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If you rent out your timeshare in Spain, Read on

If you rent out your timeshare in Spain, Read on

One of the points put forward by resort sales teams is the prospect of generating rental income at those times you choose not to use your timeshare. Although some developers don’t allow this, many do. If you own a timeshare in Spain you may be interested to know that there are tax implications. Spanish tax […]


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Timeshare - a form of phantom wealth?

Timeshare – A form of phantom wealth?

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article titled “How to Buy a Week in Paradise for $1”. For the team here at TCA the article contained no real surprises. For a very long time now we have been saying that from a financial point of view, a timeshare purchase in monetary value terms drops […]


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Travel + Leisure

Timeshare USA – Travel + Leisure get even bigger!

For those not in the know, Travel + Leisure Co are the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company, Including brands such a Wyndham, who many timeshare owners will be familiar with. Wyndham is credited with being the largest timeshare developer in the world. Also featured within the group are RCI, 7 Across, Extra Holidays, […]


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The funny side of timeshare - if there is one

The funny side of timeshare – if there is one!

We think it’s fair to say that very few solid products with a great reputation ever end up as the butt end of jokes. How many jokes do you hear about Rolls Royce or Rolex? You don’t, however, whilst carrying out some research recently we found a plethora of jokes on the internet aimed at […]


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Timeshare purchase - things to consider

Timeshare purchase – Things to consider

Following on from our last article where we focussed solely on costs, this article will explore other considerations to be made before buying a timeshare. Apart from the expense of initially purchasing timeshare there are a lot of factors that need to be carefully considered. On the surface, and according to developers, timeshare ownership presents […]


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Timeshare USA - CNBC esposes dark side of timeshare

Timeshare USA – CNBC exposes dark side of timeshare

First off for our non USA readers, let’s explain a little about who CNBC are and where they fit in the American broadcast market. CNBC (formerly Consumer News and Business Channel) is an American cable business news channel and website. It provides business news programming on weekdays from 5:00 am to 7:00 pm Eastern Time. […]


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Club la Costa pull out of Turkey

Club la Costa pull out of Turkey

CLC have announced the closures of their Kusadasi International Golf Resort and Apollonium Spa and Beach Resort. According to CLC, the closures have resulted from a change in Turkish legislation which states that from 1st January 2024, any rental for less than 100 days is considered a tourism/vacation rental and can only be allowed under […]


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Club la Costa - availability

Club la Costa – Ever wondered why there’s never availability?

As CLC owners will know, after the “operational partnership” with Wyndham, all resorts now bear the Wyndham branding. For years now we have all known that virtually no timeshare resorts are exclusive to owners anymore. Most developers will allow non members/owners to book directly and also the majority of resorts may be booked via the […]


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Want to holiday in a timeshare resort? Then book online

Over the years the once exclusivity of timeshare resorts, being for the sole use of owners, has been slowly diminishing to a point where virtually every resort is now able to be booked online by anyone. We hear the explanation from developers that the reason is spare capacity or inventory, fair play if that was […]


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Timeshare EU

Timeshare EU – We’re confused

As we have written on a number of occasions the EU Timeshare Directive 2008/122/EC which replaced Directive 1994/47/EC is a robust piece of timeshare consumer protection legislation now adopted into all member states statute law. According to EU statistics the economic significance of the timeshare sector is demonstrated by the fact that roughly 1.5 million […]


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