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Timeshare Glossary & Forum Acronyms

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Last Update: 5-Nov-2007

originally created by Mark Perry - TUG Lifetime Member

The following is a list of the more common terms and acronyms used in BBS postings and descriptions found here on TUG.
 

AC	Accommodation Certificate - An extra week offered by II as an incentive for depositing a high-demand week
BR	Bedroom
DAE	Dial an Exchange - Independent Exchange company
DBW	Developer Bonus Week
DH	Dear/Darling/Dumb/Darn Husband
DVC	Disney Vacation Club
DS	Dear/Darling/Dumb/Darn Spouse
DW	Dear/Darling/Dumb/Darn Wife
EOY	"Every Other Year" - a timeshare you get to use every other year
EY	"Every Year"  - a timeshare you get to use every year.
FIL	Father in Law
Floating Week	Owner requests a desired date from the timeshare resort every year subject to availability at the time of request.
FF	Fairfield Resorts
FK	"Full Kitchen"
FROR	"First Right of Refusal". Used by some resorts to control resale values.
FWIW	For What its Worth
GBR	Guest Bedroom
GC	"Gold Crown". An RCI designation of their highest quality resort.  or Gift/Guest Certificate
GMTA	Great Minds Think Alike
GV	Garden View or Mountain View (or occasionally, a parking lot view)
HGA points	Marriott Honored Guest Award points.
HGVC	Hilton Grand Vacation Club
HHI	Hilton Head Island
HTD	Have to Disagree
HTH	Hope this Helps
II	"Interval International", an exchange company.
IMHO	In my Honest/Humble Opinion
IMO	In my Opinion
Interval	One timeshare week.
IOW	In Other Words
JK or J/K	Just Kidding
JMHO	Just my Humble/Honest Opinion
KISS	Keep it Simple Stupid
LH	"Lease hold". Timeshare is deeded property on leased land.
LMK	Let me Know
LTNS	Long Time No See
Lockout	If allowed, a timeshare unit can be subdivided and used as two smaller units for the purposes of use or exchange. e.g.: a three bedroom unit might be split and deposited as one 2Br unit and one 1Br unit giving the owner two weeks for use or exchange.
Lurker	Non participating visitor to BBS sites.
MIL	Mother in Law
MIR	Mail in Rebate
MROP	Multi Resort Ownership Plan
MVCI	Marriott Vacation Club International
NB	Nearby
NP	No Problem
OBO	"Or Best Offer".
OBX	Outer Banks of North Carolina
OF	Ocean Front
OMG	Oh My God/Gosh
OP	Original Poster (who started the thread)
OT	Off Topic
OTOH	On The Other Hand
OV	Ocean View
PM	Private Message
MF	Maintenance Fee
PCC	Post Card Company - company who sends postcards to unsuspecting buyers recommending they pay thousands of dollars to give their timeshare away.
POV	Point of View
Profeco	"Procuraduria Federal De Consumido" or Federal Bureau of Consumer interests in mexico - an organization known to assist timeshare owners who have been scammed or ripped off by mexican timeshares.
Rack rate	Non discounted hotel room rate.
RCI	"Resorts Condominium International", an exchange company.
RHC	Royal Holiday Club
RID	"Resort of International Distinction". An RCI designation of their second highest quality resort.
ROFR	Right of First Refusal
Right of Recision	Time period after sale in which the buyer can cancel the sale.
RTU	"Right To Use". Timeshare ownership has an expiration date.
SA	Special Assessment
SA Week	South African Timeshare
SFX	"San Francisco Exchange" , an exchange company.
SIL	Sister in Law
SO	Signifcant Other
SVO	Starwood Vacation Owner - Someone who knows a Starwood Timeshare
SVN	Starwood Vacation Network - the exchange system for Starwood owners
TPI	Trading Places International - an independent exchange company
Trade Power	A measure of desirability of a timeshare week for use in exchanging. Based on location, time of year and resort quality.
TTYL	Talk to You Later
TUG	"Timeshare Users Group"
T/S	Timeshare or ownership interval.
VC	Vacation Counselor - a phone rep at one of the exchange companies
VEP score:	"Vacation Exchange Profile". An RCI resort rating score (company confidential).
WB	Welcome Back
WK	Week
WTG	Way to Go
WKORV	Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas
WM	Worldmark
YMMV	Your Mileage May Vary
YW	Your Welcome

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