vacation ownership

When RCI Timeshare exchange talks about their ever growing list of affiliated properties, they certainly mean “ever growing.” The vacation ownership exchange and vacation services provider added 43 new affiliated  resorts in the first three months of 2012 alone.

Currently with more than 4000 vacation resorts in its network of exchange properties, RCI is the largest timeshare exchange company in the world.

Gordon Gurnik, president, RCI, says, “We have started the year off strong with some great new affiliations in the first quarter of 2012. We are continuously working to add more high-quality resorts year after year to help give our approximately 3.7 million subscribing members new choices for amazing vacations in some of the world’s most incredible places.”

New Resorts in the RCI Timeshare Collection

The new resort properties that have joined RCI this year include, Puerto Plata Village and Resort, in the Dominican Republic, and Daya Bay Sanmendao Resort, a luxurious beachfront property located on an island off Shenzhen, China. Other new vacation destinations joining the RCI family of affiliated resorts include  AMResorts added eight new Unlimited Vacation Club properties in the Dominican Republic and Mexico. Anantara Vacation Club added its Oaks Shores resort in Queenstown, New Zealand.

Caribbean Timeshare in The Registry Collection

RCI timeshare exchange also includes the exclusive The Registry Collection(R), for ultimate luxury vacations. Joining The Registry Collection was the Baha Mar Residence Club of the Bahamas, said to be the Western Hemisphere’s largest resort project currently under development. When completed in 2014, Baha Mar Residence will feature luxury residences at four world-class hotels, the Caribbean’s largest casino, three spas and a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course. The Registry Collection also affiliated with onefinestay, which is described as an ‘unhotel’ hospitality product that offers guests distinctive home options in central London.

This year’s American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Trustee Retreat begins tomorrow, June 26-27, 2012.  The Retreat is being held at the Four Seasons Hotel, in Washington, DC.

Each year, ARDA Trustees meet at an invitation-only event.

The 2012 ARDA Trustee Retreat Schedule of Events

The schedule, as of the most recent update last month, calls for Tuesday’s activities to commence with the HR Council meeting, followed by LARPAC, and at noon, the General Counsel Council. Tuesday afternoon’s agenda includes the ARDA-ROC Executive Committee, the Executive Committee Meeting, and the Board of Directors Meeting.

At 6PM, there will be a Reception, followed by dinner and entertainment by “The Capitol Steps”. The Capitol Steps bill themselves as, “the only group in Washington that attempts to be funnier than Congress.”

On Wednesday, all events take place on Capitol Hill, starting with an 8 AM breakfast with Keynote Speaker Mark Halperin. Halpern is the Senior Political Analyst for Time Magazine, Time.com and MSNBC, as well as the author of the best-selling book Game Change. Halperin also serves as a board member on the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.

During the morning, Trustee attendees will hear from Washington DC’s hottest policy makers and power brokers on the current state of the economy, the issues facing the timeshare and vacation ownership industry, and the upcoming presidential election.

Afternoon activities include attendee’s choice of either a VIP Insider Tour of a DC landmark, or spending the afternoon lobbying on Capitol Hill. The American Resort Development Association will facilitate a meeting with each attendee’s US Representative in Congress at the attendee’s request.

The primary sponsor for the 2012 ARDA Trustee Retreat is First American Title Insurance Company, Vacation Ownership Services.

Last week, TripIndex 2012 reported that Las Vegas, Nevada is the most economical destination in the US for your summer vacation. But TripIndex looks at a variety of factors in making its assessment, including the costs for two to stay one night in a four-star hotel; buy one cocktail per person; enjoy a two-course dinner with a bottle of wine, and take a taxi ride of around two miles. Missing from this equation is the real vacation money saver—  Las Vegas timeshares as resales and timeshare rentals.

When you take advantage of the excellent prices on Las Vegas timeshare resales or Las Vegas timeshare rentals, you can easily find yourself enjoying four-star quality at a deeply discounted price. And you don’t have to book ahead. Las Vegas timeshares are often available for last minute trip planning.

If you are interested in the very best pricing on Las Vegas timeshares, here’s where to look:

• For last minute Las Vegas timeshare rental deals, go to the homepage for SellMyTimeshareNOW.com and click where you see: “Amazing Last-Minute Deals”.
• Follow this link to peruse more than 2,000 Las Vegas timeshare resales.
• Or follow this link to peruse more than 550 Las Vegas timeshares for rent.
• Another option is to visit www.VacationOwnership.com and search for “Las Vegas” (use capital letters) for a full listing of Las Vegas timeshares you can buy or rent through a licensed Timeshare Real Estate Broker.

More Ways Las Vegas Timeshare Save You Money

Consistently, Las Vegas remains one of the cheapest venues to fly in and out of for air travel. And with the convenience of the in-room kitchen that so many timeshares offer, you can enjoy those two-course meals dining out that TripIndex includes in its computation, or you can choose to dine in, spending not a penny more than you would be on meals if you stayed home.

And here’s perhaps the best math of all: whatever amount your hotel-based vacation in Las Vegas or any other city adds up to, you can always figure there is a timeshare resale or rental deal that adds up to a lower price and typically, a lot more in amenities and space.

Watch this video from Breckenridge Grand Vacations, to learn more about timeshare exchange of your Breckrenridge Grand Vacations timeshare through Interval International.

The days when a family would buy a timeshare and then be limited to only vacationing at the same resort, year after year, are long since over.

Why Timeshare Owners Like to Return to a Favorite Timeshare Resort

Before we elaborate on the benefits of timeshare exchange, let’s clarify that some timeshare owners choose to return to a favorite resort. Often, these owners enjoy the opportunity to create traditions for their children; to see their children experience a familiar destination first as toddlers, then during their elementary school years, and later as teens or college students. For these families, the anticipation of sharing the family resort vacation with future generations is part of the fun.

Other timeshare owners simply like the predictability of finding a destination they truly enjoy and knowing that each vacation will be at least as good as the last. They know before they go that their chosen resort offers the features and amenities they prefer. These owners may own other timeshares they use for timeshare exchange at different times during the year, but they still have one resort they enjoy so much, they make sure they vacation there year after year.

Why Other Timeshare Owners Rave about Timeshare Exchange

As much as some vacationers enjoy savoring a favorite spot each year, others feel the need to wander, to use their vacation time to explore resorts and destinations that are new territory for them. For these travelers, timeshare exchange is an ideal option. Interval International is one of the leaders in timeshare exchange, ranking as the second largest timeshare exchange company in the world.

Miami, Florida based, Interval International offers vacation ownership exchange, as well as travel and leisure services, with offices in 15 different countries. Its membership, which includes some 2 million vacationing families, enjoy timeshare exchange within Interval International’s more than 2600 affiliate resorts, located in 75 countries around the world.

More facts about Interval International timeshare exchange:

• Interval International members can make timeshare resort exchanges and other travel arrangements online and in real time at IntervalWorld.com

• As a member of II, you can exchange your timeshare interval for another date, another location, or both.

• Interval International maintains dedicated Member-Services Centers around the world to offer personal assistance to its members.

• Membership programs at II include three tiers with varying benefits: Interval Gold; Interval Platinum; and Club Interval Gold.

Always expanding and updating its services to its owners, this past week Interval International announced a new partnership with DG Film, LLC, a full-service production firm that specializes in creating customized resort and location videos.

Jan Wyatt, Interval’s vice president of corporate marketing, explains, “Consumers are increasingly using Internet search in vacation planning, and expect to see video as part of the information that is available online. Creative, professionally produced high-definition video is a desirable way for developers to feature their resorts, and help travelers to visualize their next dream vacations.” (Read the full media release here:  INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL AND DG FILM FORM ALLIANCE: Offers developer clients creative video production services)