Simplifying Timeshare 2nd Edition
Vacation Ownership - How to Use it and How to Buy it!
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Simplifying Timeshare – 2nd Edition – What´s new in the vacation ownership /timeshare industry for the new millennium? Has the public perception of the timeshare industry changed over the past 10 years? How has social media impacted the industry? All of these questions will be answered in this updated version.
This version continues to educate, inform and reflect how the timeshare industry continues to provide a viable vacation alternative. Consumers are checking the internet, using all types of social media and becoming savvy buyers by negotiating what options will work the best for their lifestyles. Even if they do not buy, they have a more favorable impression of the vacation ownership/timeshare than they did before. This is still a dream industry, and people need to understand what is out there.
The book still covers the history, marketplace, the players, the IN’s and OUT’s of attending a sales presentation, of buying one - good and bad, legislation and much more. I want to help consumers learn things that they do not already know or, if current owners, may have simply forgotten.
Written in a simple, straight forward manner that is easy to understand, it provides a quick read and contains antidotes and quick, easy, self-awareness quizzes for the consumer. By the end you will know whether timeshare is or is not right for your lifestyle.
The timeshare industry is a multi-billion dollar business and continues to grow as a new generation of buyers help shape their vacations and lifestyle choices. The most important benefit – providing real and factual information in order eliminate the overall negative, sleazy perceptions.
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About the Book
Do you own a timeshare property, but are not sure how use it to its full potential? Perhaps it is the thought of owing a timeshare that scares you? Maybe you have been asked to attend a sales presentation while on your vacation and been afraid of high pressure tactics? Well, fear no more – this 2nd Edition of Simplifying Timeshare is written in a simple straight forward manner that is easy to follow and understand. For current owners - learn how to use it so that you can get the most out of your ownership or maybe just refresh your memory on those things that you may have simply forgotten. From explanations of industry terminology, all those pesky fees, to the chapter on updated exchange options and member benefits, including a newly added chapter on how to handle those email or telephone scams which have appeared in the past few years and much more. For those who are unfamiliar with timeshare and what benefits it may provide for you and your family, the book provides a quick read that contains personal antidotes as well as easy, self-awareness quizzes for you to do in order to help you decide whether timeshare is or is not right for your lifestyle. Covering everything from the history, the major players, laws, the IN’s and OUT’s of a sales presentation process, real costs and what you should know about buying one. Has the public perception of the industry improved in this new millennium? Has social media impacted the industry? Find out the answers to these questions because as the timeshare industry continues to prove itself as a viable high end vacation alternative to those disappointing, less expensive options. Today´s buyers understand the importance of their non-working time and how to help shape their vacations and lifestyle choices. The most important reason you should read the book – it provides real and factual buying and user information on the timeshare/vacation ownership industry to help to eliminate the negative stigma and perception.
About the Author
Karen resides in Puerto Vallarta Mexico, having moved there 20 years ago after a successful business career specializing in management, sales, finance and corporate restructuring. She continues to use those business and management skills in working with a number of resort and timeshare properties in Mexico. In 2006 she wrote and published the first Simplifying Timeshare, which was written to help timeshare owners in understanding and learning how to use their timeshare properties successfully. She also co-authored The Buying Curve, which was published in February 2014, which details the complete sales process and how to be successful in sales.