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Mark is the producer of the popular and award-winning Ronn Owens radio program on KGO-AM radio in San Francisco. He created a Timeshare column for the San Francisco Examiner newspaper and resumes it here.

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Timeshare: Reviewing the reviewers - Part I

I’ve got several resort reviews in various stages of completion, soon to be published.As I mentioned the...
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Marriott Vacation Club continues to evolve and innovate (Part II)

Part I introduced the impact Marriott's 1984 entry into timeshare had on the industry. In the conclusion, we take a...
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Marriott monetizes its timeshare loans. That's a good sign

MSNBC was the first to report this week that Marriott has completed a private placement of $205 million in notes...
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Timeshare is not an investment. What else is new

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I’m constantly seeing a criticism of timeshare where the complaint revolves around the fact that it’s...
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The top 25 Timeshare resorts - at least according to Redweek.com

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Redweek.com, the site for timeshare owners to buy, sell, rent or exchange their shares, has just released this list...
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Timeshare: an anchor or a helium balloon?

Forbes reports that Marriott’scredit rating, which determines their ability and the cost to borrow money, has...
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Timeshare: What Fox is saying

FoxNews.com has a pretty good story on the idea of attending a timeshare presentation and the options available to...
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Timeshare presentations: Trading time for money

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Barbara Nefer, my colleague as the Orlando Getaways Examiner, writes a really great piece on the perils of walking...
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Marriott the best timeshare. Why not Wyndham?

Daniel Dutton, a reader, responding to an entry from November, "Marriott Vacation Club: The best timeshare in...
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Timeshare and its impact on hospitality industry's bottom line

In an indication of how significant timeshare has become to the hospitality industry are the reports on how the...
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