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Buying a Timeshare – Resale or Developer?

Are you thinking about taking the plunge and becoming an owner at your favorite resort? Before signing the paperwork, there’s a few decisions that warrant serious thought. First and foremost, do you buy straight from the resort or consider a by-owner resale? There are camps in favor of both options, and certainly the different sale…

Travel Destinations Close to Home

Vacationing can get pretty expensive – as avid travelers, we’ve all been there. Between airfare, activity costs, food, souvenirs and pricy hotel rooms, you can be looking at a pretty sizable investment! This spring, why not save a bit and look into a destination a bit closer to home? When airfare is cut out of…

Top 5 Places to Ride a Bike

Sometimes the best way to explore a city, especially with kids, is by bike. The following cities are known to have intricate cycling paths for those who want to discover cities by bike. On your next timeshare rental go ahead and rent a bike and cycle through town with your family. 1. Portland, OR: Portland…

Refresh Yourself this Spring – Top Timeshare Resort Spas!

Travaasa Hana – one of our featured spa resorts! For most of us, it’s been a long and bitter winter and now that temperatures are warming up, Spring fever is in full swing! With the longer and warmer days ahead of us, we’re often so caught up in the abundance of activities that we often…

Top 5 Places to Picnic

Who doesn’t love picnics? Adults, kids, even family pets cherish dining outdoors. Here are five family-friendly places from lush grassy fields to pebbly sand beaches that your troupe will adore to picnic at on your next timeshare rental: 1. Belvedere Castle: Nestled in Central Park this romantic castle (which kids also get a kick out…

The Manhattan Club: a Legal Update

The Manhattan Club is a luxury timeshare development in the center of Manhattan.  People love it there.  Well, as one owner on the Manhattan Club’s own Facebook page put it, it’s “A wonderful place to visit unless you’re an owner. Then your visit is dampened by resentment.”   We’ve been watching the 18-page (and growing)…

ARDA Reaches Out to Timeshare Owners

The national trade association that represents timeshare developers has quietly launched a new educational website — vacationbetter.org — to help rank and file owners and prospective owners wade through the sometimes murky waters of timeshare. “This is aimed at the consumer who wants to become educated about timeshare products,” said Peter Roth, vice president of…