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Escape the Ordinary

Luxury Real Estate: Forget timeshare. Destination clubs are the hottest new vacation trend and you don't have to suffer through a three-hour presentation with a roomful of free gift mongers. Instead of spending a week in a generic hotel room at the same location year-after-year, why not do it up in style? Stay in a quaint, mountain condo, country cottage or beachside villa, luxurious urban flat or magnificent home perched right on the edge of a golf course. Escape to locations like Steamboat Springs, Los Cabos and Napa Valley, and stay in elegant $500,000-600,000 properties. Private Escapes delivers unique travel experiences with a focus on personal service and comfort in 25 locations worldwide at 70 luxury properties. For the privilege you'll pay an $85,000 (refundable) entry fee and $6,600 yearly dues as an individual, or $97,500 and $7,700 for a corporate membership.

For LxM Amy Covington