| I am not going to be one that simply knocks timeshare | | | | okay. But who’s got $100 000 for a couple of |
| for the sake of doing so. I am sure it has some | | | | weeks? |
| advantages; but I worry when I read “when you | | | | Also, you will be locking into the resorts that particular |
| buy timeshare on the resale market, you are already | | | | company promotes; and only those. What if you |
| ahead of the game, as used properties are significantly | | | | wanted to visit a country not on their list? What if you |
| less expensive than new ones.” (Consider a | | | | wanted to send friends or family on a guest week |
| Timeshare for your family Vacations, by David | | | | somewhere? What if you simply could not afford the |
| Chandler). | | | | monthly maintenance fees or the annual fees? What if |
| Writers on timeshare seem to agree that one is lucky | | | | you didn’t have the money up front, and were |
| to get 50 cents on the dollar with a resale. Some, very | | | | offered the finance option that comes with every |
| cynical about the benefits, say that the chances of | | | | single timeshare purchase, but then realised you would |
| timeshare sales-personnel buying into their own | | | | have to pay around 17 percent finance charges? |
| product is almost nil. Most categorically claim it is 0%. | | | | All of these are major obstacles. I remember going to |
| Not sure if this is quite the case, but people are | | | | a timeshare presentation in Cape Town, South Africa, |
| becoming very disillusioned; no mistake about that. It | | | | some years ago. I was shocked at their hard-sell |
| has become expensive and there is no guarantee of | | | | tactics; they got our backs up against the wall, and |
| being able to just take off at your specified week; and | | | | simply could not take no for an answer. Now I realise |
| trust me swapping doesn’t always work. School | | | | why they were so desperate. The product simply |
| holidays in various countries are different, and annual | | | | does not give people what they want. |
| fees are on the increase. | | | | What if you found an option that did away with all the |
| Visiting Youtube was also an eye-opener; people who | | | | above disadvantages. Would you take a look? A |
| were once in the timeshare industry, and selling this | | | | company offering a luxury resort membership at a |
| product, openly speak against it. I am sure that if you | | | | fraction of the cost, with unlimited access fifty-two |
| can afford around $50 000 for a top week, you will | | | | weeks of the year to thousands of resorts in 55 |
| have all the advantage and will be able to book and | | | | countries around the world. In fact if you've paid $5000 |
| swap weeks. | | | | for some week, it's far too much. Find out why. |
| But remember that you will then be paying very high | | | | I know there is an alternative. Check it out, and think |
| monthly maintenance fees, probably also a booking | | | | twice before selecting the timeshare option: a simple |
| fee, and you are locked into one only week of the | | | | search will give you lots of evidence that people are |
| year. Of course if you are enormously wealthy and | | | | looking for something far more flexible. |
| end up buying four or five or more weeks, that’s | | | | |