The two largest areas for selling international timeshares were Mexico and the Caribbean islands.
Graph #10 - Top Two International Timeshare Areas - Mexico & Caribbean Islands
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Sales to international residents were low because the majority of our marketing
budget is targeted to U.S. residents as stated previously. We have multiple bilingual
personnel on staff and our website allows direct routing of web form purchase requests
to agents with language skills of English, French, Spanish, and Italian.
Graph #11
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Graph #11 compared with Graph #12 shows that internationally residing purchasers
bought less expensive international timeshares than the average timeshare resale. Graph #11
shows the number of units purchased and Graph #12 shows the dollar volume for the
same five years. In every year, the dollar volume percentage was lower than the
sales numbers percentage.
Graph #12
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2007 saw a significant rise in the average price of international timeshares.
The average U.S. timeshare resale price at Stroman was $9,603 and the average international
timeshare resale price was $11,831.
Graph #13 - U.S. vs. International Timeshares Average Resale Price
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Caribbean Timeshares
The average price of Caribbean timeshares increased by 150% at Stroman.
Higher priced Marriott, Westin, and Harborside Atlantis timeshares helped to increase
the average resale price. These resorts are in the top tier year after year.
Graph #14 - Average Resale Price of Caribbean Timeshares by Year
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Canada
The Intrawest and Shell Resorts resales at Stroman dominated the top resale prices
in Canada, especially for 2005. The top three resorts in Canada saw their best
resale prices in 2005 and 2006. Intrawest Resorts enjoyed most of the top resale
price increases during the five year period. When comparing Mexico and Canada ,
Canadian resale price growth increased over the five year period by 23%.
Graph #15
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Mexico Timeshares
In Mexico international timeshares, there was an increase in the resale price of approximately 9% over the
five year period at Stroman.
Graph #16 - Average Resale Prices of Mexico Timeshares by Year
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