Method for operating a combined hotel/limited time share facility
First Claim
1. A method for operating a combined hotel/limited timeshare facility in an area having peak demand periods and non-peak demand periods, comprising the steps of:
- operating the hotel/limited timeshare facility as a combined hotel/timeshare facility; and
attempting to sell a set of peak period timeshares for intervals corresponding to at least some of the peak demand periods, yearly sales and marketing expenses related to the sales attempts for the set of peak period timeshares being defined as yearly peak period expenses, yearly sales and marketing expenses related to sales attempts for non-peak period timeshares of similar duration and quality as the peak period timeshares being less than the yearly peak period expenses.
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Abstract
A method for operating a combined hotel/limited timeshare facility in an area having peak demand periods and non-peak demand periods during a year. The method includes operating the hotel/limited timeshare facility as a combined hotel/timeshare facility during the year, and attempting to sell a set of peak period timeshares for intervals corresponding to at least some of the peak demand periods. Yearly sales and marketing expenses related to the sales attempts for the set of peak period timeshares are defined as yearly peak period expenses, and yearly sales and marketing expenses related to sales attempts for non-peak period timeshares of similar duration and quality as the peak period timeshares are less than the yearly peak period expenses.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for operating a combined hotel/limited timeshare facility in an area having peak demand periods and non-peak demand periods, comprising the steps of:
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operating the hotel/limited timeshare facility as a combined hotel/timeshare facility; and
attempting to sell a set of peak period timeshares for intervals corresponding to at least some of the peak demand periods, yearly sales and marketing expenses related to the sales attempts for the set of peak period timeshares being defined as yearly peak period expenses, yearly sales and marketing expenses related to sales attempts for non-peak period timeshares of similar duration and quality as the peak period timeshares being less than the yearly peak period expenses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for operating a combined hotel/limited timeshare facility in an area having peak demand periods and non-peak demand periods during a year, comprising the steps of:
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operating the hotel/limited timeshare facility as a combined hotel/timeshare facility during the year; and
attempting to sell a set of peak period timeshares for intervals corresponding to at least some of the peak demand periods, wherein a first ratio of sales and marketing expenses to revenues related to sales attempts for non-peak period timeshares is less than a second ratio of sales and marketing expenses to revenues related to the sales attempts for the set of peak period timeshares.
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25. A method for operating a combined hotel/limited timeshare facility in an area having peak demand periods during the year when occupancy rates are greater than a certain percentage and non-peak demand periods during a year when occupancy rates are below the certain percentage, the certain percentage being greater than an average occupancy rate of the facility during the year, comprising the steps of:
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operating the hotel/limited timeshare facility as a combined hotel/timeshare facility during the year; and
attempting to sell a set of peak period timeshares for intervals corresponding to at least some of the peak demand periods, yearly sales and marketing expenses related to the sales attempts for the set of peak period timeshares being defined as yearly peak period expenses, yearly sales and marketing expenses related to sales attempts for non-peak period timeshares being less than the yearly peak period expenses.
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26. A method for operating a combined hotel/limited timeshare facility in an area having peak demand periods during the year when occupancy rates are greater than a certain percentage and non-peak demand periods during a year when occupancy rates are below the certain percentage, the certain percentage being greater than an average occupancy rate of the facility during the year, comprising the steps of:
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operating the hotel/limited timeshare facility as a combined hotel/timeshare facility during the year; and
attempting to sell a set of peak period timeshares for intervals corresponding to at least some of the peak demand periods, yearly sales and marketing expenses related to the sales attempts for the set of peak period timeshares being defined as yearly peak period expenses, yearly sales and marketing expenses related to sales attempts for non-peak period timeshares being defined as yearly non-peak period expenses, wherein a first average of the yearly non-peak period expenses per non-peak period timeshare sold is less than a second average of the yearly peak period expenses per peak period timeshare sold.
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