Oct 13th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Let the tough timeshare and vacation club market work to your advantage this year. Upscale travel firm Abercrombie & Kent's Residence Club is offering two-year trial memberships starting at $18,700 a year for 15 nights – that's a tad under $1,250 a night. The residences tend to be around 4,000 square feet and have four bedrooms. A&K suggests that you can "even travel with the ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Abercrombie & Kent vacation clubs: try before you buy
Oct 13th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Let the tough timeshare and vacation club market work to your advantage this year. Upscale travel firm Abercrombie & Kent's Residence Club is offering two-year trial memberships starting at $18,700 a year for 15 nights – that's a tad under $1,250 a night. The residences tend to be around 4,000 square feet and have four bedrooms. A&K suggests that you can "even travel with the ...Where have all the timeshares gone?
Sep 30th, 2009 at 12:30PM: I know there are a handful of people out there who have taken the bait: just sit through a short, two-hour presentation, and we'll pay for your trip to luxurious-fill-in-the-blank-destination. Well, more and more of you are saying "no" this year. Timeshare sales are expected to fall 30% this year, following the glory days of 2004 to 2008.
Until last year, everything looked great for the ...Are you going on vacation this year?
Feb 12th, 2009 at 12:00PM: The answers seem to be all over the map. Few have extra cash on their hands, and those who are working are still worried about what the future will bring. It's tough to dash off to somewhere exotic – or even somewhere that's not home – when you don't know if your income will be there when you get back. But, sometimes you just have to get out of town. There is some truth to the fact ...Talking Travel with Lisa Schreier: Confessions of a ex time-share hawk
Jun 18th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Want to get the real scoop on time shares? Here to shed some light on what actually goes on inside the industry is Lisa Schreier, author of Timeshare Vacations For Dummies and Surviving A Timeshare Presentation...Confessions From The Sales Table What is your background in the timeshare industry? I started in the industry as a total "green-pea" out of necessity in 1998 as the Owner Referral ...
