“Today, we are happy to have reached agreement on a resolution with the state of California and to have built one of the strongest and most transparent sales compliance programs in the timeshare industry. It’s important to note that no court has found that Welk Resorts violated the law, nor has the company admitted any wrongdoing.” Welk Resorts spokesperson June 3, 2020

By Sheilah Brust, Sherida Nett, and Irene Parker

December 5, 2019

There are too many resorts with no Responsible Exits. Club Exploria is one of them. Others include Great Eastern and Soleil Management. Others offer a precious few release, typically requiring a battle. These include Vacation Village and Westgate Resorts. Others charge exorbitant fees to take back points. Bluegreen is requiring 1 1/2 years of maintenance fees. This can be thousands of dollars for higher loyalty members.   

Will BDO Dunwoody Find Solutions to the Need for an Exit Strategy?

By Irene Parker

The Wyndham Carriage Hills annual meeting was almost held October 21, 2019, in Ontario, Canada. The Carriage Ridge annual meeting was held October 22. The  October 21 annual meeting was cancelled because the facility could only hold 300, but over 1,000 owners showed up for the meeting. Owners were annoyed, but felt the chaotic debacle was the best message they could have sent.