For the past two years Global Resorts Network has remained virtually competition free. Yes, YTB and Coastal Vacations have always competed against GRN, but they really do not stack up and have only appealed to those who could not afford the sticker price of Global Resorts and were willing to accept the hassles of dealing with coupons and vouchers.

But, as is common in the network marketing arena, there seems to be a two year window of opportunity and that window is rapidly being shut by the new upstart MOR Vacations (the M.O.R. stands for Members Only Resorts). But just how is MOR Vacations manage to come into a market dominated by Global Resorts and immediately have such a huge impact?

It's all about the economy. You see, Jon King, President and Founder of MOR Vacations recognized that while Global Resorts was a tremendous product with a tremendous pay plan, it had chosen for a long time to leave the door open to competition by ignoring some key markets. The biggest of which was the average buyer who wanted an easier price entry point than the $3000 the top package of Global Resorts offered.

Despite the concerns of several top income earners in Global Resorts Network, the company never was willing to provide an in-house financing option. With the average consumer struggling in today's economy, this has drammatically hurt the sales and opportunities for many consumers. Many of whom decided to simply not buy or they looked at more reasonable alternatives like Coastal Vacations or YTB.

So, what does MOR Vacations do? They come right out with a very similar feature to feature product, but they immediately announce that they will offer financing and that they will allow members of other travel clubs to "trade-in" their membership to a MOR Vacations membership for only $498. Wow! This was a knife in the back for Global Resorts and a mass exodus of many top GRN marketers flooded to MOR Vacations.

MOR Vacations didn't stop with just a financing and trade-in program - they also introduced various other enhancements over GRN. For example, they not only reduced the cost of "Hot Weeks" to half of what Global Resorts charges, but they also expanded the top end to appeal to the more discerning traveler who was not satisfied with mere 5 star resorts, but to whom diamond level resorts had more appeal. MOR Vacations also was wise to recognize that $149 and $199 "Hot Weeks" were great, but they needed to be more accessible to the average consumer so they focused their Hot Weeks in the United States.

GRN and MOR Vacations are much more similar than different. That being said, all of the differences that do exist favor MOR Vacations. Both offer lifetime memberships that are transferable and comparable in price at roughly $3000. Both offer an extensive library of resorts - approximately 5,000 for GRN and 5,400 for MOR Vacations. They both offer Guest Weeks, though Global Resorts members are limited to only three Guest Weeks in comparison to unlimited Guest Weeks for MOR Vacations members.

There are other differences between the companies. MOR Vacations offers a more affordable starter package (only $1298 as opposed to $1500 for GRN) with a longer term (5 years as opposed to 3 years for GRN). MOR Vacations also has about 10% more resorts in its registry and its weeks range from half of the cost of GRN's up to Diamond level accommodations - something GRN does not offer.

Which one is right for you - MOR Vacations? Or Global Resorts Network? Not surprisingly they are both excellent options. However, that being said, clearly MOR Vacations offers more features, flexibility and better pricing for the same purchase price.