Vacation Club or Timeshare ?
Posted: Thursday, October 09, 2008
by Christine McIvor
Vacation Club Central
"I saved over $5,000 purchasing a Platinum Vacation Club Membership rather than purchasing an additional week through my Timeshare."
M. Stevens, Florida What is important to you when you go on vacation?
Is it price, quality, or simply where you go and who you go with?
Since the 1970's, millions of people have been taking advantage of one, two, and three bedroom resorts for less than the price of a hotel room through Timeshare Ownership. Since the inception of Timeshares we have also seen a lot of changes to the different types of Timeshare plans offered.
Timeshare Owners received their choice of multiple destinations but even that felt restrictive having to vacation the same week year after year. In the 1990's the Points System was introduced to provide even more flexibility for the Timeshare Owners but at a huge expense. The cost of the Timeshare went up dramatically if you wanted to purchase two or more weeks anytime of the year, which included your peak holidays.
Now I call that a transition into something more flexible for the traveler.
The only issue is that most people cannot afford a $10,000 + Timeshare and the weeks are still capped unless you have a program that will Accelerate your points.
Timeshare Ownership transitions into Vacation Club Ownership.
The new millennium has brought on many new terms such as "blog", "twitter", and now "vacation club".
The term Vacation Club has been gaining popularity throughout the Timeshare Industry for the past few years. Typically, Vacation Clubs offer the same thing - flexibility. Most Vacation Club options allow members to travel any time of the year to multiple destinations without worrying about maintenance fees or the number of weeks you own.
The prices can range from as low as $1495us with Vacation Club Central to $15,000 + with Disney or the Marriott's.
Now, what if you could stay in the same 4 and 5 star resorts as Timeshare Owners without the huge upfront cost or maintenance fees?
Vacation Clubs are your answer! Visit http://www.298livedemo.com to sign up for a free tour and make your vacation dreams come true.
LIVE LAUGH and TRAVEL!
Copyright 2008 Christine McIvor. All rights reserved.
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)You have some good information for persons interested in time share vacations. Personally, I will stick with the great outdoors.Kathy
A point by point comparison would be helpful; I am susupicious of both types!
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