Club la Costa, Wyndham maintenance fee scam alert
Once again we feel the need to put pen to paper to dispel the myth of the current fraud that is prolific amongst scam operators. In essence the scam is aimed at former CLC owners, the scammers state that even though the former owners have written confirmation from CLC of their ownership being terminated, it’s […]
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Club la Costa or should we say Wyndham Residences?
If you own a timeshare at former Club la Costa resorts, if you paid a not inconsiderable sum for the privilege. If you are paying over the top interest rates on a loan to purchase and are being crippled by ever increasing maintenance fees, are also suffering from lack of availability then we suggest you […]
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Timeshare – The power of the negative
Many years ago the author of this article held a senior management position with a large financial services company. Said company decided to introduce an annual staff appraisal programme and then put all management through an appraisal training course. One point that sticks in the memory of the author is the tutor explaining the power […]
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Trenython Manor – Club la Costa/Wyndham selling the family silver
News has reached us that the wonderful 25 bed 37 lodge hotel that is Trenython Manor is on the market. Knight Frank has the property listed for offers in excess of £2,750,000. A former Club la Costa branded resort, now under the Wyndham banner. Trenython was built on the estate of Little Pinnock in 1872 […]
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Timeshare USA – Are we missing something?
A Delaware federal judge recently narrowed claims from plaintiffs seeking class certification in a case alleging that Wyndham Vacation Resorts Inc. failed to tell would-be buyers that their timeshares carried little to no resale value and came with hidden fees, among other omissions. U.S. District Judge Richard G. Andrews waived claims based on the Nevada […]
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Wyndham buying Club la Costa points? – Not a chance
Well the New Year has got off to a roaring start in the timeshare scam field but we have to say, our latest investigation tops the lot or être le bouquet as they may say in France, why mention France, you may ask, well all will become clear later. We received a communication from a […]
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Diamond Resorts lying? – Certainly not
An all too common sad tale came to our attention recently. A former timeshare owner with Diamond Resorts Europe decided in 2014 that enough was enough. The maintenance fee for the timeshare owned, originally purchased with Grand Vacation Club in 2002 which then morphed into Sunterra and then into Diamond Resorts had risen from £395 […]
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Timeshare USA – Whistle blowing
Not the sort of whistle blowing at the end of a football match but the kind where an employee testifies against possible wrong doings or mal practice perpetrated by their employer. One recent occasion where this has occurred has come to our attention. Before we look deeper at what’s occurred, we can say it all […]
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Timeshare USA – The return of the telephone numbers?
The Irish writer George Bernard Shaw once said: ‘England and America are two countries divided by a common language’, the same may be said of timeshare in a roundabout way. Here we look at not just England but Europe. As we have often reported, timeshare sales in Europe are at the lowest point for decades, […]
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Timeshare USA – Developer 1 – Owner 0
Could be a score from a “soccer” match but it’s not, so what are we referring to? Let us explain. In the USA there is a powerful organisation known as the American Resort Development Association (ARDA). As the name suggests their raison d’être is to further the development of timeshare resorts and support the industry. […]
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