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I just got my hands on an updated RCI Directory of Resorts for Europe, this one 2008-2009. These are very useful since the US version now has almost left out Europe. One thing I was interested in was the Availibility tables, a feature not in the US version, which measure how much exchange availibility, based on supply and demand are expected in different resort areas.
The tables are no longer in one place, and one has to hunt through the book for specific areas. They are still broken out into four categories, but are now color coded from light blue (least availibility) to dark purple (most plentiful) instead of the old numerical 1 to 4 system. Unfortunately, for the US, only Florida has an Availibility table.
These tables are intended for use to gauge liklihood of an exchange. I think they are also useful in assessing seasonability of demand, and resort areas with yearround demand would make for more financially viable HOA's, since they chart availibility month by month.
First, there are countries that are light blue (1 in the old number system) for least availibility, for all 12 months of the year. In this category are Netherlands, Andorra, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, Croatia, Russia, Norway, Ireland, Cyprus, Israel, Lebannon, UAE, and South Africa. I wish I had my old Europe directory, as I well recall that it did not list South Africa as ''1'' all year, although low availibility months definitely surpassed high availibility months. This should bode well for South Africa trading.
On the other end of the scale, areas with dark purple or ''4'', the highest availibility or next highest ''3'' for a majority of monthe of the year were Canary Islands Tenerife (12 months), Spain (8 months), Hungary (7 months), Finland (12 months), Florida (7 months), Mexico (12 months), India (9 months).
In the past there was an availibility number for the Caribbean but not anymore.
The tables are no longer in one place, and one has to hunt through the book for specific areas. They are still broken out into four categories, but are now color coded from light blue (least availibility) to dark purple (most plentiful) instead of the old numerical 1 to 4 system. Unfortunately, for the US, only Florida has an Availibility table.
These tables are intended for use to gauge liklihood of an exchange. I think they are also useful in assessing seasonability of demand, and resort areas with yearround demand would make for more financially viable HOA's, since they chart availibility month by month.
First, there are countries that are light blue (1 in the old number system) for least availibility, for all 12 months of the year. In this category are Netherlands, Andorra, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, Croatia, Russia, Norway, Ireland, Cyprus, Israel, Lebannon, UAE, and South Africa. I wish I had my old Europe directory, as I well recall that it did not list South Africa as ''1'' all year, although low availibility months definitely surpassed high availibility months. This should bode well for South Africa trading.
On the other end of the scale, areas with dark purple or ''4'', the highest availibility or next highest ''3'' for a majority of monthe of the year were Canary Islands Tenerife (12 months), Spain (8 months), Hungary (7 months), Finland (12 months), Florida (7 months), Mexico (12 months), India (9 months).
In the past there was an availibility number for the Caribbean but not anymore.
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