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.

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:

• Club Albufeira
• Clube Forte
• Clube Praia da Oura
• Four Seasons Fairways

If you haven’t been following the HOT 100 List appearing each week in The Timeshare Authority, you are missing in-depth profiles of each of the 100 timeshare resorts that received the most offers last year to buy timeshare or rent timeshare through SellMyTimeshareNOW.com. With this list, you won’t have to rely on a travel writer or industry ranking association to tell you which timeshare resorts are wonderful – you can see for yourself where other vacationers are choosing to spend their precious leisure time and vacation dollars.

Today’s blog post looks at the Paradise Village Beach Resort & Spa, which ranked number 78 on the HOT 100 List. Already on this list, we’ve covered several beautiful Mexico timeshare resorts, and the Paradise Village Beach Resort & Spa is another special addition to this list. Located in Nuevo Vallarta the New Vallarta – the timeshare is situated on Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay. With all the convenience of Puerto Vallarta, and all the sparkling new amenities of Nuevo Vallarta, this Mexico timeshare resort location combines the best of everything into one ideal vacation destination.

Plan a wedding, a honeymoon, or the luxury vacation of a lifetime at Paradise Village Beach Resort and the relaxing Palenque Spa, and then because you are a Mexico timeshare owner, plan on going back year after year for more amazing holidays.

Room Accommodations at Paradise Village Beach Resort Mexico Timeshare

Paradise Village Beach timeshare offers studios, 1, 2, and 3-bedroom units. All are spacious and well appointed with fold out couches to help you accommodate the entire family. Each timeshare unit (depending upon size) offers either a full kitchen or a kitchenette. Comfortable and relaxing, timeshare units includes a private terrace and views of the ocean, the gardens, or the marina.

Amenities and Activities at the Paradise Village Beach Resort & Spa include:

• Bike Rentals
• Auto Rentals
• 24-Hour Front Desk
• Tennis Courts
• Playground
• Daily activities
• Restaurants, Bars, Lounge, & Nightclub
• Concierge
• Security
• And much more…

• Lagoon Swimming Pools
• Sauna/Steam Room
• Jacuzzi
• Outdoor Hot Tub
• World Class Spa & Spa Services
• Boat Marina/Launching/Rentals
• Beach Access
• Internet Access
• Putting Green
• Children’s Programs
• Convenience Store
• Live Entertainment

Nearby to this beautiful Mexico timeshare, you will also find an 18-hole championship golf course, biking and horseback trails, cruises, deep sea fishing, and all types of water sports. The only thing missing here is you, and with excellent deals in Paradise Village Beach Resort & Spa Mexico timeshare resales and timeshare rentals, you can easily and affordably put yourself in this picture.

Royal Sands Cancun timeshare is part of the Royal Resorts family of timeshares, with over 60,000 Caribbean timeshare and Mexico timeshare vacation ownership members. This beautiful Cancun timeshare is number 79 on the SellMyTimeshareNOW.com HOT 100 List.

The Royal Sands Cancun timeshare opened in 2000 and it is located on the site of the former Fonatur’s Casa de Visitas, also known as the Casa Maya or Mayan House. The Mayan House had a distinguished tradition of hosting Presidents and other dignitaries, and in keeping with this, many of the historic furnishings from the original resort have been used in the current property.

The timeshare villas at Royal Sands resort are known as “flexivillas” describing the way the units can be subdivided as a 2-bedroom lockout or used as a 1-bedroom timeshare lockout. As a 2-bedroom, 2- bath unit, the timeshare has over 1,448 square feet of living space and accommodates up to 6 people. Each timeshare villas has a fully equipped, American-style kitchen, dining area, televisions, DVD player, and a furnished balcony off the living area, as well as a second balcony off the bedroom.

On property amenities include a night club, 2 gourmet restaurants, and a spa. Two golf courses and a marina are nearby, as well as shopping at KuKulcan Plaza. Royal Sands timeshare owners and timeshare renters can enjoy tennis, snorkel gear, bicycles, volleyball, or a sailboat at no additional charge.

In 2005, the Royal Sands timeshare, like other resorts and Cancun timeshares on the beautiful Mexican Rivera, took a powerful hit from Hurricane Wilma, the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin. Posted below is a YouTube video from a young couple who have just returned from a Royal Sands timeshare vacation last month. Besides the video showing that these two had a wonderful vacation, it also shows that the Royal Sands Cancun timeshare is fully resorted and in excellent shape for your next timeshare vacation.

J.W. “Bill” Marriott, Jr. chairman and chief executive officer of Marriott hotels and Marriott timeshare, has joined other leaders in the travel, hotel, and timeshare resort industries in asking Congress and the Administration to build a bipartisan alliance and address the growing US energy crisis.

In an open letter to the President, Senators, and Representatives, tourism industry spokespeople called on lawmakers to stay in Washington DC throughout the summer in order to develop a comprehensive national energy policy.

MarketWatch quoted Bill Marriott as saying that the family budgets of Americans are being squeezed by higher gas prices at the pump and more expensive airline seats. Marriott pointed out that flights are being cut and that nine small or mid-sized air carriers have ceased operations in the past year alone creating a “huge ripple effect affecting the entire travel industry,” including hotels, car rentals companies, cruise lines, amusement parks, national parks, taxis, restaurants, travel agents, shops, and other types of retailers or travel related services.

As Bill Marriott, the patriarchal head of Marriott hotels and Marriott timeshares says of the lawmakers, “They shouldn’t be going home in August while travelers in America are finding it harder and harder to go anywhere.”

…Good point, why should your elected officials be on holiday during August when you can’t afford to be?