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Today's Timeshares Provide Flexibility And Variety
By Holly Day, Thu Dec 8th
Owning a timeshare used to mean traveling to the same resort, atthe same time, year after year. No more! That concept oftimeshare is now outdated. Thankfully, timeshares areincreasingly more hip to the needs of today's customers, whowant more flexibility and variety from their vacations. Whether you want to turn your vacation week into 2 or 3 trips,visit other resorts throughout the globe, go on boat cruisesthrough the Caribbean or Alaska, take advantage of numerousvacation offerings or simply extend your vacation stay, today'stimeshares can
easily match your vacation style. Many properties provide these benefits, so we'd like to sharesome of this information with you. Please look it over. The moreinformed you become, the better your vacation! Whether you're aseasoned timeshare owner or a prospective first-time buyer,here's a smattering of the types of timeshare benefits you candiscover: (Article continued below)
Vacation Points "Getaways" Fractional Timeshares MultipleVacation Resorts Floating vs. Fixed Time Vacation Points--- Instead of offering fixed one-week vacationincrements, points programs such as RCI Points provide membersincreased flexibility and diversity. With vacation points,members have the added freedom of reserving partial weeks intoseveral two, three or four night increments at different resortsthroughout the club's network. RCI's Points program givesmembers access to more than 3,700 resorts worldwide. The amount of points you use per vacation depends upon theresort, the size of the unit, the season and the number ofnights you stay. Based upon the amount of points you own, youchoose when you're going to travel, where you want to stay, howmany rooms you'll need and for how long. Locations can be anywhere in the world from Egypt, Morocco,Brazil, Costa Rica, France and Israel or right at your ownbackdoor. Resorts also vary from Colorado's breathtakingmountain views to Florida's sandy beaches, and many moreluxurious and exotic places. With points, the variety of yourvacations is endless. You can even use RCI points on anythingfrom airline tickets and rental cars to theme park admission. Getaways--- Maximize your vacations without even exchanging yourexisting timeshare weeks! Here's a nice feature of timeshareownership! When you buy a resale timeshare you may already knowthat you're eligible to join exchange companies like RCI orInterval International (II), which allow you to deposit yourhome resort week for weeks at other resorts throughout theworld. But did you know that these exchange companies also offertimeshare owners "getaway" deals throughout the year? You simplybuy these getaways from the exchange companies withoutexchanging your week. If you're eager for some extra vacations,on a short-term notice, you might discover anything from a weekat the Marriott's Grand Vista in Orlando for $199 to a three daygetaway in the Poconos. II allows you to take up to 12 getawaysa year and RCI has no limit. Fractional Timeshares --- Extend your stay in paradise!Sometimes it's possible to purchase 12 weeks at a particularresort. The quarter rotates from year to year. As an owner, youcan stay longer at a place you love, rent out any surplus weeks,bank the extra weeks with an exchange company to use for staysat other resorts, or do a combination of them all. Multiple Vacation Resorts (Non-points)--- This type of ownershipis like owning at 7 or more resorts and you can travel betweenthem without the need of an exchange company! Or, if you like,you can use RCI or II and exchange to properties that aren'taffiliated with your club! At any time, we have multiplevacation resorts within our inventory and each has its finerpoints. Perennial Vacation Club, or World Intl. Vacation Clubare two such resorts. Floating vs. Fixed Time --- To float or not to float... Forthose of you who can't or won't plan ahead each year, float timemakes sense, since you can choose from the dates availablewithin a particular season. You're not locked into a particularweek, so you simply call and make a reservation. As a fixed weekowner, you won't need to request a reservation, since youalready know exactly where your week falls on the calendar. Needto travel during a specific time? Fixed weeks are the way to go.And, if you can't travel during your fixed time, you can alwaysexchange your week for a different time of year, but you'll haveto pay an exchange fee. Trading your timeshare for comparable timeshares is a wonderfulway to travel and see the world! About the author:Holly Day writes for the travel industry and the Holiday Grouphttp://www.holidaygroup.com. For low cost vacation ownership abdmore great information on timeshare exchanges see:http://www.holidaygroup.com/exchange.php | 