Timeshares are now "vacation clubs," and respected hotel companies with deep pockets have jumped into the game. We compare and contrast six of them.

Here's a look at six of the top hotel-branded timeshare companies.

Although each timeshare company's system is slightly different from the others, they have certain characteristics in common.

The timeshare industry started simply enough, but since then it has spun off a host of different products with several options.

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