It’s a fair question — and most people already suspect the answer is no. The majority of timeshare presentation promotions do black out Christmas week, New Year’s Eve, Easter, and spring break. If you’ve gone looking for a holiday timeshare deal and hit a wall, that’s the industry norm you ran into.

Sandos is an exception. Here’s the full picture on what’s available, how it works, and what to expect.

If you’ve spent any time researching timeshare presentation deals for holiday travel, you’ve probably run into the same wall repeatedly: “Dates not available for the selected period.” Holiday blackouts are the default in this industry — Christmas, New Year’s, Easter, and spring break are typically closed to promotional inventory across most programs.

Sandos Resorts is one of the exceptions. Here’s why that matters and exactly how their holiday availability works.