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Saturday, June 8, 2013

Does Marriott Vacation Club Want to Send You on Vacation?

Marriott Vacation Club and its more than 416,000 vacation ownership members want to make your life a little more special…. by giving you the chance to win a dream vacation. If you are the lucky winner in the Marriott Vacation Club Share the Rewards contest, you’ll receive 250,000 Marriott Rewards points for yourself PLUS 100,000 [...]

Monday, May 20, 2013

Marriott Vacation Club Timeshares … the Price is Going UP

Marriott Vacation Club is raising its prices on Marriott timeshare. Starting on June 13, 2013, the price of Marriott timeshare points-based vacation ownership will increase when you buy directly through Marriott. How do increases in the price of Marriott Vacation Club points (purchased from Marriott) impact the price of Marriott timeshare resales? Only time will [...]

Saturday, May 18, 2013

3 Most Popular Destinations for Timeshare Vacations Memorial Day Weekend

The three most popular destinations for timeshare vacations this Memorial Day Weekend holiday may not be the places you would guess first. Orlando timeshares? Daytona Beach timeshares? Maybe Myrtle Beach timeshares in South Carolina? Nope. Not if TripAdvisor’s recent Memorial Day Weekend travel survey translates accurately to the vacation ownership industry and timeshare vacations. Although [...]

Friday, May 3, 2013

Wyndham Vacation Ownership and Q1 Report for Wyndham Worldwide

Yesterday The Timeshare Authority blog reported “Profits Rise at Marriott Vacations Worldwide.” Today’s story is about positive momentum shown in Wyndham Worldwide’s Q1 performance. The report includes a look at Wyndham vacation ownership. Wyndham Hotel Group posted first quarter 2013 revenue of $222 million, which is an increase of 20 percent over the same quarter in [...]

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Profits Rise at Marriott Vacations Worldwide

The Orlando, Florida based timeshare company, Marriott Vacations Worldwide saw profit rise from 9 million in the first quarter of 2012 to $18 million in the first quarter of 2013., announced last week that its first-quarter profit was double that of last year. The timeshare company Marriott Vacations Worldwide company executives described the quarter, which [...]

Friday, April 26, 2013

New Golf Academy is Another Reason to Love Marriott Timeshare

  Two Marriott timeshare resorts, part of Marriott Vacation Club, have announced new options for golf instruction. Both Marriott’s Grande Vista resort, an Orlando, Florida timeshare, and Marriott’s Shadow Ridge resort, a Palm Desert, California timeshare are now home to the new Marriott Golf Academy. Formerly know as the Faldo Golf Institute, the two new [...]

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Marriott Vacations Continues Building out Las Vegas Timeshare Grand Chateau

One of many popular resorts of Marriott Vacations Worldwide (Marriott timeshare) is the Las Vegas timeshare, Marriott Grand Chateau. Already with some 450 timeshare villas, the current phase in development will add another 200-plus timeshare villas in a 36-story tower. The Las Vegas Review Journal quoted Ed Kinney, vice president, corporate affairs, at Marriott Vacation [...]

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Boston: Donation Opportunities

In the wake of the tragic events in Boston, we offer the following information. The City of Boston has established “One Fund Boston.” Boston-based John Hancock (insurance company) has already committed $1 million to the fund which will raise money for families most affected by the bombings. Ten of the victims were taken to Boston’s [...]

Thursday, March 7, 2013

What Vacation Ownership Needs to Know that Marriott and Ikea Have Already Figured Out

How do you feel about spending your Saturday morning shopping at Ikea? Or your Saturday afternoon assembling what you bought at Ikea that morning? Here’s a new thought for you … how would you feel about spending the night at Ikea? Marriott International Inc. (the brand behind the hotels, not the spun off Marriott Vacation [...]

Monday, February 25, 2013

Past Pres. Marriott Hotels and Marriott Timeshare, Bill Marriott, Interviewed by BBC

J. W. Bill Marriott, Jr. (Bill Marriott), past President of Marriott Hotels and Marriott timeshare, was interviewed by the BBC just prior to US President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address (February 12, 2013). You can watch the interview in the video below. Bill Marriott has also recently released a new book, Without Reservations: How A Family Root [...]

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    Jason Tremblay, Founder and CEO, Sell My Timeshare NOW, LLC

    Jason Tremblay's The Timeshare Authority is a timeshare blog offering a wealth of tips and information on timeshares, fractionals, condotels, vacation ownership, and travel.