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[ 2019 ] Where are the places you go back to again and again?

goaliedave

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I am a snowbird and do the same 6 months every winter: 3 months in Orlando > 3 weeks in Hawaii > Sedona> 3 weeks following the LPGA golf tour from Scottsdale to San Diego to Palm Springs > home to do tax for a month (I'm a CPA) then 3 weeks in Virginia. The same timeshares each location so they remember me and it feels like home, I know where the grocery stores and golf courses are, etc.

I'll mix it up if I have a girlfriend that likes all-inclusives as I own at Palace Resorts and they don't charge you MF unless you use. Every 3 or 4 years I'll add in UK, such great locations through Diamond Resorts like 16th century manor houses and rural country estates.
 

rhonda

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  • Orlando and Anaheim, more often than I'd like to admit; good thing I'm in good company with many of y'all!
  • Pagosa Springs, CO, at least annually since 2012 for horsey adventures/events. (But I'm thinking this fall might be my last pre-planned trip. Time for a break?)
  • Oahu (often for business; then hop to another island, if schedule permits, for personal time).
  • Some cruise ship on HAL, NCL, DCL, Celebrity or similar. (So is cruising one big "return to" category? Or is the "ship" the destination? The itinerary? What is the 'return' qualifier for cruising?)
  • Some trail (horseback).
  • Costco. (Just joking ... um, maybe)
 

AnnaS

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Disney, Cruising, Hilton Head, Vero Beach

I know if I was not afraid of the long flght/flying - I would be going to Italy at least every other year.
 

Steve Fatula

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We've been all around the world to many countries and cities, and country. The only place we regularly go is Palm Desert (every year) and Branson MO. Everywhere else is mostly a one off.
 

bobpark56

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Westin Lagunamar, Westin Aventuras, Marriott Grande Vista, Sandos Caracol, Festiva, Diamond Resorts (Hawaii Collection)
Southern Spain (often in Malaga or one of the hill towns like Gaucin or Jimena de la Frontera, also at either of the Marriotts or Las Mimosas).
Cancun (we own at Lagunamar)
Maui/Kauai (we own with DRI)
Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
 

IdahoSuz

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Palm Springs.

I also love the Caribbean and New Zealand but travel times and cost limit the number of visits.
 

rhonda

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  • Pagosa Springs, CO, at least annually since 2012 for horsey adventures/events. (But I'm thinking this fall might be my last pre-planned trip. Time for a break?)
Bah! The horsey event just sent me an email 'sneaky peak' at this Fall's theme & agenda. Looks awesome. If the event meets the description, I'll have 2020's tickets purchased before we return home. Shoot. I should have already booked WM ... must go do that now.

The theme that speaks to my heart today:
Parelli Savvy Summit 2019 said:
The Theme This Year is “Horse Psychology & Behavior”

Each of the exciting subjects we present each day will focus on how to get to your horse’s mind, to truly understand horse behavior and fulfill their needs as they fulfill ours.
 
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dms1709

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Aruba, Hilton Head and I like Orlando, the resorts are so nice. We did make out first trip from the east coast to Hawaii and if it wasn't for such a long plane ride that would also be on my list and I almost forgot we spend 4 weeks in Bonita Springs, FL, DH loves it.
 
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stmartinfan

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Divi Little Bay, St. Maarten
St. Maarten, for one or two weeks in the winter at Divi Little Bay. Have been there almost every year for nearly 20 years. But our other travel each year is usually to somewhere new in Europe or Asia, and isn't timeshare travel.
 

aandmrun

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Hawaii (anytime), Park City, Utah (love to hike there in the fall), and Palm Desert (spring or fall).
 

Krteczech

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Towers at Mullet Bay, SXM
Silverado II, CO
St Maarten at Christmas/ New Year was our place to go for over 10 years before Hurricane Irma. Our TS renovation is not progressing and I just gave back my RTU. Estes Park, CO for summer TS vacation until 2017 when we retired here full time. Looking for inspiration...
 

Sea Six

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Club Regency - Marco Island
Lagunamar - Cancun
Vistana Villages Key West (2) - Orlando
Disney
Bahamas
Cancun
Maui
Scottsdale
Marco Island
 

jme

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Marriotts:
Grande Ocean x 6
Barony x 2
OceanWatch x 1
Manor Club x 1
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Waterside by Spin x 2
Sheraton Bdw Pln x2
ChurchSt/Charleston x2
Our favorites, in order:

Omni Grove Park Inn, Asheville NC....https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park
Old Edwards Inn, Highlands NC......https://www.oldedwardsinn.com
Omni Mount Washington Resort Hotel....https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/bretton-woods-mount-washington

Marriott's Pulse at Custom House, Boston...https://www.marriott.com/hotels/tra...on/?scid=bb1a189a-fec3-4d19-a255-54ba596febe2
Marriott's Grande Ocean, Hilton Head......https://www.marriott.com/hotels/tra...an/?scid=bb1a189a-fec3-4d19-a255-54ba596febe2
Church Street Inn, Charleston SC.....https://festiva.com/churchstreetinn.php
Marriott's Manor Club (original), Williamsburg VA......https://www.marriott.com/hotels/tra...ny/?scid=bb1a189a-fec3-4d19-a255-54ba596febe2
 

Glenn2

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Ft. Lauderdale Beach Resort (2)
Suites at Fisherman's Wharf
San Francisco, San Diego and San Juan - once a year
Fort Lauderdale - twice a year
 

Bernie8245

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Marriott Grand Ocean/SurfWatch on Hilton Head, S.C. for 4 to 5 weeks in January,
Orange Beach/Gulf Shores for the month of February
and several weeks in Branson where we own.
 

vacationtime1

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WKV x2 (Scottsdale)
Maui
Kauai
Alta
Bend
New York
Washington
Lisbon

(places I have visited three or more times during the past five years)
 

chellej

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Hawaii (trade & used to own Shell points)
 
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tony_i

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HICV, WM, Elara
Panama City Beach - my number one US beach.
Las Vegas - Own at Desert Club and just acquired Elara.
Orlando - Will stop going there after 2020, hopefully.
Galveston - close to home and good for 2-3 night stays.
 

amluckau

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Maui every year (Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club), Escondido CA every year (Welk) to visit family & SoCal.
 

dougp26364

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Marriott Shadow Ridge
Marriott Ocean Pointe
Marriott Destination Club Points
Hilton Grand Vacation Club Las Vegas Blvd
Grand Colorado on Peak 8
Spinnaker French Quarter Resort Branson
We own at Marriott's Ocean Pointe on Singer Island, Riviera Beach, FL. We've been every year except once since 2001. We also go to Breckenridge, CO nearly every year. We won't make it this year though due to a job change. Las Vegas has been at least once/year since 1999. Branson, MO is an EOY trip now although we use to go multiple times each year. We pick one of the Hawaiian Islands to visit EOY (to expensive to fly there for us on a yearly basis).
 

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The places we’ve been to multiple times and plan to go again are Hawaii, Maui, and Orlando. Other places we repeat less often include Williamsburg, Palm Dessert area, Hilton Head, and Scottsdale.
 

tatmtr7

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Platinum Ocean Pointe, Platinum Desert Springs 1, Marbella, Chairmans Club, MarriottVacationClub Points, Paradise Village, Mx.
Sedona, Santa Fe, Hawaii pretty much annually. Pismo Beach multiple times per year.
Have spent winter weeks at Ocean Pointe for almost 20 years! Love our oceanfront views! Previously spent winter weeks in Palm Desert.
 
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