| Timeshare owners are incredibly satisfied with their resort and purchase. Based on recent Price Waterhouse surveys and reported by the American Resort Development Association (ARDA), over 85% are satisfied with amenities, construction quality, hospitality, and general upkeep of their resort.
What motivates most timeshare owners to actually purchase a timeshare unit? Almost 90% cite overall flexibility as a very important attribute.
Quality was also an important motivator. About 75% of respondents cited the ability to exchange. (Source: Resort Timeshare Consumers, 2006. Ragatz Associates)
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Did you know that about 30% of timeshare owners would like to purchase more timeshare weeks? Most of those thinking about purchasing additional units would like to be near the beach (60%) and attractions/entertainment (43%). (note: respondents allowed to choose more than 1 attribute).
According to the National Leisure Travel Monitor, conducted by YPB&R/Yankelovich, Inc, approximately 9 million
households expressed interest in acquiring a timeshare unit.
There are now about 1600 vacation ownership resorts in the US (155,000 units). Are any in the places you like to vacation? According to ARDA data, 32% of resorts are located near the ocean/beach. Regional themes (i.e. Orlando, Branson) account for another 14% of resorts while ski locales clocked in at 9% of resorts.
Florida is, by far, the most popular state for timeshares, with
380 resorts (24%). California and South Carolina both have about 120 resorts (7%) while Hawaii boasts almost 100 resorts (6%).
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Nearly 75% of potential customers use the internet to obtain travel information and prices.
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