Midwest Flyer Magazine - August/September 2021

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The Left Seat

Flying Cross-Country A Lot? A Timeshare May Work For You! by Bob and Anita Worthington www.BobWorthingtonWriter.com Copyright 2021. All rights reserved!

Bob Worthington

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trip in a C-182 to a resort for three (3) nights and four (4) days. The flight plan is to fly about 6.5 hours each day, so one (1) night is spent on the road, three (3) nights at a resort, then another night returning home. With the nightly hotel rate averaging $160, including tax, the room costs are $800. Add to this $1,350 for fuel and the trip will cost $2,150, plus food. If we went on this trip, we would have no room costs! Why? Because we own “timeshares.” For us owning timeshare property is a worthwhile asset. For others, timeshare ownership is not as beneficial. Now it seems that for many, timeshares are a bad

Anita Worthington

xtensive cross-country trips in a small plane are not cheap. In addition to the plane expenditures, there are food and lodging costs. Examine outlays for a 1500-mile

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2021 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 17


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