Word: hiltons
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Marriott worry about storm insurance, hurricanes and repainting the woodwork every year," says John D. Strong, 63, of Decatur, Ill., who has 14 weeks at four properties in Hilton Head, S.C., where beachfront property was too expensive for him to buy outright. Strong and his peers are also getting variety through bartering. For a fee of about $120 a year, companies like Resort Condominiums International and Interval International will broker an exchange, letting time-share owners in, say, Florida, the most popular destination, journey off to Colorado or Europe...
...Vacationers may check into a Hilton-owned orbiting space resort 500 miles above the earth for relaxation and space walks in about 10,512,000 minutes...
...golfers, the youngest of whom must be at least 50, who give emphasis to the word senior in the Senior PGA Tour. Seven players over 60 have won a total of eight tournaments, among them Mike Fetchick, who on his 63rd birthday won the Hilton Head Seniors International, making him the oldest winner ever on the pro circuit...
Despite the dangers, despite rising insurance premiums, despite the fact that hurricanes roar through every few years, people continue to flock to the seaside. Usually affluent and well educated, says Richard Kadesch, a real estate broker on Hilton Head Island, S.C., "they have a good understanding of what they're getting into." And they're snatching up everything in sight...
Vietnam was a long time ago, of course. The rage is all but gone, or mellowed to irony. Hanoi has a real Hanoi Hilton now, with a grand ballroom and a website. My Lai is a theme park...