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This report\u2019s focus is on the results provided by owners and non-owners, from both Millennials and Generation X age groups, who had the opportunity to construct an ideal timeshare\/vacation club product as part of the larger Next Generation Study: Shared Vacation Ownership report that was released by the AIF earlier in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Next Generation Study was sponsored by the AIF and conducted by Leger to gain a deeper understanding of the vacation habits among those who represent the \u201cNext Generation of Timeshare Prospects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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