Travel writer Lynne Christen is known as a Life Tips Travel Guru. Her book, Travel Wisdom-Tips, Tools, and Tactics for All Travelers was runner up for the best 2004 travel book, voted by the North American Travel Journalists Association. Her newest book, 101 Vacation Rentals Tips, is a handy guidebook that offers exactly what its title promises: 101 tips – many of which are as helpful to timeshare owners as they are to vacation home owners and renters.

As the author explains in her foreword, “A vacation home rental allows us to briefly become ‘locals’ rather than tourists … a good base for exploring the immediate area, venturing forth on entertaining and educational day trips knowing we will be returning to the luxury and privacy of ‘home’ at night.”

That really says a lot about timeshare ownership, doesn’t it? Timeshares offer you the luxury and privacy of home at night and a good base for exploring. For a few days, a week, or maybe two, you become a local at a new and intriguing destination.

In 101 Vacation Rentals Tips, Christen categorizes her advice geographically: Cape Cod; Caribbean; European; Florida; Hawaii; Lake Tahoe; and Las Vegas vacation. She also throws in sections for golf vacation tips and ski vacation tips. It’s all very handy information and is excellent to know when you plan a timeshare vacation – whether you are looking at buying timeshare, renting timeshare, or exchanging a timeshare you already own.

Here are excerpts from 3 tips found in 101 Vacation Rentals Tips that you may find handy:

• Provincetown (Cape Cod) MA. “Provincetown, called P-Town by locals is located in the outermost point of Cape Cod … Over 30 miles of beach front and an active historic seaport make Provincetown the perfect launching point for whale watching …”
• The Emerald Coast of Florida. “Although the pristine, sugar-white sand beaches are the main draw, there’s plenty to do off the beaches … Military buffs enjoy Pensacola’s National Museum of Naval Aviation and the Air For Armament Museum in Fort Walton Beach … And, along the coast of Okaloosa, Walton and Bay Counties golfers can play 18 holes of golf every day for over a month without playing the same hole twice.”
• Las Vegas, Nevada. “Vegas Veterans offer these tips: Set your limits. Determine your gambling budget before you arrive in Vegas and stick to it … practice playing early morning when tables are not crowded … Enjoy the free cocktails, but don’t over-imbibe and let alcohol dull your judgment.”

And to learn more about timesharing in these exciting vacation destinations, use these resources:

• Follow this link to learn more about Provincetown timeshare resales.
• Follow these links to learn more about Emerald Coast timeshare resales and timeshare rentals.
• Follow these links to learn more about Las Vegas timeshare resales and Las Vegas timeshare rentals.

Source: 101 Vacation Rentals Tips, a LifeTips Book Series, by Lynn Christen. © 2006, LifeTips.com Inc., Charlestown, MA.

Owners Perspective magazine launched their first edition last week, and SellMyTimeshareNOW.com was proud to be featured in one of their articles. In a piece called, The Timeshare Resale Solution, our timeshare resales and rental advertising company was identified as a leader, helping to build the strength and integrity of the timeshare resales industry.

The article looked at the inherent problem of timeshare owners, who sooner or later, may need to resell their timeshare. The actual problem lies not in the fact that timeshare owners need to resell timeshare, but that the industry never really factored this into the equation when they developed the model by which new timeshares are sold today.

As the article explains, “Timeshare resales companies and timeshare advertising services may not have been part of the vacation ownership industry’s original vision, but denying the need for them would be akin to saying automobiles can only be purchased new through dealerships or that homeowners cannot resell their residential properties. Timeshares are hardly disposable commodities, even though they do not appreciate in the same way other types of residential or commercial real estate increase in value. Industry statistics place the sales price of new timeshare at nearly $20,000 per one week interval, however as resales, these same timeshare units may be priced 50 percent below the original purchase price. Much like the purchase of that new car, the timeshare buyer gets the benefit of using the vacation property, enjoying it, and at the right time, reselling it to recoup a portion of the original expenditure.”

• To read the full article, sign up for a free subscription to Owners Perspective magazine, or
• Click here to read the article on the SellMyTimeshareNOW.com website.

According to information in the Orlando Business Journal, the Orlando-based timeshare company, Orange Lake Resorts has just purchased 26 existing timeshare villas in Vermont.

Located at Ascutney Mountain Resort, Orange Lake Resorts already owns 34 timeshare villas there, purchased in 2007. After the acquisition, Orange Lake Resorts spent over $3 million renovating the timeshare units. According to the company’s president and CEO, a similar renovation is planned for the just-purchased 26 units. Orange Lake will manage all of the resort facilities except for the ski area.

A Look at Orange Lake Timeshare Resorts

Currently, Orange Lake Timeshares includes family-favorite timeshare resorts in:

• Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
• Ascutney, Vermont
• Panama City, Florida
• And the company’s flagship property in Orlando, Florida

Orange Lake Orlando (also known as Orange Lake Country Club) is one of the larger timeshare resorts in the US with a 1,250-acre property adjacent to Walt Disney World® Resort (shuttle bus service to the park is available for a fee). The sprawling resort includes a 12-acre water park, Splash Lagoon and 5 pools, a movie theater, and 54 holes of golf.

Follow these links to learn more about timeshare resales at Orange Lake Orlando:

• Orange Lake’s West Village timeshare resales
• Orange Lake’s East Village timeshare resales
• Orange Lake’s North Village timeshare resales
• Orange Lake’s River Island timeshare resales

If you have been following the countdown of Sell My Timeshare NOW’s HOT 100 List, then you know we are ready for property # 87 – another truly HOT timeshare resales property.

Marriott’s Canyon Villas at Desert Ridge timeshares is a wonderful mixed-use resort property that combines the services of a luxury hotel with the spacious amenities of a great timeshare resort. The Desert Ridge timeshare is adjacent to the Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa, in Phoenix, Arizona. Pamper yourself at this enormous spa, which offers over 40 treatment rooms and a diverse menu of services; relax on the golf course, linger by the pool, or just enjoy the fresh air and serenity of this quiet resort. There are four acres of waterways for relaxing, including a lazy river for floating into that state of perfect tranquility. Think of Canyon Villas timeshares as an oasis in the magical Sonoran Desert of southwestern Arizona.

Book a Tee Time during Your Canyon Villas Timeshare Vacation

The golf courses at Canyon Villas timeshare include the 6,846 yard, 18-hole Nick Faldo championship course and the 7,145 yard, 18-hole Arnold Palmer signature course. There is also an excellent practice facility, featuring two putting greens, a chipping and bunker practice green and an all-grass driving range. Just for the fun of it each golf cart is equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS) and with CBS Sportsline Ticker, keeping you current on all the sports scores and news.

Your Canyon Villa Timeshare Resale

You can become a Marriott Canyon Villa at Desert Ridge timeshare owner by buying resale timeshare at prices that start around $12,000. Or enjoy the Canyon Villa timeshare experience with a timeshare rental. The opportunities for timeshare ownership, timeshare rentals, and timeshare exchange are incredible – and best of all, they are easy to enjoy and easy to own or rent.