Westgate Timeshare

What a great time to spend Canadian dollars on US timeshare! I know I have mentioned this before, but with the value of Canada’s loonie strong to the US dollar, Canadians have never been better positioned to buy timeshare or rent timeshare in the United States.

And since Canadians are quickly realizing this, there have been a number of articles on timeshares and vacation ownership in the Canadian press lately with good advice for anyone who wants to buy timeshare or buy timeshare resales. But, I was particularly impressed with an article I read in Canada.com, titled, “No such thing as a free lunch“. Reporter Sandy Fife has done an excellent job of defining the pitfalls (many) and the benefits (a few) of attending timeshare promotions in order to enjoy a reduced rate vacation.

Notwithstanding the fact that a timeshare promotion deal may enable you to take a vacation with free or deeply discounted rates, and provides you an excellent chance to try before you buy timeshare, the high-pressure tactics of some salespeople may offset the value of what would have otherwise been a relaxing vacation.

If You Attend a Timeshare Presentation…

Fife offers the following good suggestions for surviving a timeshare promotion:

• Choose a reputable name in the hotel and/or timeshare resort industry for your free (or reduced) getaway.
• Be very careful if you choose to respond to a timeshare promotion that contacts you only by email or phone solicitation.
• And lastly, she says, don’t even think about going if you are susceptible to high-pressure sales pitches.

As one seasoned veteran of enjoying timeshare promotions was quoted as saying, “You should never buy at a presentation, because time-shares cost much less on resale.” I couldn’t have said that better myself.

If you have ever considered going on a timeshare promotion vacation, just to enjoy the perks that come with it, take a few minutes and read the Canada.com article first. And if you want to sidestep the sales rush and developer prices, go straight to shopping timeshare resales.

When you visit the website for Sell My Timeshare NOW, we don’t give you free tickets to theme parks, or a coupon good for breakfast, but you can browse and peruse our huge inventory of timeshare resales and timeshare rentals as much, and as often as you like. You can show up in your pajamas or your favorite sweats, and from the comfort and convenience of your personal computer, you can take your time selecting the timeshare vacation option that is right for you. Best of all, what you save when you buy timeshare resales instead of paying developer prices, will help you pay for future vacations—vacations that don’t involve sitting through sales presentations.

Here are links to a few of the timeshare resorts from which you can choose at Sell My Timeshare NOW.

• Bluegreen Timeshare
• Marriott Timeshare
• Shell Vacations Club Timeshare
• Starwood (including Westin and Sheraton) Timeshare
• Fairfield, WorldMark / Trendwest Timeshare
• Hilton Grand Vacation Club Timeshare
• Westgate Timeshare
• Mayan Palace Timeshare
• Orange Lake Timeshare

Westgate Resort Timeshare is the largest privately held timeshare company in the world and the third largest timeshare company globally. Westgate currently owns and operates 28 timeshare resorts in the US—and now they are going to Disneyland!

The Anaheim Garden Walk Mall will be home to a new Westgate timeshare resort, which will feature timeshare units that either overlook the Disneyland theme park, or timeshare units that overlook the mall itself.

Westgate is purchasing the space above the mall’s parking lot and will construct 400 timeshare units. While approval of the building’s design by the Anaheim city commission is still pending, Westgate timeshares are continuing to move ahead with their vision of a seven-story timeshare resort, which will include a fitness center, two pools and water play areas for children.

All timeshare units at Westgate Anaheim are planned as two, three, or four-bedroom timeshares.

Like Wyndham timeshares, Bluegreen timeshares, and other industry leaders, Westgate is in an expansion mode, currently with new timeshare properties in both Las Vegas and Myrtle Beach.

The Westgate timeshare resort in Las Vegas will soar 50 stories about the famous Vegas strip. To be known as the Planet Hollywood Towers by Westgate, it will be the only timeshare property directly connected to a major hotel and casino on the Las Vegas strip. When completed, the timeshare resort will have over 2850 timeshare units.

Westgate’s newest timeshare resort, opening just this year, is:

Westgate Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort timeshare, located in the heart of Myrtle Beach on the famous South Carolina Grand Strand.

Also new at the Westgate timeshare resorts is the opening of the Wild Bear Falls indoor water park at the Westgate Smoky Mountains timeshare. This 70-acre resort is built adjacent to the cool and calm of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee.

For more information about the Anaheim Garden Walk Mall, you might be interested in this blog.

This month, police investigators in the case of missing person Jennifer Kesse, released new evidence that they hope will lead to her return.

As previously reported on the Timeshare Owners Blog, despite more than a year of intensive search efforts, the whereabouts of Jennifer Kesse remain unknown. At the time of her disappearance, Kesse was believed to be en route to her job at Central Florida Investments, the corporation that owns Westgate Timeshare Resorts.

What is perhaps most frightening about Jennifer’s disappearance is that it did not happen in an isolated area or in the middle of the night. Investigators believe Jennifer was abducted as she left for work, or possibly shortly before. Jennifer lives in an upscale condominium she purchased only a few months prior to her disappearance. Across the busy four-lane street from the entrance to her home is Orlando’s Millennia Mall, home to Niemen Marcus, Louis Vitton, Gucci, Jimmy Choo, and other top retailers. Jennifer’s drive to work is relatively short, taking her along busy, heavily traveled roads. Tuesday, January 24, 2006 should have been uneventful for Jennifer Kesse.

Instead, some person or persons are responsible for the disappearance of a bright, attractive young woman, leaving few clues to aid law enforcement officials in finding her. Since the mid-May release of video showing someone driving Kesse’s car about the time of her disappearance, the police have received new leads and may actually be looking for someone they now classify as a suspect.

The reward for information leading to Jennifer Kesse’s safe return is $1 million.

Jennifer Kesse Tips
5389 S. Kirkman Rd.
Box 103-125
Orlando, FL 32819

Again, I urge you to visit the website www.jenniferkesse.com. Study the photos of Jennifer and the evidence related to the suspect. Someone, somewhere has seen something that may help solve this case.

You-Tube video about the search for Jennifer Kesse.

Sadly the one-year mark has passed and still no leads on Jennifer Kesse.

January 24, 2007 marked the one-year anniversary of the date Orlando resident and timeshare employee, Jennifer Kesse went missing. During this past year, we have used our Timeshare Owners Blog to help get the word out about this heartbreaking event. Once again, we’d like to remind you of the facts in this case, always in the that hope that someone, somewhere will remember a key piece of information that might lead to Jennifer’s safe return.

Jennifer Kesse was 24 years old at the time of her disappearance and presumed kidnapping. She was a graduate of the University of Central Florida and an employee of Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company (Westgate Resorts). After working as usual on Monday, January 23, 2006, Jennifer returned home to her recently purchased condo and spoke by phone that evening with several family members, as well as with her boyfriend, Robert Allen, and other friends. On Tuesday morning when she failed to have her routine morning phone conversation with Allen, a resident of Ft. Lauderdale, he called CFI only to learn that she had not arrived at work. Two days later the Orlando Police found Jennifer’s car at a nearby apartment complex.

Despite exhaustive searches of the area the police have no viable leads at this time. The Kesse family, along with Jennifer’s friends, and co-workers at Westgate, continue their efforts to keep Jennifer’s story alive and to spread the word to as many people as possible. It is believed that the abduction occurred on the morning of January 24, and that someone who was in the area at that time may remember details that will be helpful to the police.

What can you do to help?

Here are some of the suggestions that investigators believe might lead to solving this case:

1. Visit the website www.JenniferKesse.com. You can download copies of Jennifer’s photo to distribute by email, print your own flyers, or request flyers in English or in Spanish to distribute in your area.
2. Tape the information with a photo of Jennifer to your car windows, so that everywhere you go, you will be spreading the word.
3. Send information about Jennifer to everyone on your email list.
4. Make it a habit to share the information about Jennifer’s disappearance with strangers you may meet during your workday.
5. And if you know anything—anything at all that might be helpful—contact Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS.