Correspondence: Betsy Bender Stringam, School of Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management, MSC 3HRTM, Po Box 30003, Las Cruces, NM 88011, USA. Tel: +1 575 646 7424; Fax: +1 505 646 8100; E-mail: betsys@nmsu.edu

¹is an assistant professor in the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management for the New Mexico State University. Dr Bender Stringam teaches courses primarily in Hotel and Resort Management, Timeshare and Vacation Ownership Management and International Hotel Management. Dr Bender Stringam serves on the American Resort and Development Association International Foundation Research Committee.

Received 19 February 2008; Revised 19 February 2008.

Abstract

This study evaluated resort amenities of the timeshare and vacation ownership resorts in North and South Carolina and compared the amenities with the amenities of hotels throughout the United States (US), resort hotels in the US and resort hotels in the South Atlantic region of the US The results of this study assist timeshare and vacation ownership resort management to compare their amenity offerings to hotels, provide resort operators and developers a closer look at amenities of existing vacation ownership resorts and hotels, and assist suppliers in providing amenities to and servicing existing amenities for resorts.