Well the travel, resort and timeshare industry has survived another “first of its kind” crisis. Although the Covid stuff did hurt, and hurt badly for some, most survived. The public companies saw their stock values retreat 50% +. PE and Hedge Fund owned resorts and developers saw balance sheet shrinkage, loss of top personnel and […]
If there are no pros AND cons in a decision process then no decision is necessary. This is especially true when considering the purchase of a Fractional Resort Home, Timeshare or Travel Club membership that is domiciled outside the US. We have heard all the stories about great deals AND about big time rip offs related […]
Well, timeshare has been around a long time. Jesus was born in the very first AirBnB that I have ever heard of and it was actually a kind of timeshare arrangement. When traveling, its obviously more efficient to rent a hotel room while on the road. You would not want to buy a home or […]
Mom & Dad, late twenties, two kids….so Disney World is a logical vacation destination. Well, it was. The 30 somethings and younger crowd often see a vacation in a completely different light. So pay attention. The interval ownership, timeshare and fractional folks are coming around slowly but they will get there. Zip lining, hiking, biking […]
Well, WISDOM, defined, means that you are old enough to have already learned from your or someone else’s mistakes. Simply put by Chris Bounds, “If you are under 40, you are about to gain a little wisdom. The mistakes you are […]
Manage your managers! Seems straight forward, right? WRONG. Its not easy. Its hard. Its time consuming. It gets complicated. It can be uncomfortable. But, It has to be done. Goals, accountability, reporting, timelines, budgets etc don’t just happen if not managed. Chris Bounds, Austin, Texas offers the following: #1 Ethical Sales will cure most other issues. To be clear, its all about sales. Sure, someone has to […]
So this Tiny House thing keeps growing. Started out as an efficient way to stack in resort or campground lodging facilities cheaply and quickly. Then the man-bun wearing minimalists who don’t were shoes to work got into the deal with their hipster buddies and the whole Glamping thing evolved. Like life, evolution continues. Enter […]
Ok, so the latest studies show that a private golf course closes (net closings) every 9 hours. On average, private golf course cost $375,000 per year to maintain + staff, insurance etc. You might get 20,000 rounds played in a year and so net $200,000. BUT…. So if the land the course is sitting on […]
So its TIME to dust this off and get it out there. The current economic environment, regulatory roll backs and corporate tax rates make this, quite possibly, the best environment for the Hospitality industries that we will ever see again in our lifetime. SO DON’T SQUANDER IT. Don’t look back in six years (like you […]
Ok, homo sapiens have been traveling as long as we have BEEN. Archaeologists agree that humans have traveled for food, water, shelter, love, war, new surroundings & habitat, vacation etc since we were anointed as humans by God. In fact, Mary and Joseph were on an annual vacation to Bethlehem when Jesus was born in […]