Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Golf Just Got a Little Sweeter for Marriott Timeshare Owners

Author: Jason Tremblay

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:

  • La Iguana Golf Club, Costa Rica
  • Royal St. Kitts Golf Club, St. Kitts
  • Crane’s Landing Golf Club, Lincolnshire, IL
  • Desert Springs Golf Resort Palm Desert, CA
  • Doral Golf Resort Miami, FL
  • Grande Pines Golf Club, Orlando, FL
  • Grande Vista Golf Club, Orlando, FL
  • Griffin Gate Golf Club, Lexington, KY
  • Hawk’s Landing Golf Club, Orlando, FL
  • Seaview Golf Resort Atlantic City, NJ
  • Shadow Ridge Golf Club, Palm Desert, CA
  • Camelback Golf Club, Scottsdale, AZ
  • Cattails Golf Club, Kingsport, TN
  • Starr Pass Country Club, Tucson, AZ
  • Stone Mountain Golf Club, Stone Mountain, GA
  • The Frog Golf Club, Villa Rica, GA
  • The Rookery at Marco Naples, FL
  • Westfields Golf Club, Clifton, VA
  • Wildfire Golf Club, Phoenix, AZ
  • Willow Crest Golf Club, Oak Brook, IL


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

 

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Monday, September 1, 2008

South Florida Timeshare is HOT 100 List Timeshare Number 66

Author: Jason Tremblay

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.

 

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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Another Mexico Timeshare Makes the Sell My Timeshare NOW HOT 100 List

Author: Jason Tremblay

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

Play championship golf while at your Club Casa Dorado Beach Timeshare.

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.

 

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Friday, August 15, 2008

HOT 100 List Timeshare # 73 is Marriott’s Shadow Ridge Timeshare

Author: Jason Tremblay

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

Opportunities in Marriott timeshare resales and timeshare rentals.

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.

 

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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Harrington Wins Another Major but Skips Wyndham Championship This Week

Author: Jason Tremblay

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:

 

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Three Fabulous Wyndham Timeshares

Author: Jason Tremblay

Enjoy timeshare resales at the Wyndham Palm-Aire Resort

Our apologies to the Wyndham Palm-Aire timeshare resort, that was omitted from the blogs on the HOT 100 List for SellMyTimeshareNOW.com. Like every Wyndham timeshare, the Palm Aire promises luxurious accommodations and delightful amenities. The Palm Aire is Wyndham timeshare resort number 76, which means that numbers 76, 75, and 74 include one Florida timeshare, one Hawaii timeshare resort, and one timeshare located in Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains. So let’s take a look at HOT 100 List timeshare number 76 - the Wyndham Palm-Aire in Pompano Beach, FL.

Located in a gated community adjacent to the Palm Aire Country Club, this Florida timeshare resort is less than five miles from Atlantic Ocean beaches and less than eight miles from the city of Fort Lauderdale. The Wyndham Vacation Resort Palm-Aire was once a Fairfield timeshare.

To get to the Wyndham Palm-Aire timeshare resort, you can fly into Miami International airport, 38 miles to the south, or into the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, only 14 miles away. When you vacation at the Wyndham Palm-Aire, you are just outside the bustle and traffic of Miami yet close enough to enjoy all its high-energy clubs and entertainment when you are ready to party.

When Lady Luck is with you, take in the Pompano Park Race Track, a five-eighths of a mile harness racing track, where the horses run from January to June and October to December (less than a mile away) or the Seminole Indian Hard Rock Casino in nearby Fort Lauderdale.

The Wyndham Palm-Aire Timeshare is Ideal for a Golf Vacation

The Palm Aire Country Club offers 4 outstanding golf courses, 2 driving ranges, 2 full-service clubhouses, 3 golf academies, and 2 pro shops. This year, as is often the case with golf resorts in Florida during the summer months, the Palm Aire Country Club is offering special rates on tee-times, as well as a “Kids Play Free” offer during the months of June, July, and August (some restrictions apply). The concierge at the Palm-Aire Wyndham timeshare will be happy to help you book your tee times. And even the putt-putt golfer’s needs are covered, with an 18-hole miniature golf course on-property, at the resort.

Other sports and fitness activities include: 3 pools; a children’s pool with water slide; a state-of-the-art fitness center; tennis courts; aerobics; Pilates and yoga classes (available at an additional charge); a basketball court; and a sand volleyball court.

Your Wyndham Timeshare at Palm-Aire

This timeshare resort offers 1 and 2-bedroom timeshare condos with either kitchenettes or full kitchens, living and dining areas, and garden-view balconies or patios. This is an RCI 4-Star rated timeshare resort with much to offer if you are interested in buying timeshare or renting timeshare for your next vacation. But don’t overlook this well-located property for business travel. Staying at the Wyndham Palm-Aire timeshare resort the next time you are in South Florida on business would mean spacious accommodations with lots of options for relaxation during your leisure time.

To learn more about this Florida timeshare and your options to be a Wyndham Palm-Aire timeshare owner, visit SellMyTimeshareNOW.com or call 877-815-4227.

 

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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

British Open Winner Buys Factional

Author: Jason Tremblay

Did you watch Padraig Harrington defend his Open Championship title? The drama of a back to back win in one of the oldest and most prestigious professional golf events is exciting, and could lead to what sports commentators call, “a win for the ages,” if Harrington is able to pull off the rare back to back to back victory with a win at the 2009 Open. (Peter Thomson was the last to accomplish this feat with British Open wins in 1954, ‘55, and ‘56 … and again in ‘58).

But while the golf world speculates on whether professional golfer Padraig Harrington will be the next three-peat British Open winner, Padraig himself is going about business as usual, practicing, playing, polishing the Claret Jug, and oh yes, shopping for a new Portugal timeshare.

Padraig Harrington has recently purchased a fractional villa at Oceânico Group’s Vilamoura Golf & Garden Resort in Portugal. Timeshared or fractional ownership at Vilamoura includes membership in the seven Oceânico golf courses, including the Oceânico Victoria, where the Portugal Masters is played.

Padraig Harrington says: “Buying at Vilamoura Golf & Garden Resort not only gives me the security of a quality property investment, but it will allow me to practice on a different course every day of the week, a quality that very few resorts can offer. Away from the golf courses there are swimming pools, great beaches and fantastic leisure facilities, so I can spend some quality time with friends and family, and I’m already looking forward to it.”

The Vilamoura Golf & Garden Resort is located on 170 acres in the center of Portugal’s Algarve region and includes luxury 2 and 3-bedroom condos; 3-bedroom semi-detached villas; and 4 and 5 bedroom detached villas. Harrington has purchased a 5-bedroom fractional villa with a private swimming pool and services that include use of a Sunseeker luxury cruiser, in-house concierge service, and limo service. Other professional golfers who own property at the fractional and timeshare resort include Retief Goosen, Paul McGinley, Lee Westwood, David Howell, and Darren Clarke.

Club Albufeira Portugal timeshare resale.

Expanding into the US, Oceânico Group USA has recently purchased Little River Golf & Resort in the Pinehurst golf area of North Carolina.

To learn more about affordable vacation ownership luxury in Portugal timeshare, and Portugal golf timeshare look at timeshare resales at the some of these excellent resorts:

 

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Who’s Your Caddie at Your Doral Marriott Timeshare?

Author: Jason Tremblay

This week, Doral Golf Resort and Spa (Miami, FL) announced that for a limited time, a forecaddie will be assigned at no charge for each foursome that plays the Blue Monster. Golfers know Doral’s Blue Monster to be one of the most prestigious and challenging championship courses in the world and home to the PGA Tour’s CA Championship. Timeshare owners know the Doral Golf Resort and Spa to be home to Marriott’s Villas at Doral timeshares.

Marriott's Villas at Doral timeshare resales.

Unless you play golf at a private club that uses caddies on its courses, or you play golf professionally, you may never have experienced the services of a caddie to assist you with your game. Ask a PGA Tour player and he will tell you that a good caddie is gold; so much so, that top professional caddies earn six-figure annual incomes for their contributions to their player’s success.

A forecaddie doesn’t give the same services that Steve Williams provides for Tiger, nor does he do the things that greens keeper, Bill Murray did in Caddyshack. He doesn’t typically assist with club selection, carry your bags, or sabotage gophers. But a good forecaddie does make a round of golf more interesting and flow more smoothly.

According to Doral’s official press release, “We decided to make the Blue Monster caddie inclusive because we want golfers to experience the history and tradition of the course, from strategic shot making to entertaining stories that have been passed on over the years,” said Darrin Helfrick, General Manager of Golf at the Miami golf resort. “This is truly one of the game’s treasured courses, and this caddie program will enhance the overall golfing experience, while making history come to life.”

The complimentary inclusion of a forecaddie in the price of your round of golf is available only through May 20, 2008.

Marriott Timeshare at Doral Resort

Marriott’s Villas at Doral timeshares are located on the property of the Doral Golf Resort and Spa. There are more than 130 two-bedroom timeshare villas, as well as an outdoor pool, fitness center, and convenience store. Timeshare owners and their guests, (or timeshare renters) have access to Doral’s renowned health spa, the five golf courses, a tennis center, The Blue Lagoon water recreation area, and the resort’s restaurants and lounges.

Each timeshare villa has separate living and dining areas, a private balcony, an oversized soaking tub, a fully-equipped kitchen, and a washer/dryer.

Choices in Timeshare Sales and Timeshare Resales

Timeshare condos at Marriott’s Villas at Doral may be available through Marriott Vacation Club (Marriott Timeshare), but for the best values in Marriott timeshare sales, visit Sell My Timeshare NOW. Through Sell My Timeshare NOW, Marriott timeshare resales and Marriott timeshare rentals are available for most Marriott timeshare resorts, including more than two dozen timeshare villas at Doral, starting at just under $7000.


Remember the American Express commercial that featured Tiger Woods in the role Bill Murray made famous in Caddyshack? Thank you, YouTube for these 58 seconds of humor.

 

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Thursday, April 3, 2008

Green Gets Greener at Marriott Vacation Club Timeshares

Author: Jason Tremblay

About a month ago, the Timeshare Owners Blog carried a post titled, Marriott Timeshare Is Turning Green. We told you about a corporate effort by Marriott to increase environmentally conservative practices by employees of their hotels and timeshare resorts. The plan calls for more emphasis on recycling and an expanded use of recycled materials.

But the green at Marriott hotels and timeshare resorts has just gotten greener, and this time , they are going green on the greens - the golf greens and fairways.

Environmentally Conscious Timeshare Resort Golf Courses

When the Doral Golf Resort & Spa Hotel and Timeshare in Miami hosted the World Golf Championships last week, they became the first Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary in North America to host a World Golf Championships event. And Marriott Golf is following this accomplishment by requiring 34 of the Marriott managed golf courses at 25 locations to become Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries by the end of 2008.

The Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries honor certain golf facilities for their efforts to protect the environment by enhancing wildlife habitats and natural areas. To achieve an Audubon Certification, a golf center must prove that it achieves and maintains the highest degree of environmental quality in areas that include wildlife and habitat management, community outreach, educational efforts, minimized use of chemicals, water conservation, water quality management, and environmental planning.

Currently Marriott Golf has six hotel or timeshare resort golf courses that are operated in accordance with the Audubon standards. These resorts are the Ritz-Carlton Members Club in Sarasota, Stone Mountain Golf Club in Georgia, Doral Golf Resort in Miami, and two other Florida courses.

In a press release issued by the Environmental News Service, Kevin Fletcher, director of Audubon International was quoted as saying, “We are elated with the level of commitment Marriott is showing by mandating Audubon Certification across their portfolio of golf courses…These proven environmental management practices will help preserve the natural heritage of the game of golf for many generations to come.”

Marriott Timeshare Resales

If you want to know more about opportunities to buy timeshare resales at or near great golf courses, the seven Marriott timeshare resorts at Hilton Head Island, SC are a perfect place to start.

If you want to know more about improving your golf swing during your Marriott timeshare vacation, watch this YouTube video of a private lesson taught by Bobby Cole at the Marriott Doral Golf Resort and Spa:

And if you are more interested in watching birds than making birdies, you will enjoy this YouTube video about Audubon certified golf courses:

 

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

PGA Tour Golfer Signs Multi-Year Deal with Wyndham Timeshare

Author: Jason Tremblay

PGA Tour golfer Brandt Snedeker, who won his first PGA Tour victory at the Wyndham Championship, and won the 2007 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Award, has signed a sponsorship contract with Wyndham Worldwide and Wyndham timeshares.

What does this sponsorship mean for the Nashville, Tennessee native, who earned over $2.8 million in his rookie season with a Tour victory and six top-10 finishes? It means he sleeps more soundly at night.

Unlike an NBA or NFL team member who works under contract with his team, a PGA Tour player is an independent businessman. When the Boston Celtics travel to play the Orlando Magic, the team travels together, typically on a private jet, and the team pays for travel, accommodations, and meals for its players. The team also pays for the uniforms, equipment, the services from the trainers, coaches, team medical staff, and everyone else who works behind the sidelines keeping Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo on the floor, blocking shots, stealing balls, and shooting three’s.

But professional golfers operate by different rules. They are not under contract with the PGA Tour; instead, they are members, with their membership based on their playing performance. The PGA Tour doesn’t pay them to play; PGA Tour members actually pay the Tour for their membership and the privilege of competing in tournaments. They also foot the bill for their own travel expenses, their trainers, coaches, caddy, equipment, and even the plaid pants and white shoes they wear in the final round, unless these costs are underwritten by a sponsor.

Play as well as Brandt Snedeker played last year and sponsors like Wyndham timeshare are eager to put their logos on your cap, golf bag and the shirts you wear during tournaments. Sponsorship deals for professional golfers range anywhere from a few thousand dollars to millions, with bonuses thrown in for top finishes and tournament wins.

Recreational golfers and fans of the game of golf are an excellent market for the timeshare and timeshare resales industries. Many professional golf tournaments draw a half million fans in the galleries during the week of play, with millions more watching the event on television. Companies who sponsor the play of professional golfers recognize that marketing to golfers means marketing to people who have the time and means to plan regular vacations and would be interested in the vacation ownership opportunities of timesharing.

Franz Hanning, president and CEO of Wyndham Vacation Ownership (Wyndham timeshare) “We believe this is a tremendous opportunity to align the Wyndham brand with one of the game’s most promising young talents. Our goal is to connect with golfers at every stage in their love of the game. We’re proud to associate ourselves with a rising star like Brandt and believe he is the perfect complement to our partnership with the game’s most preeminent legend.”

Besides sponsoring Snedeker, Wyndham timeshare maintains an exclusive marketing partnership with Arnold Palmer, and has developed the Arnold Palmer Golf Holidays line of travel products.

Wyndham timeshare will again sponsor the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C., on August 11 through 17, 2008.

To learn more about opportunities in Wyndham vacation ownership and Wyndham timeshare resales visit Sell My Timeshare NOW.


Watch this YouTube video to see the golf swing that made Brandt Snedeker 2007 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year.

 

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