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October 2016

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Unit: Float Week: Float

Points: 5,600

Usage: Annual / Deed

Rent: $1,200 Neg

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Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8

3 Massanutten’s Unit: Float Week: Float

Mountainside Villas Usage: Bi-Odd / Deed
Sale: $17,100 Neg

Rent: $2,200 Neg

Lake Buena Vista, FL

3 AD#: 268017

Type: 3B / 2B Occ: 10

Unit: Float Week: Float

Usage: Annual / Deed

4 Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort Sale: $24,500 Neg
Rent: $2,500 Neg

McGaheysville, VA

4 AD#: 267553

Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8
Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $67,589 Neg
Lake Buena Vista, FL

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Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort

Ad #: 267722
Type: 2B / 2B
Occupancy: 6
Week: Float
Unit: Float
Usage: Bi-Even / Deed
Sale Price: $20,084
Gatlinburg, TN

Wyndham Kingsgate Diamond Resorts
International

AD#: 267714 AD#: 267499
Type: Points Occ: Points Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 500,000 Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 5,600
Sale: $115,000 Neg Rent: $2,200 Neg Rent: $1,200 Neg
Worldwide
Williamsburg, VA

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October 2016 . Volume 10 . Issue 13

Editorial Contents

Hurricane Matthew In This Issue
thoughts and prayers!

Hurricane Matthew hit the Florida Atlantic coast, Timeshare Trends 10
Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Aspen 28
And before that, it caused damage in Cuba, Haiti, Bimini 38
and the Bahamas. As a category 4 storm, it did
not cause the damage that it could have on the Disclaimer: We are not affiliated
US Atlantic coast, and that’s only because it with, nor do we obtain your owner
wobbled at the last minute staying in the Atlantic or contact information from, any
only 20 miles off the coast before actually hitting timeshare resort or developer,
land in South Carolina as a category 2. Many of including Wyndham, Disney,
the resorts along the coast actually closed down Marriott, or any other major time-
for the safety of its visitors and were evacuated. share resort
Most did not sustain significant damage and
have already reopened. Many of the resorts, such Resources: Orlando Sentinel, attrac-
as Wyndham and Marriott issued news releas- tions websites, orlandoattractions.com,
es about closing down and reopening after the tripadvisor.com, Vacation Ownership
hurricane. As for attractions in Orlando, Disney World Magazine, Resort & Recreation
World, Universal Orlando, and Sea World all Magazine, Developments Magazine,
closed down on Friday, October 7, but reopened and the timeshareblog.com
the next day. There was death, destruction, power
outages and flooding from Matthew, but thank-
fully, it was not as bad as it could have been and
as predicted. For tourism, all is pretty much back
to normal, so take that vacation you want and
need. From the folks at Timeshares By Owner,
our thoughts and prayers go out to the people
of Haiti, the Bahamas, Cuba and everyone that
suffered any loss

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Villa del Palmar Flamingos

Ad #: 267705
Type: 2B / 2B
Occupancy: 8
Week: Float
Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Lease
Sale Price: $36,000 Neg
Rent Price: $2,300 Neg
Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico

Hacienda del Mar

Ad #: 267594
Type: 1B / 1B
Occupancy: 4
Week: 23
Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale Price: $25,000 Neg
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

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October 2016

Club Velas Vallarta

Ad #: 242712
Type: Studio / 1B
Occupancy: 4
Week: Float
Unit: Float
Usage: Bi-Even / Lease
Sale Price: $7,999 Neg
Rent Price: $1,000 Neg
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

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Ad #: 74223
Type: 2B / 2B
Occupancy: 6
Week: Float
Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale Price: $12,000 Neg
Cocoa Beach, FL

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Orange Lake’s West Village
Westgate Towers

AD#: 267446 AD#: 267725
Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8 Type: 4B / 4B Occ:10
Unit: Float Week: 41 & 42 Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Usage: Bi-Even / Deed
Sale: $27,000 Neg Rent: $2,200 Neg Sale: $34,769
Kissimmee, FL Kissimmee, FL

Grande Villas Resort Diamond Resorts
International

AD#: 267403 AD#: 267429
Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8 Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Bi-Odd / Deed Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 5,500
Sale: $17,100 Neg Rent: $2,200 Neg Sale: $20,000 Neg Rent: $2,000 Neg
Lake Buena Vista, FL Worldwide

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October 2016 Bluebeard’s Castle
Pirates’ Pension
Grand Destination Vacation
Club at the Oasis Resort

AD#: 267373 AD#: 267539
Type: 1B / 1B Occ: 4 Type: Studio / 1B Occ: 4
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $24,000 Neg Sale: $21,700
Mesquite, NV U.S. Virgin Islands

The Jockey Club InnSeason Resorts HarborWalk
and Falmouth HarborWalk

AD#: 267511 AD#: 267486
Type: 1B / 1B Occ: 4 Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 90,000
Sale: $18,500 Rent: $1,200 Sale: $26,000 Neg
Las Vegas, NV Falmouth, MA

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Waterside by Spinnaker Wyndham Mauna Loa
Village
AD#: 267861
Type: 2B / 2B AD#: 267845
Occ: 8 Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 6
Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Unit: Float Usage: Bi-Odd / Deed
Usage: Annual / Deed Sale: $26,490 Neg Pts: 154,000
Sale: $17,500 Neg Rent: $2,400 Neg
Rent: $2,900 Neg Kailua-Kona, HI
Hilton Head Island, SC
Imperial Hawaii
Dolphin’s Cove Resort Vacation Club

AD#: 267684 AD#: 58185
Type: 2B / 2B Type: Studio / 1B Occ: 4
Occ: 8 Unit: Float Week: Float
Week: 26 Usage: Annual / Deed
Unit: Fixed Sale: $4,500 Neg
Usage: Annual / Deed Rent: $700 Neg
Sale: $19,500 Neg Honolulu, HI
Rent: $1,400 Neg
Anaheim, CA Welk Resort Villas

Harbour Lights

AD#: 267860 AD#: 267846
Type: Points Type: Points Occ: Points
Occ: Points Unit: Float Week: Float
Points: 30,000 Usage: Bi-Odd / Deed
Week: Float Sale: $27,780 Neg Pts: 130,000
Unit: Float Rent: $2,200 Neg
Usage: Annual / Deed San Diego, CA
Sale: $80,000 Neg
Myrtle Beach, SC

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Holiday Inn Club Vacations Holiday Inn Club Vacations
at Desert Club Resort Piney Shores Resort

AD#: 267847 AD#: 267890
Type: 1B / 1B Occ: 4 Type: 2B / 2B
Unit: Float Week: Float Occ: 6
Usage: Annual / Deed Week: 24
Sale: $24,790 Neg Points: 30,000 Unit: Float
Rent: $2,200 Neg Usage: Annual / Deed
Las Vegas, NV Sale: $25,500
Conroe, TX
Grande Villas Resort
Silver Lake Resort
AD#: 183778
Type: 3B / 2B Occ: 10 AD#: 267874
Unit: Float Week: 36 Type: 2B / 2B
Usage: Annual / Deed Occ: 8
Sale: $9,999 Neg Week: 07
Rent: $1,000 Neg Unit: Float
Lake Buena Vista, FL Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $22,000
Grandview at Las Vegas Kissimmee, FL

AD#: 267848 Shell Vacations Club at Kauai
Type: 1B / 1B Occ: 4 Coast Resort at the Beachboy
Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed AD#: 267877
Sale: $28,940 Neg Points: 30,000 Type: Points
Rent: $2,200 Neg Occ: Points
Las Vegas, NV Points: 3,000
Week: Float
Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $17,900 Neg
Rent: $2,000 Neg
Kauai, HI

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TIMESHARE TRENDS
Asia to sales commencement, the a heated outdoor swimming
• The Wyndham Grand timeshare operator must agree pool, the full-service Aqua
Phuket Kalim Bay is opening to fund a consumer protection Spa, fitness center, 24/7 room
in November. Located just deposit allowing for cancel- service, and concierge. It’s also
north of Patong Beach, the lations within ten days, and a TripAdvisor award-winning
resort will offer rooms for hotel there has to be an after sales property.
guests and units for Club Wyn- assurance of customer satisfac- • The Grand Velas
dham timeshare owners. The tion with promises of meeting Los Cabos will be opening its
resort’s 214 units and facilities consumer expectations for an new wellness spa in late 2016.
are designed to highlight its indefinite time frame. Finally, Wellness offerings will include
location nestled on the edge of sales and marketing practices innovative and authentic treat-
a cliff, which boasts views of such as community marketing ments, personal juice bars in
the Andaman Sea. The resort are regulated and promotions over-the-top Wellness Suites.
is a stone’s throw away from such as free gift giveaways are The 35,000 square foot spa
Phuket’s vibrant entertainment controlled and monitored. A will have 16 treatment rooms
area, yet just far enough to hear timeshare forum is expected to using the latest technology and
the sounds of peaceful waves take place in Dubai in Decem- products of the Earth, tradi-
rolling into shore. Among the ber to explore the opportunities tional in the Mexican culture.
amenities, will be villas with and pitfalls for the timeshare There will also be a bridal
private infinity pools, a private industry. This Forum will suite, salon, and barber shop
outdoor sundecks, an infinity attract local authorities, legal with the opening of the new
pool overlooking the ocean, a experts, brand developers from spa. The spa menu will feature
spa offering traditional Thai Asia and the US to collaborate treatments from its sister
therapies, a well-equipped on the future of timeshare own- properties in Riviera Maya,
gymnasium, a kids club, and ership opportunities in Dubai. which was voted “Best Spa in
a ballroom will feature high the World” by Virtuoso, and
ceilings and expansive glass Central America/ Mexico the Riviera Nayarit, which was
panels to provide a versatile • Interval International a multi-time recipient of Condé
backdrop to suit both gala has announced its affiliation Nast’s “Most Excellent Spa
dinners and business meetings. with Mega Vacations Club in Hotel.”
• Dubai has been legis- Panama. The club includes
lating protections for timeshare more than 1,500 units housed Florida
owners. With visitors in the in the Hard Rock Hotel Pana- • Vacation Village
millions annually because of ma Megapolis and the Radis- Resorts has purchased Light-
attractions such as the world’s son Decapolis Hotel, both in house Key Resort located just
tallest building, the world’s the exclusive Punta Paitilla west of Disney World for $24.5
biggest malls, the world’s area of Panama City. The Hard million. The 27-acre resort on
most innovative indoor theme Rock Hotel Panama Megapolis Raccoon Lake was developed
parks, and five major theme is a 66-story tower that offers by an affiliate of ICI Homes
parks expected to be open in views of the city and Panama of Daytona Beach. The seller
Dubai in time for the 2020 Bay. Each unit features a decor was Lighthouse Key Enterpris-
World Expo, the timeshare with rock-inspired artwork, es and the buyer was Noble
industry is growing in Dubai. signature bedding, floor-to- Resorts Corporation of Fort
With the Orlando timeshare ceiling windows, decks or Lauderdale. There are cur-
model as a benchmark, Dubai balconies, and Wi-Fi access. rently twelve Vacation Village
should become one of the Amenities include customized properties located in Florida,
major markets for timeshares. private in-room music offer- Nevada, Massachusetts, and
Those setting up shop in the ings and free playlists, four Virginia, along with affiliated
past ten years have managed to gourmet restaurants, five bars, resorts throughout the country.
sell $50 million in US Dollars two nightclubs, rooftop lounge, • Westgate Resorts will
in combined annual sales. an infinity pool with private grow next year with more than
The Dubai Land Department cabanas, and a kid’s club. The $61 million in new invest-
legislates and places controls Radisson Decapolis Hotel ments. Specifically, resorts in
on the timeshare industry with consists of spacious units with Cocoa Beach and Orlando will
protections that now require a contemporary design and benefit most from the expan-
resorts to have 50 units built city or sea views. On site there sion. A 20,000 square foot
and ready for occupancy prior are four restaurants, two bars, retail center is being built at

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the Westgate Lakes Resort & 200,000 square feet of retail most popular resorts with more
Spa, which will include a Draft space with the first 80,000 than 53,000 vacation owner
Sports Bar & Grill, a Westgate square feet of that space hand- families and a more than 90
Marketplace, and 80 new lux- ed over to tenants for build-out percent year-round occupancy
ury villas in a new building. A by the second-quarter of 2017. rate.
30,000 square foot retail center Northeast Canada
is being added to the Westgate • Marriott International • Vail Resorts is pur-
Town Center with shopping, and Starwood have completed chasing the Whistler Black-
two eat-in restaurants, and their merger. The merger has comb resort for $1.05 billion.
an upscale food court. At the now created the world’s largest This is the latest in Vail’s ex-
Westgate River Ranch Resort, hospitality company. The pansion efforts, as the chain of
a water park is being added. Chinese Ministry of Com- resorts also extends into other
In Cocoa Beach, the Wakulla merce signed off on the deal popular destinations like Park
Suites and Cocoa Beach Pier removing the last regulatory City and Lake Tahoe. Whis-
will be adding meeting space, hurdle to its completion. The tler is a massive ski resort in
a water park, and an Owners combined company is moving British Columbia and a winter
Club. forward with its integration travel destination, drawing in
• A new Hyatt House plans, also announcing plans more than two million skiers
Hotel is expecting final site for respective rewards program per year from all over the
plan approval from Orlando members. The deal was origi- world. Expanding into Canada
planners. The 168 unit resort nally valued at $12.6 billion in means that Vail Resorts can
will be located close to Uni- April when shareholders first take advantage of currency
versal Orlando Resort. Summit approved the merger. With the fluctuations in the Canadian
Hotel Properties, which owns close of the deal, the compa- dollar. In turn, Whistler will
3.18 acres on Caravan Court, nies are focused on integrating see a vast amount of improve-
filed the paperwork seeking their businesses, including ments made to its grounds
the city’s approval. The Hyatt possibly moving Starwood em- and infrastructure, as Vail will
House hotel is one of two proj- ployees from Stamford, CT to reportedly invest time and
ects the company announced the Washington DC-Maryland money into making improve-
it was doing back in April that area and eventually to a new ments. While the merger won’t
included some modifications headquarters in Maryland. It’s change much in terms of time-
to an existing 151-room Hyatt not clear how many Starwood shares around Whistler or Vail,
Place Orlando. It could take employees may relocate. Star- timeshare owners in the area
eighteen months to complete wood also has an “innovation should be aware of the change
the project. studio” called Starlab in New in ownership when purchasing
• Margaritaville Resort York City. passes to use at the ski areas.
Orlando has reached a sales South Pacific Whistler Blackcomb will con-
milestone with more than 250 • The Wyndham Resort tinue to accept passes for win-
reservations and deposits for Denarau Island has been ter 2016-17, but visitors will
its first phase of construction, honored with two awards at need to buy Vail’s ski passes
which includes vacation cot- the Australian Timeshare and to use at Whistler for 2017-18.
tages as part of the overall 300 Holiday Ownership Council’s In addition to improvements
acres development. The com- (ATHOC’s) annual confer- to ski lifts and snow making
pany has increased its plans ence, held in New Zealand. equipment, Vail also intends to
for its Margaritaville-brand The awards honor outstanding increase Whistler Blackcomb’s
hotel to 187 rooms, up from achievements in the time- summertime attractions, in-
175 rooms. In addition, the share and vacation ownership cluding an indoor water park.
project’s sales center is set to industry across Australia and The deal is currently pending
open this month. Margarita- the South Pacific region. The government approval.
ville is a massive new leisure resort won awards for Re-
destination that will include a sort Manager of the Year and “Well done is better
beach area, lake, a water park, for Excellence in Customer than well said.”
shops, vacation cottages and Service. The Fijian resort, - Benjamin Franklin
a hotel. In addition, the resort which is part of the Wyndham
will feature a host of activities, Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific
including an arcade, pad- resort collection, is convenient-
dle-boarding and kayaking, a ly located in the heart of Fiji’s
St. Somewhere Spa, a plane- tourist center on Denarau Is-
tarium and the Son of a Sailor land and is one of Wyndham’s
fishing school. One of the
upcoming phases is building

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267349INQUIRE ABOUT AD# Dolphin Beach Club

THIS IS A “FLOAT” GOOD FOR
ANYTIME OF THE YEAR!... Any
week is ideal for the Dolphin Beach
Club and Daytona Beach! Plus the
owner has one banked week good for
anywhere and anytime! The beautiful
Dolphin Beach Club is a three-story
oceanfront resort on Florida’s Atlantic
coast on the world’s most famous beach
and offers guests a swimming pool and
sauna, and it is within a short drive of
Daytona Beach’s boardwalk amusement
center, golf courses, marinas, and race
tracks! There’s a fully equipped kitchen,
laundry, fine furnishings, and more!...
RENT TODAY!... A GREAT SALE
PRICE TOO!

Type: 1B / 1B Occ: 6

Unit: Float Week: Float

Usage: Annual / Deed

Sale Price: $29,500 Neg

Rent Price: $2,425 Neg

Daytona Beach, FL

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Marriott’s Ocean Pointe INQUIRE ABOUT AD#

268126

GOOD FOR ANYTIME OF THE YEAR IN
A RESORT THAT REPRESENTS TOTAL
OPULENCE!... Any week proves to be a perfect
vacation week for the Marriott’s Ocean Pointe
resort and the Palm Beach area of south Florida!
Situated on Florida’s Palm Beach Shores, Mar-
riott’s Ocean Pointe offers four swimming pools
with three whirlpool spas, a children’s pool,
tennis courts, health club, a playground, outdoor
bar and grill, the MarketPlace convenience store
and deli, gorgeous furnishings, fully equipped
kitchen, in unit washer/dryer, and much more!
Golf, tennis, boating, diving, snorkeling, and
world-class fishing are all nearby, as are premium
retail shops on Palm Beach’s legendary Worth
Avenue! One, two, and three-bedroom villas also
include a whirlpool spa and the lock-off rooms
have microwaves and small refrigerators, with a
king-sized bed and a sofa-sleeper! THERE’S SO
MUCH MORE!... MAKE AN OFFER TODAY!

Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8

Unit: Float Week: Float

Usage: Annual / Deed

Rent Price: $2,425 Neg

Palm Beach, FL

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Tahiti Village

Ad #: 254418
Type: 2B / 2B
Occupancy: 6
Week: Float
Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale Price: $28,960 Neg
Rent Price: $1,000 Neg
Las Vegas, NV

Westgate Palace

Ad #: 252053
Type: 2B / 2B
Occupancy: 6
Week: Float
Unit: 202
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale Price: $18,999 Neg
Rent Price: $1,000 Neg
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Westgate Vacation Villas

Ad #: 255538
Type: 1B / 1B
Occupancy: 4
Week: Float
Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed
Rent Price: $1,000 Neg
Kissimmee, FL

Moon Palace 15

Ad #: 212138
Type: 1B / 1B
Occupancy: 4
Week: Float
Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Lease
Sale Price: $9,999 Neg
Rent Price: $1,000 Neg
Cancun, Mexico

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Marriott’s Grande Vista
Resort

AT yDp#e:: 216B7/4 19B0 Occ : 4 AD#: 267488
Type: 2B / 2B Occ:8

Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: 46

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Branson, MO Orlando, FL

Marriott’s Grande Vista Westgate Lakes Resort
Resort and Spa

AD#: 267512 AD#: 267491
Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8 Type: 3B / 3B Occ: 10
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $20,000 Neg Rent: $1,000 Neg Sale: $41,680 Neg Rent: $1,400 Neg
Orlando, FL Orlando, FL

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October 2016 Wyndham Durango

Orlando’s Sunshine
Resort II

AD#: 267492 AD#: 267496

Type: Points Occ: Points Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 6

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Orlando, FL Durango, CO

Harbour Lights Tanglwood Resort

AD#: 267494 AD#: 267528
Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8 Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 12,000 Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 82,000
Sale: $38,500 Neg Rent: $2,425 Neg Sale: $41,900 Neg Rent: $2,425 Neg
Myrtle Beach, SC Hawley, PA

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Florida Vacation Villas Club I Bluegreen Wilderness
Club at Big Cedar

AD#: 267820 AD#: 268022
Type: 2B / 2B Type: 1B / 1B Occ: 4
Occ: 6 Unit: Float Week: Float
Week: Float Usage: Bi-Even / Deed
Unit: Float Sale: $30,875
Usage: Annual / Deed Branson, MO
Sale: $13,780 Neg
Rent: $1,550 Neg The Point at Poipu
Kissimmee, FL
AD#: 252114
Westgate Lakes Resort and Spa Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float
AD#: 267852 Usage: Annual / Deed
Type: 4B / 4B Sale: $89,500 Neg Points: 30,000
Occ: 12 Rent: $1,000 Neg
Week: Float Kauai, HI
Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Diamond Resorts
Sale: $49,900 Neg International
Rent: $3,500 Neg
Orlando, FL AD#: 267982
Type: Points Occ: Points
Bluegreen Vacation Club Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed
AD#: 267868 Sale: $19,900 Neg Points: 4,000
Type: Points Rent: $1,600 Neg
Occ: Points Worldwide
Points: 21,000
Week: Float
Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $27,500 Neg
Rent: $1,600 Neg
Worldwide

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Welk Resorts Palm Wyndham Resort at Fairfield
Springs Bay

AD#: 267842 AD#: 267870
Type: 1B / 1B Occ: 6 Type: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float Occ: Points
Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 77,000
Sale: $22,500 Neg Pts: 120,000 Week: Float
Rent: $1,000 Unit: Float
Cathedral City, CA Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $18,500 Neg
Vacation Village at Rent: $2,200 Neg
Weston Fairfield Bay, AR

AD#: 249199 Welk Resort Villas
Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float AD#: 267887
Usage: Annual / Deed Type: Points
Sale: $7,999 Neg Points: 61,000 Occ: Points
Rent: $1,000 Neg Points: 300,000
Weston, FL Week: Float
Unit: Float
Marriott’s Royal Palms Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $36,000 Neg
AD#: 267830 Rent: $2,500
Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 6 San Diego, CA
Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Palm Beach Resort & Beach
Sale: $26,750 Neg Pts: 1,000,000 Club
Rent: $2,000 Neg
Orlando, FL AD#: 267871
Type: 2B / 2B
Occ: 8
Week: 52
Unit: Fixed
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $37,000
Rent: $1,000 Neg
Palm Beach, FL

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267965INQUIRE ABOUT AD# Greensprings Vacation Resort

WEEK 34 IS THE DEEDED WEEK--- THAT’S
A LATE SUMMER WEEK--- August 26 to
September 2/ Saturday to Saturday in 2017 and
a fabulous vacation week for the Greensprings
Vacation Resort and Williamsburg!... The
Greensprings Vacation Resort offers more than
the plantation and the close by Williamsburg
area! The resort is adjacent to the Williams-
burg National Golf Club, Virginia’s only Jack
Nicklaus-designed course1 Amenities include
both indoor and outdoor swimming pools, an
exercise spa, two-story that splits up into an
upstairs and downstairs unit, and lighted tennis
courts!... America’s birthplace offers you many
historic sites to explore, including the Route 5
plantations, Busch Gardens, Water Country USA,
restaurants, and unmatched brand-name discount
shopping!... Exchange with Diamond Resorts
Today! INQUIRE TODAY!

Type: 4B / 4B Occ: 16

Unit: Float Week: 34

Usage: Annual / Deed

Sale Price: $45,900 Neg

Rent Price: $2,200 Neg

Williamsburg, VA

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October 2016 INQUIRE ABOUT AD#

Tahoe Chaparral 267928

WEEKS 51 AND 52 ARE THE DEEDED
WEEKS--- THAT’S THE LAST TWO
WEEKS OF DECEMBER! In 2016, that’s
December 17 to 24 and December 24 to
31/ Saturday to Saturday weeks and perfect
vacation time for the Tahoe Chaparral and
the Lake Tahoe area! The resort offers stun-
ning views of Lake Tahoe from your private
mountain retreat near the base of the Dia-
mond Peak Ski Resort! There is an endless
variety of recreational and entertainment
opportunities available throughout the Lake
Tahoe area and close to the resort property!
Enjoy the fine furnishings, fully equipped
kitchen, laundry, and so much to see and do
in the area!... RENT THE ENTIRE TWO
WEEKS AT A GREAT RENTAL PRICE!...
GREAT SALE PRICE TOO!

Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8

Unit: Float Week: 51 & 52

Usage: Annual / Deed

Sale Price: $25,900 Neg

Rent Price: $2,425 Neg
Incline Village, NV

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Orlando’s Sunshine Resort II

Ad #: 267492
Type: Points
Occupancy: Points
Points: 12,000
Week: Float
Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale Price: $31,200 Neg
Rent Price: $2,425 Neg
Orlando, FL

Harbour Lights

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Type: 2B / 2B
Occupancy: 8
Points: 12,000
Week: Float
Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale Price: $38,500 Neg
Rent Price: $2,425 Neg
Myrtle Beach, SC

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Pono Kai Resort

Ad #: 264324
Type: 2B / 2B
Occupancy: 8
Week: Float
Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale Price: $17,000 Neg
Rent Price: $1,850 Neg
Kauai, HI

Diamond Resorts International

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Type: Points
Occupancy: Points
Points: 15,000
Week: Float
Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale Price: $79,900 Neg
Rent Price: $2,500 Neg
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Westgate Vacation Villas

AD#: 267530 AD#: 267536
Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8 Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Bi-Odd / Deed Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $24,680 Neg Rent: $2,425 Neg Sale: $27,240 Neg Rent: $1,600 Neg
Sedona, AZ Kissimmee, FL

Wyndham Bonnet Creek Wyndham Branson at the
Resort Meadows

AD#: 267535 AD#: 267551
Type: 1B / 1B Occ: 4 Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 77,000 Usage: Annual / Deed Pts: 1,110,000
Sale: $48,840 Neg Rent: $2,425 Neg Sale: $243,098 Neg Rent: $1,800 Neg
Lake Buena Vista, FL Branson, MO

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October 2016 Westgate Smoky
Mountain Resort
Flamingo Beach Resort

AD#: 267543 AD#: 267522
Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8 Type: 4B / 2B Occ: 12
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $16,900 Neg Rent: $1,500 Neg Sale: $35,000 Neg
St. Maarten Gatlinburg, TN

Wyndham Palm-Aire Polynesian Isles

AD#: 267527 AD#: 267520
Type: 1B / 1B Occ: 4 Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: 179 Week: 13 Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed 154,000 Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $42,500 Neg Sale: $30,000 Neg Rent: $3,000 Neg
Pompano Beach, FL Kissimmee, FL

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Vacation Village at Parkway Westgate Vacation Villas

AD#: 255368 AD#: 267885
Type: Points Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8
Occ: Points Unit: Fixed Week: 36
Points: 96,000 Usage: Annual / Deed
Week: Float Sale: $23,500 Neg
Unit: Float Kissimmee, FL
Usage: Bi-Even / Deed
Rent: $2,000 Neg Willowbrook at Lake
Kissimmee, FL Harmony

Bluegreen at La Cabana Beach AD#: 260590
& Racquet Club Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8
Unit: Float Week: Float
AD#: 257233 Usage: Annual / Deed
Type: Points Sale: $9,300 Neg
Occ: Points Rent: $900 Neg
Points: 40,000 Lake Harmony, PA
Week: Float
Unit: Float Marriott’s Newport Coast
Usage: Annual / Deed Villas
Rent: $2,200 Neg
Aruba

Sedona Summit

AD#: 254960

Type: Points

Occ: Points

Points: 3,500 AD#: 267916

Week: Float Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8

Unit: Float Unit: Float Week: 22

Usage: Annual / Deed Usage: Annual / Deed

Sale: $4,000 Neg Sale: $25,000 Neg

Rent: $1,400 Neg Newport Coast, CA

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Elkhorn at Falcon Crest Polo Towers Suites

AD#: 267914 AD#: 256724
Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8 Type: 2B / 2B
Unit: Float Week: Float Occ: 8
Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 15,000
Sale: $24,500 Neg Week: Float
Rent: $1,500 Neg Unit: Float
Alberta, Canada Usage: Annual / Deed
Rent: $2,100 Neg
Westgate Smoky Las Vegas, NV
Mountain Resort
Diamond Resorts
AD#: 256931 International
Type: 1B / 2B Occ: 8
Unit: Float Week: Float AD#: 267884
Usage: Annual / Deed Type: Points
Sale: $14,999 Neg Occ: Points
Rent: $1,000 Neg Points: 30,000
Gatlinburg, TN Week: Float
Unit: Float
Vacation Village at Deed
Bonaventure Sale: $99,900 Neg
Rent: $2,500 Neg
AD#: 267905 Worldwide
Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 4
Unit: Float Week: Float Wyndham Governor’s Green
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $29,000 Neg AD#: 267904
Rent: $2,200 Neg Type: Points
Weston, FL Occ: Points
Points: 300,000
Week: Float
Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $40,000 Neg
Rent: $1,500 Neg
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Aspen

The City of Aspen is a home rule municipality Roaring Fork River, which is a tributary of the
that is the county seat and the most populous famous Colorado River. The city is surround-
city of Pitkin County in Colorado. Aspen was ed by mountain and wilderness areas on three
originally founded as a mining camp during sides with Red Mountain located to the north,
the Colorado Silver Boom and called Aspen Smuggler Mountain to the east, and Aspen
because of the abundance of aspen trees in the Mountain to the south.
area. Of course we know Aspen today as a ski
resort and an upscale tourist center. The city’s roots are traced to the winter of
1879, when a group of miners ignored pleas
In the late 20th century, the city developed as by Frederick Pitkin, governor of Colorado, to
an offbeat haven for celebrities, attracting such return across the Continental Divide due to an
people as John Denver (who wrote several folk uprising of the Ute Indians. Originally named
songs about the town, including “Aspenglow” Ute City, the small community was renamed
and “Starwood in Aspen”), Michael Douglas Aspen in 1880, and, in its peak production
and Hunter S. Thompson. The historic char- years of 1891 and 1892, surpassed Leadville as
acter of the city has been challenged in recent the United States’ most productive silver-min-
decades by skyrocketing property values and ing district. Production expanded due to the
the proliferation of second homes, increasingly passage of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of
shutting low and middle-income workers out of 1890, which doubled the government’s pur-
the city and creating a large pool of commuters chase of silver. By 1893, Aspen had banks, a
from nearby bedroom communities, such as hospital, two theaters, an opera house and elec-
Basalt and Carbondale. At the same time, in tric lights. Economic collapse came with the
stark contrast to its historic character, the city Panic of 1893, when President Cleveland called
has emerged into international fame as a glitzy a special session of Congress and repealed the
playground of the wealthy and famous. Aspen act. Within weeks, many of the Aspen mines
has become a second and third home to many were closed and thousands of miners were put
international jet setters. out of work. It was also proposed that silver
The downtown has been largely transformed be recognized as legal tender and the growing
into an upscale shopping district that includes Populist Party adopted that as one of its main
high-end restaurants, salons, and boutiques. issues. During that time, Davis H. Waite, an
Aspen boasts Dior, Louis Vitton, Prada, Gucci, Aspen newspaperman and agitator was elected
Fendi, Bylgari, Burberry, and Brioni bou-
tiques, of which some are the only locations in
Colorado. With the booming real estate market
in Aspen, the city has been forced to struggle
between permitting growth and restricting it.
The city today remains a mix of high-end lux-
ury homes and condos intermixed with legacy
residences and mobile home parks populated
by an old guard of Aspen residents struggling
to maintain the unique character of the city.
Geographically, the city sits along the southeast
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governor of Colorado on the Democratic Tick- milk, Aspen Highlands, and Aspen Mountain
et. In time the movement failed. Eventually, Ski Areas. Another claim to fame is that it the
after wage cuts, mining revived somewhat, but smallest radio market tracked by Arbitron. As
production declined and by the 1930 census small as the permanent population is, the city
only 705 residents remained in Aspen. What swells in population during the winter and
was left was a fine stock of old business blocks especially on weekends. The city is supported
and residences and excellent snow. by a fairly good transportation system despite
the fact that it is does not have the advantage of
Aspen’s development as a ski resort first flick- Vail with an interstate highway passing through
ered in the 1930s when investors conceived of the city. State Highway 82 is an upgraded high-
a ski area, but the project was interrupted by way that passes through the city northwest to
World War II. Friedl Pfeifer, a member of the southeast. There is a bus service that provides
10th Mountain Division who had trained in the transportation to the surrounding communities
area, returned to the area and linked up with of Snowmass Village, Basalt, El Jebel, Car-
industrialist Walter Paepcke and his wife Eliz- bondale, Glenwood Springs, and Rifle. Local
abeth. Through their efforts, the Aspen Skiing bus transportation is free within Aspen and to
Corporation was founded in 1946 and the town the Aspen-Pitkin Airport. The airport, despite
quickly became a well-known resort, hosting the fact that it has only one asphalt runway, is
the FIS World Championships in 1950. Paepcke Colorado’s third busiest. The airport accom-
also played an important role in bringing the modates numerous corporate and private jets
Goethe Bicentennial Convocation to Aspen in especially on the weekends. It is also serviced
1949, an event held in a newly designed tent. by three commercial carriers, United, Delta,
Aspen was now on the path to becoming an and Frontier airlines.
internationally known ski resort and cultural
center, and home of the Aspen Music Festival The Aspen area is also the home to a number of
and School. The area continued to grow with timeshare and fractional ownership properties,
the development of three additional ski areas, both upscale and for the average income. If you
known as Buttermilk in 1958, Aspen Highlands love to ski and love to shop, Aspen is the place
in 1958, and the most famous, Snowmass in to visit. It’s also a great place to visit in the
1969. In 1977, Aspen was thoroughly photo-
graphed for the Aspen Movie Map project fund- summer as well.
ed by the US Department of Defense, one of
the earliest examples of virtual reality software.

Aspen is among the most notable ski centers
in the world with four famous ski areas in the
Aspen area that includes Snowmass, Butter-

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Sedona Summit

AD#: 265861 AD#: 263202
Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8 Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: 21 Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 30,000
Sale: $14,900 Neg Sale: $150,000 Neg Rent: $2,000 Neg
Kitty Hawk, NC Sedona, AZ

Polo Towers Suites The Historic Powhatan
Resort

AD#: 263189 AD#: 263233

Type: Points Occ: Points Type: Points Occ: Points

Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float

Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 100,000 Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 23,000

Sale: $500,000 Neg Rent: $2,000 Neg Sale: $115,000 Neg Rent: $2,000 Neg

Las Vegas, NV Williamsburg, VA

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October 2016 Westgate Smoky
Mountain Resort
WorldMark By Wyndham

AD#: 268070 AD#: 268112
Type: Points Occ: Points Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 103,000 Usage: Bi-Odd / Deed
Sale: $182,000 Neg Rent: $3,800 Neg Sale: $24,900 Neg Rent: $1,400
Worldwide Gatlinburg, TN

Westgate Lakes Resort Wyndham Smoky
and Spa Mountains

AD#: 268085 AD#: 215301
Type: 3B / 3B Occ: 12 Type: 1B / 1B Occ: 4
Unit: Float Week: 52 Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Usage: Bi-Odd / Deed Points: 105,000
Sale: $56,700 Neg Rent: $1,900 Neg Sale: $10,499 Neg Rent: $999 Neg
Orlando, FL Sevierville, TN

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Mountain Resort
Greensprings Vacation
Resort - II

AD#: 267561 AD#: 267549
Type: 1B / 1B Occ: 4 Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 12,000
Sale: $18,400 Rent: $1,300 Sale: $5,000 Neg
Gatlinburg, TN Williamsburg, VA

Cypress Pointe Resort Club Sevilla

AD#: 267548 AD#: 267556
Type: Points Occ: Points Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: 427 Week: 39
Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 12,000 Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 52,500
Sale: $19,500 Neg Sale: $16,900 Neg Rent: $1,800 Neg
Lake Buena Vista, FL Kissimmee, FL

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October 2016 Lake Tahoe Vacation
Resort
The Suites at Fall Creek

AD#: 267558 AD#: 267575
Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8 Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 30,000
Sale: $27,500 Neg Rent: $2,200 Neg Sale: $250,000 Neg Rent: $2,425 Neg
Branson, MO South Lake Tahoe, CA

Diamond Resorts Westgate Smoky
International Mountain Resort

AD#: 267573 AD#: 267584
Type: Points Occ: Points Type: 1B / 1B Occ: 8
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 45,000 Usage: Bi-Even / Deed
Sale: $135,000 Neg Rent: $2,425 Neg Sale: $16,000 Neg Rent: $2,200 Neg
Worldwide Gatlinburg, TN

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Wyndham Club Access Elara Hilton Grand
Vacation Club
AD#: 267751
Type: 1B / 1B AD#: 268107
Occ: 4 Type: 4B / 4B Occ: 12
Points: 473,000 Unit: Float Week: Float
Week: Float Usage: Annual / Deed
Unit: Float Sale: $59,900 Neg
Usage: Annual / Deed Rent: $4,200 Neg
Sale: $126,633 Neg Las Vegas, NV
Rent: $2,425 Neg
Worldwide Moon Palace

Wyndham Grand Desert AD#: 212138
Type: 1B / 1B Occ: 4
AD#: 267779 Unit: Float Week: Float
Type: Points Usage: Annual / Lease
Occ: Points Sale: $9,999 Neg
Points: 64,000 Rent: $1,000 Neg
Week: Float Cancun, Mexico
Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Sundance Vacations
Sale: $17,500 Neg
Rent: $700 Neg
Las Vegas, NV

Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club

AD#: 267810 AD#: 268118
Type: 1B / 1B Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8
Occ: 4 Unit: Float Week: Float
Points: 4,250 Usage: Annual / Deed
Week: Float Sale: $15,249 Neg
Unit: Float Rent: $200 Neg
Usage: Annual / Deed Nationwide
Rent: $3,900 Neg
Maui, HI

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Diamond Resorts Vacation Village at Parkway
International
AD#: 267822
AD#: 268075 Type: 2B / 2B
Type: Points Occ: Points Occ: 6
Unit: Float Week: Float Points: 92,000
Usage: Annual / Deed Week: 32
Sale: $45,000 Neg Points: 12,000 Unit: 5603
Rent: $2,425 Neg Usage: Bi-Even / Deed
Worldwide Sale: $14,500 Neg
Kissimmee, FL
Westgate Towers
Marriott’s SurfWatch
AD#: 264287
Type: 3B / 3B Occ: 12 AD#: 267823
Unit: Float Week: Float Type: 2B / 2B
Usage: Annual / Deed Occ: 6
Sale: $22,000 Neg Week: Float
Kissimmee, FL Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed
Greensprings Vacation Sale: $32,500 Neg
Resort - II Rent: $1,100 Neg
Hilton Head Island, SC

Florida Vacation Villas Club I

AD#: 268073 AD#: 267820
Type: Points Occ: Points Type: 2B / 2B
Unit: Float Week: Float Occ: 6
Usage: Annual / Deed Week: Float
Sale: $27,900 Neg Points: 6,500 Unit: Float
Rent: $2,425 Neg Usage: Annual / Deed
Williamsburg, VA Sale: $13,780 Neg
Rent: $1,550 Neg
Kissimmee, FL

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267880INQUIRE ABOUT AD# Wyndham Ocean Boulevard

ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME AVAIL-
ABILITY!... The owner is deeded at the
Wyndham Myrtle Beach at Ocean Boule-
vard with 126,000 points received every
year!... With Wyndham ownership, you may
interchangeably stay at anyone of the more
than 180 Wyndham vacation properties in
the USA, Canada, Mexico, or worldwide
with RCI trading power! Among the “gold
crown” amenities at the Ocean Boulevard,
enjoy the indoor pool, hot tub/whirlpool,
play a round of golf on one of more than
120 area courses, there’s a fully equipped
kitchen, in unit washer/dryer, exercise fa-
cilities, and more!... Fine dining with more
than 1,000 restaurants to choose from along
with exciting entertainment and amusement
parks are all nearby as well!... GREAT
SALE PRICE! ENJOY A VACATION OF A
LIFETIME!

Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8

Unit: Float Week: Float

Points: 126,000

Usage: Annual / Deed

Sale Price: $26,900 Neg

North Myrtle Beach, SC

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Holiday Inn Club Vacations Cape INQUIRE ABOUT AD#
Canaveral Beach Resort
267856

A “FLOAT” GOOD FOR ANYTIME
OF THE YEAR! Any week is a fabu-
lous vacation week for the Holiday Inn
Club Vacations Cape Canaveral Beach
Resort and the Cocoa Beach area! This
fine resort property is located on the
sparkling shore of Cocoa Beach with
amenities that abound both at the resort
and on the beach! Check out the large
heated pool, four story water slide, tub-
ing around the lazy river, and “Just For
Tots” zero-entry pool! Also available are
the children’s indoor and outdoor play
areas, movie theater, exercise room, ar-
cade, athletic courts, and beach rentals...
GREAT RENTAL PRICE!--- GREAT
SALE PRICE TOO!

Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8

Unit: Float Week: Float

Usage: Annual / Deed

Sale Price: $45,000 Neg

Rent Price: $2,025 Neg

Cocoa Beach, FL

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Bimini

When people talk of Bimini, they usually think ing spots and because Bimini is close to Miami,
of a tropical paradise where they can escape many American anglers go to the islands by
from all the problems of life and where exotic boat to fish or to enjoy the local nightlife. Scu-
women will serve them. Not to be sexist, ba diving and snorkeling are also popular activ-
because for women, it might be a location ities, as there are many shipwrecks in the area,
where men will serve them. The truth of the such as the wreck of the SS Sapona, which ran
matter, Bimini is exotic and may well serve as aground in 1926 during a hurricane. The top of
a needed escape to the frenetic life that many the ship is exposed to the air while the bottom
of us lead. half is submerged. Parts of the wreck were
Geographically, Bimini is actually the west- stripped over the years and some of the wood
ernmost district of the Bahamas composed of was used in the construction of the Compleat
a chain of islands located about 53 miles due Angler Hotel and bar on North Bimini.
east of Miami, Florida. It is the closest point Bimini is home to several landmarks said to
in the Bahamas to the mainland United States contain mystical properties of obscure origins.
and is 137 miles west-northwest of Nassau, the Much of the historical data about these places
Bahamas largest city and capital. The com- is speculative in nature, and experts in various
bined population for the islands is estimated to fields have opined across the full spectrum of
be only about 1600 explanation. The most contentious of these sites
Bimini has three islands, North Bimini, South is The Bimini Road. The first inhabitants on the
Bimini, and East Bimini. The largest islands island are the Lucayans, and the name “Bimini”
are North Bimini and South Bimini. Its main means “two islands” in the Lucayan language.
settlement is Alice Town with a collection of During the period of Prohibition in the United
shops, restaurants, and bars on a road known States, Bimini was a favorite haven and supply
as “The King’s Highway”. The second major point for the rum-running trade. Some claim
road is called Queens Road and runs almost the that the term “the real McCoy” was applied to
length of the island parallel to Kings Highway. the rum provided by William S. McCoy, who
The island stretches just a few miles and is used Bimini to transport whiskey to America
narrow enough that, from its highest points, during the Prohibition, although the phrase pre-
the blue-green ocean can be seen lapping both dates the Prohibition Era.
shores. In other hands, North Bimini’s pristine
beaches long ago would have been co-opted
by big business. Here they are fronted only by
the business of people living their lives, which
include locals pedaling past in flip-flops, a
healthy number of churches for such a small
island and short concrete homes surrounded by
lush growth.
South Bimini houses an airstrip, South Bimini
Airport, and offers a quiet alternative to the
slow bustle of North Bimini. There is a small
community of homes on South Bimini known
as Port Royale. For many years, South Bimini
tourists were limited to boaters because there
were few accommodations other than private
homes.
The ocean surrounding the islands is consid-
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On January 13, 2006, one of the most famous Hemingway was attracted to Bimini by tales
establishments in Bimini, the Compleat Angler of the incredible fishing available in the Gulf
Hotel, was destroyed by fire. The bar is remem- Stream, the legendary “river” of warm water
bered for the photographs and memorabilia of that rushes north past the Bahama. An Atlantic
Ernest Hemingway that lined its walls and were blue marlin with a mass of 500 pounds caught
lost in the fire, which also took the life of owner off Bimini allegedly inspired Hemingway to
Julian Brown. write The Old Man and the Sea and Islands in
Juan Ponce de León and his search for the the Stream. The Duke of Windsor, as governor
Fountain of Youth included references to Bimi- of The Bahamas during World War II, visited
ni. Arawak and/or Taíno spoke of a land called Bimini. While not a resident of the islands,
“Beimini” where the fountain could be found. Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited in
Although the location was erroneously asso- 1964 and worked on his Nobel Peace Prize ac-
ciated with the Bahamas, the natives referred ceptance speech while there. South Bimini was
to a location in the Gulf of Honduras. Though also home to Colonel Joseph C. Mackey, the
de León’s expedition brought him to Florida, founder of Mackey Airlines, which was later
the fountain was rumored to exist within the bought by Eastern Airlines. He built a home on
shallow pools of South Bimini. Today there is the southern tip of South Bimini. This structure
a small freshwater well with a plaque com- would become the Sunshine Inn and is current-
memorating the Fountain of Youth, on the road ly a bar and restaurant, though the hotel was
leading to the South Bimini Airport. Also, in damaged by a hurricane and was subsequently
reference to the Fountain of Youth, found with- demolished.
in the salt water mangrove swamp that covers Modern-day Bimini can’t be much different
four miles of North Bimini is The Healing from when Hemingway and King visited. There
Hole, a pool that lies at the end of a network of is no gloss. There is no effort to charm. Bimini
winding underground tunnels. During outgoing is just Bimini and the result is a charm that no
tides, these channels pump cool, mineral-laden- resort could manufacture.
fresh water into the pool. The charms are found in locals who, on a given
Some notable residents of Bimini have included day, might call you “man” (or, more accurately,
singer Jimmy Buffett who spent some time on “mon”), “baby,” “big boy” or “brother.” After
South Bimini while writing one of his books. about 36 hours visiting Bimini, you start to
Ernest Hemingway lived on Bimini from notice the same people again and again, moving
1935 to 1937, staying at the Compleat Angler through island life at a casual pace. Also there
Hotel. He worked on To Have and Have Not are no timeshares in Bimini and there is a defi-
and wrote a few articles, but mostly he fished nite lack of luxury hotels. However, there are
aboard his boat Pilar, trolling the deep blue resorts all along the Florida coast and through-
offshore waters for marlin, tuna and swordfish. out the Bahamas, so Bimini is just a short hop
or boat ride away.

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Mystic Dunes Resort &
Golf Club

AD#: 267577 AD#: 267582
Type: Points Occ: Points Type: 1B / 1B Occ: 4
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 10,000 Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $48,900 Neg Rent: $1,900 Neg Sale: $17,900 Neg
Worldwide Kissimmee, FL

Welk Resort Villas Diamond Resorts
International

AD#: 267579 AD#: 266115
Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8 Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 15,000
Sale: $11,900 Neg Rent: $1,500 Neg Sale: $45,000 Neg Rent: $2,800 Neg
San Diego, CA Worldwide

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International
Westgate Historic
Williamsburg

AD#: 267560 AD#: 267600
Type: Studio / 1B Occ: 4 Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $18,617 Sale: $69,999
Williamsburg, VA Worldwide

Wyndham Tropicana at Grand Luxxe Residence
Las Vegas Club

AD#: 267591 AD#: 267604
Type: Points Occ: Points Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 6
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 128,000 Usage: Annual / Lease
Sale: $24,900 Neg Rent: $1,800 Neg Sale: $71,000 Neg Rent: $2,500 Neg
Las Vegas, NV Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico

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Diamond Resorts International Sunrise Bay Resort &
Club
AD#: 261214
Type: Points AD#: 267915
Occ: Points Type: 1B / 1B Occ: 4
Points: 7,000 Unit: Float Week: 41
Week: Float Usage: Annual / Deed
Unit: Float Sale: $16,000 Neg
Usage: Annual / Deed Rent: $2,200 Neg
Sale: $19,999 Neg Marco Island, FL
Rent: $1,750 Neg
Worldwide Greensview Branson by
Exploria Resorts
Diamond Resorts International
AD#: 259469
AD#: 267345 Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8
Type: Points Unit: Float Week: Float
Occ: Points Usage: Bi-Even / Deed
Points: 25,000 Sale: $22,900 Neg
Week: Float Rent: $1,000 Neg
Unit: Float Branson, MO
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $200,000 Neg Caribbean Palm Village
Rent: $1,875 Neg
Worldwide

Polo Towers Suites AD#: 267924
Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8
AD#: 267347 Unit: Float Week: Float
Type: Points Usage: Bi-Odd / Deed
Occ: Points Sale: $27,640 Neg
Points: 25,000 Rent: $2,200 Neg
Week: Float Aruba
Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $22,500 Neg
Rent: $2,025 Neg
Las Vegas, NV

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Silverleaf’s Holly Lake Diamond Resorts International
Ranch
AD#: 267385
AD#: 268010 Type: Points
Type: 3B / 3B Occ: 8 Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Unit: Float
Sale: $54,900 Neg Usage: Annual / Deed
Holly Lake Ranch, TX Sale: $22,500 Neg
Worldwide
RCI Points Vacation Club
Rancho Ruidoso
AD#: 266349 Condominiums
Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float AD#: 267906
Usage: Annual / Deed Type: 2B / 2B
Points: 80,000 Occ: 6
Rent: $1,200 Neg Points: 360,000
Worldwide Week: Float
Unit: Float
Holiday Inn Club Usage: Annual / Deed
Vacations Villages Resort Sale: $86,900 Neg
Alto, NM

Wyndham Ka’Eo Kai

AD#: 267937 AD#: 267908
Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8 Type: 2B / 2B
Unit: Float Week: 16 Occ: 6
Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 200,000
Sale: $41,200 Neg Week: Float
Rent: $1,200 Neg Unit: Float
Flint, TX Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $86,900 Neg
Kauai, HI

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267825INQUIRE ABOUT AD# Timeshare Trader

A “FLOAT” GOOD FOR ANYTIME OF The Lodges At Timber Ridge
THE YEAR--- Nearly any week is the ideal Welk Resorts Branson
vacation week for the Lodges at Timber
Ridge Welk Resorts Branson and the Bran-
son area! The Interval International “Elite”
rated resort is situated near the beach in
Branson (on one the area’s famous lakes)
and is close to Lawrence Welk Champagne
Theater, Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatch-
ery and Table Rock Dam! Amenities on site
include a restaurant, a complimentary wa-
terpark pass, a concierge desk and compli-
mentary high-speed (wired) Internet access,
private balconies, jetted tubs, high-definition
televisions include premium cable channels,
guestrooms also feature jetted bathtubs,
there’s a fully equipped kitchen, in unit
laundry, and more!--- And 90,000 points
received annually provides terrific inter-
changeability too!--- MAKE AN OFFER
TODAY!

Type: Points Occ: Points

Unit: Float Week: Float

Points: 90,000

Usage: Bi-Even / Deed

Sale Price: $30,000 Neg

Rent Price: $2,200 Neg

Branson, MO

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October 2016 INQUIRE ABOUT AD#

Holiday Inn Club Vacations 267711
Sunset Cove
WEEK 41 IS THE DEEDED WEEK---
THAT’S AN OCTOBER WEEK--- October
14 to 21/ Saturday to Saturday in 2017! That
is a perfect week for the Holiday Inn Club
Vacations Marco Island Sunset Cove and
southwest Florida! Located on Smokehouse
Bay on Marco Island, a premier vacation
destination less than two miles from the
Gulf coast of southern Florida, you have
unparalleled luxury and accommodations!
Everything about the generous villas is
designed to evoke a feel of residential lux-
ury, relaxation and superior comfort! Plush
linens and living room furnishings, as well
as your private balcony, invite leisurely and
restful mornings!... The exclusive resort also
features guest boat docking for water access
and a zero-entry pool, and sun deck! There’s
so much at this beautiful “gold crown”
resort property!... MAKE AN OFFER
TODAY!

Type: 3B / 2B Occ: 6

Unit: Fixed Week: 41

Usage: Annual / Deed

Sale Price: $40,000 Neg

Rent Price: $1,500 Neg

Marco Island, FL

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Silver Lake Resort Westgate Towers

AD#: 267372 AD#: 268067
Type: Points Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8
Occ: Points Unit: Float Week: Float
Points: 110,000 Usage: Annual / Deed
Week: Float Rent: $3,200 Neg
Unit: Float Kissimmee, FL
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $21,025 Neg Wyndham Vacation Resorts
Rent: $1,850 Neg Towers on the Grove
Kissimmee, FL
AD#: 253196
The Historic Powhatan Resort Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8
Unit: Float Week: Float
AD#: 267371 Usage: Annual / Deed
Type: Points Sale: $139,920 Neg Pts: 636,000
Occ: Points Rent: $1,000 Neg
Points: 3,750 North Myrtle Beach
Week: Float
Unit: Float The Historic Powhatan
Usage: Annual / Deed Resort
Sale: $26,250 Neg
Rent: $1,600 Neg AD#: 268082
Williamsburg, VA Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float
The Historic Powhatan Resort Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $52,000 Neg Points: 15,000
AD#: 267369 Rent: $2,100 Neg
Type: Points Williamsburg, VA
Occ: Points
Points: 5,000
Week: Float
Unit: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $35,000 Neg
Rent: $1,600 Neg
Williamsburg, VA

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Mystic Dunes Resort & The Historic Powhatan Resort
Golf Club
AD#: 267367
AD#: 268078 Type: Points
Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 8 Occ: Points
Unit: 304 Week: 23 Points: 5,000
Usage: Annual / Deed Week: Float
Sale: $19,900 Neg Unit: Float
Rent: $ 950 Neg Usage: Annual / Deed
Kissimmee, FL Sale: $35,000 Neg
Rent: $1,600 Neg
Summer Bay Resort Williamsburg, VA

AD#: 255282 Diamond Resorts International
Type: 3B/ 3B Occ: 12
Unit: Float Week: Float AD#: 268091
Usage: Bi-Odd / Deed Type: Points
Sale: $10,500 Neg Pts: 137,425 Occ: Points
Rent: $2,000 Neg Points: 5,000
Clermont, FL Week: Float
Unit: Float
Diamond Resorts Usage: Annual / Deed
International Sale: $45,000 Neg
Worldwide
AD#: 268093
Type: Points Occ: Points Port O’ Call
Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed AD#: 268089
Points: 5,000 Type: 3B / 3B
Sale: $45,000 Neg Occ: 8
Worldwide Week: 48
Unit: Fixed
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $23,000 Neg
Rent: $2,100 Neg
Isle of Palms, SC

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Diamond Resorts
International

AD#: 267589 AD#: 267625
Type: 2B / 2B Occ: 6 Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 15,000
Sale: $27,950 Neg Sale: $135,000 Neg Rent: $1,750 Neg
Stateline, NV Worldwide

Villas of Palm Springs Diamond Resorts
International

AD#: 267608 AD#: 267623
Type: 1B / 1B Occ: 4 Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 5,000
Sale: $26,490 Neg Sale: $45,000 Neg Rent: $1,750 Neg
Palm Springs, CA Worldwide

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International
Diamond Resorts
International

AD#: 267621 AD#: 267617
Type: Points Occ: Points Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 7,000 Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 19,000
Sale: $63,000 Neg Rent: $1,750 Neg Sale: $171,000 Neg Rent: $1,750 Neg
Worldwide Worldwide

Diamond Resorts Diamond Resorts
International International

AD#: 267619 AD#: 267599
Type: Points Occ: Points Type: Points Occ: Points
Unit: Float Week: Float Unit: Float Week: Float
Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 4,000 Usage: Annual / Deed Points: 18,000
Sale: $36,000 Neg Rent: $1,750 Neg Sale: $87,900 Neg Rent: $2,000 Neg
Worldwide Worldwide

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Westgate Smoky Mountain Diamond Resorts
Resort International

AD#: 267657 AD#: 267766
Type: 1B / 1B Type: Points Occ: Points
Occ: 4 Unit: Float Week: Float
Week: Float Usage: Annual / Deed
Unit: Float Sale: $25,000 Neg Points: 10,000
Usage: Annual / Deed Rent: $1,850 Neg
Sale: $14,000 Neg Worldwide
Rent: $850 Neg
Gatlinburg, TN The Historic Powhatan
Resort
Sedona Summit
AD#: 264635
AD#: 267655 Type: Points Occ: Points
Type: Points Unit: Float Week: Float
Occ: Points Usage: Annual / Deed
Points: 8,000 Sale: $32,000 Neg Points: 8,000
Week: Float Rent: $1,500 Neg
Unit: Float Williamsburg, VA
Usage: Annual / Deed
Sale: $26,000 Neg Sedona Summit
Sedona, AZ

Westgate Lakes Resort and Spa

AD#: 267669 AD#: 267763
Type: 2B / 2B Type: Points Occ: Points
Occ: 4 Unit: Float Week: Float
Week: Float Usage: Annual / Deed
Unit: Float Sale: $37,500 Neg Points: 15,000
Usage: Annual / Deed Rent: $1,850 Neg
Sale: $26,500 Neg Sedona, AZ
Rent: $2,000 Neg
Orlando, FL

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