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The trap of the ‘Discount Holiday Clubs’

The extent of bogus discount holiday clubs in Spain should give authorities pause for thought. Unfortunately, when we go on holidays we tend to let down our barriers, tend to be too trusting, ignore common sense and this is what … Continue reading

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Operación Voyager, Part 3. The day after the arrests.

The gang from Voyager Travel / Reclaimgc was also active on the island of Tenerife and claimed to have an office in Oslo, Norway. It was insisted on that we should present our demand on this issue at the Courts … Continue reading

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Have you been cold called by the Martin Bower Group?

The Martin Bower Group is a cold calling Timeshare resale company based in Spain. They cold call Timeshare consumers with the story that they have a of bank of clients from their marketing operations in Eastern Europe whom wish to … Continue reading

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Booking a holiday with www.tenerifeholidaydeals.com ?

Holiday makers who are booking a promotional holiday to Tenerife through Tenerife Holiday Deals should be aware of some worrying facts. Tenerife Holiday Deals appears to be a so called “Fly Buy” company that offers discounted holidays in Tenerife through … Continue reading

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LA Premiere and L.A.P Travel Ltd, the new “companies” from Club Class!

It is certainly not surprising coming from Club Class, that they have set up a range of all new companies or new company names to confuse the public and continue their dubious business. It is surprising though that somehow they … Continue reading

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The dubious resale from West Management that turns into a purchase of Odyssey 7

We already wrote an article about the dubious resale company West Management  but we found it necessary to extend the warning as we have received serious complaints. West Management is a cold calling resale company that seems to be mainly … Continue reading

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BREAKING NEWS! Court has ruled against Club Class! 7 companies wound-up!

The long expected news is finally here! Although we haven’t received the official notification yet, we can inform you right now that the court has indeed ruled against Club Class and forced the wind up of the 7 companies as … Continue reading

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Attention, attention please! The Mindtimeshare website has been launched!

Yes indeed, the long awaited Mindtimeshare website is finally here! http://www.mindtimeshare.com offers even more information to all consumers, useful links, FAQ, Frequently asked Questions and additional services. Apart from the blog articles there will be a selection of the latest … Continue reading

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The Vacation Outlet, cold caller for a guaranteed sale with upfront fee..

The Vacation Outlet has been brought to our attention this week, due to the fact they are cold calling timeshare owners and as so many others have buyers lined up waving with their money! In order to sell the timeshare, … Continue reading

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Bogus Holiday Clubs and the new Timeshare Directive

Most European countries finally introduced since early last year up to this year the new “Timeshare Directive” based on the consumer protection rules of Directive 2008/122/EU. In the case of the UK this EU piece of legislation was introduced in … Continue reading

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Another refund received by consumer who was duped out of £2400 by Club Class

Not all emails we receive daily are “bad news” about old and new dubious companies. We also receive very nice and motivating ones, such as the emails that confirm to us a refund has been obtained by the consumer. This … Continue reading

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All European members have now transposed the Directive into their national law.

Last May, 31st 2012, the European Commission closed an infringement case against Spain on the timeshare Directive (Directive 2008/122/EC) after the country notified the Commission of a new law (Decreto-ley) transposing the rules – European Commission http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/528& The new rules provide significant … Continue reading

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After being duped by DWVC and Cashback, now they offer a solution?

Latest update on CASHBACK-SA has been brought to our attention. If it wasn’t enough being duped by buying into the bogus Discount Travel Membership Club DWVC from ILG, consumers also found that the Cashback certificate they received has resulted worthless … Continue reading

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www.cancelourtimeshare.com another website for ITRA!

One wonders why a company like ITRA needs to create numerous different websites with one and the same content. This time we detected http://www.cancelourtimeshare.com but we expect them to have a whole range of website domains which will be promoted … Continue reading

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Going to Tenerife? You might end up buying Club Class Prestige!

There seems to be a lot of activity lately in Tenerife and we have received numerous inquiries about Club Class Prestige, the ultimate upgrade product from Club Class Services (Sarl) in Tenerife. (http://wp.me/p1kmoi-55) It all seems so easy, a Club … Continue reading

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Another Club Class mailing for Membership fees and other issues..

This week a lot of Club Class Members have received another email from Club Class, with yet another demand for the membership fee of £75 or £55 (Contract depending). In the email the members are explained that the fees have … Continue reading

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Se upp för personer som låtsas arbeta för Gran Canaria Turist Kontor

Vad skulle du göra om du hade ett prestigefyllt företag med en utmärkt produkt till försäljning och ett erkänt varumärke, och du inser att ett annat företag med en tvivelaktigt förflutet inom affärslivet, utan din tillåtelse, använder ditt namn, låtsas … Continue reading

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Beware of the OPC’s pretending to be working for the Gran Canaria Tourism Office

What would you do if you had a prestigious company, with an excellent product on sale, and a recognized brand, and you realize that another company with a dubious track record in business is using without your permission your name … Continue reading

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Newsletter November 2011

November has been an extremely occupied month and we have been very busy answering the hundreds and hundreds of emails we receive and of course also the comments on the blog. We don’t really want to “bore” you all with … Continue reading

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ITRA threatens also with legal actions against Mindtimeshare

Apart from the correspondence received from EFTAG –European Fair Trade Advisory Group – about the fact they are not in agreement with our information provided on our blog and pretends to take us to court (http://wp.me/p1kmoi-cn) ITRA, the International Timeshare … Continue reading

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