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Hong Kong Standard - The prospect of such hassles may lead executives to cut back on travel or move their business to private-jet timeshare operators, according to Dan Solon, an aviation consultant with Avmark International in London. “You have both the deterrent effect

Being at vacation spot is a reminder of its history
Jackson Sun - I am here courtesy of friends who timeshare the old house. I like the island’s policy about dogs, at least the part that allows them on the beach in the early morning. Most beaches won’t allow dogs at all anymore, thereby neutering one of nature’s

Boardwalk’s Midway Fun Center comes to an end
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Construction is expected to start next summer on a $115 million condo-hotel-timeshare, with two towers each rising 20-plus stories high. If all goes as planned, a grand opening will be staged in 2009 including trendy shops and themed restaurants. City

Location, location, location
Clinton Herald - They enjoy cooking together (another of Norm s passions), traveling (they own a timeshare and have traveled throughout the U.S. and Europe) and recently celebrated their silver anniversary. Vande Kamp speculates he may start cutting back on the

Oceanside officials explain support for hotel deal
North County Times - Stuart wrote on August 13, 2006 2:35 AM : “The Malkin’s timeshare resort is a done deal so we should all shut up. The subsidy reported is $27 million. Will the Oceanside city council reimburse the city of Oceanside tax payers if the subsidy of 27

Cardiff surfer’s movie was a lifetime in the making
North County Times - The 18,000 -square-foot skatepark will be torn up because of the nearby construction of a Fairfield Resorts timeshare facility. The Vista Skateboard Park at 600 Eucalyptus Ave. is the closest facility to the Oceanside skatepark. On the tube Oct. 15

SATURDAY MAGAZINE - Permits and Transfers
Daily News-Record - The following building permits, for at least $100,000 each, were recorded between Aug. 2 and Aug. 8 in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. Great Eastern Resort Corp., 12 timeshare units, 448-459 Redstone Lane, McGaheysville, $1.86 million. Lantz

Class action: More than 5,460 members demanding trial by jury against
dBusinessNews.com - The firm’s practice is concentrated in the areas of commercial and residential real estate acquisitions and development; timeshare and fractional ownership development; resorts; zoning and land use; banking and real estate finance; commercial

Part-time bikers can share a hog
Kansas City Star - Many people purchase motorcycles with plans to use them often but then rarely take them out for a spin, said Bruce Belanger. He has an alternative Timeshare Cycles . Timeshare Cycles, 600 W. 103rd St., Suite 103, hopes to provide members with the
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I’m not at all surprised by anything I’ve read on this thread - only that it has taken so long for this information to come forward. We have been members of RCI since 1984 and until the past 2 years, have been very happy with our experiences. Over the years we have found it VERY easy to take advantage of last minute vacations in March and the first week in January. I found that there was always extra weeks available in Virginia, Arizona, the Carolinas and even Georgia at these times (ski country and Florida / Caribbean usually not available) and we have taken advantage of cheap vacations every year. I’ve always thought of this as one of the major advantages of spending almost $30K to be a member of an exclusive club!

However, in the last two years, this has become almost impossible as the inventory during the shoulder season has dried up. At the same time, RCI reps have all kinds of rental inventory available! When you question this change, you are very adamantly assured that this is “different” inventory (NOT weeks deposited) - I’ve even had a few RCI reps insist that RCI had NEVER offered extra vacations at $169 per week (Cdn$) like I don’t know what I’m talking about.

It is just as upsetting to see RCI inventory offered to non-timeshare owners (who haven’t invested a dime in timeshare)online at the SAME rental prices we, as members, are offered. The inventory is regularly offered on eBay as well. Several weeks ago, there were at least 80 different Fairfield weeks offered on eBay - I am a Fairfield VIP owner and recently contacted Fairfield to ask for a September Sapphire Valley week (which was available on eBay). I was told there was nothing available and when I pointed out that the week was currently available on eBay, received the usual statement about this being ‘different’ inventory - different in what way? Sapphire Valley has been sold out for years so how can it be developer inventory? Don’t lie to us!

From my experience as a long-time owner, this was not going on a few years ago, certainly not in a big way!

Enough already! How do we get a class action suit against RCI going? Wyndham is a publically traded company and they can’t hide this completely. They have to report to shareholders as well as the securities commission. They have to provide audited records to someone I would think. It’s time they were forced to follow rules - timeshare owners have been sold a pack of lies otherwise.

I know, I know - don’t be so naive!

Let’s keep this thread alive and get more people involved. Maybe, we can stir up enough of a hornet’s nest, that we can get some action, or at least RCI’s attention…

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Hello, this a post I just left on the TUG bbs.

Hello everyone, Timex here about Timex Exchange Values.
We explain what Exchange Values is all about on the web site but we still get a lot of correspondence from resorts and owners who are unhappy that their superior resort rates so poorly with Timex.
As we keep saying, we do NOT determine these values in any way.
They are determined entirely by the individual timeshare owners who use Timex.
It is clear that the major determinant in exchange values is location - and not the quality of the resort. It’s true, when it comes to realty it’s Location, Location, Location.
Of course some resorts are very pleased with their rating and use it for promotion. Here is what one resort has to say (at www.Starshare.com):

‘Trading Power
How does the Waikiki Banyan compare?
Would owning a week here give you the negotiating power you want? TIMEX exchange is an alternative exchange company that tells it like it is and offers exceptional value for exchanging. They have a comprehensive section on trading power that tells you exactly where your resort rates on exchange value. They use a simple scale of 1 to 10.
1 being the least powerful and 10 the most powerful.

The Waikiki Banyan or as it is also known Sweetwater at Waikiki
Rates a perfect 10 !’

Hope that this is of interest.
Happy holidays.

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Hello all, hope that you find this a bit interesting. It was printed in the Timeshare Advisor Magazine.

An Interview with TIMEX
“A Do it Yourself” Timeshare Exchange Company
This month s featured company profile is on a new timeshare exchange company called TIMEX. We sat down with CEO Ronald Evans to find out a little more about TIMEX and what they offer to the timeshare community. Mr. Evans is a timeshare owner and industry expert. When we reviewed TIMEX in April, they had over 3240 resorts in their system. You can find TIMEX online at http://www.timex.to

TAM - What was your motivation in creating TIMEX?

RE - Well I am a timeshare owner myself and I believe that timesharing could be a more rewarding experience than it currently is. The idea of timesharing is fine; it is just that some of the practices which have grown up around it have rather spoiled it for some. Gift Certificates for example are an insult to owners. An owner should be able to do anything he or she likes with what is their personal property - without having to pay some extraneous party for the privilege.

TAM - TIMEX appears to be a unique and cost effective solution to other exchange companies that operate in the timeshare industry.

RE - What we set out to do is to use the power of modern computing, the convenience of the Internet and the do-it-yourself spirit which appeals to some of us. We do not charge membership fees or gift certificates; just a very very low cost for the use of our facility.

TAM - Are there any services or programs that your company plans on introducing this year or in 2005?

RE- Yes, we will plan to offer Timex Presentation Weeks and Timex Bargain Weeks to our users very soon. A Timex Presentation Week will be a week requiring attendance at a timeshare presentation and a Timex Bargain Week will not. Rentals for both sorts of weeks will be different and will be related to the maintenance fees paid by owners at the resort.

TAM - How do you plan to position your company against your competitors?

RE - We exist only on the Internet so we are not in direct competition with the existing exchange companies. We are having negotiations with several parties around the world which will enable non-English speakers to benefit from very cheap exchanges. These intermediaries will be legally and financially independent of Timex but they will be the way in which timeshare owners can have full global access to each others resorts.

TAM - How do you envision the industry over the next 5 years and what impact will TIMEX and other exchange companies have on timeshare ownership?

RE - China is likely to be a very large player in the timeshare industry as soon as the legal framework is settled. We, Timex that is, are already in the process of setting up a local presence in China. We hope to be fully operational before the boom in ownership occurs.

It is very well known and acknowledged in the industry that exchanging into other resorts is the single most appealing thing about timeshare ownership.

TAM - Will TIMEX expand into Fractional Ownership programs or any other hybrid of timeshare products?

RE- We already have. Timex is really only a facility to bring timeshare owners together so that they can do whatever deals they like. We have owners trading two bedroom apartments in the low season for one bedroom apartments in the high season; we have traditional timeshare owners trading with owners of points. Whatever owners decide for themselves is fine with us. Maximum flexibility and freedom of action have always been features of our service.

TAM- How can a timeshare owner be certain that another owner will abide by the program if an exchange is agreed upon?

RE - That is easy: bookings are confirmed by the exchangers, usually by email, directly with the resorts concerned. We have never had any problems in that regard.

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