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Disclaiming a timeshare inheritance

TimeSharing Today Magazine discusses disclaiming a timeshare inheritance TimeSharing Today explores whether heirs or beneficiaries of deceased owners can disclaim their timeshare inheritance, and how timeshare association boards can respond to these situations. By Robert L. Kaplan, Attorney  The graying of America is having a significant impact on the timeshare industry.  It is apparent in […]

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Annual Lightning Report explores 2022’s extremes

According to Vaisla, a global leader in weather, environmental, and industrial measurements, Four Corners, Florida was the 2022 Lightning Capital of the United States The 2022 Annual Lightning Report highlights in a flash: Thunderstorms develop when warm, moist air rises in the atmosphere and forms towering clouds in which collisions of ice crystals, water droplets, and […]

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Tahoe – The Sierras’ Winter Wonderland

With the winter weather in Lake Tahoe making headlines, the 2023 season is starting out with high hopes, and a few bumps. An intense series of storms began at the end of December, and continued into late January, bringing a seemingly endless cycle of wind, rain, ice, and snow. Locals have found this to be an […]

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A taste of winter

By Kathryn Smith, Glendale, AZ My husband, Larry, and I live in the Phoenix, AZ, area, so we rarely see snow. Our recent outing to Sedona, AZ, was a delightful short interlude to winter—something our son Xander needed, as he was missing the Midwest. Things for this trip did not begin well, as sometimes the […]

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State of disaster declared by Texas Governor Greg Abbott

In response to the threat to property damages and loss of life posed by high winds, destructive tornadoes, heavy rainfall, and flash flooding in parts of the state,  on January 26, 2023, Texas Governor Gregg Abbott formally declared the following state of disaster.    TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, […]

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Consolidation fever

By George Leposky The first quarter of 2021 saw major shifts in the lineup of corporate timeshare companies:  • Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) announced the purchase of Diamond Resorts International. • Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. agreed to acquire Welk Resorts. • Wyndham Destinations announced the acquisition of the popular travel brand Travel + Leisure from […]

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Public Health Officials Lift Regional Stay at Home Order for All Regions

Conditions Improving Statewide, Allowing Most Counties to Return to Most Strict (Purple) Tier of Blueprint for a Safer Economy  With Pandemic Far from Over, Californians Urged to Wear Masks, Limit Mixing, Get Vaccinated When Eligible SACRAMENTO – Officials with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today ended the Regional Stay at Home Order, lifting […]

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Resorts’ pandemic protection still paramount

By George Leposky, editor, TimeSharing Today “It ain’t over till it’s over.” – Yogi Berra Timeshare resorts and their owners and guests need to maintain the pandemic protocols they put in place last year as the COVID-19 virus spread.  Despite the U.S. government’s emergency use authorization of vaccines to prevent this virulent infection, the pandemic […]

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Wyndham Destinations Acquires Travel + Leisure Brand from Meredith Corporation in Strategic Alliance; Wyndham Destinations to Be Renamed Travel + Leisure Co.

Leading leisure travel company has acquired the iconic, trusted travel brand to accelerate its strategic plan to broaden reach with launch of new travel …

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DOT’s new rule leaves consumers more vulnerable to unfair and deceptive airline industry practices

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new rule issued late last Friday during a holiday weekend by the U.S. Department of Transportation will make it more difficult[…]

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