Timeshare vs Vacation Club

By M. Beddingfield

Are vacation clubs timeshares in disguise?

Ed Perkins of SmarterTravel.com has a way of peeling back the allure of a free vacation to get to the truth. In this article by USA Today, a reader asks about vacation club promos. Mr. Perkins says a vacation club is usually no more than a timeshare in a different costume. With a so called, Vacation Club, you’re buying into a program that gives you access to a condo or resort at certain times. Sounds like a description for a timeshare doesn’t it? Vacation club or timeshare – either way you could be out thousands with little to show.

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