22 years ago this month my father and a group of other Timeshare Owners began to organize what was originally a Prodigy Bulletin Board System (where TUGBBS came from) composed of a handful of Timeshare owners discussion resorts and Timesharing, into what we now call TUG. And as a birthday gift, all TUG Marketplace ads will not count towards your ad credit total in the month of october!
side note: TUG was/is actually one of the very first commercial sites on the Internet and the very first website period relating to Timeshares! not sure how many of you remember back to 1993, but the internet wasnt nearly as popular as it is now. The TUG website is older than these companies that may surprise you!:
Google - 1998
Mozilla (company that designed firefox browser) - 2002
Internet Explorer didnt even come out until 1995!!
RCI.com (while the company was founded in the 70s, they didnt create a website till 1998)
Intervalworld.com - (founded in 70s, website in 98)
ARDA - (founded in 70s, website in 96)
Over the last twenty+ years, TUG has helped tens of thousands of timeshare owners, many to this day remain to pass on the gift of knowledge they likely received themselves many moons ago through the various websites and TUGBBS forum installations we have had over the years.
Millions of dollars worth of Timeshares sold and rented by TUGGERS. With nearly 25 million in the past few years alone!
Millions of dollars worth of money saved just from folks finding TUG in time to discover the resale market....with more than 7 million recorded in just this version of the forum!
More than that though is the unimaginable value of information passed on and learned year after year through nothing more than Timeshare owners helping each other understand and best use this product that comes with no instruction manual. I have even heard in the past TUG is the "handbook" for Timeshares, and believe it to be true to this day.
Happy Birthday TUG, and everyone who had a part in making this community what it is today over the past 22 years has my (and likely every timeshare owner whos come across tug looking for help) eternal gratitude.
It absolutely amazes me every year at how much good this single website does to better the Timeshare industry and help owners!
side note: TUG was/is actually one of the very first commercial sites on the Internet and the very first website period relating to Timeshares! not sure how many of you remember back to 1993, but the internet wasnt nearly as popular as it is now. The TUG website is older than these companies that may surprise you!:
Google - 1998
Mozilla (company that designed firefox browser) - 2002
Internet Explorer didnt even come out until 1995!!
RCI.com (while the company was founded in the 70s, they didnt create a website till 1998)
Intervalworld.com - (founded in 70s, website in 98)
ARDA - (founded in 70s, website in 96)
Over the last twenty+ years, TUG has helped tens of thousands of timeshare owners, many to this day remain to pass on the gift of knowledge they likely received themselves many moons ago through the various websites and TUGBBS forum installations we have had over the years.
Millions of dollars worth of Timeshares sold and rented by TUGGERS. With nearly 25 million in the past few years alone!
Millions of dollars worth of money saved just from folks finding TUG in time to discover the resale market....with more than 7 million recorded in just this version of the forum!
More than that though is the unimaginable value of information passed on and learned year after year through nothing more than Timeshare owners helping each other understand and best use this product that comes with no instruction manual. I have even heard in the past TUG is the "handbook" for Timeshares, and believe it to be true to this day.
Happy Birthday TUG, and everyone who had a part in making this community what it is today over the past 22 years has my (and likely every timeshare owner whos come across tug looking for help) eternal gratitude.
It absolutely amazes me every year at how much good this single website does to better the Timeshare industry and help owners!
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