207 condominiums at the resorts are affiliated with the 9 timeshare associations.
The more than 8000 Timeshare Owners in Fairfield Harbour pay an average of $7600 per week maintenance fees. These maintenance fees bring close to $5,000,000 to the economy with a large percentage of the money filtering into the local economy.
Over 70 local jobs are related to the timeshare associations at Fairfield Harbour (including housekeeping and grounds maintenance positions.)
Approximately 10% of this workforce lives onsite at the Harbour.
The average occupancy rate at the resort is 70%, which equates to 8,135 families who come to the resort each year. If we assume the average party is 3 people, approximately 24,405 timeshare guests visit the resort annually.
According to a recent study of timeshare traveler’s spending habits, the typical timeshare guest spends an average of $1,870.40 during his stay.
Even a more conservative estimate of just $1,000 spent per family while here at the resort would mean $8,135,000 added to the local economy.
The guest population of the resort helps to support the onsite restaurant, convenience store, onsite sailing cruises, local tour bus and golf course.
Through their maintenance fees, the timeshare associations onsite pay more than 80% of the cost of running the recreation center, its fitness center, indoor and outdoor pools, hot tub, sauna, exercise classes, game room and outdoor pavilion facility.
Various resident fitness instructors have partnered with the center to provide aqua aerobics, step aerobics and Zumba classes at the resort. Other residents of the resort can join the recreation center for a membership fee.
Many homeowners were introduced to Fairfield Harbour by the timeshare exchange programs. These timeshare guests fell in love with the scenic area and the value offered to homeowners in their retirement age and made their homes here. Additionally, the welcome timeshare guests receive from community members frequently persuades them to consider living here in the future.
The management companies work closely with the Master POA and regularly meet with the onsite community manager to discuss questions or concerns. Both management companies worked to integrate timeshare information into the Emergency Response Strategic Planning.