I want to share with you our big news at Sell My Timeshare NOW. Last month, we passed the $241 million mark in offers to buy timeshare or rent timeshare properties advertised on our website. That surpasses last year’s total by nearly ten million dollars-and 2007 is not over yet!

The economy is shaky, inflation threatens, gas prices are high, real estate is soft…so why is the timeshare industry in such good shape? Because people may not be able to afford that new home they’ve wanted; and they may even be having trouble affording the home they are in, but they recognize that we all have our limits, and at some point our minds and bodies demand and deserve a little break time, nurturing, and relaxation.

When people start looking for affordable options in vacationing, it doesn’t take much research for them to discover that to buy timeshare or rent timeshare is one of the most affordable ways to vacation, especially if they buy timeshare resales!

When I tell you about $241 million in offers to buy timeshare or rent timeshare, I want to make it very clear that these offers don’t come to Sell My Timeshare NOW. I am talking about $241 million in offers to buy timeshare or rent timeshare that goes directly to the individuals or couples who actually own the timeshare property!

Our big news is reason to celebrate at Sell My Timeshare NOW, but in fact, it is really a reason for anyone who wants to sell timeshare to celebrate because it validates that there is a genuine resource timeshare owners can turn to when they want to sell timeshare they no longer use. Likewise, it validates to smart vacationers who want to buy timeshare or rent timeshare that Sell My Timeshare NOW offers an incredible inventory of right-priced timeshare and vacation ownership options, so that they can start enjoying the travel and recreation they not only deserve, but also genuinely need for their mental and physical health and wellbeing.

There is not much good news on the economic front these days-but to buy timeshare or rent timeshare from the current owner remains a proven win-win for everyone.

Click this link to read our latest press release about sales at Sell My Timeshare NOW.

Haven’t we all been in a public place and witnessed an irate parent turn to his or her child in anger that was vastly out of proportion to the child’s misbehavior?

The question always becomes, when do I get involved and when do I mind my own business?

Thank goodness, Westgate Timeshare employee, Hilda Berrios, wasn’t afraid to get involved. Her actions have changed one little boy’s life forever.

On November 6, at Westgate Timeshare Resort’s Osceola County (Florida) sales center, Ms. Berrios, a Westgate administrative assistant, noticed a small boy trying to serve himself cereal at their buffet line. The longer she watched the boy, according to an article that appeared in the Orlando Sentinel, the more signs she saw that did not add up right.

No, this was not one of those instances of an overly angry parent—just the opposite. The seven-year-old boy Berrios had noticed did not seem to be in the company of any adult. Not only was he struggling alone to serve himself on the buffet line, but his overall appearance was frightening. He was far too thin, only 37 pounds, and badly bruised and cut.

So Berrios and two other Westgate timeshare employees stepped in, asking questions and contacting local authorities. It seems that the two women who serve as the child’s guardians (neither of whom is his mother or even a biological relative) were attending a Westgate timeshare sales presentation, and had had left the child alone in the car.

Investigation by the Florida Department of Children and Families revealed a history of previously undocumented abuse of the child, including burns, battery, tying the child with restraints, and even forcing him to drink shampoo. The DCF said that the actions of the Westgate timeshare employees, likely saved the boy’s life.

Lesson to all of us: When in doubt, speak up. It is better to offend someone and later need to apologize than to turn your back and ignore a situation, where a child’s wellbeing could be dangling by the thinnest of threads.

Westgate Timeshares

For more information on Westgate timeshares, Westgate timeshare resales, and Westgate timeshare rentals, visit Sell My Timeshare NOW.

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• Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort – Gatlinburg, Tennessee
• Westgate River Ranch – River Ranch, Florida
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• Westgate Palace – Orlando, Florida
• Westgate Painted Mountain Golf Resort – Mesa, Arizona
• Westgate Miami Beach – North Miami Beach, Florida
• Westgate Leisure Resort – Orlando, Florida
• Westgate Lakes Resort and Spa – Orlando, Florida
• Westgate Historic Williamsburg – Williamsburg, Virginia
• Westgate Flamingo Bay – Las Vegas, Nevada
• Westgate Daytona Beach – Daytona Beach, Florida
• Westgate Branson Woods – Branson, Missouri
• Westgate Branson Lakes – Hollister, Missouri
• Westgate Blue Tree – Lake Buena Vista, Florida

It is probably fair to say that people don’t often get the best of Donald Trump.

But if you have been following the saga of Trump’s attempt to build world class golf courses, a hotel and timeshare resort near Aberdeen, Scotland, you know Trump has faced a number of delays in getting approval for the project. Among them has been a Scottish farmer, Michael Forbes, who refuses to sell his farmland to the Trump Organization. Forbes’ land is centrally located in the planned golf and timeshare resort area and while Trump says he could and would build around the Forbes’ property if necessary, it has been obvious that Trump has been somewhat stumped by Forbes’ resistance to sell his family farm.

So last week when radio DJ Robin Galloway telephoned Donald Trump, pretending to be a real estate agent representing Michael Forbes, the Trump Organization was eager to talk to the man, who they thought might be bringing them a solution to the stalemate.

According to The Daily Record, Galloway told Donald Trump, “Forbes was willing to ‘stand aside’ and give up his land in return for an annual, two-week trip to New York for two.

Galloway went on to ask, “Is there any chance of doing a timeshare?”

Trump’s reply was, “I could do something like that. I’d look after him.”

Before hanging up, Galloway confessed to Trump that the call was a prank. Reportedly, even Donald Trump saw the humor in the hoax, recognizing the irony in the idea that a Scottish farmer who refuses to sell his land so that a timeshare resort can be built, would ever be offering to trade that land for two weeks in a New York timeshare.

Use this link to Scotland Real Radio to hear the entire phone call with Donald Trump.

For several months, I have been writing updates on Donald Trump’s progress (and lack of progress) in building a luxury golf resort with a hotel and timeshare units near Aberdeen, Scotland.

Trump’s project has faced multiple stumbling blocks, not the least of which has been a Scots farmer, who stalwartly refuses to sell his farmland to the Trump organization. Other objections have included the environmental impact the resort will have on native grasses and wildlife, on the coastline ecosystem, and on the peaceful lifestyle the area’s residents currently enjoy.

If Donald Trump has his way, the Trump organization will build a five-star hotel, two golf courses, approximately 500 luxury homes, and nearly 1000 timeshare units, five miles north of Aberdeen. Trump’s plan is to create a golf mecca to honor his mother, who was born on Scotland’s Isle of Lewis.

On November 20, the Aberdeenshire Council Formartine Area Committee met for nearly three hours, again hashing out the pros and cons of permitting the construction of Trump’s resort and timeshare units. Although the committee eventually issued approval of the plans, (voting 7-4 in favor of the golf resort) ministers of the Scottish government still have the option to halt the development at any point along the way.

The UK Daily Record reports that opponents of the resort and timeshare development call it a “gated community for the super-rich” and that opponents fear it will ruin the coastline. Supporters say the hotel, golf course, and timeshare units will create 6000 much needed jobs.

Donald Trump claims that approval by the Aberdeenshire committee is “a tremendous victory.” But an environmental activist group, known as Sustainable Aberdeenshire, plans to continue its fight against the golf resort and timeshare units. They claim that the project’s application is “legally flawed” (according to The Scotsman) and make further claims that Trump’s implied promise of attracting the British Open to the course will never happen. Climatic conditions along the coastline periodically result in blinding fog that, although infrequent, happens often enough that the threat of heavy fog is sure to scare away planners of such a prestigious and significant golf event.

Something tells me the controversy around this hotel and timeshare units is far from over, so expect me to keep passing along updates as they come my way. Be sure to also read our Timeshare Owners Blog tomorrow, when I’ll be writing a related post about one of the few times that someone has pulled one over on Donald Trump.

Other Options for Scotland Timeshare Resales:

• Cameron House
• Edinburgh Residence
• Great Glen Water Park Club
• Hilton International Grand Vacations at Hilton Coylumbridge and Hilton Craigendarroch
• Loch Rannoch Highland Club
• Moness Country Club
• Sunterra Resort Kenmore Club