With approximately 6,000 timeshare resorts worldwide, this is a particularly intriguing question. It all depends on what you want to do with your timeshare. If you wish to vacation in the same resort every year, then you need to purchase in that location. I would advise you to check out at least a handful of resorts in that location to insure that you like the resort, the amentias, the services, etc., because you will be returning there every year for your vacation. If, however, you wish to travel to different locations for vacation, then you need to purchase in the location that has the most year-round demand worldwide. Currently, that location is Orlando, Florida. With more than 52 million visitors in 2002, Orlando is not the prettiest location in the world, the most scenic or the most relaxing. It does, however, have a four-foot tall mouse, a seven-ton whale, a red-tighted superhero and dozens more visited attractions. This does not mean that if you buy "race week" in Daytona or Christmas week in Vail that it´s a bad thing. It only means that if you wish to exchange your timeshare for other areas, you need to own a "high demand" property. The rule of thumb is "the power of your exchange is dependent solely on what you put into the system, not what you take out." (Thank you, W. Frank Gilmore!)