In yesterday’s The Timeshare Authority Blog, we reported on recent comments and releases by Marriott timeshare, Westgate Resorts timeshare, and Wyndham Hotels and timeshare. Today we are following that timeshare blog post with news of an announcement by Wyndham timeshare that they will be scaling back their timeshare business.

According to an AP release that appeared on Yahoo Finance and other news outlets:

When any company says they will ’shift their sales and marketing efforts to consumers with higher credit quality’, you have to wonder what that says about their past practices. Are some timeshare development companies guilty of the same types of behavior that led mortgage companies to extend credit to subprime consumers? What does a company have to gain by writing loans to customers who may not have the income and creditworthiness needed to carry the debt? The answer is simple: loans equal assets. Assets enable a company to borrow money, expand, or generally improve the look of their portfolio.

If Bill and Mary’s Bakery lets you buy donuts on credit, then the loan document that defines your credit obligation has a value to Bill and Mary as a source of incoming cash. And when Bill and Mary want to splurge on colored sprinkles, they can go to the bank and show your debt document as part of their own security needed to incur debt themselves.

But if you can’t afford to pay your donut debt, then all the lender holds is bad paper.

When you don’t pay Bill and Mary on time, then they in turn can’t pay the bank. And pretty soon, legislators are called in to write a bakery bail-out bill.

Let’s hope the reason some of the big timeshare companies are feeling the impact of the economic downturn is because of the cost of gas and increases in the price of durable goods, and not because they have been playing their own version of the subprime lending game. And if you don’t want to be caught up in any portion of the game, consider buying timeshare on the resale market, dealing directly with the person who owns it. Dollars to donuts, you will always find the best values in timeshare on the resale market.

As you already know, on Friday, Congress voted to pass the revised, reworked, and augmented version of the $700 billion plus plan designed to bail out the US economy. America as a nation was divided, was this the solution? The right solution? Were we trading one set of problems for another?

And while you may think it’s our only choice, or you may see it as a plan for disaster, I thought you might be interested in these comments from some of the executives in the hotel and timeshare industry.

Wyndham Worldwide Hotels and timeshares

Forbes reported that Wyndham CEO Steve Holmes told Reuters last Wednesday, “all that matters is that Congress needs to come together and pass a bill that addresses the immediate problem.” Source: Forbes.com

Marriott Hotels and timeshare

Following up on Marriott’s conference call with investors last Thursday, Forbes reported that Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson said, “We urge the ranking members of both parties to develop and enact a comprehensive stabilization plan. It is important that the plan be big and enacted very, very soon. There are thousands, maybe tens of thousands of jobs at stake in our company alone, and we are typical.” Sorenson’s comments followed the release earlier in the week of Marriott’s third quarter report, which showed quarterly profits down by 28 percent. Source: Forbes.com; time.com

Westgate Resorts Timeshare

After massive layoffs last week at Westgate Resorts, the company’s Executive VP of Sales and Marketing released the following YouTube videos, expressing his support for the bailout. In the videos, he speaks to the people he calls the ‘95% of Americans who are against the bailout because they do not understand it, and why the bailout is exactly what is needed’. This link takes you to Gissy’s video Part I, (7 plus minutes). If you want to view Part II (another 10 minutes), you can find it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31trCMcPoRQ

The full text of the bailout bill is available at the Huffington Post, in case you want to see it for yourself.

In the midst of much positive news about the stability of the timeshare industry and how, in many cases, timeshare sales seem to be anchoring the finances of major hoteliers, a timeshare leader, Westgate Resorts has announced company layoffs. According to an article that appeared in the Orlando Sentinel, Westgate timeshare resorts will lay off hundreds of workers.

In an article that ran on Sept 29, the Orlando Sentinel says, “Company President David Siegel said Friday that Westgate is facing a financing squeeze that came on with the suddenness of a “heart attack.” He blamed the national financial meltdown and said until the situation in Washington straightens out, Westgate and all other time-share companies likely are in for very hard times.”

According to the article, timeshare sales will be shut down for some of the 28 Westgate timeshares, located in 11 US states, although Westgate timeshares’ founder, David Siegel did not comment on how many people would be effected or an exact date when the layoffs would begin.

Siegel sums up the situation like this: “Westgate is managing to pay all its bills and will continue to meet all its obligations. But he said there is no money for new business. We’re having a record year. We’re in the most profitable year in our history and the banks are freezing our money. So we have no choice. In order for our company to survive we’re going to downsize until the money starts flowing again.”

Westgate timeshare is currently the seventh largest employer in Central Florida, employing 8,113 people in Central Florid and more than 10,000 nationwide.

For more information about the history of Westgate timeshares and David Siegel’s skills at empire building, follow these links to past The Timeshare Authority posts:

• When The Economic Slump Hits Vegas, Even Casinos and Timeshares Worry
• Timeshare Resort Mogul Found Guilty of Sexual Harassment
• Timeshare Resort Mogul Found Guilty of Sexual Harassment - Part II

The Sell My Timeshare NOW HOT 100 List gives you an excellent opportunity to compare two outstanding Florida timeshare resorts, back to back. Yesterday, The Timeshare Authority profiled HOT 100 List timeshare resort number 62 - the Vacation Village at Parkway. Today we are looking at HOT 100 List timeshare resort number 61 - the Westgate Town Center.

Both of these two popular timeshare properties are located in Kissimmee, Florida, which is just to the south of Orlando and perfectly situated for visiting all the Orlando theme parks and attractions, while bypassing much of the local Orlando traffic. Getting to the Westgate Town Center is easy. This Florida timeshare resort is less than 25 miles from the Orlando International Airport. Taxi service from the airport ranges from $43 to $60 or from $25 to $44 for shuttle service. (Since the price of gas fluctuates these days, rates can vary. Visit the ground transportation page for the Orlando International Airport for the latest prices and contact information for transportation providers.)

If you are visiting the Westgate Town Center timeshare resort by car, you will find it easy to reach by taking I-4 West to exit 64B, (that’s the US-192 West/Walt Disney World® exit). The timeshare is only one-quarter mile from this exit.

Once you arrive at the Westgate Town Center timeshare, you may never want to leave - not even to enjoy some of the Florida vacation fun you came to experience. This family-friendly Florida timeshare resort has a fitness room, numerous swimming pools, tennis, volleyball and basketball courts, picnic areas, miniature golf, a children’s activity center, and an arcade. While the theme parks are nearby, the resort has so much to offer that it can be a vacation within itself.

Your Westgate Timeshare Villa

The Westgate Town Center offers timeshare villas of all sizes from studios, to 2, 3, and 4-bedroom timeshare units. Most include fully equipped kitchens (kitchenettes in studio units), large-screen TVs, washer and dryers, whirlpool tubs, and balconies or a patio.

According to the floor plans available from Westgate timeshares, your studio unit at Westgate Town Center timeshare includes a queen bed and a sleeper sofa. Two-bedroom timeshare units offer a king bed, 2 double beds, and a queen sleeper sofa. In three-bedroom timeshare units you will have 2 king beds, 2 double beds, and 2 sleeper sofas. And lastly, in the uber-spacious 4-bedroom timeshare units that offer 2522 square feet of living space, you will have 3 king beds, 2 doubles and 3 sleeper sofas - which translates to room enough for 16 people to relax, spread out, and enjoy their holiday time together.

Which Florida Timeshare Resort is Right for You?

The good thing about Florida timeshare is that there are so many of them. But this is also what makes picking one such a challenge. After you look at your needs for space and on-site amenities, you have to consider if you plan to exchange your timeshare unit or visit the same one on a regular basis. Fortunately, the affordable prices of timeshare resales makes it easy for you to buy timeshare or even buy multiple Florida timeshares to enjoy, exchange, or even use as timeshare rentals.

The timeshare resales and timeshare rentals experts at Sell My Timeshare NOW can help you get started today. It is easy to shop the inventory of available Orlando timeshare, Kissimmee timeshare, or timeshares throughout the Sunshine State. The only thing you’ll have to do is pick one!

It’s back to the HOT 100 timeshare list today for The Timeshare Authority blog, as we look at timeshare resort number 63 on this year’s list: The Westgate Park City Resort and Spa timeshare.

This Westgate Vacation Villas timeshare resort, set in the scenic Wasatch Mountains, offers a true ski-in/ski-out experience with more than 140 ski runs that rank from the beginner level to the professional. Ranked Five Stars, the Westgate Park City Resort and Spa timeshare includes approximately 185 timeshare villas, from studio units to 4-bedroom timeshare suites. Most are equipped with a full kitchen, laundry, balcony with hot tub, fireplace in the living area, whirlpool tub in the master bedroom, and TV, DVD and entertainment center. Some of the timeshare villas offer steam showers. For true indulgence, try the famous Papillion the Spa located at this resort.

Amenities at the timeshare resort include a heated indoor/outdoor pool, tennis, gol, and basketball, as well as dining at the Westgate Grill, a full service restaurant that receives glowing reviews from patrons. Onsite is a wine shop, which can be a convenience, since state of Utah liquor laws regarding when and where alcohol can be sold sometimes catch travelers and vacationers off guard.

Planning Your Utah Timeshare Ski Vacation

… here’s some interesting information, as you plan your Utah timeshare ski resort vacation …

According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac , a weather resource since 1792, this year will bring average to above average snowfall in the ski country of the northwestern United States. On The Old Farmer’s Almanac map, geographic region number 13 is called “Intermountain,” and includes all or portions of Arizona, California, Colorado (including Colorado Springs and Denver, Idaho, Montana , Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. In this region, the winter is predicted to be much colder than normal, with snowfall, above normal in the north. The periods of the most snow are predicted to be mid-November, early and mid-December, mid- and late January, and late February.

Region 12, “The High Plains,” includes all or parts of Colorado (starting at Denver and heading east), Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. In the northern portions of The High Plains, temperatures are predicted to be slightly above normal, but an average of two degrees below normal in the south. The Old Farmer’s Almanac states, “Precipitation will be near or slightly below normal, with below-normal snowfall. The snowiest periods will be in early December, mid-January, most of February, and early and mid-March.”

Based in Dublin, NH (just 80 miles from the Sell My Timeshare NOW offices in Dover, NH) The Old Farmer’s Almanac is North America’s oldest continuously published periodical. While no one can predict the weather with total accuracy, The Old Farmer’s Almanac claims that its weather predictions are on-target 80 percent of the time, which is amazing when one considers they are prepared as much as 18 months in advance.

Although it may still be warm outside, it’s not too early to track down your mittens and go wax your skis. And it is exactly the right time to start shopping Sell My Timeshare NOW’s huge inventory of timeshare resales and timeshare rentals at some of the most in-demand ski destinations in North America and around the world.

Not in the mood yet for a ski trip? Watch the snow silently falling in this short video, shot from the balcony of a Westgate Park City Resort and Spa timeshare.

We’ve been updating you all year on what Marriott International and Marriot Vacation Club timeshare is doing to protect and preserve the environment. In February, The Timeshare Authority brought you an update on Marriott Vacation Club employees in Orlando, FL who made the switch from plastic eating utensils and Styrofoam serve ware in their cafeterias. They even switched to SpudWare ™, which are eating utensils that are made from potato starch and that completely biodegrade in 100 days after disposal.

Marriott has also taken steps to make their greens environmentally greener on golf courses at Marriott Hotels and Marriott timeshares, by using more eco-friendly methods of golf course maintenance, including reducing their use of chemicals on the greens and fairways.

Last week in Salt Lake City, Utah, Marriott Vacation Club International expanded their efforts to go green by conducting the Green Fair, involving more than 18 businesses and non-profit organizations. The idea behind the Green Fair is to educate and inform employees and associations about actions they can personally take to recycle and reduce energy consumption.

Over 900 Marriott Vacation Club International associates received reusable eco-friendly mugs and shopping bags. They were also given the opportunity to calculate their individual carbon footprint. Ron Essig, vice president of global owner products and services for Marriott Vacation Club International said, “This is just one step toward Marriott International’s efforts to preserve the environment, acting both locally here in Salt Lake City and across the Marriott Vacation Club International division. With more than 900 associates at the Salt Lake City Marriott Customer Service Center, if we all do our part, we can definitely make a difference-both at the office and at home.”

Marriott vacation club estimates that the immediate result of their effort to go green will be a reduction of nearly 100,000 pieces of plastic ware that would have wound up in landfills.

Sell My Timeshare NOW and Marriott Timeshare

Sell My Timeshare NOW works to reduce, reuse, and recycle in our own work environment. We are proud that our website, www.sellmytimesharenow.com not only advertises and markets right-priced timeshare resales and timeshare rentals, but that our inventory includes Marriott timeshare, a company that is proving their commitment to the environment through their actions.

With timeshare resales from Disney Vacation Club, Westgate timeshare, Hyatt Vacation Club timeshare, and Hilton timeshare, to name only a few, Sell My Timeshare NOW offers you the opportunities of vacation ownership with timeshare companies that are environmentally responsible, at prices that are realistic and affordable in today’s economy.

Related posts on The Timeshare Authority:

• Marriott Hotel and Timeshare CEO Speaks Out for Energy Cost Cuts
• A Timeshare Sales Company Taking an Important Environmental Stand

Part Two in a Two-Part Blog Post on Westgate Timeshare

Saturday’s Timeshare Owners Blog reported on David Siegel, CEO and founder of Westgate timeshare and Westgate Vacation Villas, who was found guilty last week by a federal court in Florida of sexual harassment.

The $5 million lawsuit, brought against Siegel by a former employee, was not the first storm the self-made billionaire has weathered, nor is it likely to be the last. Siegel’s divorce from his second wife, Betty, cost him over $200 million in cash and assets including a lakeside home so decadent in style that when Michael Jackson first saw it, he made an offer on the spot to buy it for his personal residence.

Yet over the years, David Siegel seems to have done a good job of ensuring that his personal challenges do not affect the quality of service or standards at Westgate timeshare resorts. His motto, “Good enough isn’t good enough,” appears to be something he takes seriously. A 2007 Forbes Magazine profile of Siegel says he personally checks every detail about Westgate timeshare, including sleeping on sample bed pillows and, “…inspecting the furniture he preselected, the showerhead, and flat-screen TV in each unit.”

As an innovative, creative, and driven entrepreneur, Siegel continues to grow Westgate timeshares in his usual big way, building most of his properties three times larger in number of timeshare units than is the industry average for a timeshare resort. His commitment includes not only time, but also money. The company has already spent $100 million (with another $1.1 billion planned in investments) on his current showpiece timeshare resort, a joint venture between Westgate timeshare and Planet Hollywood for a 2,800+ timeshare condo resort in Las Vegas.

But the same Forbes article that extolled Siegel’s attention to detail also quoted him as describing the people who buy Westgate timeshare as being the, “Johnny Lunch-Bucket crowd,” who “shop at Wal-Mart and otherwise would stay in a Ramada Inn.”

…Somehow, I don’t think he meant that as a compliment.

Most people who buy timeshare as new property from Westgate Vacation Villas or Westgate timeshare, make a down payment (according the article in Forbes Magazine) of approximately, “…$2,400 for the right to stay one week per year in a two-bedroom apartment. They pay the other $21,600 over ten years (often borrowing it from Westgate, which makes much of its money on financing), plus a $599 annual maintenance fee.”

In case you missed that part, let me repeat it, “…Westgate, which makes much of its money on financing…“

Maybe It Is Time to Consider Timeshare Resales

I will leave you to draw your own conclusion about a decision to buy timeshare as new property from Westgate Resorts, or the decision to let Westgate Resorts finance your purchase.

On Sell My Timeshare NOW’s website, we advertise timeshare resales and timeshare rentals that belong to Westgate timeshare owners who want to sell or rent timeshare. When you buy timeshare through Sell My Timeshare NOW, you deal directly with the person who currently owns the timeshare weeks or timeshare condo. Because you are buying timeshare resales, you can expect to pay lower prices than if you buy timeshare directly from the developer.

If you are interested in buying Westgate timeshare, do two things before you make your decision. First, search the extensive inventory of timeshare resales available on the Sell My Timeshare NOW website and see for yourself the good deals that are available. Second, take a few minutes to watch this YouTube video of an interview with David Siegel and his wife Jacqueline, as they take you on a tour of their new house, at that time, still under construction.

Part One in a Two-Part blog post.

The founder and CEO of Westgate timeshare and Westgate vacation villas, David Siegel was found guilty this week in Orlando, Florida federal court on charges of sexual harassment.

A jury awarded Dawn Georgette Myers over $5 million in damages, saying that she worked in a hostile environment at Westgate timeshare while she was employed by Siegel. The award, according to the Orlando Sentinel, was granted, “…at least in part, for an alleged battery Siegel subjected Myers to in which he pressed her up against a wall and touched her. Myers also claimed that Siegel offered her $1 million for sex.”

This case has been far from simple, and I suspect, is far from over. Plot twists have included the fact that originally Siegel filed a lawsuit against Myers. Siegel sought approximately $35,000 he said was owed him for repairs made to Myer’s home by Westgate timeshare carpenters and for the cost of Myers renting Siegel’s condominium while the work was being done. Other issues that have complicated the lawsuit include Siegel having publically stated he was at one time attracted to Myers and the fact that Ms. Myers was previously romantically involved with David Siegel’s son.

While that is a lot of intricacy, it is probably not even the whole story; David Siegel has a habit of living life large. Yet one way or the other, these charges and its outcome should not overshadow the historic and innovative impact David Siegel has had on the timeshare industry and the concept of timeshare real estate.

Visionary Who Helped Make Timeshare Sales What They Are Today

Always an entrepreneur at heart, David Siegel enrolled after high school in an electronics program to learn how to repair televisions and radios. He soon began bringing broken radios and televisions into class for his instructors to fix, while personally billing the owners of the equipment for the repair work. When the school caught on to David Siegel’s scheme, they gave him the choice of dropping out or giving up his sideline business. Siegel chose to quit school, focus his energy on his small business, and then hired his former teachers to work for him.

But electronics repair didn’t last for Siegel, who bounced around in numerous jobs before trying his hand selling land in Orlando. After somehow persuading a private investor to loan him money for several acres of Florida swampland, Siegel began quickly to parlay land deals into dollars. When a buyer came to him seeking land to use as timeshare real estate, David Siegel jumped at the concept of timesharing and built the project himself rather than sell to the developer.

By the 1970’s David Siegel had established the parent company of Westgate timeshare; it operated out of his garage. In 1982, he set up a tent as an auxiliary office and began timeshare sales for Westgate Resort Villas, to be located less than a mile from the front gates of Walt Disney World.

Westgate Timeshare and Westgate Vacation Villas Today

Since that time, Westgate timeshare has expanded to include multiple timeshare resort properties in the Orlando area, as well as timeshare real estate in Myrtle Beach, Miami Beach, Williamsburg, Gatlinburg, Branson, Tunica, Park City, Mesa, Las Vegas, and Anaheim. There are currently 28 Westgate timeshare resorts offering 10,000 timeshare condos with another 4500 timeshare condos under construction. Over 400,000 Westgate timeshare owners from all parts of the globe enjoy vacation property ownership thanks to Westgate vacation villas and David Siegel. Today Westgate timeshare is now the largest privately held timeshare company in the world and is the third largest timeshare company overall.

Westgate Timeshare Resales and Westgate Timeshare Rentals in Florida

Westgate timeshare owners report some of the highest satisfaction levels in the timeshare industry. If you want to buy Westgate timeshare resales or rent a Westgate timeshare condo, here are direct links to excellent opportunities in timeshare resales in Westgate Orlando timeshare resales:

• Westgate Lakes Resort and Spa - Orlando, Florida
• Westgate Leisure Resort - Orlando, Florida
• Westgate Palace - Orlando, Florida
• Westgate Blue Tree - Lake Buena Vista, Florida
• Westgate Towers - Kissimmee, Florida
• Westgate Town Center - Kissimmee, Florida
• Westgate Vacation Villas - Kissimmee, Florida
• Westgate Timeshare resales - Other US locations

Whatever happens next in David Siegel’s life, he will probably be making headlines. Here are links to other recent postings from the Timeshare Owners Blog, where we have looked at either Westgate timeshare resorts or David Siegel himself:

• Westgate Timeshares Serious About No-Smoking Rule
• Westgate Timeshare Employee Steps Up Big
• Planet Hollywood Timeshare Project Moving Forward

And be sure you read Monday’s Timeshare Owners Blog. After all the good things we’ve had to say about what David Siegel has done for timeshare real estate and timeshare sales, you may be interested in what he has to say about timeshare owners.
…continued on Monday, Feb 25

Sources for this blog post include: The Orlando Sentinel; Forbes Magazine; and the New York Times.

Orlando’s Local 6 TV News stirred up an old issue this past November when they interview David Siegel, founder and CEO of Westgate timeshares, regarding the company’s no-smoking policy for employees.

But this is not “news”. Westgate Resorts timeshares put their no-smoking ban in place in 2003. Westgate Resorts timeshares is part of the behemoth corporation, Central Florida Investments Inc, a conglomerate that includes hotels, magazines, travel services, insurance, real estate, internet companies, oil and even cattle, and is the largest single employer in the Orlando area. And Westgate timeshares in not alone in its crackdown on employee smoking. Other Florida companies have made similar moves. Thanks to the 2002 Florida Clean Indoor Act, smoking is already prohibited in restaurants, malls, workplaces and most interior areas. Many Florida employers prohibit smoking anywhere on company property while other companies also charge employees who smoke higher rates for their health insurance premiums. Westgate timeshares simply took its opposition to smoking a step further by saying: if you smoke, you won’t work for Westgate Resort timeshares.

Legal?

In the state of Florida it most certainly is. And from the perspective of companies, always watching their bottom-line, you have to see their side of it. Smokers increase insurance premiums across the board for all employees. As a general rule, they have lower productivity simply because of the time lost to smoke breaks. Where smoking is permitted on property, cleaning and repair costs to carpet, upholstery, and painted surfaces escalate.

On the other hand, does your employer ethically have the right to tell you that you cannot smoke off property and on your own time?

Dicey questions, and you can count on David Siegel to (pardon the pun) fan the flames of controversy with one of his straight to the point comments. As quoted in the Orlando Sentinel, Siegel says, “When I found out it was legal to discriminate against smokers (in 2002), those were my marching orders.”

Westgate Resorts is the third largest timeshare company in the world, with resorts throughout the US. To learn more about Westgate timeshare resales and Westgate timeshare rentals, visit Sell My Timeshare Now.

• Westgate Lakes Resort and Spa - Orlando, Florida
• Westgate Leisure Resort - Orlando, Florida
• Westgate Palace - Orlando, Florida
• Westgate South Beach - Miami Beach, Florida
• Westgate Branson Woods - Branson, Missouri
• Westgate Branson Lakes - Hollister, Missouri
• Westgate Tunica Resort - Robinsville, Mississippi
• Westgate Painted Mountain Golf Resort - Mesa, Arizona
• Westgate Blue Tree - Lake Buena Vista, Florida
• Westgate Daytona Beach - Daytona Beach, Florida
• Westgate River Ranch - River Ranch, Florida
• Westgate Towers - Kissimmee, Florida
• Westgate Town Center - Kissimmee, Florida
• Westgate Vacation Villas - Kissimmee, Florida
• Westgate Miami Beach - North Miami Beach, Florida
• Westgate Flamingo Bay - Las Vegas, Nevada
• Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort - Gatlinburg, Tennessee
• Westgate Park City Resort and Spa - Park City, Utah
• Westgate Historic Williamsburg - Williamsburg, Virginia

Haven’t we all been in a public place and witnessed an irate parent turn to his or her child in anger that was vastly out of proportion to the child’s misbehavior?

The question always becomes, when do I get involved and when do I mind my own business?

Thank goodness, Westgate Timeshare employee, Hilda Berrios, wasn’t afraid to get involved. Her actions have changed one little boy’s life forever.

On November 6, at Westgate Timeshare Resort’s Osceola County (Florida) sales center, Ms. Berrios, a Westgate administrative assistant, noticed a small boy trying to serve himself cereal at their buffet line. The longer she watched the boy, according to an article that appeared in the Orlando Sentinel, the more signs she saw that did not add up right.

No, this was not one of those instances of an overly angry parent—just the opposite. The seven-year-old boy Berrios had noticed did not seem to be in the company of any adult. Not only was he struggling alone to serve himself on the buffet line, but his overall appearance was frightening. He was far too thin, only 37 pounds, and badly bruised and cut.

So Berrios and two other Westgate timeshare employees stepped in, asking questions and contacting local authorities. It seems that the two women who serve as the child’s guardians (neither of whom is his mother or even a biological relative) were attending a Westgate timeshare sales presentation, and had had left the child alone in the car.

Investigation by the Florida Department of Children and Families revealed a history of previously undocumented abuse of the child, including burns, battery, tying the child with restraints, and even forcing him to drink shampoo. The DCF said that the actions of the Westgate timeshare employees, likely saved the boy’s life.

Lesson to all of us: When in doubt, speak up. It is better to offend someone and later need to apologize than to turn your back and ignore a situation, where a child’s wellbeing could be dangling by the thinnest of threads.

Westgate Timeshares

For more information on Westgate timeshares, Westgate timeshare resales, and Westgate timeshare rentals, visit Sell My Timeshare NOW.

• Westgate Vacation Villas - Kissimmee, Florida
• Westgate Tunica Resort - Robinsville, Mississippi
• Westgate Town Center - Kissimmee, Florida
• Westgate Towers - Kissimmee, Florida
• Westgate South Beach - Miami Beach, Florida
• Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort - Gatlinburg, Tennessee
• Westgate River Ranch - River Ranch, Florida
• Westgate Park City Resort and Spa - Park City, Utah
• Westgate Palace - Orlando, Florida
• Westgate Painted Mountain Golf Resort - Mesa, Arizona
• Westgate Miami Beach - North Miami Beach, Florida
• Westgate Leisure Resort - Orlando, Florida
• Westgate Lakes Resort and Spa - Orlando, Florida
• Westgate Historic Williamsburg - Williamsburg, Virginia
• Westgate Flamingo Bay - Las Vegas, Nevada
• Westgate Daytona Beach - Daytona Beach, Florida
• Westgate Branson Woods - Branson, Missouri
• Westgate Branson Lakes - Hollister, Missouri
• Westgate Blue Tree - Lake Buena Vista, Florida