Articles tagged “timeshares”

Hotels

Travel + Leisure CEO: We Can Make $12.5 Billion Off Existing Timeshare Owners

Publicly traded hospitality companies need to show shareholders signs of growth and expansion. Travel + Leisure Co.'s message of multibillion-dollar sales growth from existing clients isn't as far-fetched as the price tag may sound.

Cameron Sperance | 2 months ago
Travel + Leisure CEO: We Can Make $12.5 Billion Off Existing Timeshare Owners

Hotels

More U.S. Snowbirds Are Favoring Resorts Over Timeshares

Forget the timeshare condo. There’s a new, cold-weather version of “summering” abroad, if you have the money: Five-star resort properties that are close to the equator.

Sarah Firshein, Bloomberg | 3 years ago
More U.S. Snowbirds Are Favoring Resorts Over Timeshares

Hotels

Major Timeshare Brand Buys Historic Hotel on a Prime New York City Block

This isn't your grand aunt's timeshare. Hilton Grand Vacations is making a bet that a timeshare can be an effective product among upper-class travelers by acquiring property in one of Manhattan's most expensive districts.

Patrick Clark and Gillian Tan, Bloomberg | 3 years ago
Major Timeshare Brand Buys Historic Hotel on a Prime New York City Block

Hotels

Aggressive Salesmen Pitch Timeshares But Not Everyone Is Buying

Timeshares are still big business despite their sketchy reputation. People do buy-in after receiving the hard-sell from a salesperson, but a significant percentage realize later that the investment wasn't a particularly prudent one.

Marjorie Miller, Associated Press | 4 years ago
Aggressive Salesmen Pitch Timeshares But Not Everyone Is Buying

Hotels

Why Wyndham Is Sticking With HomeAway to Move Vacation Rentals

For all its success, Airbnb still has work to do when it comes to attracting timeshare distributors to its network.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 6 years ago
Why Wyndham Is Sticking With HomeAway to Move Vacation Rentals

Hotels

Marriott Acquires Starwood: The Fine Print

The devil is always in the details, but in this case (so far) the devil doesn't have any tricks up his sleeves.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 6 years ago
Marriott Acquires Starwood: The Fine Print

Tourism

Timeshares May Be the Secret to Hawaii’s Tourism Growth This Year

We'd rather see Hawaii experiment with more creative solutions to its housing challenges.

Associated Press | 7 years ago
Timeshares May Be the Secret to Hawaii’s Tourism Growth This Year

Hotels

Starwood’s Planned Spinoff of Timeshare Unit Leads to Market Gains

The words "time" and "share" next to each other always make our skin crawl.

Nadja Brandt, Bloomberg | 7 years ago
Starwood’s Planned Spinoff of Timeshare Unit Leads to Market Gains

Hotels

Starwood Hotels Will Spin Off Timeshare Business Into New Public Company

While it's a reliable source of revenue, the timeshare business is quite different from hotel hospitality that a separate company makes sense.

Associated Press | 7 years ago
Starwood Hotels Will Spin Off Timeshare Business Into New Public Company

Hotels

Wyndham Is Bringing Its Timeshare Business to Asia by End of Year

Wyndham's mastery of vacation rentals is the envy of many of its hospitality peers. Asia won't know what hit it.

Nichola Saminather, Bloomberg | 7 years ago
Wyndham Is Bringing Its Timeshare Business to Asia by End of Year