There’s a First Time For Everything Even a New York Timeshare

Earlier this month Hilton Grand Vacations Club (HGVC) held the grand opening of the first newly constructed timeshare/hotel from the ground-up in New York City, called West 57th Street by Hilton Club.  The timeshare is located at 104 West 57th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues.  The 28-story building has 161 guest studios, 1-bedroom rooms [...]

Warren Buffett Connected to Timeshares?

No, it’s not what you think…but a timeshare operation has made the world’s smartest investor and his company Berkshire Hathaway feel like a jaded timeshare owner just on a larger scale…
Warren Buffett and his company had purchased Netjets Europe, which offered timesharing on private jets in order to fly clientele around the world.  Only 18 [...]

A Well-Known Hotel & Timeshare Company Increased Profits?

Due to a tax benefit, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. saw a 28% increase in earnings in the 2nd quarter of 2009.  However, the small bump in earnings was overshadowed by the recognition of continued sharp declines in room occupancy realized in the company’s underwhelming earnings forecast.  At its timeshare business, revenue from vacation [...]

If Timeshares Employ More People, Is The Economy Improving?

It looks like Holiday Inn Club Vacations will hire 90 people to work in sales, marketing and operations in Orlando, Myrtle Beach and Vermont.  Holiday Inn Club Vacations is a relatively new division of Holiday Inn, so this may simply be a ramp up of services.  But, it may signify that they predict a recovery [...]

Timeshare Relief Weekend – We Work For You

Just a reminder that most weekends, Timeshare Relief personal consultants are visiting with timeshare owners throughout the United States and Canada.  If you would like to meet face-to-face instead of just over the phone or internet, please contact us one of two ways: 1) Call us at 1-866-797-0535 and let us know who you are [...]

Consolidated Resorts Bankruptcy Part IV – The Final Insult

In the last post, we dissected what the lawyer for Consolidated Resorts had to say about timeshare owners and their claim to using their timeshare weeks.
According to the article by John G. Edwards in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, attorneys for Consolidated Resorts fear that some timeshare owners may stop making payments.  So Judge Linda Riegle [...]

Consolidated Resorts Bankruptcy Part III – More Facts Emerging

More details about the Consolidated Resorts bankruptcy are emerging, specifically about how the bankruptcy will affect timeshare owners.
The article by John G. Edwards in the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports what the attorney from Consolidated Resorts has stated about timeshare owners of Consolidated Resorts timeshares.  According to Lenard Schwartzer who represents the company, timeshare owners are [...]