Taking Luxury Vacations Doesn't Have To Be Expensive

By Philip McCollum

I have spent numerous hours online this year browsing through travel related sites trying to find the best way to save money on vacations. My searching brought me to a travel club membership that allows me to book space in luxury resorts condominiums for a fraction of the cost if booking through normal travel channels. The travel club membership provides access to over 5000 worldwide destinations, many of which are luxurious 4 & 5 star resorts, and pay far less than the industry rate while being able to book in advance or at the last minute, as I see fit.

Resorts often have vacancies due to the timeshare owners being unable to utilize their week or offering the week for exchange. Resorts have become more creative in selling vacant weeks. An idea that is in vogue recently is utilizing travel clubs with large buying power to pre-reserve thousands of weeks thereby guaranteeing to the resort a higher occupancy rate. This reduces their marketing expenses, and the advantages allow the resorts to offer super rates to the travel clubs. In turn, the travel club can make the weeks available to members and pass along the savings. It's a business arrangement that works well for the resorts, the travel club, and the end user.

In order to make this all work and generate the kinds of super discount savings that make members happy, the travel club has to have sufficient buying power. The club I joined has been in business for 21 years and has the leverage to get the best deals.

For the travel club, the challenge is attracting new members using cost effective advertising. They need to turn a profit, and so all advertising expense must be passed along to members.
With the growth of the internet, and the current acceptance by many that buying through the internet is normal, the advertising efficiencies of the internet can be put to work to find new travel club members at a much lower cost. This is a win-win situation since the savings are passed along to members. That makes now the the best time in history to join a travel club and take advantage. The deals are quite exceptional.

Members prices are far below retail and even better than last-minute deals. But with the membership, it is possible to make reservations in advance or make last-minute plans, so all scenarios can be satisfied. And it's not hard to find places to go. The club has so many beautiful resorts and destinations that I’ll never run out of places I want to visit.

The luxury travel club membership concept has recently been improved by offering expanded benefits at a reduced price. New benefits include expanded inventory of resorts, "hot week" prices as low as $298 for an entire week, and guest weeks that are a way of offering member discount prices to friends, family, etc.

For all the details, I suggest a visit to http://www.LuxuryTravelToday.com where you can learn about the membership, compare prices with other travel sites such as Expedia and Travelocity, and review frequently asked questions. Best wishes for many happy vacations!

Phil McCollum 562 225-5234

http://www.LuxuryTravelToday.com