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Knowledge is POWER.
Gender: F
Age: 26
State: Florida
Country: USA
Experience...
I found a cool way to travel for cheap and get free tickets to Disney.
The timeshare resorts want people to visit their properties so badly that they will almost pay you to stay with them or at least visit them for an hour or two. They don’t require you to buy any thing they just wnat you to look and listen. The timeshare and vacation ownership companies use a marketing campaign known as mini vacations.
A mini vacation is when the resort offers X # of nights accommodations for
an unbelievable low price, like 2 nights for $59. The catch to this low
price is they will require that you take a tour of their property and
attend a sales presentation which usually last an hour to two hours. They
do not require that you buy anything. Their goal is just to inform you
about their products and services. After you attend the presentation they
will give you gifts for attending. The gifts are usually worth more than
what you paid for the X # of nights accommodations. Gifts that are
commonly given are amusement tickets, gift certificates, additional
vacations and sometimes money.
The resorts are a little picky about who can take advantage of these mini
vacations. That is because ideally they want people who are most likely to
buy their product to visit their resort. If they are going to put so much
of their time and resources into their marketing campaigns they want to
make sure it is toward their target market even if the guest if not going
to buy. (Remember their goal is to inform the people that are most likely and qualified to buy.) That is why they have qualifications for the mini vacations. Common qualifications of these mini vacations will require that the guest is of a specified age, resident, make a minimum income, have a major credit card and photo ID and if they are married engaged or cohabitation their spouse must attend the presentation with them. Not all resorts have the same qualifications so check the terms and conditions to see what they are.
In the end these mini vacations are worth taking advantage of. You get to
stay at nice resorts for cheap and get free stuff just for spending a
little time listening. Vacation companies have come a long way from the
“hard-sell” days. Not surprisingly, research has shown that buyers do not
respond favorably to this tactic. Through the process of sharing with
their guest the many features and benefits of their resorts, the process
has evolved into a fun & festive environment, one that you will be
thoroughly pleased to be a part of. These vacation resort professionals
are focused on building a relationship, not just closing the sale.
Websites such as http://travelbargains.org provide these mini vacations for
different destinations like Orlando, San Diego, Atlantic City and Lake
Havasu. [360]
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