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It’s been more than twenty years since your mother last visited the Las Vegas Strip. She stayed at the nearby Circus-Circus Hotel & Casino and mostly enjoyed the cheap buffet. So do you think you can steer your mother more toward the conveniently close Resorts World down the street, or across the street to the Fontainebleau? 🤔😏 Good Luck!!
In the meantime, how well are your favorite college football teams performing today? 🏈
Your elderly mother is busy this morning doing a two-hour timeshare sales presentation at the Hilton Grand Vacations Club up north and across the Strip from the Fabulous Fontainebleau. No — Your mother is not truly in the market for a Far-North Las Vegas Strip timeshare. But what mother could possibly resist the serious guest room discounts the Hilton offered to lure your mother away from her cozy little apartment? 😉😏
In the meantime, you need to use this free time to do Flickr Camera Safari here at the New York-New York Hotel & Casino. Do not neglect breakfast! It’s the most important meal of the day! And you prefer the big breakfast buffet offered at CHIN-CHIN! 🍳
The National Consumer Commission released its report on the inquiry conducted into the Vacation Ownership / Timeshare Industry at a media briefing held at GCIS, Tshedimosetso House, Pretoria. (Photo: GCIS)
When you and your very lovely lady buy a vacation timeshare here at the big red house, you two will quickly discover that every day of your lives here will be a Glorious High Adventure. Y'all will wake up every morning and you'll have the world's tallest observation Ferris Wheel in your backyard. You'll stroll across the Flamingo nature preserve to get to breakfast and lunch buffet every day. Regardless of the future of The LINQ, which should be bright, you'll be in the center of the Heart of the Fabulous Las Vegas Strip. From your luxury cabaña or garden lounger you two will watch the setting Sun fall behind the lofty heights of the main Flamingo tower. Life Will Be Good Every Day!
Can You Dig It!!
www.flickr.com/photos/timeshare/tags/greenbelt/ .... my Greenbelt series
Most would assume that establishing and preserving the Greenbelt would be viewed as a positive move.
I actually grew up and worked on many farms in the area, many of these farms have been sold and the land has been used for urban development. As I drive past this land, I always feel sad that the rich farmland has disappeared forever.
However, I am not a farmer having to live off the land.
I find it interesting that many farms on the outer fringe of the Greenbelt are all up for sale, these farmers seem to have a greater choice in what they can do with their land, most seem to have opted out of the farming lifestyle.
When the provincial government implemented the Greenbelt, land in this area was protected and development is not not allowed. For farmers who are struggling, the decision to sell their land for development and profit has been taken away from them.
In the era of free trade, I would think that trying to survive as a farmer is a huge struggle.
A study by the University of Guelph has found that Animal Agriculture is shrinking in Ontario's Greenbelt.
Province-wide, traditional livestock operations such as dairy, beef and hogs have experienced a decline since 2001. But the trend is far more dramatic in the greenbelt than anywhere else in Ontario, the study found.
“Ontario’s greenbelt was supposed to preserve farmland and support agriculture,” said Cummings, graduate co-ordinator for U of G’s rural planning program. “But for livestock farmers, that doesn’t appear to be the case.”
For example, the number of dairy farms decreased by 28 per cent in the greenbelt, compared to 23 per cent province-wide. Greenbelt beef farm numbers declined by 24 per cent, compared to 13 per cent across Ontario. And hog farms, which fell by 11 per cent provincially, experienced a 27- per-cent reduction in the greenbelt.
Overall, the number of farms in the greenbelt decreased by seven per cent between 2001 and 2006 — three per cent higher than the provincial decline.
In addition, the greenbelt failed to register in niche markets as well. For example, sheep and goat farms grew 34 per cent in Ontario between 2001 and 2006. But they declined by eight per cent in the greenbelt. Poultry and egg farms grew five per cent across the province during that time. However, they fell by 19 per cent in the greenbelt.
He said farm consolidation and retirement account for some of the decreasing farm numbers. But in nine focus groups led by the researchers as part of the study, farmers said they were generally unhappy with the lack of planning policy around the greenbelt.
One area in which the greenbelt experienced growth was the “other animal production” category. It includes farms for horses and ponies, rabbits, alpacas, bison, wild boars and other animals, as well as bees. But this growth was not as significant as in the rest of the province. The greenbelt experienced a five-per-cent increase in the number of horses and ponies between 2001 and 2006, but it was outpaced by the province as a whole with a 17-per-cent increase during the same period.
“There is some indication that the greenbelt area has unique characteristics that influence the type and scale of production within its boundaries. We need to look deeper to fully understand the causes and implications of this change,” Cummings said.
The research was sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
What do you think???????????
Another "History Redux" pic from my archives...(all of which I've tweaked with my current Photoshop know-how)...
...this of sunset in Waikiki, Hawaii Dec 9th, 2001 as we were there for the surf and sun (mostly surf!); taken from the balcony of my ocean-front timeshare condo.
Waikiki, Hawaii.
The Fountains is situated on 54 acres of natural landscape right on beautiful Lake Eve. The resort offers two-bedroom, two-bathroom timeshare villas with a queen bed and whirlpool bath in the master suite, and two twin beds in the guest bedroom. All villas are equipped with a full kitchen, stereo, TV with DVD player, and washer/dryer.
The Fountains features wonderful on-site amenities such as BBQ grills for an outdoor meal, 6,000 sq. ft. indoor/outdoor heated pool, hot tub, poolside bar, game room, paddle boats, sauna, and children's play area. The resort also offers a kid's activity center and teen center complete with video games, air hockey, and billiard tables.
The Fountains is minutes from area attractions such as Disney World, Universal Studios, and SeaWorld. Area dining is plentiful with restaurants such as the Pineapple Grille & Lounge, Tokyo Sushi, and Outback Steakhouse. If you prefer to try your hand at catching your own dinner, drop a line into Lake Eve and see what takes the bait.
Formerly known as: Oasis Lakes Resort
Timeshare and visa miles for airline and car rental-- all set up and ready to volunteer again at the Kauai Humane Society.
lasvegasadvisor.com was kind enough to rerun their question of the day after I asked them for clarification on this point, and have given me permission to post their response here:
"We gave this answer to a member of the staff, who actually owns timeshare units at the Jockey Club. Here’s his response.
The Jockey Club (JC) celebrated its 35th anniversary this year, having opened in 1974 in its prime location, just south of the corner of the Strip and Flamingo Road (at that time, it was next to the Dunes). Its two buildings opened as condos, among the first in Las Vegas, with a total of 348 units, of which only 78 were sold. A few years later, the other 270 units were converted to timeshares, again among the first in town. And that's the way it stands today: 78 wholly owned condos and 270 timeshare units.
The Jockey Club's timeshare units are sold out and have been for many years. So if you multiply 270 units times 52 weeks a year, you come up with 14,040 "intervals," or weeks owned.
And that's half of the answer to your question as to why the Jockey Club hasn't been, and probably can never be, sold to developers. Some owners own more than one week (my aunt owned three, which I inherited), but even so, there are probably more than 10,000 owners of timeshares at the Jockey Club. Getting them all to agree on selling, and for what price, is as close to a physical impossibility as I can imagine.
Complicating matters are those 78 condo owners. Two associations represent owners at the Jockey Club: the condo association and the timeshare association.
The Jockey Club did sell all the acreage surrounding the buildings themselves to Cosmopolitan, so it's hemmed in on three sides by the two skyscraping Cosmo towers.
For the past five years or so, Cosmo construction noise, dust, and upheaval, plus parking, at the JC have been a nightmare. Also, all the south-facing rooms in both JC buildings look out at the blank concrete wall of Cosmo's parking garage, literally ten feet away; these are dark, as little sun penetrates beyond the high wall of the garage. But when Cosmo is completed next year, JC owners will have special privileges (passes to the pool, spa, and tennis courts and dedicated parking with a special elevator directly into the Jockey Club), so there will be some benefits to the "close association" of the two operations. There was also talk of a mural being painted on the garage wall, to give JC owners a nicer view (as the owner of the famous Underground House in Vegas did), but we've heard nothing further about that idea in a long while.
I like owning my timeshares at the JC. The location cannot be beat. And the units (three different floor plans) are quite spacious and well-appointed. Though I have fixed weeks, I can call up anytime and if there's a vacancy, a unit is mine for the asking. And when Cosmo opens, it'll add a whole new dimension to ownership.
Of course, since I inherited the units, all I have to pay is $450-$550 in the annual fees (different fees for the different-size units). I'm not sure how I'd feel if I'd spent tens of thousands on purchasing them, though Aunt Irene certainly felt she got her money's worth over the 30-odd years she owned them."
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The National Consumer Commission released its report on the inquiry conducted into the Vacation Ownership / Timeshare Industry at a media briefing held at GCIS, Tshedimosetso House, Pretoria. (Photo: GCIS)
Our trip to see the fall color this year started in Breckenridge, and what a beautiful day it was for a visit. Given that we own not one, but two timeshares in Breckenridge, you'd think that we like the town, and indeed, we do. It takes a little under two hours to reach Breckenridge from our house. We figured it'd make a good place for Paige to get out and stretch her legs a little before we drove around looking at trees.
We were hoping to enjoy some of the Peak 8 activities such as mini-golf, a maze, and the alpine slides. They were all closed by surrounding development, and it didn't look like they'd ever be open again. This was a real disappointment for us, so we turned around and headed back into downtown Breckenridge.
We started our walk downtown by visiting a local clothing retailer for kids. About four years ago we got Paige a pink "Breckenridge" vest there. It has become one of her favorites, but at six years old, she had greatly outgrown it. We bought her the exact same vest sized for her now (and then some).
From there we hit an ATM so we could have cash for some of the smaller shops. The first stop was a little corner vendor selling various types of jerky. Paige had never had jerky before, and she really liked it - especially the smoked elk. After jerky came the legendary cookie shop, and then a hot dog stand for lunch.
As we headed back to the car, Paige asked if she could play in the Blue River. Right around the town square the water was gentle and low enough that kids were playing in it. We agreed, Paige ditched her socks and shoes, and headed into the water. And it was really, really cold. So she spent the rest of the time trying to traverse the river repeatedly without getting in the water.
After a few crossings, we headed back to the car, to continue our fall adventure. Another successful trip to Breckenridge.