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A few years back the Cayman Islands government began imposing an "occupancy tax" for timeshare owners. (Sadly, it is in a country that prides itself on NO income tax. When the hotel business hit a huge slump after 9/11, they found the only faithful visitors they could hit were timeshare owners!) The developers and management companies lobbied quite hard to limit the charges. It stands at US$10 per night of occupancy. Plantation Village and Grand Caymanian require payment via credit card or cash...no checks, paid at check-in or checkout. I witnessed a Redweek renter checking out who had to pay the $70, but must have known that ahead of time. Another discussion could tackle the telephone charges imposed in different countries. Cayman must be one of the highest! (My cell doesn't work there.)