Word: condominium
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Nearly 2 million U.S. households own time-shares, paying an average of $10,500 for an annual week at a condominium in a hot spot like Florida or Hawaii. As operators have spruced up lodgings and given owners more flexibility, time-share sales have risen 14% a year, making them the fastest-growing part of the hospitality industry. Trusted brands like Marriott are expanding their offerings in what is globally a $6 billion- a-year business. To help you decide whether to join this parade, TIME asked some time-share veterans about their experiences...
...Harvard job also allowed him to purchase a car and a condominium in nearby Acton, Mass...
...easy for me," he says. "I lived in my condominium, had a car. I took two classes each semester and summer--six classes for 10 percent of [tuition...
...started to build my life, because I'm an immigrant," he says. "I lost [my] condominium, I lost [my] car. Nobody will give me credit for 10 years. For my life I lost everything...
...track. "You don't know me," he told the doctor. As it turned out, the doctor did. Duckman was too weak for his presurgical routine. So now he is building up slowly as he gets ready for the October competition. He started with short, quarter-mile walks around his condominium, mixing that routine with both swimming and running in the pool. He can once again pump out 16 push-ups, more than, he notes, young recruits must do when they join the Army. "You can imagine how long it takes an 80-year-old to get into shape," says Duckman...