Marriott International announced today its plan to take $760 million in pre-tax impairment charges on its timeshare segment this 3rd quarter. Sharp economic downturns have equated to a major reduction in national consumer spending on travel and leisure...

With the downturn in the economy, many people have found themselves unable to pay for the things they still owe money on and look to filing for bankruptcy as an unfortunate circumstance of this. Timeshare owners who declare bankruptcy should take these...

Fitch Ratings has gained tremendous respect in the investor community over the last several years by providing highly analytical assessments of the risks and benefits of companies that investors and creditors may get involved with.  In recent news, 10...

You spend the money on the timeshare itself, sign the contracts, agree to the maintenance fees, accept the responsibility of having to schedule vacations and trips potentially months or years in advance, and then, you think to yourself, “I’ve done...

Three are two major types of timeshare ownership, “deeded” and “non-deeded” (also known as a “right-to-use”), and two major types of scheduling, “fixed” and “floating.” On research of these factors, there seems to be some confusion...

with the advent of the Federal No-Call Registry, there are times when you may be cold called by a timeshare telemarketer. There are several ways that this can happen, including friends signing you up when asked “do you know anyone who might be...