Why Buy a Timeshare? The Best Are Like a 2nd Home, a Boat — or the Poshest Country Clubs
The 10 best reasons to buy a timeshare as Hilton Grand Vacations buys Diamond Resorts International
Why buy a timeshare? It’s like buying a beach condo, cottage, cabin, or boat — a personal place of escape, a second home.
The new Hilton Grand Vacations agreement to buy Diamond Resorts International for $1.4 billion could be a game-changer for the industry, creating a well-known global brand with 154 resorts and 720,000 property owners.
“Diamond’s extensive regional, drive-to network of resorts and expanded demographics uniquely complement HGV’s best-in-class lead generation, world-class hospitality, and premier destinations backed by the strength of the Hilton brand,” said HGV President Mark Wang.
When Americans can more easily “drive to” nearby timeshare “second homes,” will leisure trips grow? HGV estimates the merger creating a new industry-leading-brand will give members a 140 percent jump in “drive to” resorts.
The top 10 reasons to buy a timeshare
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