AC |
Accommodation
Certificate - An extra week offered by II as an incentive for
depositing a high-demand week |
ARDA |
American Resort Development Association |
BR |
Bedroom |
DAE |
Dial an
Exchange - Independent Exchange company |
DBW |
Developer
Bonus Week |
CC&R |
Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions |
DC |
Marriotts Destination Club Program |
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. |
FK |
"Full Kitchen" |
FROR |
"First Right
of Refusal". Used by some resorts to control resale values. (also ROFR) |
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 |
HICV |
Holiday Inn Club Vacations |
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. |
MF / Maint |
Maintenance Fee |
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 |
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 (see Vistana) |
SVN |
Starwood Vacation Network - the exchange system for Starwood owners (see Vistana) |
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. |
UDI |
Undivided Interest - type of timeshare 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). |
VSE/VSN |
Vistana Signature Experiences / Vistana Signature Network (starwood/westin/sheraton brands) |
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 |