‘long-week’ holiday in the US. And chances are, you are not on vacation. Because as much as I like to think of this timeshare blog as ‘gripping’ reading, it’s not the kind of thing most people read during their vacations…The Timeshare Authority is what you read when you are dreaming about a vacation.

So if you set aside a little time during your busy Labor Day weekend and peruse the incredible opportunities in Mexico timeshare resales and Mexico timeshare rentals, (timeshare resales and timeshare rentals available anywhere else in the world) advertised at www.sellmytimesharenow.com, then next time a holiday rolls around, you can be doing instead of dreaming; enjoying vacation ownership with your own affordable and luxurious timeshare.

After talking about timeshare golf on the east coast in yesterday’s The Timeshare Authority blog on the Wyndham Championship, it’s fun to look at a west coast timeshare that is also a great golf destination. Timeshare resort number 73 in the SellMyTimeshareNOW.com HOT 100 List is Marriott’s Shadow Ridge timeshare in Palm Desert, California.

Marriott’s Shadow Ridge Timeshare is Located in Golf County

You are in the heart of golf country when you vacation at a California timeshare at Marriott’s Shadow Ridge timeshare resort. Near to Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, and La Quinta, the great golf courses of Southern California host The Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, The Skins Game, and The Nabisco Championship, as well as numerous other PGA, Champions Tour, and LPGA events on the many championship golf courses in the region.

With golf schools in Marco Island and Orlando, FL and Palm Desert, CA, the Nick Faldo Golf Schools are some of the most prestigious places in the world to get your golf game in shape. Marriott’s Shadow Ridge is located adjacent to the Nick Faldo Golf School ® at Palm Desert, with its schools, clinics, private lessons, and excellent practice facilities.

Amenities at Marriott’s Shadow Ridge California Timeshare

The spacious timeshare villas at Marriott’s Shadow Ridge California timeshare include one and two-bedroom timeshare units, with 2 baths, separate living and dining areas, full kitchens, a washer and dryer, private balconies or terraces, and a large soaking tub for unwinding after a great day on the golf course. The Marriott timeshares at Shadow Ridge can comfortably accommodate up to 8 people and include use of a 24-hour fitness center, sauna, steam room, tennis courts and an activity center.

In addition to pools, restaurants, and beautiful mountain views, guests can enjoy nearby biking trails, casinos, shopping, horseback riding, the Moortens Botanical Garden, and Jeep excursions into the desert.

Buying a timeshare resale at Marriott’s Shadow Ridge timeshare resort could be excellent timing as the property is currently undergoing expansions and renovations, which will likely increase its demand and desirability in the future. Once completed, this California timeshare resort will include over 900 one and two-bedroom villas.

Last week, The Timeshare Authority told you about Padraig Harrington, the winner of golf’s 2007 and 2008 British Open, who bought a fractional villa at Oceânico Group’s Vilamoura Golf & Garden Resort in Portugal. He must have been sleeping well at night after buying his 5-bedroom timeshare at the popular vacation ownership resort, because he was once again playing great golf this past week, holing unbelievable putts, and going on to claim the Wanamaker trophy on Sunday at the PGA Championship. And after winning back to back Majors, we can cut the Irish super-talent some slack for not playing in this week’s Wyndham Championship, held in Greensboro, NC.

Wyndham Championship Carries on Golfing Tradition

Although the Wyndham Championship is not one of golf’s Majors, it is still a pressure-packed event for many of the golfers in the field. The Wyndham Championship is the final tournament that gives the players a chance to pull themselves into (or hold onto) a spot among the top 144 in the FedEx Cup standings and thereby qualify for the PGA TOUR Playoffs.

The mountains of North Carolina are a popular timeshare resort destination and Greensboro itself holds a special place in golfing history as a favorite Tour-stop since the days of legendary pros, Sam Snead and Byron Nelson. Effective last year, the Greater Greensboro Open officially became the Wyndham Championship sponsored by Wyndham Resorts and Wyndham timeshare. At the time of the announcement, Wyndham’s CEO, Stephen P. Holmes explained that one of the reasons the company chose to sponsor a PGA Tour event in this location was because so many timeshare owners live in the Raleigh-Durham-Greensboro area.

North Carolina Timeshare

North Carolina timeshare offers vacation destinations from the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains in the west to the Atlantic coast beaches. Wyndham has nearly 200 hotels and resorts in North Carolina, including Wyndham timeshare at the Wyndham Resort at Fairfield Harbour, the Wyndham Resort at Fairfield Mountains, and the Wyndham Resort at Fairfield Sapphire Valley. SellMyTimeshareNOW.com has a large and attractive inventory of timeshare resales and timeshare rentals in North Carolina timeshare, Wyndham timeshares, and excellent golf timeshare resorts.

My Predictions for the Wyndham Championship and for Wyndham Timeshare Owners

As you follow the leaderboard in this week’s Wyndham Championship, look for both Jeev Singh and ViJay as possible leaders. Jeev, because his game is coming along so well right now, and ViJay, just because he is due a comeback, especially after he played so poorly last week. The course is a little shorter than many Tour venues and plays tight with Donald Ross greens, so it will favor someone who had good control of his game. Since it hasn’t been a tournament course in over 30 years, no one comes in with an advantage of having won here in the past. Other names to watch this week include Paul Casey, David Toms, and Brian Gay, as the course and the timing are right for any of these outstanding golfers.

With the stakes this high and so much talent in the field, it’s hard to call a winner, but I won’t shy away from making this prediction: Buying a Wyndham timeshare resale is an excellent way to start enjoying a lifetime of vacations at a price that is just too good to pass up. Visit SellMyTimeshareNOW.com to learn more about the great deals in timeshare resales and timeshare rentals.

Here’s an update from Padraig Harrington after winning the 2008 PGA Championship: