Timeshare news and information for owners, buyers and renters

Friday, September 21, 2012

Why It’s So Important You Understand Timeshare Rentals

A recent television commercial sponsored by Energy.gov shows a couple who back a van up to a cliff and begins throwing the objects from inside the vehicle over the edge, into a ravine. You watch as a big screen television, a child’s bicycle, clothing, and even an aquarium are tossed over the side, with the [...]

Friday, June 22, 2012

Last Minute Timeshare Rentals, What Are You Really Getting?

At Sell My Timeshare NOW and VacationOwnership.com, we offer two different ways to enjoy timeshare rentals. You can leisurely peruse our advertised timeshares for rent. You’ll find some that are by-owner timeshare rentals and others that are offered to you through a licensed timeshare resale estate broker. With these timeshares, you can choose from rentals [...]

Friday, June 1, 2012

Timeshare Industry Study Shows Increased Sales and Steady Occupancy

Yesterday, the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) announced findings from the State of the Vacation Timeshare Industry: United States Study 2012 Edition conducted by Ernst & Young. Howard Nusbaum, president and CEO of the American Resort Development Association describes the state of the vacation ownership industry. Nusbaum says, “Our 8 million owners continue to value the proposition of vacationing [...]

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Answers to the FAQs of Timeshare Rental

When it comes to vacation rentals, you just cannot beat timeshares. You may have considered renting a private home, condo, or beach house directly from the owner, but as anyone who has ever been a victim of a home rental scam will tell you, there are considerable risks involved. When you rent a private home, [...]

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Wyndham Study Reveals Much about Vacation, Hotel, and Timeshare Travel

Wyndham Hotel Group released the findings of a study they did this year surveying over 5600 adults across the US, China, Brazil, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Wyndham Hotel Group, with more than 7200 hotel properties, is the largest hotel company in the world and is part of Wyndham Worldwide, which also includes Wyndham Vacation [...]

Friday, May 25, 2012

Finally, Financial Planner Who Understands Timeshares and Timeshare Rentals

With so many financial gurus quick to criticize timeshare, it is both refreshing and reassuring to read the words of a respected financial planner who understands the why and how of timeshare vacations and actually recommends timeshares and timeshare rentals. Irvin G. Schorsch III, founder and president of Pennsylvania Capital Management, Inc., has an excellent [...]

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Timeshare Rental Surprise

It happened again. Just this week I ran into an intelligent, busy, family-man who likes to vacation and travel. Yet as we talked about timeshares, and I mentioned renting, he looked at me in surprise and said,  “I didn’t know you can rent timeshare.” Timeshare rental remains one of the vacation ownership industry’s best-kept secrets, despite a lot of [...]

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Egypt Timeshare and Tourism in a Changing Culture

Hard hit by civil and political unrest in the Middle East, tourism in Egypt has struggled as lingering domestic upheaval, post Arab Spring, deterred vacationers and travelers. In a country where the tourism industry employs approximately one in eight workers, the problem of job decline leading to unrest leading to tourism decline leading to more [...]

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Last Minute Timeshare Rentals, Deals Too Good to Pass Up

One of our timeshare rental features is a service called “Last Minute Timeshare Rental Deals.” Last Minute Timeshare Rental Deals afford owners a way to rent their timeshare and recoup some or all of their annual fees and/or taxes. This means even if the timeshare owner didn’t plan on renting his or her timeshare, there’s still a [...]

Friday, April 20, 2012

The Timeshare Investment Reality

Timeshare investment is a topic that draws a lot of attention. The mainstream media is often quick to point out what a poor investment timeshares are. But were timeshares ever mean to be an investment? Here’s what Dictionary.com has to say about the word “investment”: in·vest·ment: The action or process of investing money for profit [...]