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Here's a radical idea. Exchange it for FREE anywhere in the world! Yes I know the original post was about the location within a resort, but it does bring up the question of exchanging outside of the resort and having the same possible problem arise there. There are other vacationers interested in using your timeshare to visit the world. People that don't have timeshares but do have homes, condos, apartments, etc. Their industry is called Home Exchange. If you run a search for those two words you will find quite a few. Interestingly, the top sites charge no fee for listing, exchanging or try to get into the middle to get a cut of the action. What you will find is a lot of people with a lodging in an area you would like to go to willing to accept lodging in the area of your timeshare. You will be pleasantly surprised at how flexible many of them are an d how nice many of the homes are. Think about it. You wouldn't be willing to let a stranger live in your home for a week, but how about your timeshare? At the same time you get to live in a home in your selected area. You only lodging cost is the annual fees on your own unit. Here's just a sample of one ad. An owner of a condo also owns a house. He trades the condo in Sydney, Australia for lodging almost anywhere in the world during about a 4 month period when he likes to travel. And without any fees, and direct exchange your cost is $0. You might want to reconsider selling or giving away your timeshare or even renewing your exchange club membership. Happy vacationing! Dr. Ken Rich