Timeshare ownership – It’s only a holiday after all!
In previous articles we have investigated various aspects of timeshare ownership and the one subject that clearly causes most distress amongst owners is the annual maintenance fee. The fact that it rises every year is one of the greatest concerns, when this is coupled with the fact that timeshares are a notorious example of an […]
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What do Caravans and Timeshares have in Common?
On the surface not a lot, one is usually luxury accommodation in a lovely resort in a desirable location, whilst the other can often be seen as a box room on wheels in the middle of a field, but it seems that both do have a commonality, they both bring large sums of cash in […]
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Timeshare Claims in Spain – Explaining the Process of Spanish Court Claims
Timeshare claims in Spain – No doubt you may have read that the rules relating to both new timeshare purchase and existing ownership that were the subject of an overhaul of European law. The Timeshare, Long-Term Holiday Product, Resale and Exchange Contracts Directive 2008/122/EC (the Directive) was adopted in March 2012. This Directive was designed to […]
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Cold Call Timeshare Scams & How They Spin Their Wicked Webs
Timeshare scams must figure well within the top 10 money spinners for those unscrupulous individuals known as “Con Artists”. So what steps can you take to avoid becoming a victim? Firstly it is important to understand how these fraudsters work. A starting point is that most scammers will be working from stolen data either from […]
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Timeshare in Perpetuity
Perpetuity – a simple dictionary definition: endless or indefinitely long duration or existence; eternity. You remember when going to sales meetings to buy your timeshare, the nice man in the smart suit and tie told you that one big advantage about your new holiday ownership was the fact that it would be carried on to […]
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Step by Step – How to spot an online timeshare scam company
Technological and software advancements these days have made it easy for anyone to set up their own website without necessarily needing any help from the paid professionals anymore. Timeshare scammers have been known to take advantage of this by creating websites overnight to try to dupe innocent victims. To help you spot an online scam […]
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Better Business Bureau’s top scams list from 2019
As they do every year, Better Business Bureau (BBB) have released their top ten fraud list from 2019 and it comes as no surprise that travel, vacation and timeshare have a place on that list. BBB direct their services to consumers in the USA, Canada and Mexico with the goal to put trust into the […]
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Sandy Grey’s 2012 Prediction For European Timeshare 2022 May Be Coming True
In September of 2012, the original founder of Timeshare Consumer Association, Sandy Grey published predictions on where he believed the timeshare industry would be in 2022. Unfortunately, Sandy Grey passed away many years ago and the website has passed through a few hands since then but now we believe it has landed in the right […]
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Who are the Association of Vacation Owners?
The Association of Vacation Owners (AVO) originally formed in 1997 and based in America, was created as a social purpose organisation dedicated to arming timeshare owners with knowledge. Their goal has always been to create a community type relationship between timeshare developers and members. The Association was previously called the National Timeshare Owners Association (NTOA) […]
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Timeshare Fractional Ownership Explained
There are various types of timeshare. Fixed week, points, floating time but in recent years, timeshare fractional ownership’s have grown in popularity over the classic way of purchasing. What is Fractional Ownership? Fractional Ownership is essentially a “re-branding” of timeshare, this ownership entitles you to a stake in the actual real estate value of the […]
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