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If you’ve been thinking about buying a timeshare at an exclusive luxury resort and wondering if it would be a good buy for you, then put your money away until you read this article.

The purchase of a timeshare could be good thing for you but you should first consider the way that you vacation. If you book vacation spots 11 months in advance (and sometimes longer) then you could be a candidate. The reason is so because most timeshares nowadays are offered as floating weeks or ownership is based upon points and as an owner, you will have a priority booking window for your reservation.

However, at some point that priority is opened up to all of the other timeshare owners as well. So if you tend to be a spur of the moment vacationer (as most of us are), timeshares are probably not going to be a good buy for you.

The next thing to consider is price. Never, I mean never, buy a timeshare at retail! What I mean is don’t buy your timeshare from a developer, such as Marriott, Hilton or Worldmark. Normally, you can get a much better deal on a timeshare if you take your time and investigate the resale market for them. Many times you’ll find the exact same timeshare in the same property at a fair discount over the price the developer would be asking for the exact same timeshare. The best deals are available in online auctions. http://timesharingauctions.com will make buying a timeshare a lot easier on your pocket.

Finally, there’s the vacation spot itself to consider. Do you vacation in the same place year after year. If so, then owning a timeshare may be right up your alley. However, most of us don’t vacation that way and you should think long and hard before taking the ownership plunge. If you’re thinking about buying a timeshare so that you would be able to exchange it with other timeshares owned by others around the world, be aware that there are fees involved and depending on the share that you purchase it may not be “desirable” on the exchange market.

Besides the price of the timeshare, there are other fees that you should consider. We sometimes don’t think of these while we’re in the exciting “buying” state of mind.

- Closing Costs
- Annual Maintenance Fees
- Assessment Fees
- Exchange Fees
- Exchange Hassles (not really a fee but could cause sudden hair loss!)

The annual maintenance fees for most timeshares increase over time. Currently they can be anywhere from 200-800 per year. Did you know that in most states that if you don’t pay these fees that your timeshare can go into foreclosure? Now that would really bite!

Now there are alternatives to enjoying the luxury resort lifestyle without ownership. One obvious way is to rent the timeshare from an owner. There are many owners out there that either can’t sell their timeshare or have purchased it as an investment property for the purpose of renting it out. In this fashion, you get to enjoy all of the benefits without the obligations and of course can rent timeshares in different locations all over the world and are not limited to any particular week of the year.

However, be prepared to have this be a bit pricey in some cases. After all, you are renting an exclusive resort. Make comparisons in the area with local hotel room and suites. A good place to start your search would be http://www.timeshare-resale-rental.com .

A little known way to enjoy all of the benefits of a timeshare owner but with none of the hassles would be to join an exclusive luxury resort membership club. Usually, the club charges a one
time fee of anywhere between $2,000 - 3,500. These clubs have relationships with exclusive resorts all over the world and offer their members access to these properties for a greatly reduced price than it would cost to rent at the same resort.

In many cases, the cost for a week’s stay is less than the annual maintenance fee the owner would have to pay! Using the club to book a couple of vacations would pay for the membership fee in the savings you’d receive.

Tags: Fee, HOTEL, Maintenance fee, Marriott International, ownership, Renting, timeshare, United States

Timeshare Resorts Offer New Option

Phoenix AZ – Global Resorts Network announces the offering of travel memberships to the general public. Global Resorts Network is a debt free company, established in the travel industry for over 22 years. Global Resorts has established a discount travel club, which allow members to vacation at luxury global resorts for discounts up to 90% off retail or rack rates. Global Resorts Network purchases weeks from high end vacation resorts throughout the world for deep discounts. Among these Global Resorts in the Network are luxury Timeshare condos. The condos are one and two bedrooms with full kitchen located within beach, golf course, ski and other resort vacation destinations.

The members of GRN have direct access to the Global booking engine, which discounts the vacation weeks to as low as $298 per week for a one bedroom condo. GRN offers many vacation hotspots all over the globe for Global Resorts Network members. The GRN membership is a most innovated travel tool, offering huge savings on vacations to its members. Members are privy to the most elite Timeshare properties at deep discounts without the burden of owning a Timeshare. All of the Global vacation condos are offered at $298-798 per week, not per unit. There is no need to take a tour, buy a Timeshare or pay any month or annual maintenance fees. GRN Affiliates are trained and familiar with the benefits of the Global Membership; and the company offers very attractive referral fees to its members for referring new members to this Global Resorts Network discount travel program.

The program is sure to be in great demand among families that once could only stay at luxury four and five star Timeshare resorts by purchasing the Interval Ownership Condos or paying hundreds of dollars per night and resort fees. Now through this exclusive, creative travel program, Global Resorts Network allows families to vacation at over 5000 high end resorts, worldwide for under $799 per week without purchasing a timeshare. Many members take advantage of the promotional hot weeks advertised on the Global travel engine and book exotic vacation condos for as little as $99.00. In addition, the membership offers discounted cruises, airfares and more.

Timeshare properties usually offer newer, modern, well maintained, luxury appointed resort which boast amenities galore; this is the draw to ownership. The properties are able to maintain the condos, amenities and services through significant maintenance fee income. Timeshare Ownership is attached with this financial burden and many times the annual fees can exceed $1,000. Many Timeshare owners also experience additional fees and inconvenience when electing to exchange weeks of travel or resorts.

The good new is that when you purchase a Global Resorts Network membership, you have no additional monthly or annual fees. The Platinum Membership is valid for life and completely transferable. GRN members choice their dates and resorts with no blackout periods and never pay more than $799 for the entire week in a furnished condo at the luxury resort of their choice. The fees are per unit and not per person, so the discounts for the Global Resorts are significant.

At the time of this release, memberships were still available through GRN Affiliates. GRN currently has affiliate opportunities for anyone looking to establish a home based business and earn referral fees of up to $1,000.

Tags: Fee, Luxury resort, Maintenance fee, ownership, Resort, timeshare, Tourism, United States