Canada timeshare

Camping and getting back to nature is wonderful fun, but sometimes, a person can experience too much of a good thing, which may be the case for Stuart Nelson.

Nelson, a veterinarian from Idaho, was enjoying a solo wilderness trip into the Yukon Territory of Canada when he lost his kayak in a strainer, which is any river or stream obstacle (often a tree) that lets water and small items flow by, but catches larger items such as kayaks. Specifically, the strainer that disrupted Nelson’s plans was called a ‘sweeper’ because it is actually an evergreen tree that once grew close to the bank, but has since fallen over into the river, because of erosion along the shoreline. When the kayak was lost, so were Nelson’s food, camping gear, and satellite phone.

But this traveler, was no rookie to the great outdoors. He was prepared, having kept on his body, essential gear to sustain him in just such an event. He carried on his person, a knife, snare wire, a space blanket, sterno can, three fishing lures, fishing line, iodine, and a signal mirror. As Nelson explains, “The most important thing you need to remember about survival gear is that it’s not survival gear if it’s not on your body.”

Stuart Nelson’s plan worked, because with just these limited items, he stayed alive and healthy for 15 days before a group of hikers rescued him. Despite the environment, the cold temperatures, grizzly bears, and Nelson’s challenges in fire building which left him eating the salmon he caught like sushi, he survived the ordeal quite well.

And although this traveler’s story has nothing to do with timeshares or fractionals, it is a great survival story with a very happy ending.

It also allows The Timeshare Authority Blog to remind you that Canada timeshares offer you many venues for exploring the great northwest all of which will still let you sleep in a warm, dry, and comfortable bed, every night.

Resource: The Bonner County Daily Bee

In August, Sell My Timeshare NOW announced the acquisition of the primary assets and customers of Rapid Resale, LTD, a popular Canadian timeshare sales website and service. While the company’s timeshare resale and timeshare rental services have always been available for Canada timeshare and Canada timeshare owners, extending our Canadian outreach via Rapid Resale provides Sell My Timeshare NOW with greater depth and breadth in the timeshare resale market in Canada.

As we continue to deepen our relationship with Canadian timeshare owners, buyers, and Canada timeshare renters, we strive to understand and then serve this market as fully as possible. Here are some of the interesting updates we’ve learned from researched developed by Ipsos (the third largest survey‐based research company in the world) and shared at the recent CRDA Conference on Canadian timeshare.

Profile of Canada Timeshare:

The clear takeaway in studying all of these facts is that timeshare sales and timeshare resales have to do a better job of reaching the market that isn’t currently being reached, the startling 18 percent of Canadians who seem to have never heard of timeshare. To go with this insight is the solid impression that a highly visible, well-optimized website is the critical tool for anyone who wants to buy, rent, or sell Canada timeshare.

It’s been nearly two weeks since the CRDA (Canadian Resort Development Association) timeshare conference in Toronto and here at The Timeshare Authority blog, we’ve been remiss in not already sharing with you the full story of what an outstanding timeshare event this was.

First, let me thank Ross Perlmutter, Executive Director for CRDA, and all of the CRDA team and the sponsors, speakers, and exhibitors who worked to make this such an excellent conference. “The Resort Development Summit: the 2010 Canadian Resort Development Association Annual Conference” was held at the Radisson Admiral Hotel Toronto Harbourfront, overlooking Lake Ontario, and the beautiful venue made the time there even more enjoyable.

Day 1 started with a look at the Canadian timeshare owner and the Canada market for buyers and renters. We’ll be sharing more of that information with you in tomorrow’s The Timeshare Authority blog.

Howard Nusbaum, President/CEO of ARDA (American Resort Development Association) delivered the Keynote Address, with a serious (and optimistic) look at the state of the timeshare industry. And then it was time to roll up our sleeves and dive into the breakout sessions, with topics that included:

1. Fundamentals of Finance: Back to Basics for a Better Bottom Line
2. Resort & Club Management: Finding Money under the Rocks
3. Meet The New Market
4. The Legal Eagles
5. Resale Forum: Where do we go from here?
6. Timeshare Technology
7. And an Opportunity to Ask the Experts

I know I speak for everyone there that the time was enriching, inspiring and informative, which is good news for the hard working people in the timeshare industry, millions of timeshare owners and two strong countries working to bounce back from economic challenges.

Other Canada timeshare and CRDA News:

• Sell My Timeshare NOW Targets Expanded Presence in the International Vacation Market
• Canada Timeshare Association (CRDA) and US Timeshare Association (ARDA) Announce Expanded Relationship

One of The Timeshare Authority blogroll’s favorite blogs is a part-English, part-French blog, written by Jaime Horwitz. The blog, known as, “Canadian Tourism,” fills an interesting niche, providing excellent insight on traveling, vacationing, and tourism in Canada.

A Canada vacation—or better still a Canada timeshare vacation—affords you the opportunity to enjoy the majesty of the Canadian Rockies or the historic charm of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. In addition to timeless tourist favorites such as Niagara Falls, the Stratford Festival of Ontario, and the Calgary Stampede Rodeo, Canada is home to outstanding golf courses, festivals, and trendy metropolitan areas known for their museums, restaurants, shopping, and entertainment.

Rebuilding Economy and Growing Interest in Canada Timeshares

Over the years, Canadian and US vacationers have often crossed borders and the two economies are closely tied together. However, Canadians are taking pride that their banks are perhaps “better managed” than those of other countries. They are seeing their country as making a faster recovery in the current economic crisis than the recovery of many other nations, including the US. If this is so, then it is good news for Americans looking to resell timeshare, as it may open the gates to greater numbers of Canadians buying timeshare resales than in the past.

The most desirable outcome is that both the US and the Canadian economy rebound and then remain strong. But if either lags behind the other, look to cross-border tourism as one of the avenues that will help the other catch up faster.

A Canada timeshare resale or Canada timeshare rental provides an easy and enjoyable way to experience the beauty, cultural heritage, winter sports, and vast, natural terrain that is Canada. And when the balance is shifted, the Canadian vacationer and timeshare buyer is a welcomed boost to the US economy and timeshare sales, resales, and rentals.