Timeshares Are Increasingly Important to Hotel Operators

Slowly but surely, vacation timeshare is losing the once sour reputation it had of sleazy properties being sliced up by sleazy sales tactics.

With the advent of the big name hotel operators now very much in the forefront of the vacation timeshare industry, things have come full circle.

It is now considered "In" to own at vacation timeshare, and millions of owners worldwide are generally very satisfied with their purchase according to recent surveys.

The big name developer with the most timeshare units is Marriott Vacation Club, but many other big names are in the business as well, such as Fairfield, Starwood, Disney,Four Seasons, and others.

In a bright first quarter for big hotel companies, no holding shone brighter than their time-share investments. Hotel operators in recent years have built more time-share resorts and upgraded amenities and user options. Softer sales tactics and retirement-minded baby boomers also have kicked the industry into higher gear.

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