Timeshare Exchange

The Rang Dong Group has announced that Vietnam’s Sea Link Golf and Country Club in Phan Thiet is now part of the RCI timeshare exchange.

Nguyen Van Thieu, vice chairman, Rang Dong Group, says working with RCI timeshare exchange was an easy decision. “RCI is the world’s largest timeshare and vacation exchange company. Gaining access to their 4 million leisure-bound members will be very valuable for our resort. I believe that our professional services as well as the stunning landscape in Phan Thiet will provide unforgettable experiences for guests at Sea Links Golf & Country Club.”

The Sea Links Golf and Country Club timeshare is east of Ho Chi Minh City and overlooks the Phan Thiet Sea at Mui Ne Bay. A five-star golf resort known for its lush foliage and sweeping views, the timeshare also includes a spa and tennis courts.

RCI Timeshare Exchange

Rang Dong Group is a leader in Infrastructure and Construction, and has been the lead on numerous key construction projects in Vietnam. Both RCI timeshare exchange and Rang Dong Group recognize the significance of the relationship. Geoff Ballotti, president and CEO, Group RCI, says, “This relationship is historic for RCI as Sea Links Golf & Country Club is our first affiliate in Vietnam. We are thrilled to welcome this beautiful resort to the collection of top vacation destinations we offer to our RCI Weeks(R) members.”

What a great experience I had on Sunday with members of the National Timeshare Owners Association. Approximately 130 members of NTOA took advantage of the opportunity to meet in Baltimore, Maryland for an educational conference on timeshare ownership.

I had an opportunity to speak at the timeshare conference, along with Shep Altshuler, who publishes Timesharing Today, the Independent Voice of Vacation Ownership and Paula diPaola and Woody Cary, both from Platinum Interchange timeshare exchange.

The best part of the meeting was probably the question and answer time, because that’s when timeshare owners had the chance to ask the speakers for explanations and updates. The Q & A time dealt with many different aspects of timesharing that really matter to them as owners, often as owners of multiple timeshare weeks and at multiple resorts.

Timeshare Owners and the Right to Know

One of the challenges of vacation ownership is that sometimes when people buy timeshare they find that after the sale there is no one around to answer their questions or address their concerns. And while the ins and outs of timeshare exchange, timeshare resales, timeshare rentals, and other points about ownership aren’t rocket science, they aren’t self-evident either! Many timeshare owners today miss the full range of perks and benefits that go with vacation ownership simply because they don’t really understand them and unless they are members of a timeshare owners organization such NTOA, they have no one to ask.

An important point brought out in the discussions on Sunday is that, as a timeshare owner, you should know who your board members are. Who sits on your Homeowners Association Board? How can you get in touch with them? If you don’t know the answer to these questions, then push until you find out. You have a right to know who is making decisions concerning property in which you have an ownership. And on that same vein, you have a right to know the names and contact information of the other people who share ownership of a timeshare unit with you.

Good Things are Happening for Timeshare Owners

Thanks to NTOA and other owner-based timeshare organizations, the experience of owning timeshare continues to get better and better. As NTOA founder and president Ed Hastry is fond of saying, “Educated timeshare owners are happy timeshare owners.”

I really support that attitude. Critics of timeshare are often people who simply don’t know all the facts. And this type of misunderstanding and misinformation can be found everywhere from forums and bulletin boards to governmental agencies – a matter we are going to look at more closely in upcoming blog posts.

In tomorrow’s The Timeshare Authority blog, I am going to share with you, some of the same information I gave the National Timeshare Owners Association. I want to first debunk the myth that timeshares don’t resell. I have the statistical data to prove that not only can you resell timeshare, but that advertising your timeshare online is one of the very best ways to do it.

Like the popular TV show on the Discovery Channel, I’m going take on some of the worst and most damaging pieces of misinformation, and I am going to be a “myth buster.”

Enjoy this humorous clip from MythBusters.

The National Timeshare Owners Association‘s educational seminar is coming up next week. Scheduled for April 19, in Baltimore, Maryland, this members-only conference provides a change for NTOA members to listen to and talk with timeshare experts including: Woody Cary, president of Platinum Interchange timeshare exchange company; Lisa Ann Schreier, author of Timeshare Vacations for Dummies and Surviving a Timeshare Presentation; and Shep Altshuler, publisher of Timesharing Today, the Independent Voice of Vacation Ownership.

NTOA provides a valuable service for timeshare owners, serving as a clearinghouse for information about buying and selling timeshare and timeshare points; timeshare exchange; timeshare resales; and other topics related to vacation ownership. Without membership in NTOA, you could find that when you buy timeshare, you have questions about your options and opportunities and yet are unsure whom to turn to for answers. This is where the National Timeshare Owners Association steps in; and why their motto reinforces the message that educated timeshare owners are happy timeshare owners.

I will also be joining the dais at the NTOA seminar in Baltimore, and am really looking forward to providing the timeshare owners there more information about timeshare resales and timeshare rentals, as well as all the opportunities to buy, rent, or sell timeshare.

Future Educational Conferences for Timeshare Owners

If you can’t make the conference in Baltimore, I urge you to try to attend one of the upcoming ones either in Cherry Hill, New Jersey on September 27 or San Diego, California on October 18. You have to preregister, and you have to be a member of the National Timeshare Owners Association in order to attend, but these educational opportunities are only one of the many benefits that NTOA membership brings to timeshare owners.

To learn more about NTOA, email [email protected] or call (410) 719-0064. Follow this link to read Sell My Timeshare NOW’s most recent press release on this topic.

Group RCI expands with five new timeshare resort affiliations for timeshare exchange.

Group RCI timeshare exchange has expanded their affiliations, adding five new timeshare resorts to the approximately 4,000 locations they already offer their subscribing members.

While four of these timeshare resorts are cool, crisp northern destinations, the first one on the list is located on the warm sunny beaches of Florida’s Miami Beach. The Mimosa in Miami Beach is a Florida timeshare with units from studio timeshares to spacious two-bedroom timeshare condos.

Miami Beach, Florida timeshare vacations mean you have a choice of spending your days lounging poolside or shopping the upscale boutiques of nearby Bal Harbour. Your nights can be spent in the clubs of South Beach, or strolling waterside as the moonlight reflects off the tropical water.

For a totally different experience, the Salmon Falls Resort timeshare in Ketchikan, Alaska offers twenty Alaska timeshare units and an ideal destination for sport fishing, hiking, bear watching in the Tongass National Forest, glacier viewing, and taking in the unique experience of America’s fiftieth state.

The Whitewater Village Resort in Ontario, Canada is another timeshare resort that lets you get back to nature. This “green” destination includes an environmentally friendly building designed and constructed using a fully sustainable development model. The buildings are constructed with Forest Stewardship Council wood, are 40 to 50 percent more energy-efficient than the norm, and have solar water heaters and geothermal heating sources. Brand new, only three cottages are currently complete but this Canada timeshare resort will offer 34 timeshare units at build out.

Gull Lake Residence Club in Nisswa, Minnesota is also an ‘under-development’ timeshare resort with five fractional or timeshare units currently complete. Gull Lake Residence Club’s luxurious three-bedroom, four-bath townhomes are fully furnished and each includes five flat-screen televisions, four fireplaces, and jetted bathtubs.

Last on the list of new Group RCI timeshare exchange properties is the Betsie River Lodge and Club in Traverse City, Michigan. When complete, this under construction resort will include 135 timeshare units that will each sleep up to ten people. A luxury timeshare resort, the Betsie River Lodge and Club will have a Club RCI Gold Crown Resort® ranking.

Timeshare Exchange Companies and Your Options

Timeshare exchange opportunities are one of the favorite features that have attracted many people to timeshare ownership. Generally, a timeshare developer establishes an affiliation by paying a fee to the exchange company. After the initial commitment is established, each timeshare owner who wishes to be part of the exchange company’s programs must then continue to pay annual fees and membership dues in the timeshare exchange company, and/or pay fees at the time of exchange.

Group RCI is the largest timeshare exchange company in the world today, however there are timeshare exchange companies of all sizes and not all require you to pay membership fees. Internal timeshare exchange is also an option when you own timeshare at some resorts. This means, that at some resorts, you can exchange for timeshare at other resorts within a network of properties, typically under the same management or brand.