So You Sold Your Timeshare - Now How Are You Going to Vacation?

is a huge market for timeshare and selling timeshares#1 - It "forces" you to go an a vacation.
alike. Beware of how you do business with, many#2 - Most resorts are beautiful, some stunning. Your
companies are only in the market to charge you aone or two-bedroom gives you champagne on a
listing-fee - you will never hear from them again. Butbeer budget. They proved it to you on the
you already knew that. In this article we will explorepresentation. And it's true. It's money you're spending
why people are selling their timeshares. However,"anyway".
we're going to dig a little deeper. You had a reasonSo, now that you've sold your timeshare, you are
to buy a timeshare to begin with, your expectationssomewhat in an awkward position. Yes what you did
weren't met, but IF the timeshare had done for youwas smart, but you acted against your motives of
what you thought it would, you probably wouldn't bebuying your timeshare - And those motives and
selling it, right?reasons were emotional, but some of them were
These are the top 4 reasons, why people are sellingrational as well. Buying a timeshare was smart also, at
their timeshares.least back then. But we are now in a position that
#1 - the exchange doesn't work. You get stuck inwe have to ask ourselves: do we really want to go
your place or get lower ranked clubs only. Probably,back to buying our vacations with Expedia, Orbitz,
you have never made it to Hawaii.Travelocity etc? Back when we bought our
#2 - the maintenance-fees are too high. They go uptimeshare, we decided that it would not offer
unexpectedly, or you simply don't see the point inenough value. Somehow, we are back to "square
paying them every year.one".
#3 - Availability. You spent a hefty amount ofPersonally, I love to travel. I have seen almost all
money. Now you can't even get into your owncontinents, except for Africa. I started vacationing
home-resort!when I was a little boy and went all over Europe, I
#4 - the kids have grown up. There is no need forwas a scuba-instructor in Thailand, in Greece, and I
that type of unit anymore and you'd like to recouphave visited Australia and Indonesia. For me, there is
your money.nothing like seeing the world and showing it to my
Now, these were the reasons that caused you toloved ones. I hope, that I can keep up this type of
buy a timeshare to begin with.life-style until I'm "old and grey".