TimeSharing Today recently asked readers about their concerns and views of timesharing for the next few years. We have included selected responses to provide a range of views for each question,as well as a sense of the prevailing opinions. .... Read More...

We’ve talked with a lot of people over the years who believed with all their hearts that timeshares were for the rich and famous. Being neither, we couldn’t figure where the idea came from. The most fervent believers were Recreational Vehicle (RV) owners, who thought luxury was 30 feet long with two slide-outs. So we decided to compare the two vacation lifestyles. We have a bunch of timeshare weeks scattered all over the place, and a 27 foot long travel trailer, so I think we’re pretty well placed to compare the two. Let’s start with cost. ..... Read More...

Your recent story on Royal Holiday Club (“Ongoing Complaints About Royal Holiday Club,” Mar/Apr 2008) presented an inaccurate picture of our Company. The issues you cited come from a very small number of Royal Holiday’s 67,000 members. In fact, last year complaints by new members in the U.S. represented just over 1% percent of all new memberships worldwide, and we receive even fewer complaints from those who have had a Royal Holiday vacation experience. .... Read More...

You have tried to sell it (through TimeSharing Today of course). You have asked your kids, friends and/or others if they want it. You have offered it to National Charities. You are too smart to pay someone who offers to “Rescue you.” So what do you do? Have you asked the resort to take the unit back? First, contact the resort.......... Read More