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Exciting Events to See While Visiting your Oahu Timeshare

Hawaii is nothing if not a celebration of life, and nowhere on the islands are there as many celebrations and festivals as on Oahu. Plan to vacation with an Oahu timeshare rental and attend a few of these exciting 2010 events. The Waikiki Shell on Earth weekend, April 23-24, is a part of the Kokua…

Westgate Unloads $350M in Assets to fund Timeshare Division

The timeshare division of Westgate Resorts is the focus right now for David Siegel, president and chief executive officer of Westgate Resorts. Siegel is working towards unloading $350 million worth of real-estate and noncore assets to raise money for their timeshare division. A total of 60 assets are up for sale including hotels, airplanes, mobile…

Timeshare Resale Forum was Hot Topic at the ARDA Convention

Article written by guest blogger: John Locher, VP of Marketing for RedWeek.com The American Resort Development Association’s (ARDA) convention was another successful event in the midst of a turbulent period in the timeshare industry. Even in a disruptive time for timeshare companies there are glimmers of hope and change for the consumer. The Timeshare Resale…

Celebrate Spring in Bloom in your Timeshare

Spring has sprung! Even though Old Man Winter isn’t giving up without a struggle and the occasional snow squall backs us up a step or two, temperatures are on the rise, flowers are starting to bloom, and its time to pack winter away. One of the best ways of celebrating the official arrival of spring…

New Timeshare Software Presented at ARDA Convention

SPI Software presented their exciting new timeshare software for the first time at the American Resort and Development Association (ARDA) Convention last week. The new software will assist timeshare resorts in developing newer and more efficient ways of handling owner servicing, reservations, marketing and sales. The OrangeWeb software allows timeshare resorts and vacation clubs to…

Re-Cap of ARDA Timeshare Industry Convention

As the American Resort Development Association’s (ARDA) timeshare industry convention for 2010 comes to a close, here’s a re-cap of some of the highlights of the week. Attendance and exhibitors were lower than previous years, but, that was expected based on the state of the economy. Those companies who are at the core of the…

For a Memorable Timeshare Vacation Stay at Marriott’s Crystal Shores

For a truly memorable timeshare rental vacation, plan to stay at Marriott’s Crystal Shores resort on Florida’s Marco Island. Marriott’s Crystal Shores is one of Marriott’s newest Vacation Club resorts (the first phase opened in March, 2009) and quickly was listed as one of the “Top 25 Best Timeshare Rental Resorts” selected by RedWeek.com users….

Nine Marriott’s Listed in the Top 25 Timeshare Rental Resorts

Did you see our recent list of the “Top 25 Timeshare Rental Resorts” as selected by RedWeek.com users? Nine resorts on the list are Marriott’s, the most of any one company. Marriott has its roots, as it were, in a Washington, D.C., root beer stand opened in 1927 by J. Willard Marriott and his wife,…

Florida Continues to Crack Down on Timeshare Resale Fraud

Florida’s Attorney General, Bill McCollum, is once again in the news as he leads Florida in another crack down on fraudulent timeshare resale companies. McCollum has unveiled ongoing investigations into at least 17 timeshare companies and their affiliates throughout the state for deceptive trade practices, including action against a major timeshare resale company with what…