Thanksgiving Destination: The Riviera Maya Jazz Festival

Looking for a a not-so-traditional Thanksgiving vacation, as a change of pace? Consider the Riviera Maya Jazz Festival, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

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Holiday’s Next Free Webinar: What’s New With RCI?

What’s New With RCI?
Featuring Lisa Ann Schreier

Join Us for A FREE Webinar on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST

Please visit https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/629134808 for more information.

Want to know what’s really going on with RCI these days? Sometimes timeshare owners and prospective timeshare owners don’t get all the info that RCI-affiliated resorts have access to.

Lisa Ann Schreier, author of “Timeshare Vacations For Dummies” and founder of Timeshare Insights will moderate the Webinar. “Oftentimes, timeshare owners and prospective timeshare owners don’t get any updates other than what the exchange fees are from RCI,” said Schreier. “We want to give consumers the same information that RCI affiliated resorts have access to, but without any biases toward selling.”

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My Timeshare Trip to Oasis Resort, in Palm Springs, California

Interview with Bruce Kinnaman, Chief Finance Officer, Holiday Group

Where did you stay and how did you like it?

The Oasis Resort, in Palm Springs, California. It’s a Vacation Internationale resort. I stayed in a two-bedroom, two-bath villa with a full kitchen and full-size washer and dryer. It also included two one-speed, fat tire bikes, just right for flat Palm Springs! It had a very nice interior, well laid out.

The resort is a secure facility with well-maintained swimming pools within walking distance from every unit. Tennis courts, too. And the resort is conveniently located near downtown Palm Springs, right on highway 111, which is also the best route to the other towns in the valley.

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Destination: Las Vegas on the Cheap

For decades, Las Vegas has had a reputation for being an inexpensive getaway. Food, entertainment and even hotels were always affordable since the casinos made their money on their guests’ gambling. However, something between then and now changed and the location isn’t as “cheap” as it used to be — unless you know where to look. On your next Las Vegas timeshare vacation, try some of the following attractions. You might be surprised.

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Focus on Interval International

If you own a timeshare at a resort that is affiliated with Interval International, I do hope that you are reading the mailings and the publications that you are getting on a regular basis.

All too often, timeshare owners fall into the “I know everything about my timeshare, so I don’t need to read anything” mode, and therefore miss out on some great information and some great deals.

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