| 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) |
| HGVC |
Hilton Grand
Vacation Club |
| HHI |
Hilton Head
Island |
| HTD |
Have to Disagree |
| HTH |
Hope this Helps |
| HOA | Homeowners Association - Advice Article |
| II |
"Interval
International", an exchange company. |
| IMHO |
In my Honest/Humble Opinion |
| IMO |
In my Opinion |
| Interval |
One timeshare
week. |
| IOW |
In Other Words |
| IV | Island View |
| 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/LO |
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 |
| OM | Owners Manual |
| 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 |
| ROFR |
Right of
First Refusal - Advice Article |
| 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 or StarOptions (starwood points) |
| SP | StarPoints (for starwood hotels) |
| SVO |
Starwood
Vacation Owner(ship) - Someone who knows a Starwood Timeshare |
| SVN |
Starwood
Vacation Network - the exchange system for Starwood owners |
| SPG | Starwood Preferred Guest |
| TPI |
Trading
Places International - an independent exchange company |
| TPU | Trading Power Unit - an arbitrary value assigned to Exchange Weeks within RCI |
| Trade
Power |
A measure of
desirability of a timeshare week for use in exchanging. Based on
location, time of year and resort quality. |
| TS | Timeshare |
| 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). |
| VOI | Vacation Ownership Interval (ie your timeshare week) |
| 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 |
