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The pandemic may have slowed them down, but millennials are driving the travel trends of the future. Learn how this may impact the timeshare landscape.

How might the potential buyout of Hilton Grand Vacations affect the timeshare community, and the vacation industry as a whole?

Welcome to the Happiest Place on Earth – in Hawaii. Aulani – A Disney Resort and Spa in Ko’ Olina is holding its grand opening today – Monday, August 29, 2011. Disney’s first resort in Hawaii, Aulani is beachside on Oahu’s Waianae coast. Its construction has been followed with eager anticipation since a blessing of…

Timeshare resale scams are everywhere, and made the Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) list of the top 10 scams and rip-offs in 2010. The BBB has seen a 40% increase in complaints, and the Federal Trade Commission says timeshare resale scams have tripled in the past two years. BBB associates Roberta Namee and Mary Ann Redeker-Perez…

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The 3rd annual Wounded Warrior Family Ski Week (WWFSW) is being held this week, April 11-17, 2011, in Breckenridge, Colorado. All of the needed lodging was donated by Grand Timber Lodge timeshare owners. Southwest Airlines donated airfare for all the families flying to this Event. “We would like to thank all of the Breckenridge Grand…

Bluegreen Corporation, “A leading provider of Colorful Places to Live and Play®,” has announced that it has taken a Gold Award from the 2011 American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Awards. Bluegreen Corporation was presented the Gold Award in the Advertising, Promotion and Communications Division for its Owner Upgrade Kit, a brochure presented to timeshare owners…

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…

Hilton Worldwide and its portfolio of 10 distinct hotel brands announced today its participation to celebrate Earth Hour 2011 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, March 26, 2011. As more than a billion people and organizations around the world turn off their lights in support of energy conservation, Earth Hour will…

The Better Business Bureau has released its list of the top 10 scams and rip-offs of 2010. Job hunters and those struggling to make money and get out of debt were common targets of fraudsters, hackers and deceptive businesses in this tough economy. “With the economy still on the mend, scammers had a field day…