Hyatt Vacation Club Timeshare

Following on the heels of Tuesday’s The Timeshare Authority blog post about layoffs at Hyatt timeshare comes this interesting item pointed out by Orlando’s WFTV Channel 9.

Hilton Grand Vacations (Hilton Timeshare) is headquartered in Orlando. Over approximately the past 6 months, Hilton has laid off some 187 of its 3500 employees. Yet, according to information confirmed by Channel 9 reporters, Hilton timeshare is actually expanding in Orlando by launching the first phase of Club Parc Soleil (a 7-phase project in the tourist area of Orlando); building a new Hilton hotel on International Drive in Orlando; and continuing construction on the 1400 Orlando Hilton set to open later this year.

When reporters pursued the question of why the employee layoffs at a time the company was expanding, they did not receive answers from the spokesperson for Hilton timeshares. There is no information on whether any of the employees who had been let go were offered the opportunity to relocate to other positions at Hilton.

As inauguration day dawns cold and clear in Washington DC, the US economy has many timeshare sales employees across the company – even those in sunny Key West – feeling the chill.

Last week The Hyatt Vacation Club in Key West implemented corporate-mandated layoffs in their sales and marketing departments. The resort, known as Windward Pointe, is operated by Hyatt timeshare and owned by the Key West-based Spottswood Companies. Spottswood also owns the Marriot Beachside Hotel, the Coconut Beach Resort, the Holiday Inn, and the Comfort Inn, all in Key West.

Built in 2001, this Key West timeshare has 104 two-bedroom, two-bath timeshare units, that Hyatt sells from just under $10,000; to about $30,000, for the highest demand season, which in Key West is during Christmas and during Fantasy Fest, always scheduled near Halloween.

According to KeysNet.com, Larry Shulman, a senior vice president at Hyatt’s Beverly Hills office said, “We don’t typically comment a lot on these types of things … different than any business across the country … we’ve had to revisit our business model and downsize.” Shulman did mention that cuts were happening across the board at many Hyatt properties, primarily hitting the timeshare sales and marketing departments the hardest.

Sales information at the Monroe County Property Appraiser’s office shows that timeshare sales at Windward Pointe in 2008 were less than half of what they were in 2007, even though the average sale price had increased to $21,551.

Currently there are more than 40 Windward Pointe timeshare resales or timeshare rentals available at Sell My Timeshare NOW, starting at just under $10,000.

We’ve been updating you all year on what Marriott International and Marriot Vacation Club timeshare is doing to protect and preserve the environment. In February, The Timeshare Authority brought you an update on Marriott Vacation Club employees in Orlando, FL who made the switch from plastic eating utensils and Styrofoam serve ware in their cafeterias. They even switched to SpudWare ™, which are eating utensils that are made from potato starch and that completely biodegrade in 100 days after disposal.

Marriott has also taken steps to make their greens environmentally greener on golf courses at Marriott Hotels and Marriott timeshares, by using more eco-friendly methods of golf course maintenance, including reducing their use of chemicals on the greens and fairways.

Last week in Salt Lake City, Utah, Marriott Vacation Club International expanded their efforts to go green by conducting the Green Fair, involving more than 18 businesses and non-profit organizations. The idea behind the Green Fair is to educate and inform employees and associations about actions they can personally take to recycle and reduce energy consumption.

Over 900 Marriott Vacation Club International associates received reusable eco-friendly mugs and shopping bags. They were also given the opportunity to calculate their individual carbon footprint. Ron Essig, vice president of global owner products and services for Marriott Vacation Club International said, “This is just one step toward Marriott International’s efforts to preserve the environment, acting both locally here in Salt Lake City and across the Marriott Vacation Club International division. With more than 900 associates at the Salt Lake City Marriott Customer Service Center, if we all do our part, we can definitely make a difference-both at the office and at home.”

Marriott vacation club estimates that the immediate result of their effort to go green will be a reduction of nearly 100,000 pieces of plastic ware that would have wound up in landfills.

Sell My Timeshare NOW and Marriott Timeshare

Sell My Timeshare NOW works to reduce, reuse, and recycle in our own work environment. We are proud that our website, www.sellmytimesharenow.com not only advertises and markets right-priced timeshare resales and timeshare rentals, but that our inventory includes Marriott timeshare, a company that is proving their commitment to the environment through their actions.

With timeshare resales from Disney Vacation Club, Westgate timeshare, Hyatt Vacation Club timeshare, and Hilton timeshare, to name only a few, Sell My Timeshare NOW offers you the opportunities of vacation ownership with timeshare companies that are environmentally responsible, at prices that are realistic and affordable in today’s economy.

Related posts on The Timeshare Authority:

• Marriott Hotel and Timeshare CEO Speaks Out for Energy Cost Cuts
• A Timeshare Sales Company Taking an Important Environmental Stand

The Hyatt Beach House Resort Timeshare is number 65 on the Sell My Timeshare NOW HOT 100 List of timeshares that received the most offers to buy or rent.

Key West, Florida has been an ‘escape-to’ destination for generations, and the Hyatt Beach House Resort timeshare gives you plenty of reasons to choose it for your own great escape. This Key West timeshare offers a relaxed and slightly reclusive hideaway that is perfect for vacations now, and for many years to come.

Spanish Kings first laid claim to Key West real estate. Explorers came, seeking the fountain of youth. Generations later, artists, writers, visionaries, and even expatriates called it their home, including John Audubon, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Edison, and Tennessee Williams.

Getting to Your Key West Timeshare Vacation

While many travelers think that Key West is just beyond Miami, Key West is actually more than 150 miles south and west of metropolitan Miami. If you are headed to your Key West timeshare by car, don’t expect to clip along US Highway 1 (an official Florida Scenic Highway) at 70 miles an hour. Schedule time to allow you to stop and enjoy the sights along the way from Key Largo to Marathon to Big Pine Key.

Another fun way to arrive at Key West is via the Key West Express, which operates high-speed passenger ferries from Ft. Myers Beach and Marco Island to the Key West Bight Ferry Terminal, located in the city’s historic Seaport District. Plan about 3.5 hours to make the trip by ferry or you can schedule your air travel directly into the Key West International Airport.

Key West Timeshares Will Have You Living on Island Time

When you vacation in Key West, you are truly living on island time. While the island’s roads accommodate automobiles, there are also trolleys, bicycles, and walking paths for leisurely touring the shops and restaurants.

The timeshare units at the Hyatt Beach House timeshare resort are 2 bedroom and 2 bath units with approximately 1000 square feet of living space that is designed to accommodate 6 to 8 people comfortably. Each timeshare unit offers a screened balcony, with a television, VCR/DVD/and CD player.

Bedrooms have a King bed and whirlpool tub, and there is a Queen sleeper sofa in the living area. Kitchens are fully equipped with a microwave/convection oven and a dishwasher. Washers and dryers, data ports, and high-speed internet are also available.

While there’s a pool for relaxing and a beach to enjoy, don’t expect your Hyatt Beach House Resort timeshare vacation to be high energy and a whirl of activities—that’s just not the way things are done in Key West.

Hyatt Beach House Resort Timeshare

So the next time your job, your commitments, and your daily grind start feeling like the weight of the world, remember what you’ve read about days spent in the Florida Keys. With excellent options to buy Hyatt Beach House Resort timeshare resales or rent Hyatt Beach House Resort timeshares, what’s standing between you and a Key West timeshare vacation?

Somewhere, in the very southern tip of the US, there’s a slice of key lime pie, a tall frosty drink, and a shaded beach chair just waiting for you.