| Abound |
Marriott Vacation Club Point Program aka Destination Points - Abound FAQ/Info |
| 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 |
| DBW |
Developer
Bonus Week |
| CC&R |
Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions |
| DC |
Marriotts Destination Club Program now known as Abound |
| 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/ROFR |
"First Right
of Refusal" or "Right of First Refusal". Option for the Resort/Developer to buy your timeshare instead of resale buyer | ROFR Defined |
| 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) |
| HC |
Hilton Club |
| HGVC |
Hilton Grand Vacation Club |
| HVC |
Hilton Vacation Club previously Diamond Resorts |
| HICV |
Holiday Inn Club Vacations |
| HHI |
Hilton Head Island |
| HTD |
Have to Disagree |
| HTH |
Hope this Helps |
| HOA |
Homeowners Association | What is an HOA? |
| HVC |
Hyatt Vacation Club (Hyatt / Welk Timeshares) |
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 |
A timeshare unit that can be split 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 |
| MVC/MVCI |
Marriott Vacation Club / International |
| MVW / VAC |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide / MVW stock ticker |
| NB |
Nearby |
| NP |
No Problem |
| OBO |
"Or Best Offer". |
| OBX |
Outer Banks of North Carolina |
| OF |
Ocean Front |
| OGS |
Ongoing Search (exchange) |
| OM |
Owners Manual |
| OMG |
Oh My God/Gosh |
| OP |
Original Poster (who started the thread) or Original Post (thread) |
| OT |
Off Topic |
| OTOH |
On The Other Hand |
| OV |
Ocean View |
| PM |
Private Message (also "Conversations" on forums |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sales Weasel |
Derrogatory Term to describe a Timeshare Salesperson |
| SFX |
"San Francisco Exchange" , an exchange company. |
| SIL |
Sister in Law |
| SO |
Signifcant Other |
| SVN |
Starwood Vacation Network - the exchange system for Starwood owners (Now Vistana) |
| TDI |
Travel Demand Index |
| 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 |
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