European Timeshare

At one time, the “hottest” central Florida theme park destination was Cypress Gardens. Opened in 1936, in Winter Haven, just west of Orlando, Cypress Gardens was known for its ski shows, Southern Belles in vintage dresses, and well… its cypress gardens, those manicured grounds of beautifully landscaped floral gardens and stately cypress trees.

In 2010, Cypress Gardens closed its doors for the last time, overshadowed and overwhelmed by the Disney, Sea World and Universal Studios parks in Orlando and Busch Gardens in Tampa. But you just can’t keep a good theme park destination down for long, because before 2011 is over, the 150-acres of the former Cypress Gardens will be reborn as Legoland Florida.

Plan Your Next Florida Timeshare Vacation and Catch the Opening of Legoland

Last week, Legoland officials announced that the park—planned as the world’s largest Legoland park, will officially open on October 15, 2011. Built to cater to children ages 2 through 12, Legoland Florida will offer over fifty rides, including roller coasters and race cars.

Legoland Florida sales manager Todd Andrus says, “Guests (callers) have been all but begging to know the date, so they can book their flights and accommodations, and purchase admission tickets.”

And with its plan for family-friendly shows and attractions, there is no reason to think that Legoland Florida won’t be at least as successful as the Legoland parks in Denmark; Windsor; England, Germany; and Carlsbad, California. And just like a Grand Pacific Palisades California timeshare offers you the ideal venue for your trip to Legoland California, you can count on an Orlando timeshare resale or Orlando timeshare rental vacation making it fun, affordable, and easy to enjoy your trip to Legoland Florida.

Click here to learn more about Legoland Florida.

And follow this link to get started planning your Orlando timeshare vacation.

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According to Hotels.com, online searching for European vacations accommodations is extremely strong, but it may have as much to do with a quirk of the calendar as it does the upcoming Royal Wedding itself. Although travel agents are reporting from 30 to 56 percent increases in interest in their holiday packages and Hotels.com says that the number of people searching for holidays for the week ending April 29 has increased by 212 percent compared with the same time in 2010, Prince Harry and his bride-to-be, Kate, don’t get all the credit.

This year, thanks to Easter coming unusually late in the season, the European bank holidays for Good Friday and Easter and the holiday for May Day will fall closer together than ever. Combine that with the holiday for the Royal Wedding, and many vacationers are looking at an atypically long spring break.

By taking only three days off, April 26 to April 28, most Brits can enjoy eleven days of continuous holiday or vacation time.

And while some people are headed to London for the Royal Wedding, just as many Londoners are scheduling to leave the area and enjoy sunny vacation days in destinations such as a Spain timeshare. Paul Furner of TravelRepublic.co.uk, says, “Sales are up by an astonishing 59.3 percent over the same period last year.

According to Furner, “The run of bank holidays and the fact that the royal wedding is being screened and celebrated in lots of places outside the UK, has been too much to resist.” But Furner adds, “We are also seeing strong demand from those wanting to escape the ­celebrations completely.”

Demand for Europe Timeshare Resales, Rentals and Timeshare Exchange

The Royal Wedding is only the starting point of a year of British festivities leading up to and including Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympic and Paralympic Games which are both scheduled for 2012.

How this translates to the demand for Europe timeshares is easy to anticipate. If you own Europe timeshare you want to sell, now is likely to be a good time to advertise it as a timeshare resale. If you’d like to hold on to that Europe timeshare, but don’t plan to take in the festivities yourself, then using it as an England timeshare rental is another very strong option.

And if you do wish to be part of the history and pageantry of 2011-2012 in the United Kingdom, then lucky you, because you hold accommodations at the primo destination for European travel.

TATOC, The Timeshare Association has announced key changes among executives. During TATOC’s Annual General Meeting, March 13, 2011, the TATOC Board of Directors approved Harry Taylor, the current Chief Executive Officer of TATOC, as the new Executive Chairman, replacing David Eastburn.

Harry Taylor, says, “We would like to thank David for his hard work and efforts over the past years. TATOC has grown as an organisation both in the number of members and in prestige during his time on the board.”

Also, the TATOC Timeshare Association board approved the appointment of Richard Coles to join the TATOC Board of Directors. He is a retired capital accountant and is chairman of the owners committee at Cameron House, a De Vere resort located on the banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland.

The Timeshare Association (Timeshare Owners and Committees)

TATOC was formed in 1989 and is the only elected consumer association representing the interests of European timeshare owners. TATOC works to safeguard and strengthen the timeshare holiday or timeshare vacation experience for both existing timeshare owners and prospective owners. TATOC is recognized as a voice of the timeshare consumer in Europe and an informed point of contact.

TATOC, the European Timeshare Association, has released new information on the growing success of its consumer helpline. In 2011, the helpline has already received over 1400 inbound calls through the month of February along with nearly 250 emails. This marks an increase of 264 call over the same period in 2010.

Harry Taylor, TATOC CEO explains, “The majority of the calls and e-mails received by the helpline were enquiries by consumers looking for advice, support and information which we supply via e-mail or through the website. The subject of re-sales generates most of these enquiries. The remaining calls were complaints but interestingly the statistics show that these were mainly about non-timeshare products such as the sales and marketing techniques by non-timeshare companies and unsolicited cold calling.”

TATOC is a non-profit limited company that works to safe guard and enhance the timeshare experience for owners and prospective timeshare owners. Last year, the association’s hotline (new in 2010) handled a combined total of 9183 inbound calls or emails.

Perhaps the most important takeaway here is that the complaints and concerns tend to focus on the way the product is sold or resold, and not on the timeshare concept itself.

Past The Timeshare Authority news on TATOC’s hotline:

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