Property Retirement

Disney’s Vacation Club, what to expect, what you get and is it worth the cost? We explore everything in our post.

Hilton entered the timeshare market in 1992 with their Hilton Grand Vacations Club and today they have over 100,000 members and 37 resorts, 10 developed by Hilton themselves and 27 managed on behalf of affiliates. The Hilton resorts cover beach, ski, golf/spa and themed entertainment destinations and they have over 20 resorts in Florida. This…

Hyatt are one of the other major players in vacation ownership and they entered the timeshare market in 1994 and currently have 12 Vacation Club Resorts in the United States of which four are in Florida. Hyatt also have resorts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Texas and Puerto Rico and like the Marriott Vacation Club,…

Marriott was the first of the major hospitality brands to enter the timeshare market in 1984 and now have over 300,000 members who have access to Marriott’s own resorts plus over 2,100 other destinations worldwide. The Marriott Vacation Club resorts cover beach, ski, golf/spa and themed entertainment destinations and today they have around 46 Vacation…

Starwood Vacation Ownership is another one of the major hotel chains in the vacation ownership business with around 20 resorts in North America, Mexico and the Caribbean with some 6,000 condominiums. The resorts cater for a number of leisure activities including fishing, skiing, sailing and boating, swimming, shopping, golfing, hiking and horseback. Starwood Hotels and…

Wyndham Vacation Ownership is the world’s largest vacation ownership company with over 140 resorts throughout North America, the Caribbean and the South Pacific; with over 18,000 condominium units and 750,000 members. Local resorts throughout the USA and more exotic locations give access to a number of leisure activities including fishing, skiing, boating, swimming, shopping, golfing,…

Wyndham operate the world’s largest vacation ownership company under the overall name of Wyndham Vacation Ownership with 750,000 members and over 18,000 condominium units spread over 140 resorts throughout North America, the Caribbean and the South Pacific. Exotic locations and local resorts throughout the USA give access to a number of leisure activities including skiing,…

Vacation Clubs (vacation ownership programs) are a form of timeshare that typically offer one week of use of an apartment in a managed resort. Depending upon the vacation club and the sort of property deal you purchase, you may not be locked into a particular resort for a specific week every year for example as…

Before embarking on any Florida timeshare or vacation club membership, you need to look long and hard at your vacation habits to decide whether it is actually cost effective. In general, a vacation club membership is more cost effective if you are used to spending more on your vacations; for example staying in deluxe resorts…