Timeshare Resales. Marriot, Hilton, Four Seasons, and more: Timeshare Resales : Major Investor Planning on Timeshare Investments

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Timeshare Resales : Major Investor Planning on Timeshare Investments

Owning vacation timeshare resorts offers significant profits and high margin for investors with the large capital required to acquire or develop the resorts.

Vacation ownership, commonly known as timeshares, recorded worldwide annual sales of $9.4 billion (USD) in 2004, with more than 7 million families residing in 270 countries owning a timeshare interest. There are more than 5,400 resorts around the world that contain vacation ownership units.

In the travel industry, vacation ownership is considered one of the fastest-growing sectors and has experienced a double-digit annual growth rate for each of the past 20 years. Every major North American hospitality company has at least one timeshare subsidiary or division, including Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Four Seasons, and Starwood Properties. Major international hospitalities with timeshare subsidiaries include Accor, De Vere and The Legend Group. Marriott's vacation ownership subsidiaries represented 15.3% of its 2004 revenue and 24.3% of its profit.

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