You may recall that last week I shared with you the fact that Sell My Timeshare Now is celebrating our fourth year in business.

In our Timeshare Owners Blog I told you that we now have four years of incredible hard work and incredible company growth behind us. Today we are the leader in helping people who want to sell timeshare connect with those who want to buy timeshare or rent timeshare.

It’s been an amazing four years. Even though we are also a bricks and mortar business, most people come to Sell My Timeshare NOW via the internet.

We keep our internet strategists working in high gear to stay on top of the best ways to make it easy and efficient for timeshare owners to sell timeshare and for people who are ready to start enjoying great vacation deals to buy timeshare resales.

The photo of me cutting the company “birthday” cake proves that we do occasionally take a little time off to celebrate our accomplishments.

I am also adding a You-Tube video that has nothing to do with the Sell My Timeshare NOW celebration, but is one of the most remarkable things I have ever seen. This video will give you a whole new perspective on where computers are taking all of us.

The video is a little long – about 6 minutes – but I encourage you to watch it. Stay with it all the way to the end. It will have you thinking about internet-based businesses in a whole new way.

In January 2008, Stephen F. Bollenbach, co-chairman and CEO of Hilton Hotels will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Americas Lodging Investment summit according to the Hospitality Net.

Hilton Grand Vacations and The Hilton Club, or what is also referred to as Hilton timeshares, are wholly owned by the Hilton Hotels Corp. Acquisition of Hilton Hotels, including the timeshare division, is currently underway by the Blackstone Group, according to Reuters News Agency.

Bollenbach was originally scheduled to retire from Hilton on January 1, 2008 and would have then received $4 million over five years for serving as a consultant to the company after he retires. Instead, Forbes reports, he will likely be involuntarily terminated after the acquisition by the Blackstone Group and receive $10.5 million in a severance payment.

It will be interesting to see if Blackstone succeeds in acquiring Hilton.

You can buy new Hilton timeshares from the Hilton corporation and in doing so, you will indirectly be contributing to the retirement fund of a lot of hardworking Hilton employees and some very highly paid executives and stockholders. Or you can buy Hilton timeshare resales directly from their current owner and put the money you save in your own retirement fund, or anywhere else you would like to use and enjoy it.

Hilton timeshare resales at Hilton are available at:

• Hilton Grand Vacation Club at Sea World International Center – Orlando, Florida
• Hilton Grand Vacation Club on International Drive – Orlando, Florida
• Hilton Grand Vacation Club at the Flamingo – Las Vegas, Nevada
• Hilton Grand Vacation Club at the Las Vegas Hilton – Las Vegas, Nevada
• Hilton Grand Vacation Club on the Las Vegas Strip – Las Vegas, Nevada
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club at Waikoloa Beach Resort – Waikoloa, Hawaii
• Hilton Grand Vacation Club at Hilton Hawaiian Village – Honolulu, Hawaii
• Hilton Grand Vacation Club at the Kalia Tower – Honolulu, Hawaii
• Hilton Grand Vacation Club at South Beach – Miami Beach, Florida
• Hilton Kings’s Land (planned to open 2008) Hawaii
• The Grand Waikikian (planned) Hawaii

Or visit Sell My Timeshare NOW to look for timeshare resale values at these Hilton Grand Vacations Club affiliated or Hilton managed timeshare resorts.

After telling you in yesterday’s post on the Timeshare Owners Blog about the health benefits of taking regular vacations, I thought I would mention one item you need to beware of anytime you travel, whether it is for business, pleasure or to and from your favorite timeshare resort.

Sit in a plane, automobile, bus, or train seat too long, and you put yourself at risk for developing DVT—deep vein thrombosis. Some travel writers refer to this as “Economy Class Syndrome” but trust me, it can affect anyone who sits too long and develops circulation problems in his or her legs because of lack of movement.

The simple explanation for the condition is that sitting for too long at a time puts pressure on the legs, potentially causing swelling and the formation of blood clots. While the clot may stay within the leg until the clot dissolves naturally, it can also—and here is the real risk in DVT—dislodge and travel to the heart, brain or lungs, resulting in a heart attack or stroke.

Magellan’s, a store known for wonderful travel products, has a good short article on their website as well as special socks that can help prevent or reduce the problem. Over at Beebleblog, a great health and fitness blog, you’ll find a more extensive article that talks about deep vein thrombosis as a risk, not just for travelers, but to everyone who spends long hours sitting at a desk.

How serious is this problem?

According to the US Food and Drug Administration, more than 600,000 people in the US experience a pulmonary embolism each year. Other reports say that globally the figure is 2 million people. Yet according to WebMD, a 2002 survey conducted by the American Public Health Association found that 74 percent of US adults knew little or nothing about DVT.

Yes, your risk for developing this condition increases as you age, but in 2000, a 28-year-old passenger died when she experienced a pulmonary embolism shortly after she stepped off a 20-hour Qantas flight. Today, Qantas Airlines prints warnings about DVT directly on their air tickets.

The solution is simple. You may want to drive “straight through” to reach your favorite timeshare resort and start your timeshare holiday as soon as possible, but that extra hour you gain on the beach isn’t worth risking your life over. Take driving breaks every couple of hours. Get out and walk around, stretching your legs.

If your timeshare vacation calls for train or air travel, drink plenty of water during the flight to avoid dehydration. Steer clear of caffeine, and whatever you do, get up and walk around—even if the flight is crowded and even if it means climbing over a few other passengers in the process.

A timeshare vacation is about relaxation, fun and doing something that is good for both your mind and your body.

One of the reasons so many people enjoy timeshare vacations is because they know that the timeshares within their exchange are all first class, pleasurable and relaxing places for vacationing. When vacation days roll around, timeshare owners don’t have to hunt for a hotel deal because as timeshare owners, they have already locked in their good deal for a lifetime. Timeshare ownership means that one more time-consuming detail of vacation planning is taken care of.

But have you ever felt so tense that your usual vacation plans weren’t enough to help you unwind and relax? Sadly, that feeling is all too common in our overworked, over-worried world. And demand is growing for even higher levels of relaxation and stress relief.

Forbes online says that the trend to wellness vacations is being driven in part by retiring Baby Boomers concerned about their health. It’s also driven by the fact that most people feel that their jobs and their personal lives create more stress than they can handle.

In the article “Yoga Vacations Banking on Wellness Trend”, which looks at the rise of the yoga and wellness vacation, Forbes quoted Tiffanie Archie, a senior project manager at an online financial services firm in Washington, DC. Archie said she was looking for, “An opportunity to go somewhere and be quiet and focus on myself and let the stress melt away for a bit”. Her comments reflect the way many vacationers feel.

People like the beach for surfing, parasailing and snorkeling. They love a timeshare golf vacation or a chance to horseback ride along mountain trails. But more and more, people are turning to yoga, massage, hypnosis, and other relaxation and stress-relief techniques as part of their vacation plan.

Here is a link to a very interesting article by Brooks B. Gump, PhD, MPH, and Karen A. Matthews, PhD, which appears in Psychosomatic Medicine, titled, “Vacations May Improve Your Health“.

Dr. Gump says that research done at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh over a nine-year period, looked at 12,000 men who were at high risk for coronary heart disease.

Now here’s the part that is critical to understand: “Those with regular annual vacations had a lower risk of death during the study period relative to those skipping vacations”. Gump’s research goes on to explain that in addition to removing stress, vacations “…may work their magic by providing opportunities to engage in restorative behaviors such as interactions with family and friends and exercise.”

Okay, you’ve got the word straight from Drs. Gump and Matthews who have devoted nearly a decade to their research. Take a vacation. And if owning a timeshare makes it easier for you to schedule that vacation, then by all means buy timeshare or timeshare resales and make it happen. Don’t work your life away – literally!

If you are looking for timeshare resales at timeshare resorts known for their spa facilities, here are a few suggestions:

• Casa Dorada At Medano Beach Timeshare Resales
• Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa
• David Walley’s Resort, Hot Springs and Spa Timeshare Resales
• Dreams Tulum Resort and Spa Timeshare Resales
• El Dorado Royale Timeshare Resales



• Hacienda Encantada Resort and Spa Timeshare Resales
• Grand Baja Resort And Spa Timeshare Resales
• Mallorca Marriott Son Antem Golf Resort and Spa Timeshare Resales
• Marriott’s Villas At Doral Timeshare Resales
• Sunset Fishermen Spa and Resort Timeshare Resales
• Westgate Lakes Resort and Spa Phase I Timeshare
• Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort & Spa Timeshare Resales