If you’ve called around asking about timeshare exit help, you already know the sticker shock. Exit companies routinely quote $3,000 to $15,000 or more, and a lot of owners simply don’t have that kind of money sitting around — especially owners who are trying to get out of a timeshare precisely because it’s straining their […]
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If someone has told you your timeshare is “worth” a certain number — whether that was a salesperson at the original presentation or a resale company that called you out of the blue — I want you to hold onto that number loosely. In almost every case I’ve seen, it doesn’t survive contact with the
Mexico timeshare scams are changing. And one of the most disturbing problems I have encountered involves something far more serious than a misleading sales presentation: the potential misuse of a vacation club owner’s personal and financial information. My name is Wayne C. Robinson. I spent 25 years working inside the timeshare and vacation club industry
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If you’ve been to an “owner update” in the last couple of years, you’ve probably heard some version of this pitch: “Your deeded week is limiting you. Let’s convert it to points so you have real flexibility.” You may have heard it whether you own with a Hilton-affiliated brand, a Marriott resort, a Wyndham property,
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For most of my professional life, travel wasn’t something I did once or twice a year. Travel was my life. I worked throughout the travel and tourism industry, including cruise ships, commercial aviation, private jets, bus tours and eventually vacation ownership resorts. I’ve traveled extensively and experienced tourism from perspectives most vacationers never see. Eventually,
If you own at Bluegreen Vacations, Diamond Resorts, or another legacy brand that’s now part of Hilton Grand Vacations, you’ve probably gotten a letter, an email, or a phone call in the last year or two that made your ownership sound uncertain. Maybe someone told you your contract is “changing.” Maybe they said you need
If you’ve spent any time researching how to get out of a timeshare, you’ve probably noticed something frustrating: nobody publishes their prices. You can spend an hour on Google reading reviews and testimonials, and you’ll still have no idea whether a company charges $3,000 or $13,000 until you get on the phone with a salesperson.
If you’ve started searching for help getting out of your timeshare, you’ve probably noticed that every exit company’s website looks the same. Confident headlines, promises of relief, maybe a countdown clock reminding you to “act now.” I spent more than 25 years inside the timeshare industry — in sales, marketing, contracts, and management, working with
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If you own a timeshare and you’ve ever searched for answers online, you’ve probably landed in a Facebook group or a forum thread full of owners asking each other the same handful of questions. I see the same questions over and over, and I understand why — nobody explains this stuff to you when you
If you’ve started researching how to cancel your timeshare, you’ve probably noticed one thing almost immediately: many timeshare exit companies charge anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 or more to help owners get out of their contracts. For many owners, that’s simply too expensive. Even more frustrating is the fact that after paying thousands of dollars,
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