Timeshare, also called Interval Ownership, is when someone purchases the right to use a lodging property (room, condominium, apartment, etc.) for given dates each year, usually measured in weeks.

For example, someone may purchase the right to use a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment at a ski resort for the first week in February, or at a beach resort for a specific week in August.

But here's where you come in: if the owner doesn't want to use the property for that week, it can be rented to non-owners, that is, to you and me, the general public.

Timeshare rentals give us a wide range of dates, locations and facilities from which to choose.

If you'd like to enjoy a week at the beach on Cape Cod, or a week enjoying the music, art museums, dance and drama in the Berkshires, or a ski week in Vermont, New Hampshire or Maine, a timeshare rental may be your best choice.

Rent a timeshare right next to the ski slopes...

—by Tom Brosnahan

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