Timeshare Management: An Introduction to Vacation Ownership

Timeshare Management: An Introduction to Vacation Ownership

Author: Tammie Kaufman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-08-27

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1136434348

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Vacation ownership is becoming a mainstream travel product. Continued growth based on number of units sold and an increasing number of international brands has placed this segment in a very strong position. As the market continues to grow there is an increasing demand for clear and engaging sources of information on the key issues and components of vacation ownership, from both hospitality management students and the public. This book updates hospitality students in this vacation sector, provides the key background information, explanation of the growth, the components to vacation ownership management and an overview of opportunities in vacation ownership management. Timeshare Management provides the understanding of the financing, marketing, sales, management, and human resource issues surrounding the subject - vital to any hospitality and tourism student.


Timeshare Management: An Introduction to Vacation Ownership

Timeshare Management: An Introduction to Vacation Ownership

Author: Tammie Kaufman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-08-27

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 113643433X

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Vacation ownership is becoming a mainstream travel product. Continued growth based on number of units sold and an increasing number of international brands has placed this segment in a very strong position. As the market continues to grow there is an increasing demand for clear and engaging sources of information on the key issues and components of vacation ownership, from both hospitality management students and the public. This book updates hospitality students in this vacation sector, provides the key background information, explanation of the growth, the components to vacation ownership management and an overview of opportunities in vacation ownership management. Timeshare Management provides the understanding of the financing, marketing, sales, management, and human resource issues surrounding the subject - vital to any hospitality and tourism student.


Fifteen Secrets to Successful Timeshare Management

Fifteen Secrets to Successful Timeshare Management

Author: Charles D. Patton

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2009-05-08

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1465318127

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“I like what you’ve done. Very Professional,” Perry Snyderman. “Timesharing is a complex business model and for someone that has little or no experience and wants to better understand the fundamentals, this book works well to fi ll many of the information gaps,” Bob Miller According to the American Resort Development Association (ARDA), the timeshare industry is a $10 billion per year business in the U.S. alone and supports 565,300 jobs. By my estimation, more than 50,000 of these jobs are people working directly in the industry. Until now, no book has been written for this group of people that explains the functioning of the timeshare business. This book is written for those who want to fully understand the timeshare business from the inside out or who are in the business and want to be promoted to management positions or are already managers and want to become better. This book begins with how strategies are developed by senior management, continues with many important operating practices and metrics and ends with a series of bonus secrets to help a timeshare company reach its optimum performance. This book explains many of the common terms used in the industry as well as providing high level models to help timeshare management put all the components of this complex business into proper perspective.


Timeshare Resort Operations

Timeshare Resort Operations

Author: Randall S. Upchurch

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 0750679042

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This book provides a complete overview of timeshare development and operation models. The authors take a comprehensive look at the present and future of this growing segment of the hospitality industry, including specialized approaches to marketing, human resources, service quality, finance, legal considerations and professional ethics. Timeshare, or vacation ownership, is a relatively recent leisure phenomenon. It emerged in the late 1950s as a way to secure extra capital resources to fund property expansion. Shareholders had the right to use these properties on a regular basis. Although arrangements have grown in complexity and variation, the model allows for customers to buy rights to use a property for a fixed time period each year. Timeshare arrangements have experienced rapid international growth particularly in the last fifteen to twenty years and are now an important vacation arrangement. Most of the world's major hotel and resort developers now operate timeshare properties. Firms like Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Disney and Ramada have brought a new formality and legitimacy to timeshare development and operation.


Resorts

Resorts

Author: Robert Christie Mill

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 047174722X

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This updated second edition of ""Resorts: Management and Operation"" addresses the expansion of the resort industry and provides practical, need-to-know information on the development and management of all aspects of these properties, which include ski areas, gaming properties, cruise ships, and spas.


Timeshare Condominiums for the Beginner

Timeshare Condominiums for the Beginner

Author: Michael Strauss

Publisher: Virtualbookworm Publishing

Published: 2001-12-20

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9780533110384

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You?ve probably noticed that it's difficult to find entirely objective and pertinent information on timesharing That is, until now! This book is a concise, reasonable, and as far as possible unbiased guide for consumers, presenting them available data, analysis, facts, and trends to let them finally makes their own decisions. Recent books on the topic, though remarkably well written, do not cover the buyer's point of view. And, few authors may be involved in rendering legal, accounting, or marketing counsel to the industry, while positions overly critical are withheld or subdued. By reviewing what's been written before, this book sets the stage for understanding the timesharing concept and technique, and helps the consumers in making a sound decision in buying or not buying a timeshare. Many of the controversies surrounding timesharing could be avoided if consumers were better informed.


Revenue Management for Hospitality and Tourism

Revenue Management for Hospitality and Tourism

Author: Alan Fyall

Publisher: Goodfellow Publishers Ltd

Published: 2013-05-31

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1908999500

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Written by leading academic and industry experts actively engaged in revenue management, research and teaching this is a new and original treatment of the whole field for students and professionals.


International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management 2nd edition

International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management 2nd edition

Author: Abraham Pizam

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-06-25

Total Pages: 734

ISBN-13: 1136439021

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The International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management is the definitive reference work for any individual studying or working in the hospitality industry. There are 185 Hospitality Management degrees in the UK alone. This new edition updates and significantly revises twenty five per cent of the entries and has an additional twenty new entries. New online material makes it the most up-to-date and accessible hospitality management encyclopedia on the market. It covers all of the relevant issues in the field of hospitality management from a sectoral level (lodging, restaurants/food service, time-share, clubs and events) as well as a functional one (accounting and finance, marketing, strategic management, human resources, information technology and facilities management). Its unique, user-friendly structure enables readers to find exactly the information they require at a glance – whether they require broad detail that takes a more cross-sectional view across each subject field or more focused information that looks closely at specific topics and issues within the hospitality industry today.


International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management

International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management

Author: Abraham Pizam

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 513

ISBN-13: 1856177149

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This encyclopedia covers all of the relevant issues in the field of hospitality management from both a sectoral level as well as a functional one. It's unique user-friendly structure enables readers to find exactly the information they require at a glance.


Used Timeshares

Used Timeshares

Author: Lee W. Lacy

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2011-10

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 1426973950

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Buying timeshares doesn't have to be complicated. But you do need to know more about them before purchasing indiscriminately. If you don't educate yourself, you could end up paying too much for a property that you don't really enjoy. Even if you are happy with your choice, you may find it difficult to rent, exchange, or sell your unit when the time comes for you to enjoy a new version of paradise. Fortunately, this guidebook takes away the mystery from buying, exchanging, renting, and disposing of timeshares. You'll find out everything you need to know, including: * how to avoid scams and save money on timeshares; * how to get the most enjoyment out of your stay; * how to exchange timeshares in order to experience new destinations; * how to escape unwanted ownership commitments. Written by a pro who makes it a point to enjoy all corners of the globe, this guidebook provides the definitive answers you'll need to select the vacation spots that you'll enjoy the most and that will maintain their value the best.