November 13, 2010 — It’s here! It’s live! The GateHouse, a new blog for timeshare insiders, has finally arrived! To find it, to learn who’s been doing what to whom and where and when, and to participate in lively discussion, go to http://insidethegate.com/gatehouse/
Bookmark the blog and come back often. You never know when something really [...]

November 11, 2010 — REMINDER: Remember the Street Talk blog? It’s baa-aack! Different name, same game! Don’t miss out!
At midnight on Saturday morning, November 13, Inside the Gate will launch The GateHouse, a new stand-alone blog designed for timeshare insiders. Formatted with a nod to the former Street Talk blog, timeshare insiders will recognize some [...]

November 10, 2010 — Remember the Street Talk blog? It’s baa-aack! Different name, same game! Don’t miss out!
At midnight on Saturday morning, November 13, Inside the Gate will launch The GateHouse, a new stand-alone blog designed for timeshare insiders. Formatted with a nod to the former Street Talk blog, timeshare insiders will recognize some of [...]

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY. November 6, 2010: WHAT’S ON THE MENU THIS WEEK?
EARLY RETIREMENT: That’s right. Woody’s Roadkill Cafe is taking an early retirement, I’m taking my act off the road. ITG’s new blog The GateHouse, which is based on the same model as the former Street Talk, will be going live next Saturday, [...]

(Published Every Saturday.) STREET TALK IS BACK! Well, not really but almost. Woody’s Roadkill Cafe is going to be replaced by a new blog called The GateHouse, which will be based on the same model as the former Street Talk. New name, same game, if you will. Easy to follow, easy to participate, plenty of opportunity for you to have your say about whatever you want! (Read More)

(Published Every Saturday.) WATERLOO: There’s some irony in there somewhere. Ultimate Escapes, the second biggest destination club that was growing like gangbusters until very recently, had to file for bankruptcy protection last month (the “ultimate escape“?) The company, and its members, are apparently being rescued by a company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario. Waterloo– ya know? Get it? (Read More)

(Published Every Saturday.) GRUNTLED OR DISGRUNTLED? Wyndham Vacation Resorts (AKA Fairfield Resorts) says that Jim Faucett is just a disgruntled former employee, and I’d have to agree with that except the word “disgruntled” doesn’t go far enough to describe Faucett’s degree of gruntledness with both Wyndham and the timeshare industry in general. (Read More)

Published Every Saturday. SKI TOWN USA: Steamboat Springs, up in the northwest corner of Colorado, had a pretty good summer season. Wyndham Vacation Ownership, which sells units at The Village at Steamboat under the brands WorldMark by Wyndham and Wyndham Vacation Resorts, did a whopping $45 Million in sales through August 2010, selling more than 650 timeshares. (Read More)

Published Every Saturday. THE GRAPEVINE: A little birdie tells me that a certain rep at the Hilton in New York City was discovered to be handing out double first day incentives to get sales. For instance, he would upgrade an existing owner to 20K and give away 500K Hilton Honors Points to seal the deal (a 10K value in Europe). As it was explained to me, that essentially gives you a 3-week Category 7 hotel stay with Hilton (that’s all Greek to me…). (Read More)

Published Every Saturday. A CONTROLLING DECISION: This is big news. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has handed down a decision that is likely to reverberate within the timeshare industry throughout the states in its jurisdiction. That’s even though the case in point has nothing to do with timesharing. (Read More)