In the last post we left off with the very obvious tip of requesting in advance for a Christmas exchange.  Now we’ll talk about the strategy of placing that request.

The main reason that there are so many timeshare resales is that people just don’t know how to exchange them effectively.  This little tip is one of many that will give you an edge up when doing an exchange.

Many people don’t give the exchange companies enough choices when requesting a high priority exchange. General exchange rules are that you give either 3 resorts and 1 date, 3 dates and 1 resort or 2 resorts and 2 dates.  Many people leave it at that. 

But did you know that you could have RCI search for up to 88 resorts at one time?  Interval International has no limits to the amount of resorts.  You must learn to take advantage of doing a multiple resort search when doing a timeshare exchange.

Since we’re talking about just one date, Christmas, then let’s increase the amount of resorts requested considerably. 

For instance, if you’d like to take the family skiing next Christmas and you’re open to being anywhere in the western US, you can pick out only the top rated resorts you’d accept an exchange to rather than taking anything that comes up.

For example, you can have RCI or Interval International search for 6 resorts in Beaver Creek, 8 in Vail, 6 in Steamboat Springs, 5 in Breckenridge, 4 in Park City and 8 in Lake Tahoe.  Wow, that’s searching 37 resorts for Christmas week.  And if you’re putting in your request at least a year in advance, you and your family will be creating lasting memories rather than sitting at home watching You Tube or the NFL next Christmas.