Timeshare Datashare: Purchase Hesitations
Provided by: ARDA International Foundation
Recent buyers
cite a variety of reasons of why they were hesitant about purchasing a
timeshare property—four of the top five reasons are related to
money, according to the 2009 Vacation Timeshare Owners Report. The most
popular hesitation cited is the price of the timeshare (32%).
Other money-related hesitations
include concern about annual maintenance fees (25%), possible increases
in maintenance fees in the future (25%), and concern about making a
major “same day” purchase decision on such an expensive item
(24%). Twenty-four percent of owners were concerned that they would not
make enough use of their timeshare.
Note: Respondents were allowed to select multiple
answers.
Source: 2009 Vacation Timeshare Owners Report, prepared by
Penn, Schoen & Berland for the ARDA International Foundation
(AIF)
Datashare Archives
January
2010 -- Additional Timeshare Purchase Channel
December
2009 -- Timeshare Sales Efficiencies Keep Rising
November
2009 - Timeshare Rental Prior to Purchase
October
2009 -- Timeshare Owners Profile
September
2009 -- Average Price per Interval in 2008
August
2009 -- Resort Sales Operation Expenses
June
2009 -- Timeshare Datashare: Average Maintenance Fees in 2008
May
2009 -- Timeshare Datashare: High Resort Occupancy Rates, Despite Strong
Economic Headwinds
April
2009 -- Timeshare Datashare: Property and Occupancy Taxes
March
2009 -- Growing Economic Impacts of the Timeshare Industry
February
2009 -- Average Timeshare Owner/Guest Vacation Spending Remains
Stable
January
2009 - Timeshare Owners Are Satisfied!
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