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This is gonna be pricey... [Dolly Parton's new timeshare endeavor]

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Nice looking resort but, I believe I'd prefer to exchange in rather become an owner. If nothing else it shows the economy has improved enough for devloper to actually build something vs buying an existing timeshare or hotel and renovating to their standards.
 
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Exchange Reservations ?

topcop400 said:
Dolly Parton's new timeshare endeavor.
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RCI ?

I-I ?

VRI ?

( Just asking. )

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
 
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It is a sad day for Americana when Dolly Parton sells-out her name (and photo) to just another sleazy timeshare operation.
 
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I don't think she will. It is just a membership to stay informed as I looked it up.

She is a great lady and performer and she loves to share the area she grew up in to more people.

Her resort is stunning and so is the area. Have a look here.
 
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Not a timeshare resort?

I do not find anything in the link to indicate this will be developed as a timeshare resort.
 
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gravityrules said:
I do not find anything in the link to indicate this will be developed as a timeshare resort.
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How many hotels do you know that have a Founders Club?

Timeshare is a dirty word. Vacation Ownership isn't a great phrase to publish. It's probably best to leave that off the page and collect information for those interested in becoming members of the "founders club."
 
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I agree that they are going out of their way not to mention the "timeshare" word. It will be interesting how this property is marketed. "Founders Club" sounds like an exclusive membership, perhaps geared more toward fractional ownership? Or a country club style of membership?

Kurt
 
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PigsDad said:
I agree that they are going out of their way not to mention the "timeshare" word. It will be interesting how this property is marketed. "Founders Club" sounds like an exclusive membership, perhaps geared more toward fractional ownership? Or a country club style of membership?

Kurt
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A few timeshares we've owned have had "founders clubs." The Villa's at Polo Towers and the Suites at Polo Towers had one. You got your name on a plaque and if you were amoung the very first at the Villa's, replica of the horse statue in the lobby.

Right now Grand Lodge in CO is cranking up the sales for their new resort on Peak 8. They are offering incentives to current owners to become founding members with special lifelong benefits. It's been a VERY agressive kick off for their sales staff. We've recieved numerous e-mail, post cards and a few phone calls trying to get us in the door and become founding members.

It's not a new marketing gimmick but one I've usually seen when resorts expand and are marketed first to current owners.
 
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This resort is going to be a hotel, not a timeshare. The founders club is just an early email list to get info and specials about the hotel.

They hired a company that runs upscale, independent hotels and resorts to operate it that is not affiliated with any timeshares.
 
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I can't imagine that, if this was a timeshare, they would get this far down the road without information having been all over TUG for a year or more already.
 
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Peak 8 or Peak 7? Their current Peak 8 property has been selling for a while now.

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Not sure how long it's been in sales, just that they officially announce it a month or two ago and are really pushing it now.
 
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I believe this resort will start out as a hotel and will be develope as a timeshare down the road.
 
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I've seen lots of local publicity on this and it appears to just be a hotel. I haven't even seen any suggestion that there would be kitchens, though I've probably missed a lot while I was other places.

Sheila
 
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