The Summer Bay Sinkhole In December of 2013, Summer Bay Resort Orlando experienced a sinkhole that caused a massive 60-foot-wide collapsing of two three-story villas where vacationers had been housed. Evacuation of the buildings occurred hours before the collapse and no injuries were reported in the event. However, the Summer Bay Resort sinkhole left an […]

Recently, leading vacation ownership blog InsideTheGate.com (ITG) conducted a comprehensive survey of current and former timeshare sales representatives to analyze insider attitudes towards the states of the industry. Various aspects of the industry were ranked by anonymous participants on a scale of 1 to 10. The queries ranged from effectiveness of certain sales philosophies and […]

Recently, timeshare owners with their units on the market have been experiencing a new type of scam. If timeshare owners trying to sell their units receive an offer from “Beatrice Farmer” with the email address [email protected] or [email protected], they should not respond. The Beatrice Farmer Scam is a type of fake check scam, and works […]

Following the announcement of the spin-off of Starwood’s vacation ownership business last week, the company shared that a portion of the Sheraton Kauai Resort will be converted into a timeshare and transferred to Starwood Vacation Ownership. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. intends for its new timeshare business to become the premier upper upscale timeshare […]