As the countdown on the Sell My Timeshare NOW HOT 100 list continues, we look at three HOT timeshares, each distinctively different from the other. HOT 100 List timeshare number 20 is the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas North. Hot List timeshare number 19 is the Grand Pacific Palisades in Carlsbad, California. And Hot List timeshare number 16 is the Wyndham Grand Desert in Las Vegas. Three ways to vacation; three timeshare resorts to enjoy.

A Lush Hawaiian Isle Westin Timeshare Resort

Designed with luxury in mind, the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas North is one of two Westin resorts on Ka’anapali Beach. Enjoying a primo location on North Ka’anapali, (a beach that has been recognized as one of America’s Best Beaches) timeshare owners and timeshare renters at this Hawaii timeshare resort can choose verdant island views or stunning ocean vistas from their private balcony or patio. At the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort, studio and one or two-bedroom timeshare villas offer an equipped kitchen, a whirlpool tub, and a relaxing living and dining area.

Located in Lahaina, on the island of Maui, if you watched the season finale of the CBS reality show, The Amazing Race, (this past Sunday night,) you saw enough beautiful views of Maui to make you long for a Hawaii timeshare.

California Timeshare Close to the Beach

Grand Pacific Palisades California timeshare offers you a totally different perspective of the Pacific Ocean than the one you’ll get in Lahaina, Maui, but equally as spectacular. North of San Diego (about 40 miles), and south of Anaheim (approximately 60 miles), Carlsbad has Southern California desert appeal in a location so perfect for family fun it is even located across the street from LEGOLAND®!

During the spring, you can enjoy Carlsbad’s famous Flower Fields® where more than 50-acres of vibrant flowers bloom on a hillside overlooking the ocean. Year-round, Grand Pacific Palisades timeshare tempts you with an ideal location for enjoying golf, the beach, or any of the nearby attractions.

Timeshare units at this beautiful California timeshare resort include one and two bedroom units as well as two bedroom lockouts.

This Las Vegas Timeshare is No Gamble, It’s Always a Winner

The Wyndham Grand Desert in Las Vegas is located only a quarter mile from the glittering Las Vegas Strip, but features a Mediterranean-style ambience. Timeshare owners at the Wyndham Grand Desert enjoy the resort, not only for its style and amenities, but because it makes it easy to balance your vacation between the casinos and nightlife of the Las Vegas Strip with a relaxing resort that offers plenty of entertainment for the whole family.

Considered a flagship property of Wyndham Resorts, Wyndham Grand Desert timeshare units are available in one, two, and three-bedroom units, as well as timeshare lockouts.

Like so many other great Las Vegas timeshare properties, the Wyndham Grand Desert makes it easy to explore both the natural wonders of the Nevada landscape and then take in the shows, dining, and unmatched glitz of Las Vegas after dark.

To learn more about opportunities in timeshare resales and timeshare rentals at these great HOT 100 destinations and many more exciting vacation spots, talk to the timeshare resales specialists at Sell My Timeshare NOW.

Too much timeshare news! The past twelve months have been an active time for the timeshare and vacation ownership industries. There has been a lot that has happened in areas from timeshare development, new timeshare publications, and then the news that is not so upbeat, such as lay-offs at timeshare companies, cutbacks, and other challenges of the economic environment.

Even with all this activity, there is no excuse for the situation we find ourselves in at The Timeshare Authority. We realized that in covering the HOT 100 List for 2008 for timeshare resales and timeshare rentals at Sell My Timeshare NOW, even though it is almost time to release the new list, we have been remiss in our quest to tell you about all 100 timeshare resorts on the current list. Most notably, we have yet to cover the top 30 timeshare resorts on the list! So with our apologies we are jumping back into it with a deluxe edition of today’s blog.

HOT 100 Timeshares at Sell My Timeshare NOW

Let’s look at the timeshare resorts that ranked 26 through 30 …

• Villa del Palmar timeshare resort in Cabo San Lucas, HOT 100 resort timeshare number 30.
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club at Hilton Hawaii Village, HOT 100 timeshare resort number 29.
• Hacienda Del Mar Resort timeshare in Cabo San Lucas, HOT 100 timeshare resort number 28.
• Marriott’s Grand Chateau timeshare resort (Las Vegas) HOT 100 timeshare resort number 27.
• Palace Resorts at Moon Palace Golf and Spa timeshare resort, (Cancun, Mexico) HOT 100 timeshare resort number 26.

Three Hot Mexico Timeshare Resorts

Starting with the three Mexico timeshare HOT properties first; two are Cabo San Lucas timeshare resorts and one is on the Mexican Riviera in Cancun.

Villa del Palmar timeshare resort in Cabo San Lucas is a Cabo San Lucas timeshare designed to give almost unlimited ways to relax and relax and relax …

Located on the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula, near both San Jose Del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, this beautiful timeshare resort is designed to help you recapture your serenity or build your passion—and hopefully do both! Pamper yourself in Villa del Palmar’s European Day Spa, relax at the timeshare resort’s swimming pools, stroll Medano beach, or soak in a two-person jetted bathtub. This seaside timeshare resort is the right backdrop whether you are there for the golf, sport fishing, or your own romantic wedding.

At Villa del Palmar Cabo San Lucas timeshare, you can choose a studio unit, one-bedroom timeshare, two-bedroom timeshare, two-bedroom deluxe, or three-bedroom, three-bath timeshare unit. All offer additional queen-size sofa beds, and both the two-bedroom deluxe and the three-bedroom timeshare unit feature the private in-room Jacuzzi tubs.

Hacienda Del Mar Resort timeshare is another great Cabo San Lucas timeshare resort. The resort describes itself as being, “between the shadows of the mountains and the endless expanse of a sapphire sea in beautiful Cabo San Lucas.” It’s hard to capture Hacienda Del Mar timeshare any better than that.

The resort includes 234 low-rise timeshare villas all designed in the style of old-world Mexican haciendas. With choices of ocean, golf, and garden views, every villa includes a patio or balcony. The Hacienda Del Mar timeshare villas are classified as: Junior, Luxury, Master, Executive, Presidential, and Penthouse and offer fine Cabo San Lucas timeshare accommodations ranging from studio to spacious three-bedrooms.

Heading from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, you find a distinctively different but equally beautiful coastline for Mexico timeshares in Cancun on the Mexican Riviera. Discover the amazing Palace Resorts at Moon Palace Golf and Spa timeshare resort.

The Palace Resorts at Moon Palace Golf and Spa timeshare welcomes you to an all-inclusive timeshare resort. With elegant accommodations, outstanding dining, complimentary transportation, and full service concierge staff, you can feel like you are really getting your money’s worth, all for one pre-paid flat price.

Mexico timeshares are among the few timeshare destinations to offer all-inclusive timeshares and for many vacationers, one-price dining and entertainment makes a lot of sense.

Moon Palace Golf and Spa Resort timeshare is located only a convenient 5 miles from the airport in Cancun, yet its peaceful south shore setting makes you feel like you are miles away from it all. Situated between 120-plus acres of lush tropical foliage and a secluded white sand beach, you can’t do a better job in your search for relaxation than Moon Palace Golf and Spa.

The timeshare resort offers 2,103 units, all with either ocean or garden views. And while this may seem like the perfect Mexico timeshare for your romantic getaway, with a kid’s club and lots of onsite activities, it makes just as much sense for your favorite family vacation.

Heading for a Favorite Hawaii Timeshare

Honolulu’s Hilton Grand Vacations Club at Hilton Hawaii Village is HOT 100 timeshare resort number 29.

Grab your ukulele, this Hilton timeshare resort means classic Hawaii vacation fun. Located on Waikiki Beach, the Hilton Grand Vacations Club at Hilton Hawaii Village is an all suite resort on 20 acres of prime Honolulu real estate with one of the best beach areas around. The expansive resort offers you a place to scuba, snorkel, or tour undersea on the Atlantis submarines.

With four swimming pools, including a super pool with a lazy river, a salt-water lagoon, the fabulous Mandara Spa and Holistica Hawaii Health Center, and a children’s program, you and your family can experience a vacation of a lifetime, that you have the opportunity to experience year after year.

Viva Las Vegas Timeshare

Marriott’s Grand Chateau timeshare resort in Las Vegas takes us to an inland destination at a primo location on the vibrant Las Vegas strip.

The Grand Chateau timeshare offers master timeshare villas with fully equipped kitchens, separate living and dining area, and a washer and dryer. All units include a 42-inch flat-screen TV, DVD player, and they range from Deluxe Guest suites to one, two, and three-bedroom timeshare villas, with the three-bedroom units designed to accommodate up to ten of your best buddies or family members.

Favorite nearby locations to Marriott’s Grand Chateau timeshare include all the gaming, dining, and shows of the Strip, Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, and the Cirque de Soleil. And while Las Vegas timeshare was once seen primarily as a grown up vacation spot, with all of the fun of places like the Secret Garden at the Mirage, the Lion Habitat at MGM Grand, and Mandalay Bay’s Shark Reef, it has clearly become a vacation favorite for ‘children’ of every age.

Okay, that’s a whirlwind tour of five HOT timeshare resort destinations for timeshare resales and timeshare rentals and great evidence that timeshares are as diverse as the people who enjoy them. In view of all the opportunities in today’s resale market, you can find a timeshare that not only fits your vacation dreams, but fits your vacation budget as well.

In their Business and Tech News, Time Magazine (dateline April 30, 2009) describes timeshare resales as a “buyer’s market” … and in many ways, they are so right!

Time took a long look at the timeshare resale market. They spoke with timeshare industry experts and even profiled a recent timeshare resale buyer at Sell My Timeshare NOW.

“When 67-year-old Gary Furbee and his wife Rose decided to go shopping for a time-share vacation home in Hawaii, they couldn’t believe the bargains. The couple had rented a two-bedroom ocean-view penthouse unit at Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club on Oahu in 2007, liked it and resolved to watch for resales. The Furbees thought the recession might flush out some distressed sellers, but they were stunned by how far prices had plunged. ‘At Marriott, it was [listed] for between $50,000 and $60,000, but we paid $18,400,’ Gary says. He bought their time-share through SellMyTimeshareNow.com one of a number of resale sites. ‘We don’t know if the person was in financial problems or needed the money, but we thought we would take advantage of it.’”

What the Experts Had to Say about Timeshare Resales

Scott Berman is a widely known expert on hospitality and leisure trends for PricewaterhouseCoopers. He explains in the Time article that even he has been surprised by how swiftly the timeshare sales industry has felt the impact of the current troubled economy. Berman says that timeshare sales have been influenced by the tight credit market resulting in less money available to consumers to borrow for buying timeshares and at the same time, there being a “glut” of properties available to buy as timeshare resales.

Yet adding an interesting twist to Berman’s insights is his own personal story of buying timeshare. In 1997, Berman bought a Colorado timeshare for less than $40,000. Today, that timeshare sells for $125,000 on the resale market. That’s right, contrary to the warnings you hear from consumer groups, governmental agencies, and even from us, here at Sell My Timeshare NOW, telling you to never buy timeshare with the idea that its value will appreciate, there are some timeshares that do increase in value.

Howard Nusbaum, president of ARDA, the American Resort Development Association cautioned prospective timeshare buyers in the Time article, “Don’t buy it to flip it.” Nusbaum warns that even when timeshare resales are temptingly inexpensive, know what you are buying before you sign on the dotted line; timeshares are “vacation plays, not investment plays.”

Timeshare Resales: Opportunities Abound

The Time magazine article says that Hawaii, Las Vegas, and Orlando have some of the largest inventories of timeshare resales on the market and are therefore places to shop for exceptional deals in timeshare resales. All three locations have long been popular vacation destinations. The first timeshares in the US were built in Hawaii where timeshare particularly suited a local culture that wasn’t eager to permanently sell their homeland to people from outside the islands. And Hawaii timeshares have had to deal with the added challenge of rising travel costs leading many US vacationers to bypass the expense of airfare to Hawaii and opt for a mainland vacation.

Orlando is year-in and year-out one of the top family vacation destinations in the world, while Las Vegas is one of the leading grown-up vacation destinations … it makes sense that you would find many timeshare resorts in both places. Since both locations offer nearly year-round climates, it makes sense that you will find plenty of timeshare, both new and timeshare resales available in both cities.

But for all the abundance in the market, there are still major timeshare developers moving ahead on new Orlando timeshares, new Hawaii timeshares, and new Las Vegas timeshares, even though the rate of development has slowed. Development is also moving ahead in other locations. If you are shopping for a great deal on a timeshare, don’t assume your options are limited to areas where timeshares abound.

There are great deals to be had in timeshare resales across the market, in “hot” destinations as well as in urban timeshares, regional vacation spots, and places that are truly off the beaten path. The bottom line is that for a variety of reasons, there are excellent opportunities available now in timeshare resales around the globe. And as the Furbees discovered, there is no one better than Sell My Timeshare NOW to help you find that ‘just-right’ timeshare.

Follow this link to read the full article online or look for it in the May 11 print edition of Time Magazine, available at your local newsstand soon.

Favorite timeshare resort number 31 on the Sell My Timeshare NOW HOT 100 List is the Las Vegas timeshare, The Cliffs at Peace Canyon. While the name of this Las Vegas timeshare might lead you to think it is located in a remote area, it is actually only a short drive (approximately 15 minutes by car or complimentary shuttle) from the excitement of the Las Vegas Strip. But the location of The Cliffs at Peace Canyon is exactly what makes it such a desirable timeshare vacation destination. You can easily enjoy the Las Vegas nightlife, yet spend your days outdoors exploring nearby Red Rock Canyon, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area in Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest, or Hoover Dam and Lake Mead.

Relaxing at The Cliffs at Peace Canyon, Las Vegas Timeshare Resort

After too much desert sun or too many hours at the gaming tables, The Cliffs at Peace Canyon offer an ideal way to relax. The Cliffs at Peace Canyon Spa has saunas, steam rooms, hot-stone massages, European treatments, Swiss showers, herbal facials, salt scrubs and more. You may also want to enjoy 18 holes at one of the nearby golf courses or simply relax by the swimming pool and let the tranquility of Peace Canyon take you far away from your daily grind.

What to Expect at The Cliffs at Peace Canyon Nevada Timeshares

Choose your spacious The Cliffs at Peace Canyon timeshare unit from one or two-bedroom floor plans, each with a kitchen, living room and dining area. Gas fireplaces make the units extra cozy while a full-size washer and dryer makes them convenient for hikers, swimmers, families, or anyone who prefers not to end his vacation with a load of dirty clothes.

Timeshare resales opportunities and timeshare rentals at The Cliffs at Peace Canyon provide you plenty of options for enjoying this Nevada timeshare, and many reasons to feel that ‘just outside of Las Vegas’ could be your just right Nevada timeshare.

Nevada is home to many favorite Las Vegas timeshares, but the Tahiti Village timeshare Phase I, claims spot number 32 on the Sell My Timeshare NOW HOT 100 List. This Las Vegas timeshare is a 22-acre, master planned resort that includes five multi-unit resort towers and a three-story, 42,000-square foot hotel-style lobby.

Your Tahiti Village Phase I Timeshare

At the resort, an outdoor swimming pool with its own sandy “beach” and a lazy river water feature offer a great way to relax when you need a break from shopping, shows, and casino excitement. On the expansive property, you will also fine a putting green, reflecting pool with cabanas, volleyball courts, hot tub, and a whirlpool, as well as a 24/7 restaurant, snack bars, and a health club.

The Tahiti Village timeshare is located on the famous Strip, putting all the excitement of Vegas shows and casinos at your front door. Completed less than four years ago, this timeshare has quickly become a Las Vegas timeshare classic, and a favorite timeshare resale and timeshare rental.

The Tahiti Village timeshare is a Consolidated Resorts Vacation Ownership property. Consolidated Resorts has Hawaii timeshares, Orlando timeshares, and three Las Vegas timeshare resorts.

Marriott Vacation Club International (Marriott timeshare) is not letting the challenges of the economy stop expansion plans for their Las Vegas timeshare, near the famous Vegas Strip.

A popular Las Vegas timeshare, Marriott’s Grand Chateau on Harmon Avenue, is moving ahead with exciting expansion plans. Construction of a third and then a fourth tower will soon double the size of the existing timeshare resort.

According to the Las Vegas Sun, Marriott’s Ed Kinney says ground will be broken sometime in 2009 for the third tower with the fourth tower scheduled to be developed after that. Kinney cites the Grand Chateau timeshare as Marriott Vacation Club International’s highest-grossing property in 2008, totaling $110 million in timeshare sales.

He also noted that demand by current timeshare owners as well as new timeshare buyers from Asia were influential in the timeshare company’s decision to expand at this resort.

A Las Vegas Timeshare with South of France Style

Designed to have a French Riviera-style elegance, the Grand Chateau lives up to its name with its ornate entrance and lavish lobby complete with fine art works, fountains, and a rich stone floor. In the heart of Vegas glitz and glitter, this Marriott timeshare offers you a cool and elegant retreat at the end of your day.

At build-out, the Las Vegas timeshare resort will include four, 37-story towers with a total of 895 timeshare villas The resort includes one, two, and three-bedroom timeshare villas that typically include a full kitchen, 42-inch plasma television, separate living and dining areas, washer and dryer, and an oversized soaking tub.

Timeshare resales and timeshare rentals are currently available at the Marriott Grand Chateau at dramatically reduced prices.

This You-Tube video will never win an Academy Award, but it does give you the chance to tour the interior of a one-bedroom timeshare at Marriott’s Grand Chateau Las Vegas timeshare.

The Sell My Timeshare NOW HOT 100 timeshare list includes two Las Vegas timeshares, back to back. HOT 100 list timeshare number 43 is the Hilton Grand Vacations Club timeshare resort at the Flamingo Resort, while number 42 is the Hilton Grand Vacation Club timeshare on the Las Vegas Strip.

Both of these Hilton timeshare resorts put you in the heart of Las Vegas glitz and glitter, surrounded by the clubs, gaming, entertainment, dining, and excitement that make a Vegas vacation so much fun. And in different ways, each of these two Hilton timeshares offers you a way to be convenient to the Strip, but to also enjoy a restful retreat.

The Hilton Grand Vacation Club timeshare at the Flamingo is located on the grounds of the famous Flamingo Hotel, at the famous intersection where Bally’s, Paris, Caesars, and the Bellagio meet. The resort grounds are spacious and include rushing waterfalls, lush tropical gardens, and a sparkling swimming complex.

The Hilton Grand Vacation Club timeshare on the Strip is located at the north end of the strip providing timeshare owners and timeshare renters with 10 tranquil acres of resort property, perfect for enjoying the resort’s fitness center, interactive fountains, heated swimming pools, and whirlpool spas. Both properties offer spacious 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom timeshare units, complete with a kitchen, whirlpool tubs, TVs and DVDs, and a washer and dryer. Comfortable, spacious, and the Hilton timeshare name you trust when it comes to ensuring memorable vacation destinations with excellent accommodations.

Buy Timeshare — Especially When Money is Tight

Right now, people are sitting on their dollars, trying to make sure they spend wisely in this unpredictable economy. But sooner or later, you will feel the desire or experience the need to travel again. Your cabin fever will get dangerously high, and you will know that it does not make sense on any level to deprive yourself of the rest and restorative experience of vacation time.

When this happens, you could shop for bargains at hotels, hoping to find discounts, knowing that even if you do, you will have to go through the same tedious process all over again the next time you want to travel. Or, you could make one really smart move. Buy timeshare resales – especially now, when the deals may be the best ever. Enjoy the convenience and affordability of owning a timeshare with excellent exchange opportunities that you bought at an outstanding timeshare resale price.

Visit Sell My Timeshare NOW and start picking out your new, right-priced, luxury vacation property.

Wyndham Worldwide says they will lay off 75 percent of their employees at their Reno, Nevada locations, accounting for approximately 75 of 100 positions. The majority of the reductions will be among their timeshare sales and timeshare marketing team.

Wyndham spokesperson Lisa Burby, told Reno News 4 that the layoffs were part of the company’s organization changes, as Wyndham seeks ways to “re-invent the way they do business by taking a pro-active approach to ensure long-term stability.”

Wyndham timeshare owns WorldMark the Club, which operates six timeshare resorts in the state of Nevada, one in Reno, and two in Lake Tahoe.

Nationwide, Wyndham timeshare is reportedly laying off approximately 4000 workers during the upcoming weeks. In reporting this, The Timeshare Authority is adding more bad news to a growing list of recent timeshare blog posts about cutbacks in the timeshare development and timeshare sales industry.

• Orlando Timeshare Workers Face More Cutbacks
• Further Layoffs at Westgate Timeshare
• The Other Side to the Westgate Timeshare Lawsuit Story
• More Bad News for Westgate Timeshares, Hit with $1 Million Judgment
• Bluegreen Timeshares and Westgate Timeshare Mogul Settle Pending Lawsuit
• Hotels, Timeshares, and the Bailout

The beautiful Grandview at Las Vegas timeshare resort is no gamble if your money is on a great vacation destination. So it’s no surprise that the Grandview at Las Vegas timeshare made the Sell My Timeshare NOW HOT 100 list as favorite resort number 48.

This Las Vegas timeshare offers you both a convenient location to all the attractions of the Las Vegas strip, plus on-site amenities including an exercise room, swimming pool and whirlpool hot tub, tennis courts, playground, basketball courts, arcade and game room, and barbeque grills. Located about a fifteen-minute drive (or ride the shuttles) from the Vegas Strip, the Grandview at Las Vegas timeshare is in a quiet area, allowing you to unwind and relax from your time in the casinos, clubs and shows. For convenience, there are several nearby grocery stores, restaurants, and delis. And when you feel the call of the casinos once again, you can simply go next door to the South Point Casino where the stakes are just as high but the lines are not nearly as long as they are on the Strip.

Your Grandview at Las Vegas Timeshare Resale or Timeshare Rental

A 2-bedroom, 2-bath Grandview at Las Vegas timeshare sleeps up to eight people comfortably, with king-size beds in each bedroom, both a shower and a jetted tub in the master bath, televisions, queen-size sofa beds, a complete kitchen, and a washer and dryer. One-bedroom units offer the same amenities except they have one bedroom and one queen-size sleeper sofa instead of two, and some do not offer in-suite laundry facilities.

When you buy timeshare or rent timeshare as resale properties, at high-demand resorts such as the Grandview at Las Vegas, you take advantage of the great values available in timeshare resales, while at the same time, you get to enjoy the amenities others paid full price to own.

Continuing on the list of SellMyTimeshareNOW.com HOT 100 properties is number 72, Diamond Resorts Polo Tower Villas in Las Vegas, Nevada. This Las Vegas timeshare is pure Tuscan elegance in the heart of the glittering casinos, entertainment, and nightlife of one of America’s favorite recreation destinations.

In a city of neon, nothing could be more relaxing than beginning and ending your days at the Polo Tower Villas timeshares where the well-appointed timeshare units look more like luxuriously decorated custom homes, than your typical vacation accommodations.

When you buy Las Vegas timeshare at the Polo Tower Villas, here’s how easy your vacations become:

• Step one. Arrive at the Las Vegas International Airport and take a short cab ride (3.3 miles) to the resort. If you arrive by car, let the valet take care of your parking or park in any of the ample self-park spaces.
• Step two. Check-in any time, day or night, with the assistance of a multi-lingual staff to make the process simple. Bell service, elevators, a valet, handicap parking, and wheelchair accessibility make getting settled in your beautiful villa effortless.
• Step three. Look around you. Your accommodations are luxurious and spacious. The vista from the 19th floor lounge features a 270-degree view of the sparkling Las Vegas strip. With housekeeping services, a concierge desk, and 24-hour security, you have all the amenities of a luxury hotel, but all of the spaciousness of a beautiful Diamond Resorts Las Vegas timeshare.
• Final step. Breathe in and breathe out slowly. You are now officially on vacation.

At a Polo Tower Villas timeshare, your vacation becomes as easy as 1-2-3. And if you buy a Diamond Resorts Polo Tower Villas timeshare resale, it will be not only easy, but affordable. No timeshare sales pitch to attend. No paying developer prices. Instead, you can shop for you Las Vegas timeshare from the comfort of your own computer, selecting a Polo Tower Villas timeshare resale or timeshare rental that fits your vacation needs and your budget.

That means, that the only thing left for you to do, is blow on your lucky dice, and get the party started!