Articles tagged “timeshare”

Short-Term Rentals

Travel + Leisure Frustrated by Sluggish Vacation Exchange Sales

The vacation exchange business is significant for Travel + Leisure. So the company is focused on reversing years of dwindling growth with marketing dollars and different inventory.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 5 months ago

Travel + Leisure Frustrated by Sluggish Vacation Exchange Sales
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Hotels

Skift Webinar: Everything You Didn’t Know About Timeshares Today

It's time to discard everything you think you know about timeshares. Hilton Grand Vacations and Travel + Leisure Co joined Skift for a webinar dispelling the industry’s biggest myths and unpacking the appeal of modern shared vacation ownership.

ARDA + Skift | 7 months ago

Skift Webinar: Everything You Didn’t Know About Timeshares Today

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Marriott Vacations Sees Timeshare Strength on Torrid Leisure Travel Demand

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp's new CEO John Geller said on Thursday that the company's fourth-quarter earnings underscored continued strength in leisure demand for its timeshare properties, package tours, and other offerings for travelers, despite talk of economic uncertainty. In the fourth quarter, the company generated a net income of $88 million off of $1.19 billion…

Sean O'Neill | 7 months ago

Hotels

Hilton Grand Vacations Sees Inflation Boosting Timeshare Sales

They've got a pitch for you. What's more, you won't enter any commitments by reading this personal preview of their strategy.

Sean O'Neill | 10 months ago

Hilton Grand Vacations Sees Inflation Boosting Timeshare Sales

Hotels

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Sees Surge in Resort Condo Usage

Marriott Vacations execs argue that vacation ownership will prove popular during inflationary times because the timeshare model lets you essentially lock in prices for future trips. The company's about to find out if that's true.

Sean O'Neill | 11 months ago

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Sees Surge in Resort Condo Usage

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Timeshare Giants Report Strong Quarter

Vacation ownership is having a boom time this year as the travel sector broadly recovers from the pandemic. Hilton Grand Vacations said Tuesday that its contract sales in the second quarter were $617 million, or 5 percent above 2019 contract sales. It produced a net income (a measure of profit) of $73 million on $948…

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Hotels

Marriott Vacations to Get New CEO as Timeshare Sector Faces Higher Hurdles

You may not personally want to buy a timeshare. But the sales pitch for the timeshare business can still reveal valuable intel about broader trends, such as cross-marketing tactics and the rise of subscription clubs.

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Marriott Vacations to Get New CEO as Timeshare Sector Faces Higher Hurdles

Coronavirus

Marriott Vacations CEO Weighs in on the Timeshare Rollup During the Recovery

Providing younger travelers with more flexibility makes the timeshare sector more appealing to millennials with disposable income. And that makes properties in the sector more attractive for M&A.

Cameron Sperance | 2 years ago

Marriott Vacations CEO Weighs in on the Timeshare Rollup During the Recovery

Coronavirus

Travel + Leisure Co. Timeshare Demand Roars Back to Life in a Matter of Weeks

Timeshare companies like Travel + Leisure Co. were well-positioned to capitalize on the early days of the leisure-led travel recovery from the pandemic. Now, it's less about a rebound and more about can they exceed pre-pandemic business performance by year's end.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 2 years ago

Travel + Leisure Co. Timeshare Demand Roars Back to Life in a Matter of Weeks

Coronavirus

Wyndham Destinations Looks to Put Millennials Into Urban Timeshares

Wyndham Destinations' ongoing urban push, including a new resort slated for Atlanta, is out to prove this travel sector isn't like your grandparents' old timeshare in the Bahamas.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Wyndham Destinations Looks to Put Millennials Into Urban Timeshares