​Timeshare, or vacation ownership, redefines leisure travel.

Owning at a timeshare resort gives vacationers the ability to choose the vacation to fit their lifestyle and travel preferences — at more than 5,000 resorts in nearly 100 countries. According to the American Resort Development Association – one of the best industry resources for reliable timeshare information – timesharing is the “fastest growing segment of the U.S. travel and tourism industry, increasing in popularity at a rate of nearly 16 percent each year since 1993”. It's not hard to see why. Unlike owning a vacation condo, beach house or other type of fixed real estate, timeshare ownership eliminates all of the headaches of property maintenance and up-keep. It also allows you to vary your vacation destinations as often as you'd like, accommodating the changing needs of your lifestyle or your family. When you combine this flexibility with the convenience of prepaying for all your vacations at today's rates, the first-class hospitality and services offered only at upscale timeshare resorts, and amenities that far surpass those found in most hotels, you just can't beat timesharing

Timeshare Facts

The 2025 U.S. timeshare industry consisted of 1,434 timeshare resorts with approximately 188,700 timeshare units — an average of 132 units per resort. Resorts sell each of these timeshare units to consumers in parts or ownership pieces corresponding to varying amounts of time. Typically, these parts are either weekly intervals (seven nights worth of vacation time) or points-based. Points represent a reservation currency for the use of units in nightly or weekly increments.

In 2025, sales volume1 was $10.7 billion, with an average transaction price of $24,740. Timeshare occupancy averaged 79.9%; by comparison, hotel occupancy was 62.3%2 in 2025. Rental revenues totaled $3.3 billion, and the average billed maintenance fee was $1,550 per weekly interval equivalent.
Recent trends show stable sales volume since 2022, while rental revenue has increased by 20% over the same period. Occupancy has stabilized at around 80% over the past two years. The average maintenance fees increased 4.7% in 2025. Average transaction price has historically fluctuated year-over-year based on the mix of sales by unit configuration, resort type and brand.

Respondents also reported the number of timeshare units “recently built and planned at this resort.” respondents reported building 986 units in 2025, a notable increase from the 286 they reported building in 2024. Respondents plan to add 442 units in 2026 — this is comprised of 61 units at existing resorts and 381 units at newly constructed resorts. At the time of the survey, respondents reported plans to add 1,934 units in 2027 and beyond — this includes 1,279 units at existing resorts and 655 units at planned new resorts. Finally, respondents also reported plans for 9 new resorts, 7 of which are planned for 2027 and beyond.

Over the past several years, the timeshare industry has seen significant consolidation, with a select number of developers and management firms now accounting for a greater share of the market. In some cases, this consolidation has begun to blur the distinction between resorts that are actively selling and those that are not, as inventory from previously sold-out resorts is placed into clubs that are in active-sales. At the same time, the industry is experiencing an accelerated effort to sunset resorts that are older or no longer serving owners well, resulting in an approximate 9% decline in overall resort and unit counts since 2020. Over the long term, these efforts to close suboptimal resorts will likely contribute to a healthier, more sustainable timeshare ecosystem.