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ARDA, the America Resort Development Association has put together some interesting information on their website www.vacationbetter.org that gives families yet another reason to vacation.

Recent research has shown that vacationing actually contributes to a child’s academic achievement. “Analysis of a U.S. Department of Education study found that children who travel over summer break – whether to a beach, historic site or a national park – did better in reading, math and general knowledge than their peers who didn’t vacation.”

The study looked at whether or not the child went on vacation, the places visited, and the number of days spent on the vacation. Results clearly showed a significant difference in academic achievement by vacationing children as compared to non-vacationers, although the length of the vacation didn’t seem to be as great a contributor as the fact that the vacation was taken and the child was exposed to new sights and experiences.

“The data is clear–and gives hard-working parents another reason not to put off a summer vacation trip,” said Dr. Bill Norman, Clemson University. “Providing kids with the experience of travel broadens their horizons and opens up their minds to learning.”

Howard Nusbaum, president and CEO, (ARDA) says, “This study gives families yet another strong reminder that taking vacation has benefits beyond the actual week or two of vacation.”

To read more about how your family vacation can impact your children, click here.

Time for some good news about the economy and its impact on Hawaii timeshares and timesharing. According to the Honolulu Star Bulletin, “Despite the economy, (Hawaii) timeshare visitors in the first half of the year showed solid gains.”

As the Star Bulletin reports, “The number of visitors who stayed in a timeshare for part of their Hawaii vacation rose by 4.6 percent during the first six months of this year, with the number of visitors who spent their entire vacation in a timeshare up by 5.8 percent, according to data from the Hawaii Tourism Authority.”

Pacific Business News quotes Mitch Imanaka, chair of ARDA Hawaii as saying, “…even during downturns in tourism, time share continues to stand out as a reliable source of revenue for Hawaii’s economy and provide jobs for Hawaii’s people. Ownership is the highest form of loyalty. It is clear time-share owners are using their scheduled vacation time in Hawaii because they have already paid for their accommodations …”

Hawaii Timeshares Important for the State’s Economy

• In 2007, Hawaii timeshares employed over 4500 people (an increase of 28 percent over 2006).
• The Hawaii timeshare industry paid (in 2007) nearly $180 million in wages, not including benefits and employment taxes. (Source: ARDA report, Analysis of State of Hawaii Timeshare Industry.)
• Hawaii timeshares were more than 88 percent occupied in the second quarter of 2009, and projections expect the third quarter to show approximately a 92 percent occupancy rate.
• Not only do Hawaii timeshares directly impact employment and the economy in the state, restaurants, car rentals, taxis, attractions and other aspects of the tourism industry benefit from timeshare tourists as well.

Conclusion: If you owned a Hawaii timeshare right now, you might be packing your flip-flops for your next Hawaii timeshare vacation or pocketing the money from using it as a Hawaii timeshare rental. And if you were looking to sell a Hawaii timeshare resale, you might be feeling like your prospects look pretty good.

Are you following Sell My Timeshare NOW on Twitter? You can find us at JasonTremblay_ and at VacationHotDeal. You will also see we’ve added my own Twitter feed @JasonTremblay_ here to the front page of The Timeshare Authority Blog and hope to have @VacationHotDeal posted here soon.

Besides the fact that Twitter is fresh, fun, and highly interactive, it is also a great tool for Sell My Timeshare NOW to use to provide timeshare owners with a ‘micro blog’ of updated information about timeshare sales, timeshare resales, travel, and the timeshare ownership and travel industries.

Faster to publish than a blog post, Twitter lets me share with you 140 characters about what is going on in the world that may be of interest to you and other timeshare owners, vacationers, travelers or anyone seeking great deals on travel accommodations.

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Did you see Tuesday night’s episode of Shark Tank on ABC? Inventors and entrepreneurs present their ideas to a panel of multimillionaire investors, with each entrepreneur hoping to secure backing for his or her fledgling business.

Yes, there are some similar shows (or have been in the past) but this one has more personality and zip and perhaps will make a bigger hit with audiences and claim higher ratings. Our interest in the show was captured when we realized that included among the board of millionaire expert investors is Real Estate Mogul Barbara Corcoran – the same Barbara Corcoran who last year told millions of viewers on The Today Show that the best place to sell timeshare is online.

Corcoran went on to identify during her The Today Show interview, that there are a “couple of websites that sell timeshares only” and then named SellMyTimeshareNOW.com. Follow this link to learn more about Barbara Corcoran’s wisdom on the best way to sell timeshare.

And, for the fun of it, watch this video from Shark Tank: