If you start talking to people about “Week 53” you can expect to be met with strange stares as if you just crossed over from an episode of Rod Serling’s classic The Twilight Zone. That is, unless the people to whom you are talking happen to be timeshare owners.

While most of us accept that there are 52 weeks in a year, there are actually only 51 or 52 complete weeks in most years along with either one or two partial weeks. Once every 28 years, there are even 54 weeks. The last time there was a 54-week year was in the year 2000, which is ironic when you consider how many other time-related issues there were that year.

Many people simplify the matter of the 53-week year by saying it occurs once every seven years, but this is an over simplification. Actually, because of leap year, the 53 week year rolls around at five, six, or seven year intervals. When it happens in timesharing, it has nothing to do with crossing over into another dimension, where your next stop is The Twilight Zone.

Week 53 usually belongs to the timeshare association or the timeshare resort. It is typically not sold or rented, although it may be. Sometimes week 53 is used as a time to perform routine repairs and maintenance at the resort.

To learn more about week 53, spacebanking, and the lingo of timeshares, you may want to visit the “Glossary of Terms” on the Sell My Timeshare NOW website.

And just for the fun of it, enjoy this You Tube video of the old TV intro to The Twilight Zone.

Timeshares are a blended industry that has brought together concepts from the hotel and hospitality industries as well as principles from the real estate profession. As a result, the timeshare industry uses language from these professions, but has also developed an industry specific vocabulary all its own.

When you want to rent or buy timeshare or just make the most of a timeshare you already own, you’ll find that it is easier if you understand the timeshare industry language and learn to “talk the talk”.

One of the more interesting words in the timeshare industry is, “spacebanking,” a term that seems to be used exclusively in the world of timeshares. When a timeshare owner spacebanks his or her timeshare unit or timeshare interval, he or she is simply saving the timeshare for use in the future. Generally, in order to space bank, you have to place or deposit your timeshare interval in a pool with other spacebanked timeshares. Other owners, who are looking to exchange timeshare, will be able to swap their unit or interval with the one you have spacebanked. Rarely are such exchanges direct swaps, meaning that just because someone selects the time you have banked, does not mean that you have to accept the timeshare or interval that person added to the bank.

Timeshare exchanging is one of the most attractive options to many timeshare owners. When you can’t use your timeshare, it is always nice to be able to bank it for use in the future. Another option, when your schedule makes it impossible to use and enjoy your timeshare, is to advertise it as a timeshare rental.

For more information about spacebanking your timeshare unit, contact your resort or your exchange company. To learn more about renting your timeshare, contact Sell My Timeshare NOW at 877-815-4227 or go online to the Sell My Timeshare NOW website to learn more about your options to buy, sell, or rent timeshare.

Say the word, “Hemingway”, and author Ernest Hemingway, a man as colorful as he was talented, quickly comes to mind. But did you know that the word “Hemingway””also refers to any six-toed domestic cat?

It seems that Ernest Hemingway acquired a six-toed cat from a sailor he met in Key West. Hemingway was quite fond of the polydactyl (the proper term for felines with more than five toes) and as a result, was delighted when many of its descendants were polydactyl’s too.

Now, I might have already known this interesting bit of trivia, if I had ever taken advantage of the opportunities in Key West timeshares. Key West is not only a great place to soak up some sun and just relax, it is also home to “Papa” Hemingway’s museum and it is just the type of picturesque locale that many visitors to the Keys include in an afternoon of sightseeing.

The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum is a tribute to the author’s life, especially the years he spent as a resident of Key West. Winner of both the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Pulitzer Prize, Hemingway lived in Key West for approximately ten years, between 1929 and 1939.

Today the museum is known for providing a glimpse into Hemingway’s life, an archive for some of his memorabilia and a home to the multi-generations of multi-toed felines that are descendants from Snowball, Hemingway’s original six-toed cat.

The Hemingway cats have been in the news lately because they are entangled in some government red tape. Last year, the US Department of Agriculture cited The Hemingway Museum for exhibiting cats without the proper credentials, namely an Animal Welfare License issued by the USDA. The position of the USDA is that the museum is exhibiting the cats (there are approximately 50 at last count) and like a zoo, must therefore keep the cats in cages. Other new articles suggest that the neighbors may simply be tired of living next door to such a large and growing cat population.

This blog posting includes several good links, so you can read more about the battle between the museum and government officials. But I’ve also included links to some wonderful Key West timeshare locations.

If you have been to Florida, but never been to the Keys, you have really missed a unique experience. And timeshare resales and timeshare rentals make an excellent way to enjoy the island lifestyle of Key Largo, Marathon and Key West.

Here’s a fun You Tube video of The Hemingway Home and Museum, that may make you want to book that Key West timeshare now and spend some time off the beaten path.

Over on our website, www.sellmytimesharenow.com, we’ve set up a new media center. Now you can track all the news and growth at our company, Sell My Timeshare NOW.

The Sell My Timeshare NOW Media Center includes press releases, company facts and some general information about the timeshare industry. We think it will be helpful to researchers, timeshare owners, and everyone who wants to buy, rent, or sell timeshare.

Visit our media center to learn more about our fast-growing company and the opportunities for vacation ownership or the easy and affordable ways to sell timeshare you no longer need or use.

As always, the Sell My Timeshare NOW timeshare resales professionals are available to assist you, answer your questions, or help you decide if timesharing is right for you. Call us at: 877-815-4227.