RedWeek Development Blog

Friday, April 18, 2008

Enhanced Line Listings on Resort Pages

Recently, a RedWeek.com Member suggested an improvement to the timeshare resale line listings on our resort pages. Many of our resorts are very popular with timeshare owners and travelers alike, like the Sheraton Vistana Resort. As a result, we get lots of postings for rentals, resales and exchanges. Our Member suggested that we add bathrooms as a line item, in addition to how many the unit sleeps. He felt this would help potential buyers decide which postings they might want to investigate further, as well as help explain differences in asking price on units that otherwise seem to be identical (same season, sleeps the same, etc.).

We agreed that this was an improvement that would help our users, and added a few more of our own. Now when you are scanning line listings on our resorts, you will be able to see the number of bedrooms, bathrooms, and how many people the unit can sleep. Further, as you roll your mouse over a listing, it highlights it a pale yellow to make that listing stand out. Finally, clicking anywhere on the listing's row will take you to the full posting, with all of the unit's details.

Users should still view complete postings and make thorough comparisons based on all available data. But these improvements should make it easier to narrow down your search to exactly what you are looking for in a timeshare rental, resale or exchange. Thanks to our Member for suggesting this improvement, and please keep them coming.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Google Maps

We're happy to announce the addition of Google maps to our resort pages. Now, when you view most resorts, you'll see this icon in the address area. Click it (or on the address itself), and you'll be taken to a map showing all the resorts in the area.The Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas, Hawaii

A few things to keep in mind. We haven't been able to map all the resorts; we may not know the physical address or it may be in a country that Google doesn't support. Also, please confirm the address and any driving directions with your resort before arriving.

Finally, we want to give a big thanks to our RedWeek customer support team, who went through thousands of resorts to make sure the addresses and contact information are correct.

We hope you find this new feature useful.