Feeling the pinch
On Friday last week we published an article regarding the impact of price rises and inflation and its possible effect of both the hospitality industry and timeshare. We mentioned the Sur in English, the weekly newspaper and on online site for Andalucia and quoted figures relating to costs rising in the hotel industry in Southern […]
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Club La Costa (UK) Plc (In Administration) – Update
As we have reported previously, Club la Costa (CLC) owes tens of millions to former customers in legally awarded compensation due to ignoring Spanish consumer laws for well over a decade. The timeshare giant profited at the expense of its members, as have many other timeshare companies in Spain. For the last 6 years, the Spanish legal system has been […]
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2021 – Your story
By visiting our website we assume you are a timeshare owner or at least have an interest in the subject. We think it’s fair to say that both 2020 and 2021 have been trying times for the travel and hospitality sector; however timeshare owners have had a particularly tough time. Admittedly the pandemic has proved […]
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Spanish timeshare owners suffer again
Global widespread news concerning the latest variant of the Covid virus, the so called Omicron variant, has lead Spain to change entry rules to the country. With effect from December 1st, all passengers arriving from the UK will have to show proof of being fully vaccinated (excluding children under the age of 12). In the […]
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Maintenance season is here again
Maintenance season is here again As we approach that time of year when many resorts and developers send out their annual demands for maintenance fees. With the complete disruption of travel and holidays caused by the pandemic together with a feeling of general disappointment surrounding timeshare ownership, the invoice for maintenance fees is very unwelcome […]
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Anfi sales companies – Judge declares bankruptcy
Following on from our recent article relating to the court battle between the two Anfi shareholders Lopesan and Santana Carzola Group, the judge reviewing this case has endorsed expert reports submitted according to which the debt of two Anfi companies being Anfi Sales SL and Anfi Resorts SL amounted to €56.6 million in 2020, with […]
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Delaying the inevitable
First we must say that the law is the law and we would not disagree with that; however there also is a counter expression as quoted by Charles Dickens character Mr Bumble who stated “The law is an ass” to what are we referring? To answer, the Spanish court system. Spanish courts Within these pages […]
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UK timeshare, an unforeseen problem
The UK Governments’ so called “freedom day” has arrived and no doubt many will be looking towards a long awaited holiday. With the inherent problems of foreign travel given the ever moving “traffic light” system, the “staycation” market is looking healthy, or is it? Helen Martin a reporter for the Edinburgh Evening News recently penned […]
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Club la Costa group – An interesting development
After announcing the temporary closure of all sales activity in October 2020 (Download Below), Club la Costa group issued a communication this week confirming that this move has now been made permanent. In layman terms this means that no CLC resort will have a sales team and the three sales offices in the UK will not […]
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Another timeshare giant calls it a day. Club La Costa announces “discontinuation of new timeshare sales”
Club La Costa announces discontinuation of new timeshare sales. Club La Costa (CLC) announced in October this year that they were ‘pausing all sales operations until further notice.’ Observers at the time believed this to be a sign that the timeshare powerhouse may be getting out of the business for good. CLC confirmed this expectation with […]
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