Timeshare Resale

Friday, February 09, 2007

Understanding Timeshare Seasons at Lake Tahoe

One of the most important decisions for a timeshare buyer is what season to purchase. The simple answer is the time of year that you most like to vacation. If you have children in school, this pretty much restricts you to the prime holiday weeks and the summertime. Timeshares are just like hotels, the price increases with higher demand. Holiday weeks like Christmas, New Year's, Fourth of July and President’s Week are the most popular and most in demand at Lake Tahoe and most resort destinations. Accordingly, these “Platinum” or “Diamond” fixed weeks are the most expensive timeshares.

The next price level is prime season. Lake Tahoe is a unique timeshare market because there are two prime seasons: winter and summer. The resorts are usually full during the peak ski season from January through March. July and August are even more popular. If you purchase a prime timeshare week at Lake Tahoe, you will be pleasantly surprised with the exchange value.

Another great benefit of owning a timeshare at Lake Tahoe is that spring and fall weeks are priced as swing weeks but they exchange as mid-season weeks in other locations. If you are more flexible on vacation timing, you can save big money on a swing season week. Remember, Lake Tahoe is fabulous 12 months a year! However, we always recommend buying in prime season if you can afford the difference because these timeshares will definitely have the most exchange power and will likely always hold their value. Please call one of our friendly timeshare agents at 1-800-996-2001 or visit the Paradise Timeshare Resale web site for answers to all of your timeshare questions. Our goal is to find you the perfect week at Lake Tahoe or Hawaii.

The two major exchange companies rate timeshare weeks into three categories. At RCI, red is high season, white is mid-season and blue is swing season. At II, red is high season, yellow is mid-season and green is swing season. Please see our March 2006 and April 2006 newsletter for more information about exchanging your timeshare.