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.

After updating you in yesterday’s Timeshare Owners Blog about the idea of timeshare ownership of a dog, it seems a good time to talk again about timeshare vacationing with a dog, or for that matter, a cat, or other favorite pet.

Many timeshares do not permit you to bring your pet. The reasons for this are easy to see. Pets have been known to damage property and pets at a resort increase the resort’s liability that someone will be injured because they have been bitten, scratched, clawed, or even just knocked down by a friendly Fido. Timeshare owners and guests with allergies are entitled to know with complete assurance that they will be staying in a pet-free timeshare unit. Even thorough cleaning is not always enough to remove the residual traces of pet hair or pet dander that could trigger serious responses in people who have pet-related allergies.

But for everyone who loves his or her pet and hates to leave it behind while the rest of the family enjoys a timeshare holiday, it is important to know that timesharing with your pet is an option at select resorts. When you take your pet along on vacation, you, other family members, and your pet, do not have to deal with separation anxiety. According to statistics reported in the Miami Herald, on a survey conducted by BringYourPet.com, 77 percent of the pet owners surveyed say they take their animals with them when they leave town and that 63 percent would be more likely to lengthen their stay if they could take their pets with them.

Another advantage to traveling with your pet is that you avoid the cost of boarding your dog or cat, which if you own several pets, could be the deal breaker between whether or not a vacation fits into the family budget.

If you are planning a vacation with your pet, start by confirming that the timeshare resort selected permits pets and that they will have a pet-friendly timeshare unit available for you. Before you leave home, schedule a visit to the vet and make sure your pet is healthy for travel and up to date on all vaccinations and shots. It is a good idea to take along your pet’s favorite brand of food, as well as items that are familiar to it, like a feeding dish and blanket or bedding.

The website for “Bring Your Pet” offers many good suggestions for traveling with your favorite animals.

On the Sell My Timeshare NOW website you will find a wide selection of resorts where you can rent or buy timeshare resales that are pet-friendly. The links below are only a few of the many choices:

• Silverleaf’s Oak ‘n Spruce Timeshare Resort in South Lee, Massachusetts
• Green Mountain Timeshare Resort in Branson Missouri
• Celebration World Timeshare Resort in Kissimmee Florida
• Premiere Vacation Club at Bell Rock Inn and Suites Timeshares in Sedona, Arizona
• Silverleaf’s Fox River Timeshare Resort in Sheridan, Illinois
• Banff Rocky Mountain Timeshare Resort in Alberta, Canada