If you own a timeshare or fractional interest, you probably also have a membership with an exchange company so that you can trade all or part of your time to travel elsewhere in the world.

But the entire exchange industry is founded on the concept of supply versus demand, and sometimes – especially on short notice – timeshare and fractional owners encounter challenges when trying to get that special vacation they
are longing for. While there are plenty of units in many of the world’s greatest destinations, it seems everybody wants to enjoy surf and sand in the summer and fine, white powder in the winter.

So, here are the top-five tips to help you get an amazing vacation from your trade.

1.Consider the Off Season.
Many timeshare and fractional owners are bound by school schedules and look forward to time off in the summer and
semester breaks. Because of this, summer is a high-demand time just about everywhere you go. Would you like to spend the Christmas holiday in Paris? How about ringing in the New Year at Disney World? If you said yes to those two
questions, you’re not alone. The idea of celebrating a major holiday in a sought-after travel destination is on most everybody’s wish list. That’s why vacation interests at fractional and timeshare resorts that include Christmas and/or New Year’s tend to be the most expensive. And most people who buy these weeks look forward to enjoying them. Sure, there are holiday weeks that pop up in the exchange systems – but the demand is far too great to hold any expectations of attaining such a week.


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