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"Why Purchase A Resale Timeshare?"

If you're thinking about your next vacation, consider a timeshare resale. Over 4.5 million worldwide households own a timeshare at some 5,000 individual resorts, according to a report by the American Resort Development Association (ARDA). While the timeshare industry is booming and more people are purchasing timeshares as their primary vacation plan, the retail prices of timeshares often do not provide the best value for the buyer. Why? Developer's costs, such as marketing, are passed on to the consumer.

For this reason, timeshare resale companies like the Holiday Group are becoming an increasingly popular path towards vacation ownership. They save customers money and they save customers from any hard-sell presentation. The timeshare resale market makes up 8 percent of the timeshare industry. Last year the resale market grew to $400 million and it has increased steadily for the past five years. "More consumers are looking at the benefits of timeshares and are discovering the value that resale timeshares hold, as compared to the retail market", says David Skinner, president of the Holiday Group.

In business since 1991, the Seattle based company frequently offers top value properties at up to 70% off original retail timeshare prices. "The average price for a retail timeshare is $10,000, plus fees, but that same property in the timeshare resale market sells for $3,000 to $4,000", says Skinner.

Besides saving consumers a lot of money, timeshare resale companies save the buyer from the biggest hassle of all: Sitting through a high-pressure sales presentation! Instead of making an impulse decision on the spot, potential buyers simply browse, via the Internet or a catalog, the available listings of the timeshare resale company's current inventory. Consumers enjoy the luxury of making informed decisions that they will not regret. Good value at affordable prices, without any hassle, makes for a great vacation.