Last week The Timeshare Authority filled you in on the exciting details about Owners Perspective magazine, through a 3-part interview we did with Paul Mattimoe, president, and CEO of Perspective International.

• Exclusive Interview with Timeshare Publication CEO, Paul Mattimoe
• Timeshare Publication Founder, Paul Mattimoe, in an Exclusive Interview PART II
• Paul Mattimoe, CEO of Timeshare Perspective, in an Exclusive Interview, PART III

We thought we told you all the best news about this new publication directed at timeshare owners and people interested in becoming owners. And we gave you lots of reasons to sign up and receive your own free online subscription to Owners Perspective.

But we missed something very important…your chance to win a free timeshare membership! Twenty-five timeshare ownerships/memberships will be offered FREE to the first twenty-five callers who respond to the new publication.

Here’s what you need to do:

If you have signed up for an online subscription, you will receive an email on the day Owners Perspective launches – a date which could be any day now, but is as yet, undisclosed.

Your email from Owners Perspective will include the name of an article you need to find in the inaugural issue of the publication. Find the article and read for the details; you will find a phone number you should call immediately. As Paul Mattimoe explains, “…there are 25 free timeshares offered to the first 25 callers – and we don’t mean a promotional week of accommodation, we mean 25 actual timeshare memberships – all registered subscribers will be emailed at the same time on one of the days, they then have to find the article and call the number as fast as they can.”

If you haven’t already subscribed to Owners Perspective, I can’t think of a better reason to do so NOW!

Follow this link to register for your free online subscription to the industry’s newest timeshare magazine. http://www.ownersperspective.com/free/

The situation with the airlines in the US is getting scary. According to information released by the Travel Industry Association, 41 million flights that typically would have been booked over the past 12 months have not been. In other words, the US economy failed to earn more than $26 billion because travelers decided against flying.

Americans are unhappy (justifiably) with the rising costs of airfares. We don’t like overbooked flights, being packed into planes like sardines, or being nickel and dimed over peanuts, sodas, and a suitcase that weighs too much. The study, conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates and The Winston Group showed that most people do not think things are going to improve any time soon.

Twenty-eight percent of air travelers avoided at least one air trip this past year, which translates to 12 million business trips and 29 million vacations annually or about 112,000 flights not booked each day. Airlines lost $9 billion in revenue; hotels lost $6 billion, while restaurants lost about $3 billion. But we all lost nearly $4 billion in federal, state, and local government tax money that was not collected on these services.

The Economic News Is Still Good for Timeshares

Timeshares are still weathering the declining economy pretty well. People are recognizing them as a smart alternative to hotel rooms and are buying timeshare to lock in the price of accommodations at today’s rates. Timeshare resales are particularly strong because people understand that buying timeshare as a resale property makes good economic sense. At Sell My Timeshare NOW, offers run more than $1 million dollars per day to buy timeshare or rent timeshare advertised on our website. Over the upcoming days, when the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) releases their annual State of the Industry report, I will be providing you more information about timeshare sales in the US.

What Timeshare Owners Can Do During These Tough Times

Each one of us has to write a plan that is good for our families and our futures in dealing with the challenges of the US economy. But in as much as you can, remember that the worst thing that can happen to the economic future of the US is if we all stop spending. Instead, look for ways you can cut back in some areas – like switching from a hotel room to a timeshare rental, or sharing the cost of a timeshare with friends or another family. Millions of families depend on incomes from the airlines and the travel and tourism industries; and if we all stop spending, we will snap the wings off the airline industry and force restaurants and vacation attractions into bankruptcy.

To learn more about timeshare resale and timeshare rentals, visit Sell My Timeshare NOW.

The Pueblo Bonito Timeshare Resort at Emerald Bay is one of seven luxury Pueblo Bonito timeshare resorts in Mexico, each one located on a different yet equally beautiful beach. The resort at Emerald Bay, is number 92 on the Sell My Timeshare HOT 100 List, which comes as no surprise when you consider that it offers luxury, historic charm, privacy, and romance all at one beautiful Mexico timeshare resort.

Located in a newer area beyond the city of Mazatlán, known as, “New Mazatlán,” the timeshare resort is situated on 20 acres, overlooking secluded Pacific Ocean beaches. Want a suite with a great view? That’s easy; every timeshare unit at Emerald Bay offers a panoramic view of the ocean. You will also find a mini-spa, hot tubs for soaking, tennis, golf and sport fishing, and beautiful swimming pools banked by lush, green mangroves. This is the right location for planning a wedding, a honeymoon, or the relaxing vacation of a lifetime. It is even a great destination for a family vacation, with Emerald Bay’s Kid’s Club to help keep your children safely and happily entertained for hours.

Timeshare units at the Pueblo Bonito Resort at Emerald Bay are spacious (some of the largest available in the area) and offer living areas that open to private terraces overlooking the ocean. Master Suites include a kitchenette, one private bedroom and bath, and a second bathroom, while Studio timeshare units have one bath instead of two.

When You Travel to Your Mexico Timeshare

When you vacation in Mexico, allow more time for making your flight than you typically allow at US airports. Mexican airports are often understaffed and check-in lines can move very slowly. It’s a good idea to arrive at the airport at least 3 hours before your departure time.

Flying into Mazatlán is easy and you will find direct flights from Phoenix, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, and Denver. The Pueblo Bonito timeshare resort offers airport to resort transportation for about $20 per person one way, if you arrange it in advance through the resort.

Two other Mexico air travel tips to remember are that you can never fly standby out of Cancun, Cozumel, or Merida, and if you are planning a charter flight for any portion of your Mexico vacation, double check your travel arrangements as most charters only fly on limited days each week.

Timeshare Resales at Pueblo Bonito Timeshare Resorts

Follow these links to find out more about the Pueblo Bonito Mexico timeshare resales and timeshare rentals available through Sell My Timeshare NOW:

• Pueblo Bonito Resort at Mazatlan
  Mazatlan, Mexico
• Pueblo Bonito Resort at Sunset Beach
  Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
• Pueblo Bonito Resort Los Cabos
  Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
• Pueblo Bonito Rose Spa and Resort
  Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Lawrence Welk Resort Villas in Escondido, California might be your perfect answer for getting a great vacation, without burning up too many of your dollars in your car’s gas tank. Located just north of San Diego, and a little more than 100 miles south of Los Angeles, the timeshares of Lawrence Welk Resort Villas, are a drive-to destination that could help ease the cost of vacationing this summer for southern Californians.

This beautiful property is, of course, on Sell My Timeshare NOW’s HOT 100 list. It ranks as number 93 in the number of offers received to buy timeshare or rent timeshare there, and when you consider the amenities and all the resort has to offer, it is no surprise. The timeshare resales and timeshare rentals at Lawrence Welk Resort Villas in Escondido are truly a resort destination where you can take the whole family and enjoy a great vacation, and if you choose, practically never leave the property. You can have to have a wonderful holiday and not be a victim on the gas-tank blues.

Situated on 600 acres in the greater San Diego area, the resort is located in the area where the terrain transitions from the mesas and rolling hills off the Pacific Ocean coast to the foothills of the Laguna Mountains. Here you can choose from golf, swimming, a water slide, or even live theater. The Welk Theater offers Broadway style musicals and drama, along with a museum devoted to the life and career of Lawrence Welk.

The Boulder Springs Clubhouse and water slide will keep your family entertained for hours with a 140 foot waterslide encased in rock, an interactive water playground for children, an outdoor living room fire pit area, 2 pools, and a 5300 sq. ft. clubhouse featuring with a 50″ Plasma screen TV, Internet access, a library, and well-stocked kid’s game room.

But that’s not all…

The Broadway Hill Recreation Center has not one but two spas, a swimming pool, a lap pool, and more games and activities for the children, including everything from Foosball to PlayStation. And then, there is the Harmony Hill Recreation Facility which offers still another swimming pool, spa, children’s pool, big screen TV, and pool and ping pong tables.

There’s also an ever-changing activities list, day trips, restaurants, tennis, and so much more, you could have a hard time working it all in to one vacation…which is why a timeshare makes so much sense.

So maybe this is the year you rule out the “road trip” and think about planning a vacation that plans itself. To learn more about the opportunities in timeshare resales and timeshare rentals at the Welk Resorts Villas, visit Sell My Timeshare NOW, where you will find an incredible inventory of vacation ownership opportunities.