Timeshare Articles



HGVC-maintenance-fees-versus-vacation-time
Published by David Van Norman

Vacation Time Vs. Maintenance Fees A common question our clients ask time and time again, is simply “What HGVC resort has the most affordable maintenance fees?”. In order to answer this question, we’ve amassed a huge data set from owners…

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vacation-planners-are-hapier
Published by David Van Norman

Some shocking numbers have been recently shared by the U.S. Travel Association’s Project Time Off, in the 2017 report titled “The State of the American Vacation”. As has been tracked in in recent years, America has been found to have…

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activation-fees-hgvc
Published by David Van Norman

We’ve been informed that Hilton Grand Vacations Club has announced new estoppel fee and activation fee increases for 2018. The new estoppel fee is $62 and becomes effective January 1, 2018. The activation fee for 2018 has increased to $599…

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timeshare-destinations-for-new-years-eve
Published by David Van Norman

New York City New York City has to be one of the most iconic places to spend your new year. Seeing the ball drop live in Times Square, is a once in a lifetime experience that I’m sure you won’t…

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Published by David Van Norman

The vacation ownership model attracts new owners for one reason: vacation ownerships simply offer more of the accommodations that travelers want, so timeshares are able to meet the individual’s needs that a hotel simply cannot. The travel industry will continue…

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TUG-BBS-Thumbnail
Published by David Van Norman

At Selling Timeshares, Inc., we try to create and curate some of the most useful information for Hilton Grand Vacations Club owners. It’s for this reason, we would like to shout from the mountain tops about the Timeshare User Group…

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DVC-maintenance-fees-thumbnail
Published by David Van Norman

DVC Maintenance Fee Schedule for 2018 Below we have the proposed changes to Disney Vacation Club’s maintenance dues. You can see the difference from 2017 listed below as well for your comparison. As you can see below, many of the…

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unplug-timeshare-phone
Published by David Van Norman

Ok, fine… maybe not RIPPING the cord out the wall, but I’ve noticed a lot of talk on the Facebook HGVC group about unplugging the phone being among the first things owners do upon entering their room. Let’s talk about…

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japanese hilton timeshare resort
Published by David Van Norman

Hilton timeshare owners brace yourself for a new vacation destination to Hilton’s resort portfolio. A partnership between Mori Trust, a Japanese real estate developer, and Hilton Grand Vacations was announced on the 14th of this month, marking the first time the two…

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Hawiian-economy-timeshares
Published by David Van Norman

With an island economy as unique as Hawaii, it’s no surprise tourism is a huge part of the reason the bills continue to get paid, but just how much of those tourism dollars do timeshares play a role in? The…

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