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TST iNews Special Report – Hurricane Impact on Timeshare Resorts

Shep Altshuler leads a discussion with Jeff Berger and Leigh Colyer about the impact of recent Hurricanes Harvey and Irma on popular timeshare resort destinations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9IJ0ZX8-4E

The Impact of Hurricane Harvey on Timeshare Resorts

By Scott McGinness, CIC, CRM, CSRM,Vice President, Property & Casualty, Gregory & Appel Insurance, www.gregoryappel.com Hurricane Harvey may be the costliest natural disaster in US history, with damage estimates over $190 […]

Some Industry Insights: Resort Flood Insurance Premiums Inside and Outside of Harveys’ To Be Impacted

By Chad Dorsey, Vice President, CIC, CRIS, Brown & Brown of Florida, Inc. Vacation Resort Specialty Division, http://bb-wpb.com/ On Friday, August 25th Hurricane Harvey made landfall northeast of Corpus Christi, […]

How Are Hurricane Categories Determined? What Do They Mean?

The strength of hurricanes is rated using the Saffir/Simpson scale in the United States. This scale assigns a storm to one of five categories based on its wind speed. Category […]

We Know Them by Name: Katrina, Sandy, Matthew, Harvey and now Irma

By Shep Altshuler, publisher TimeSharing Today By now, every American has been touched, in some way, by the effects of hurricanes. They imperil lives, property, and businesses. Death and destruction […]

Hawaii Timeshare Associations Win Tax Case

By Kristina Payne Maui County has been ordered to return $10.7 million to Ocean Resort Villas and Ocean Resort Villas North. Maui Now and The Maui News reported that the […]

Viewing The Solar Eclipse

By Kristina Payne On August 21, 2017, everyone in the continental United States will be able to see the first solar eclipse since 1979. The next one that will encompass […]

RCI to Acquire DAE

RCI, part of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), has reached an agreement with vacation group Beneficium to acquire DAE Global Pty Ltd. (DAE), operator of Dial An […]

Massive Power Outage Impacts Outer Banks – State of Emergency Declared.

The Governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper, declared a State of Emergency and is urging authorities to work as quickly as possible to restore power to Hatteras Island in Dare […]

Welk Resorts Files Racketeering Lawsuit

By Kristina Payne Welk Resorts recently filed a federal racketeering lawsuit against Reid Hein & Associates, operating as Timeshare Exit Team (TSET); and two law firms. The suit was filed […]