Seasons Slaley Hall problems – Game over
The whistle has blown, its full time but the score line is not what timeshare owners at Seasons resort Slaley Hall wanted to see. Back in November 2021 we published our first article surrounding the actions being taken by Seasons. Over the years, Seasons have invented different schemes aimed at selling various packages to timeshare […]
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Timeshare USA – Disney New Fort Wilderness Cabins
Disney Vacation Development Inc. has applied for a license to sell timeshares for new Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort. The license application currently shows as being “under review” and the application calls for 18,876 timeshare weeks, which breaks down to 363 units. The initial application filing was made to the state of Florida by […]
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Timeshare exchange – Good or bad?
The simple answer is it has to be good, but is it? Back in time of the fixed week, the product was very easy to understand and use but after a while maybe the boredom of the same resort in the same town at the same time each year sets in. If fixed week owners […]
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Timeshare USA – Disney Cruises announce first European sailing
For the first time Disney Cruise Line has included a European itinerary with a seven day cruise sailing from Barcelona, Spain and departing on May 18th 2024. The cruise is open to members of the Disney Vacation Club and as usual with DVC, is very transparent in its costing. The points for a basic inside […]
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Marriott – Tech and timeshare sales
Anyone who has attended a timeshare sales presentation will know that it can be quite an uncomfortable experience. Apart from the incessant barrage of information, most of which is debatable, then there is the supposed 90 minutes that often turn into a full day. The longer the stay, the harder the sales pitches become. One […]
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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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Timeshare USA – DVC lowers minimum point’s requirement?
We used to say that the only thing that ever comes down is the rain but maybe that isn’t the case with timeshare purchase at Disney Vacation Club (DVC). Historically, DVC has increased its minimum joining point’s requirement over the years: However that may all have changed. Back in April a leaflet stared to do […]
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MacDonald Resorts – What’s going on?
Changes are happening at MacDonald’s, quite what we can’t be certain, but what we can be certain of are the following. We reported recently that MacDonald had placed their resort Plas Talgarth on the market. Originally Knight Frank, the selling agents, had the property listed with offers in excess of £5.5m, on checking recently we […]
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Timeshare industry surveys – Blowing smoke
To be fair, any industry that publishes surveys always present their products through rose tinted glasses, the timeshare industry is no exception. We recently looked at a survey entitled: Timeshare Industry Statistics And Trends in 2023 Albeit a short snapshot of the industry with a USA focus, there were some points that seem to contradict […]
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