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Timeshares began to acquire a rather bad reputation in the early years of this century as people found themselves locked into the same holiday resorts year in, year out, with little prospect of selling them to anyone else. But with some ingenious new thinking from companies like Diamond Resorts, the whole concept of timeshare has undergone a radical makeover. The best timeshare apartments today do not rotate around the purchase of specific dates but on the purchase of varying amounts of ‘points’. This makes apartment and villa holidaymaking infinitely more flexible than the old timeshare system based on blocks of time.

One of the biggest operators is the aforementioned Diamond Resorts, which offers its members over 24,000 guest beds in 26 countries in 160 affiliated resorts.  Once you’ve purchased your points you have a range of high quality (and constantly improving) accommodation to chose from in destinations including the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. The points system means that you can travel at any time, not a specific window in the year, and you’re guaranteed top quality (and continually updated) apartments and villas.

If timeshares of yore were inclined to become a bit of a millstone around the neck, these points-based apartments and villas are precisely the opposite. With superb facilities and luxurious comfort as the standard, including restaurants, bars, swimming pools and health clubs onsite, these apartments and holiday villas are continually upgraded and kept at the cutting edge of the holiday experience.