“Happy New Year!” What, again? Yes, and this time it’s being celebrated in exotic Thailand. Rent a timeshare in Thailand and celebrate that country’s traditional New Year, “Songkran,” April 13 – 15, 2011. Songkran, believed to have been adapted from an Indian festival, has been observed for centuries, and now has also become a party…
Tax Day will soon be upon us. That comes as no news to most Americans, but what might be news to timeshare owners is how to think of timeshares and taxes together. The following basic Q & A will give you some things to start thinking about. Q: How soon after purchasing a timeshare can…
Marriott has three timeshare resort options on Maui. If you’re investigating the choices that are offered by Marriott regarding floor plans in its Maui timeshare resorts, here is some good information for you. Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club is the original structure of this timeshare resort. It’s a converted hotel that offers one-bedroom, two-bath, and two-…
The 150th Anniversary of the start of the Civil War is being commemorated with numerous activities in 2011, and it’s only fitting that the most famous literary work ever written about that war and time also be remembered. As it happens, 2011 marks the 75th Anniversary of Margaret Mitchell’s momentous Pulitzer Prize winning novel, “Gone…
Reuters news agency posted an article on March 31, 2011, saying a telemarketing operation that preyed on timeshare owners desperate to dump their properties was shut down after the Federal Trade Commission won a temporary restraining order in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Florida. The government alleged that tens of thousands of unsolicited calls were…
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If you’re like everyone else in the country, you’re thinking “Summer!” After the challenging winter we’ve all been through, just the thought of splashing about in a swimming pool is enough to lighten the heart, and bring on all sorts of summer vacation planning. And if you’re a savvy vacation planner, you know that just…
Mark your calendars and start making your timeshare plans – the tickets for the Summer Olympic Games in London in 2012 have gone on sale. The London Olympics will take place July 27 – August 12, 2012. The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) has provided this information on how to obtain tickets:…
The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Annual Convention and Exposition is currently underway in Orlando, FL. Being held March 27-31, 2011, this is the premier gathering for the vacation ownership industry. The convention attracts over 3,000 participants from more than 20 countries, and offers educational, networking, and social opportunities. The ARDA Exhibit Hall provides a…
Beginning in June, 2011, Smugglers’ Notch Resort in Vermont is planning to transform the way it handles its condominium timeshare business. In an article posted in the Burlington Free Press, staff writer Dan D’Ambrosio interviewed Scott Tobin, Smugglers’ Notch Resort director of vacation ownership, who explained that in the past, Smugglers’ Notch sold deeded property…