Should you buy a timeshare or join a vacation club is a question that has been asked by many who love to travel.  The more you know about each, the better decision you will be able to make.

I am an avid traveler and love to head toward any resort that offers a white, sandy beach.  I have also owned several timeshares (and do presently) and also, more recently, now own a vacation club membership. 

The truth being told, if I had to do it all over again after joining the vacation club, I would never have purchased a timeshare.  Many timeshares are very expensive.  You need to put money down up front or pay for the entire timeshare purchase.  The most expensive timeshares require a lot of money up front but they don't necessarily require maintenance fees.  Even though you pay a significant amount of money up front you still have to pay when you travel.  The only difference is that you will save about $1,000 off the week that you book and you will have other priviledges that non-timeshare owners don't have.  You do have great flexibility in when you can travel and how often you can travel with some of the timeshares.

Other timeshares don't cost quite as much and they have what are called fixed weeks.  Fixed week timeshares don't require a payment at the time that you travel but you will be paying maintenance fees every month or every year depending on how your timeshare company sets up your payments.  The problem with monthly fees is that they can go up uncontrollably and you are subject to increased payments due to natural disasters.

The club membership that I have requires that you pay a one time, lifetime fee up front to join.  It is about the cost of a nice one week vacation that you might take your family on to join, however, once you pay that once in a lifetime cost, you are only obligated to pay for the actual weeks that you choose.  Those weeks range in price from $298 to $698 on average.  Occasionally there will be a more expensive week offered, but there are over 5,000 weeks to choose from that are under $698.  There are accommodations for two to four for the same one week price.  There are numerous four and five star resorts, including some Gold Crown RCI resorts that are part of the membership club.

I would definitely choose a membership club over ever buying another timeshare.  The investment I paid up front will pay itself back in my next two or three vacations.  Then I am free to travel as many times a year as I want and take as many guests along as I want as well at the same discount price that I receive.  The more flexible you are the more money you will save.  Can you imagine staying in a five star resort in Hawaii during a "hot week" for $298? or even for $698?  How about going on a cruise for $298!  It's true.  You just have to know where to go to find out.

You can find out more about joining the membership club by visiting my about me page  where you can find the link to view the movie that may change your view on travel for ever.  Or, if you just want to find out more of behind the scenes of how a discount travel club works you can find the link to travelfordiscount dot com   Once you sign up, you will be given access to videos that will show you how you can travel for amazing discounts.  Don't be afraid to sign up for more information.  If you are no longer interested in saving money on travel you can always unsubscribe from the emails you will be sent.

I've been to several of the resorts the discount club is offering and they are terrific resorts.  I always paid thousands of dollars to go to them though.  I wish I had known about this travel club many years ago.