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resort accommodation for a period of time each
year for a fraction
of the purchasing price of the entire unit.
Timeshare owners pay for exactly what they plan
on using, and when they leave they don ’ t have
to think about where they ’ ll be vacationing next
year. Another option or advantage of timesharing
is the exchange program. The exchange system
affords vacation flexibility by allowing owners to
trade or swap their timeshares for other locations
and times. Finally, a well - designed timeshare
program can be a hedge against inflation in
resort accommodations.
The benefits of timesharing are substantially
borne out by the high degree of consumer
satisfaction it has achieved. In a survey of
approximately ten thousand timeshare buyers,
conducted by the National Timesharing Council,
86.3 percent
of the respondents said they were “ very satisfied
” or “ satisfied ” with their purchase.
About 40 percent indicated that they were
interested in purchasing additional timeshares.
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