Shared ownership holidays endure in popularity with travellers. Shared ownership holidays include stays at timeshare and fractional properties. Travellers have been enjoying these types of breaks for almost 50 years.
Promising a lifetime of great holidays for a one-off fee, they have long been a way to liberate luxury when travelling.
They give travellers plenty of choice, flexibility and value at destinations all over the world.
If you own timeshare or fractional, you’ll find lots of information, resources and news on it here. If you’re not very familiar with shared ownership holidays or are new to it, perhaps start with our Shared Ownership Tips and Resources or our Shared Ownership Consumer Guides below, to find out more.
This page is sponsored by RCI, a holiday exchange company we’ve enjoyed a long association with. We’ve also stayed in many RCI affiliated resorts over the years. Here’s a word from them…
RCI has been helping its member families get away from the cares of the work-a-day world for more than 40 years. With 4,500 resorts in more than 100 countries, it offers the widest choice of holiday experiences of any holiday exchange company. From the fun in the sun, sea and sand break, to a getaway in a mountain retreat, or a relaxing lakeside hideaway, there is a holiday to suit everyone in RCI’s exchange network.
Also, as part of the leading international hospitality group, Wyndham Worldwide, RCI is able to give its members access to properties of much-loved brands such as James Villa Holidays, Hoseasons and cottages4you. If you love your holidays, enjoy spacious, home from home accommodation in prime locations, RCI is the answer. Quality, choice and value underpin the RCI holiday experience and, combined with great flexibility in holiday planning, you are in control of getting the best out of your precious holiday time and your timeshare ownership.
Despite being the world’s largest exchange holiday company, RCI maintains its family values, putting timeshare-owning members at the heart of everything it does. More than 1,350 RCI Guides ensure members get the service and holidays they deserve – and we think they deserve the best.
LATEST SHARED OWNERSHIP STORIES

Luxurious resort Whittlebury Park joins RCI
RCI has announced a new affiliation with family-owned Northamptonshire resort, Whittlebury Park. Set in a 600-acre estate, Whittlebury Park Estate is a luxurious retreat, featuring an award-winning 254-bedroom four-star hotel; a conference and training centre; five dining outlets; a 36-hole Championship golf course and luxurious spa facilities. Continue reading...
Luxurious resort Whittlebury Park joins RCI
RCI has announced a new affiliation with family-owned Northamptonshire resort, Whittlebury Park. Set in a 600-acre estate, Whittlebury Park Estate is a luxurious retreat, featuring an award-winning 254-bedroom four-star hotel; a conference and training centre; five dining outlets; a 36-hole Championship golf course and luxurious spa facilities.

Don’t believe the cruise hype – we break down some cruising myths
Cruising is a luxurious way to travel and discover new horizons. With world-wide ocean excursions on a huge range of ships – from luxury liners to family fun ships, tall ships, to expedition cruises to the Arctic and Antarctic, you can choose from a wide range of holiday options led by the world’s leading cruise lines. But despite its growing popularity, there are a number of myths that perpetuate about cruising. So allow us to breakdown some cruising myths.

Own Timeshare? Must Travel!
The idea of swapping your holiday home to see more of the world is making headlines right now, but it’s not a new idea. Holiday exchange services provider, RCI, has been working with resort developers worldwide for more than 40 years and, today, has more than 4,300 holiday resorts in some of the world’s best destinations affiliated to its holiday exchange programme.

Ramada Resort Akbük joins RCI exchange network
Akbük Resort Group has announced the affiliation of Ramada Resort Akbük with RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange.
The contemporary all-inclusive resort overlooks Akbük Bay in the Aegean region of western Turkey. Located in a pine forest, Ramada Resort Akbük is just five minutes from its own private beach – free shuttles are provided for guests – and 22 kilometres from the ancient Temple of Apollo at Didyma.

Get more from timeshare with RCI exchange holidays
If you own weeks at a timeshare resort or have points or a club membership, you’ll know that one of the most attractive features of ownership is timeshare exchange holidays.

Extra Special Holidays with RCI Exchange
For travel lovers, variety is certainly the spice of life. We want to travel as often as we can, visiting new and exciting places, but few of us have the deep pockets to do so all the time, that’s where some luxury travellers have found RCI Extra Holidays and opened up a world of affordable luxury adventures. Maria Musgrove-Wethey shares her experience, she has been a member of RCI, the global leader in exchange holidays and part of the Wyndham Worldwide hotel group, for 25 years. Here Maria explains how, using RCI Extra Holidays – a rental option available to members – in addition to her exchange weeks, she is able to enjoy great-value holidays with her family and friends.

Bulgarian jewel in the RCI crown
RCI Members will now be able to use their membership to holiday in the beautiful mountains of Pirin, close to Bansko, Bulgaria’s number one ski resort. The Balkan Jewel Resort is the first Bulgarian resort to join RCI’s exchange holiday network. Sitting in the foothills of the Pirin Mountains, the resort overlooks the Ian Woosnam-designed 18-hole Pirin Golf Course and, is a 10-minute drive from the Bansko ski slopes.
SHARED OWNERSHIP RESOURCES
There may not be as much shared ownership information online as you might expect, but alongside this site, there are plenty of places where you can find useful information and tips to help you make the most of your ownership.
Shared Ownership Blogs and Websites
Trade group the Resort Development Organisation publishes Go Timeshare with news and updates on shared ownership.
Keep up to date on bogus callers, discount holiday clubs and more by following the Mind Timeshare blog.
Lisa Ann Schrier is founder of consulting firm Timeshare Insights, an author of Timeshare Vacations for Dummies and runs The Timeshare Crusader blog.
The RCI Blog is a fun and informal place to discover RCI exchange holiday news, helpful tips and great holiday stories – many from RCI members.
Shared Ownership Apps
Interval International has an app for iPhone, iPad and Android allowing members to search its resort directory, map resort location and surrounding area and locate nearby resorts via GPS.
RCI's app is on iPhone, iPad and Android allowing members to view the resort directory, receive news alerts from RCI and capture and share photos and videos.
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