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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 [...]

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Wyndham Vacation Ownership Partners with Give Kids The World

                  Orlando, Florida based Wyndham Vacation Ownership (Wyndham timeshare) has announced its partnership with Give Kids The World. Give Kids The World Village is a resort for children facing life-threatening illnesses and their families. Wyndham Vacation Ownership will be helping to launch an “Extreme Village Makeover” at [...]

Friday, May 10, 2013

ARDA Timeshare Regional Meeting, Last Day for Early Registration

The next ARDA Timeshare Northeast Regional Meeting will be here before you know it. Scheduled for June 3-4, 2013, at the Sheraton Portsmouth Haborside Hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, TODAY is the last day to early register and save. (See ARDA registeration online for more information.) For the vacation ownership industry ARDA timeshare regional meetings are extremely important. They keep our industry connected between [...]

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Wyndham Timeshare Buys Midtown Manhattan Hotel

From Crains New York Business comes the news that Wyndham timeshare is expanding its New York City timeshare options with the acquisition of a new hotel.  Formerly known as the Alex Hotel, Wyndham Vacation Ownership has already rebranded this 200-plus room property as the Wyndham Midtown 45. Previously the hotel was in foreclosure, and then sold for a [...]

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Wyndham Vacation Ownership Timeshare Sales Goes Techie with iPads

Last week Wyndham Vacation Ownership (Wyndham timeshare) announced it was updating its sales practices with the use of an iPad platform. By equipping all of its sales associates with a timeshare sales “tool center,” the Apple iPads become dedicated sales tools for the Wyndham timeshare sales team. Utilizing some 3,000 iPads, Wyndham Vacation Ownership timeshare [...]

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 [...]

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

How Happy Did Wyndham Vacation Ownership Make this Couple?

Wyndham Vacation Ownership (Wyndham timeshare), the world’s largest vacation ownership company and part of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands, did a little something special for one couple from Colbert, Washington. Wyndham Vacation Ownership handed timeshare owners George and Judy Maykowskyj the keys to a brand new 2013 Lexus RX 350. The Maykowskyjs were the [...]

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Ramada Phillip Island Wyndham Timeshare Wants Help to Name the Penguin

More fun news about the new Australia timeshare from Wyndham timeshare that we wrote about yesterday here on The Timeshare Authority blog. (See: Australia Timeshare Expands with Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific Resort.) The Ramada Phillip Island, a mixed-use property is managed by the Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific group and includes both hotel units and [...]

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Australia Timeshare Expands with Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific Resort

This week, The Hon. Ken Smith MLA, Member for Bass and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly along with other key Tourism and Local Government representatives officially announced the opening of a new Australia timeshare, the Ramada Resort Phillip Island. The Australia timeshare is a mixed use property that was developed by the partnership efforts of [...]

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Wyndham Timeshare Could Put You Behind the Wheel of a Luxury Car

When Wyndham Vacation Ownership (Wyndham timeshare) shares the message of its beautiful Wyndham vacation ownership resorts, it sure knows how to get people’s attention in the right way. In a promotion called, “Accelerate Into The Fast Lane,” Wyndham Vacation Ownership will award six lucky winners the opportunity to win a new luxury car. Wyndham timeshare owners [...]