A recent New York Times article (August 30, 2005) explored the growing phenomenon of hotel surcharges. According to the article, "hotels this year will take in more than $1.4 billion by tacking on fees to room rates, more than double the $600 million they extracted from guests in 2002".
Hotels are charging more to receive and send faxes, to restock mini-bars, bellhop services, set fees for room safes (whether they are used or not), and ethernet cables, among other things. These add-on fees, or surcharges, are in large part because consumers are price sensitive about room rates and shop around. Small businesses and families are especially hard hit.
The beauty of staying at a timeshare resort is that all the fees are included in the one price. In fact, the New York Times article notes that even business travelers are beginning to rent apartments for a week or two at a time.
Timeshares are a great value over a hotel, not only for families on vacation but also for the business traveler.
Visit www.MyResortNetwork.com to post your timeshare for rent or for sale and let us do the marketing for you!
Remember, all proceeds are yours to keep. No commissions, no hidden fees. An initial charge of $19.95 to rent and $24.95 to sell your timeshare is all you pay. www.myresortnetwork.com/
Tips on exchanging your timeshare in 2006
Thinking about exchanging your timeshare this year to go somewhere else? Services to exchange your timeshare have been around for a long time and offer owners ways to get more value from their property. However, with exchange fees rising, some as high as $189, timeshare owners may need to "think out of the box" to keep their costs under control. A creative way to exchange your timeshare and to reduce your exchange costs from $189 to just $19.95 is to just rent out your week. There are only two steps in this process to exchange your week for a new exciting destination and your total exchange cost can be only $19.95, or in some cases you could actually make money.
Your first step is to rent your existing week on www.MyResortNetwork.com. If possible, place your rental ad three to four months ahead of its rental date. Renting a timeshare week is fairly easy, and with your rental money in your pocket, you are ready to move on to step two. Search on MyResortNetwork.com for your new destination, contact the owner of the timeshare that you are interested in and
make your plans. It's really that simple and you will find that you have more control using this method to exchange your timeshare.
So get going and enjoy your vacation taking some extra spending dollars with you. As the old saying goes, there's more than one way to skin a cat...or, rather, exchange your timeshare.
year will take in more than $1.4 billion by tacking on fees to room rates, more than double the $600 million they extracted from guests in 2002". 
