Buying a Piece of Paradise- A Case Study

An analytical inquiry on timeshare research: A continuously growing segment in the hospitality industry

“…In terms of chronological distribution, Amy Cook and Wolverton, 2003;Hart, 1980;Nabawanuka and Lee, 2009;. Based on this collection of theses and dissertations, it was also in France that timeshare research emerged.…”

The European Timeshare Consumer in the Twenty‐First Century

“…Given that the timeshare product differs from traditional accommodation, because it is a more complicated product, Cook and Wolverton () provided a pedagogical case study of the dilemma that the potential owners have in weighing up the benefits and costs in relation to purchasing accommodation on a conventional holiday. One of the potential benefits of timeshare ownership is the possibility of using the exchange system.…”

Standard Hospitality Elements at Resorts

“…Trip characteristic factors have also received little attention in the context of resort attribute preferences. Given that these factors can directly affect the experience or become a determinant in the decision to purchase (Naylor and Kleiser 2002;Cook and Wolverton 2003), consideration of these variables on importance ratings is needed. Furthermore, the presence of children within the family shifts the importance placed on attributes (Hill, McDonald, and Uysal 1990).…”

“…Previous investigations have shown that sociodemographic variables, specifically age and income, are useful for understanding differences in the importance of resort attributes (Johanson, Woods, and Sciarini 2001;Morrison et al 2003). Other influences on importance ratings include the sociopsychological motivations that affect resort vacationers (Hill, McDonald, and Uysal 1990) and life stages, such as those found within the family life cycle (Cook and Wolverton 2003).…”