The Surprising Reasons That Millennials are Embracing Timeshares

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It may be a shock to learn that timesharing, first invented in the 1960s, is booming.

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And it’s millennials driving its growth, multi-billion dollars in annual sales, and ushering in a new era of timeshare traveling.

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Decades ago, when boomers purchased a timeshare, their pre-paid getaways were for a set, repeating week at a single resort.

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Fast-forward 60 years, millennials are buying a very different type of timeshare in record numbers.

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Long gone is a vacation to the same place every year. Instead, timesharing today means traveling to various destinations around the world.

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Owners can take their pick from thousands of upscale resorts from global chains such as Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Westin, and even Disney.

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The timeshare industry saw the future and responded with a flexible timeshare ownership type: points. And it’s been rewarded with ten straight years of increased timeshare sales.

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Not An Owner? Don't Want to Become One, but Interested?

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