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We note that yesterday there was a bit of a spat on a much used American Facebook page which is dedicated to pressurising developers into making changes to the selling practices that some, not all, of their sales people employ far too often.
The writer of Inside Timeshare, a Gran Canarian blog site became involved in this and today they have put up a blog criticising forums who advocate the use of withdrawing the payment of maintenance fees as a means of owners relinquishing timeshare products. Their argument being that it can be a dangerous policy to pursue thus making the advocates of such policies possibly irresponsible. http://insidetimeshare.com/ Jan 23rd 2019
Unfortunately because the forums thus criticised are not named it could be assumed, by some, that we are one such forum site. This assumption would be incorrect and as we are visited on a daily basis by many guests who we allow to view all but one of our forum areas without membership we would like to make our current policies clear. We do not, never have and probably never will advocate not paying maintenance fees and any posts advocating such a policy will be removed and appropriate action taken against the poster.
We are a forum dedicated to trying to provide timeshare consumers with the best possible ways of using their timeshare products. We accept that there are timeshare users who for various reasons no longer want to be involved in timeshare. It is generally recognised and accepted that over 85% of timeshare owners are happy with their product and appreciate the value they take in holidays from their ownership but we are also aware of the other possible 15 percent who are unhappy, disillusioned, in ill health, financially constrained etc.etc. For these people we believe in trying to find positive solutions to their dilemmas.
We believe that there are those who do not wish to continue with their ownerships who have not thought out the problem thoroughly. They do not want to pay their maintenance fees, which generally work out at around £600 per week in annual fees. This is for an apartment of quality which will sleep 4 or even 6 people. Once they are no longer in timeshare are they going to stop taking holidays? No of course not. So what will they do? Find a hotel for 6 for £600 per week?
In Europe we are allowed to book holidays for guests who could be friends, family or acquaintances so for those who can no longer use or afford their timeshare products the solution is simple. Book your products out to your friends, family or acquaintances and ask that they make a pro rata payment to your maintenance fees. They get a holiday at a far cheaper rate than they would pay at a hotel and you lose nothing.
We recognise that at the corporate end of timeshare not all is as we would wish for but risking your credit worthiness and reputation by not paying your dues and demands is just not worth it.
We do not at present recommend any release agencies and until such times as we find one who we have 100% confidence in we will not be doing so. They would have to prove to us without any doubt that they produce what they say they are capable of and they must do so in what we consider to be a timely and financially fair manner.
The writer of Inside Timeshare, a Gran Canarian blog site became involved in this and today they have put up a blog criticising forums who advocate the use of withdrawing the payment of maintenance fees as a means of owners relinquishing timeshare products. Their argument being that it can be a dangerous policy to pursue thus making the advocates of such policies possibly irresponsible. http://insidetimeshare.com/ Jan 23rd 2019
Unfortunately because the forums thus criticised are not named it could be assumed, by some, that we are one such forum site. This assumption would be incorrect and as we are visited on a daily basis by many guests who we allow to view all but one of our forum areas without membership we would like to make our current policies clear. We do not, never have and probably never will advocate not paying maintenance fees and any posts advocating such a policy will be removed and appropriate action taken against the poster.
We are a forum dedicated to trying to provide timeshare consumers with the best possible ways of using their timeshare products. We accept that there are timeshare users who for various reasons no longer want to be involved in timeshare. It is generally recognised and accepted that over 85% of timeshare owners are happy with their product and appreciate the value they take in holidays from their ownership but we are also aware of the other possible 15 percent who are unhappy, disillusioned, in ill health, financially constrained etc.etc. For these people we believe in trying to find positive solutions to their dilemmas.
We believe that there are those who do not wish to continue with their ownerships who have not thought out the problem thoroughly. They do not want to pay their maintenance fees, which generally work out at around £600 per week in annual fees. This is for an apartment of quality which will sleep 4 or even 6 people. Once they are no longer in timeshare are they going to stop taking holidays? No of course not. So what will they do? Find a hotel for 6 for £600 per week?
In Europe we are allowed to book holidays for guests who could be friends, family or acquaintances so for those who can no longer use or afford their timeshare products the solution is simple. Book your products out to your friends, family or acquaintances and ask that they make a pro rata payment to your maintenance fees. They get a holiday at a far cheaper rate than they would pay at a hotel and you lose nothing.
We recognise that at the corporate end of timeshare not all is as we would wish for but risking your credit worthiness and reputation by not paying your dues and demands is just not worth it.
We do not at present recommend any release agencies and until such times as we find one who we have 100% confidence in we will not be doing so. They would have to prove to us without any doubt that they produce what they say they are capable of and they must do so in what we consider to be a timely and financially fair manner.
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