Scammers love to prey on consumers who are at their most vulnerable -- during difficult economic times -- and the timeshare business isn't immune from their damage, according to an industry leader who is warning would-be timeshare sellers to tread cautiously.

NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings expects to assign the following rating to Sierra Timeshare 2010-1 Receivables Funding, LLC:

The Better Business Bureau says many timeshare sellers take fees and don't deliver.

SEATTLE----RedWeek.com, the largest marketplace for timeshare rentals and resales, holds an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau — a rarity in the timeshare industry. Since its launch in 2002, RedWeek has served owners seeking to rent or sell their timeshares and provides travelers with budget friendly timeshare rentals and resales.

Roomlinx, Inc. , the leading supplier of Interactive TV for the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce that it has joined the American Resort Development Association as an associate member and will exhibit its iTV solutions at the ARDA 2010 Convention & Exposition.

It used to be that if you wanted your own place, not just a timeshare, but your own deed to a ski condo in Mountain Village, you had to pony up several hundred thousand dollars or so.

A developer's plan to build a 19-story hotel and timeshare project on the last vacant leasehold in Marina del Rey heads Wednesday to the county's Regional Planning Commission.

Last year was not a year to remember for Maui Land & Pineapple Co., which posted a staggering net loss of $123.3 million and quit the business of pineapple farming on which the company was built.

Q: I have placed our timeshare on the market; there appears to be fraud activity on the Internet for condos. Do you have advice for consideration when selling your timeshare?

YORK — Always quick to complan about tourism, the Williamsburg Hotel-Motel Association put its money where its mouth is Tuesday.