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Bluegreen Vacations Suspend Hundreds of Accounts!
Categories: Timeshare Companies December 17, 2023
YouTube video produced by “ADD is multitasking” This wry gentleman took time out from making videos about engine repairs to share his Bluegreen Vacations timeshare presentation experience. He was promised luxury gifts that never materialized. (15,000 followers, 22,212 views) Are hundreds of Bluegreen suspensions simply an Inventory Grab? We have heard from several Bluegreen members […]
Read MoreHilton Grand Vacations Mired in a Culture Clash
Categories: Timeshare Companies November 15, 2022
By Jake Bercu, a Tahoe Beach and Ski Owner Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) announced its acquisition of Diamond Resorts (DR) in March of 2021, promising to combine Diamond’s strength with the brand and culture of Hilton Grand Vacations. The two companies had dramatically different business models. Hilton built resorts. Diamond acquired control of existing resorts, […]
Read MoreWhy a Vacation Village Owner Contacted an Exit Company
Categories: Timeshare Companies June 30, 2022
By Karen in Virginia – Vacation Village – Massanutten Unfortunate Owners Facebook Group We wrote to Vacation Village Patriots Inn in 2021 to request a release. We received an email back saying they do not take back a timeshare unless there is serious medical hardship. Timeshares were routinely sold as being a real estate product, […]
Read MoreWhy a $6.5 Million Fine is a Win (for The Manhattan Club)
Categories: Timeshare Companies November 19, 2021
By Irene Parker Like many, I considered the $6.5 million New York Attorney General’s settlement with The Manhattan Club (TMC) developers, Ian Bruce Eichner, Scott Lager, other associates, and a maze of at least five corporate entities, a win for TMC owners. I learned $6.5 million was anything but a win for owners. The Manhattan […]
Read MoreThe Oral Representation Clause and Diamond Resorts
Categories: Timeshare Companies August 12, 2021
By Bernadette Bernadette explains why reading the timeshare contract would not have helped her. Like many, Bernadette was told that in order to be released from a paid-in-full deeded timeshare, she must convert to points. This would not have been in her contract. A TIMESHARE TALKS interview with Bernadette from Oklahoma: My husband Fred had […]
Read MoreCanadian Snowbirds Timeshare Stuck – Ours Vacation Village
Categories: Timeshare Companies February 4, 2021
Karl Hillyard in Nova Scotia, a Vacation Village owner denied a responsible exit If timeshare resorts would plan ahead, they could allow voluntary surrenders in a structured inventory recycle program. New and younger people could purchase timeshares turned in by aging owners seeking release. Unfortunately, common sense seems lacking in timeshare. Not allowing a responsible […]
Read MoreWelk’s $5.5 Million Settlement amid Dueling Timeshare Lawsuits
Categories: Timeshare Companies June 10, 2020
By Irene Parker “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 […]
Read MoreClub Exploria and other Irresponsible Timeshare Exits
Categories: Timeshare Companies 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 […]
Read MoreWyndham Carriage Resorts – No Responsible Exit
Categories: Timeshare Companies October 25, 2019
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 […]
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