Timeshare means a lifetime of luxury holidays in 5 star Resorts around the world.
Once you become a Resort Owner your range of holiday options becomes enormous. You can use your own resort as a home from home every year or exchange your weeks for a holiday at another timeshare resort, at one of over 4000 resorts world-wide that are available through the exchange facility.
Aberfoyle Holidays have weeks available around the world in hundreds of different resorts.

Since timeshare was invented back in the early 1970’s it has continued to grow as a flexible, easy and economical way of fulfilling many people’s current and future holiday requirements. Today there are over 350,000 UK families and over 4 million families worldwide who own timeshare, and over 4,000 resorts offering high quality accommodation and facilities to meet every taste and requirement.
Located in some 90 countries throughout the world, timeshare resorts can be found next to the sea, in the countryside, in the mountains and in cities. The majority of resorts include extensive leisure facilities such as health clubs, swimming pools, golf courses, restaurants and bars and are often located in areas which offer extensive scenic, historic and contemporary attractions.
When you buy timeshare you are acquiring the annual use of high standard holiday accommodation at a specific resort which is yours to use every year either for a fixed term or in perpetuity.
In addition, when you own a timeshare you can "deposit" your week in a vast computer spacebank of alternative accommodation which you can exchange with other timeshare owners all over the world. This means you can enjoy a different holiday every year all paid for in advance because of your existing timeshare ownership.

We offer free a registration service to all of our resale customers, beware of resale companies who ask for a registration fee and promise to sell your timeshare at an overvalued price.

Timeshare, like most other things in life, can cease to be as useful or enjoyable as it once was. The good thing about a Timeshare, as opposed to other types of holidays, is that when you have all your great holidays out of it you can sell it and recoup at least some of your initial outlay.

The concept of Timeshare as a means of securing years of high quality
holidays was invented in the early 1970s. Since then it has grown to the point where over 350,000 families in the UK and over 4 million worldwide now own Timeshares.

There are various different kinds of Timeshare but the basic principles are simple. Developers build high-quality holiday resorts which are open for the whole year. People then buy a period or periods of time from the developer, either on a leasehold or freehold (in perpetuity) basis.

Once you own your Timeshare then you are free to use it in variety of different ways. Many people buy a particular apartment in a particular resort at a particular time of year and use their own timeshare as a holiday home. Other people take advantage of the almost endless options available for exchanging their Timeshare for other timeshare resorts throughout the world. There are over 4000 Timeshare resorts worldwide, in every continent. The benefit of holidaying by exchanging your Timeshare is that there is an assurance that the accommodation and facilities you will go to will be of a high standard. Alternatively, you can use your Timeshare to give a holiday to friends or family or provide an income through renting it out. In order to maintain your Timeshare to a high standard, all resorts charge an annual fee to look after your property for you. This is variously called a maintenance, management or service charge and the amount varies from resort to resort. It should cover your share of apartment maintenance, grounds upkeep, staffing, insurances and access to leisure facilities amongst other things.

Because you own your Timeshare property it should be considered as an asset and as such it can be sold on at any time. This can help recoup some or all of your initial outlay. However, it is very important to note that
Timeshare is not and is not designed to be a financial investment. It is an
investment in a very high quality of holiday for as many years as you choose to own it.

Using a timeshare to travel the world provides the most cost effective way of ensuring top quality holiday accommodation for you and your family.

The 2 largest international exchange companies work in broadly similar ways and are called RCI and Interval International. Their job is to arrange swaps between the time periods owned by their millions of members and they can be seen as private travel agents working in the interests of their members. You pay a small annual fee to be a member and an exchange fee when you do a swap. This fee covers your whole party and is not per person. Both companies break the year down into seasons; RCI have Red (high season), White (mid season) and Blue (low season) while Interval International use Red (high), Yellow (mid) and Green (low). These seasons depend on how highly demanded a particular resort is at a particular time of year and you can generally swap the time you own for the same or lower colour band.
To be included in either international exchange system any resort has to be of a very high standard. Everyone who exchanges into a resort completes a questionnaire to help weed out substandard resorts and the exchange
companies send their own representatives to further monitor standards. There are also resorts that are given further accolades based on their facilities and general quality.
The international exchange companies can also arrange flights and car hire for you at very competitive prices.
If you are considering buying a Timeshare with a view to exchanging it then there are a couple of points worth bearing in mind.

You do not need to swap your period of ownership for the same one at another resort. You can exchange for any period within your own or a lower colour band (see above). Having said that, if you need to travel in school holidays, need a particular size of apartment or guarantee staying in the resorts with extra accolades then you would be best
advised to own an equivalent property.
·Any exchange company can only exchange you into a property that someone else has given to them. Therefore it is important to be as flexible as possible in terms of resort location and time period as you can. Start arranging your swap as far in advance as possible to ensure that you get a holiday that suits you.

Hotel room with a bed and a bathroom
This setup is particularly difficult for families with small children. When the children go to sleep,the parents options are limited, as the whole family is sharing one room.

But, with a timeshare, you typically get a self catering unit.

A typical timeshare offers:

One, two, or three bedrooms
A central living room (usually with a sleeper sofa)
Dining area
A complete kitchen with full-size stove, oven, microwave, and dishwasher, as well as dishes and utensils
Washer and dryer
One, two, and sometimes three full bathrooms

With a timeshare, parents can put the kids to bed in one bedroom and continue to enjoy themselves in the spacious living areas.

Many timeshare resorts offer complimentary children's activities, such as arts and crafts, pool games, t-shirt making, karaoke, and more, giving parents a chance to spend some quality time together. With swimming pools, water parks, miniature golf courses, bowling, family game shows, and movie nights, just to name a few, activities abound for the entire family.

In addition to the spacial differences and available activities, a timeshare can open up a host of options that are not available to families staying in a hotel. The full kitchen allows families to eat meals in their unit rather than in restaurants. Many timeshares offer movie rentals on-site and VCRs or DVD players in the units, so families can save money on entertainment as well.

It truly is the best way to go when traveling with groups. You get to spend time together while maintaining your privacy.

The basic timeshare concept is simple: you pay a one time purchase fee that entitles you to a week every year (or sometimes every other year) at a resort. Instead of renting your holiday, you now own them. However there are maintenance fees to pay on your timeshare every year which are included in the table below. You will also notice that the example does not include any resale value.

Example: