No-win-no-fee (NWNF) sounds like a tempting way to launch a compensation claim against an errant timeshare company. But is it really the risk free opportunity it is presented as? Big business... Timeshare companies ignored consumer laws for decades and their...
New ECC smartphone app heralds the future of timeshare claims
Sep 30, 2024
Reliable and trustworthy timeshare claim help, in the palm of your hand ECC background European Consumer Claims (ECC) are leaders in the field of timeshare claims and relinquishments. To date they have won £27.5 million in financial compensation for...
Why timeshare companies make it so difficult for members to leave
Sep 23, 2024
Timeshare memberships are sold convincingly as solving all the prospect's holiday needs. So why do they need to tie owners into such ironclad contracts? Expensive but better Expensive things are better, right? This loose rule-of-thumb certainly seemed to...
Concern over Marriott Vacation Club’s potential timeshare compensation exposure
Sep 2, 2024
Marriott Vacation Club International (MVCI) under scrutiny over tens of thousands of suspect contracts Leading timeshare brand MVCI are the world's third largest timeshare company in terms of net income at $253 million in 2023 (behind Hilton Grand...
Global Great Hotels investigated for large scale timeshare scam. But was Onagrup involved?
Aug 26, 2024
Scam-busting article by leading financial journalist Andrew Penman highlights major timeshare con operation Which? investigation Following reports by consumer organisation KwikChex, Which? magazine publishes a damning article revealing over a third of a...
Video testimonial: ECC client delighted with €240,000 timeshare compensation award
Aug 12, 2024
Marriott Vacation Club hand over nearly a quarter of a million Euros to court following compensation award win for Welsh couple https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFQ_gRztCmQ Record sum of money Trefor and Shirley from North Wales were long-time timeshare owners, having...
RDO accused of political lobbying to overturn protective timeshare consumer laws
Jul 29, 2024
Clandestine, timeshare-funded RDO spending drive aimed at persuading Spanish politicians to remove key protection for timeshare victims Resort Development Organisation (RDO) The official position on RDO's website is that they protect consumers and provide arbitration...
Under fire: Timeshare apologists RDO in fight to survive
Jul 22, 2024
RDO is a once powerful timeshare pressure group who claim to be 'committed to high standards and integrity.' A little investigating reveals a questionable history and unsavory connections Who are the RDO? Resort Development Organisation (RDO) are a lobbyist protection...
Crafty Club La Costa scheme to displace fractional owners
Jul 15, 2024
CLC world fractional owners are being forced to give up their fractional properties in exchange for a completely different property. But what is the real reason behind these latest CLC manoeuvrings ? Not an investment Timeshare has long been considered...
Brit tourist disappearance another blow for declining appeal of Tenerife
Jul 8, 2024
Tragedy of popular missing British teenager adds further shade to sunshine isle Lost on the way home 19 year old Jay Slater was on his way home from a night out in Playa de Las Americas when he somehow turned up in the remote, hazardous, rural, national park...
The 3 highest CEO wages bankrolled by timeshare members in 2023
Jul 1, 2024
Timeshare CEOs 'obscene' wages questioned as timeshare costs soar in 2024. Overpriced product Timeshare is almost universally acknowledged by financial experts to be an overpriced and restrictive way to take vacations. With even entry...
Low Seasons Holidays?
Jun 24, 2024
Accusations of unfair, or illegal behaviour among timeshare companies is nothing new. So why is Seasons Holidays attracting so much attention? British timeshare magnates Bristol based timeshare company Seasons Holidays PLC's website tells us they launched in 1983 'by...
Legally trained Hammersmith clergyman shares positive claims experience with ECC
Jun 17, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaoNB2iHeEo 15 years ago, Pentecostal clergyman Matthew Omokwe and his wife were sold a timeshare membership at Club la Costa World for around £26,000. "It seemed like it would be great value," says the amiable...
ACC’s US expansion gathers momentum with opening of Fort Lauderdale office
Jun 10, 2024
ECC/ACC adds second office location to USA portfolio Expanding business European Consumer Claims (ECC) incorporated in 2016 with a small team working from a single office. During the following eight years their success would be measured by year on year total...
How and why Spanish timeshare companies were able to openly disobey the law for decades
Jun 3, 2024
When Spain enacted laws 25 years ago to protect consumers from high-pressure timeshare operations, the timeshare companies universally ignored those laws and brazenly continued operating, exactly as they always had. Why were there laws? Timeshare is...
Panareti Pafos Resort’s removal from RCI represents general decline in timeshare standards
May 27, 2024
As once popular timeshare resort in Paphos, Cyprus is ejected from RCI industry experts are predicting lower standards across the board for timeshare complexes in Europe. Email from RCI In early February 2024, owners at Panareti Pafos resort in Cyprus were...
Podcast exposing the criminal history of timeshare launched across all major platforms
May 20, 2024
Premium 15 episode timeshare-story podcast drops across all major platforms The fascinating story of timeshare Timeshare has been around since the early '60s. It grew to occupy a lasting presence in the British national consciousness due to high-pressure...
Hyper violent Mexican cartel “making more money from timeshare fraud than drug trafficking”
May 13, 2024
Daily fight. Cartel drug runners arrested by a roadside A decade-long US government investigation reports that thousands of mainly elderly Americans have been defrauded by the world's most violent cartel. Drug lords adopt new crime strategy The stomach-churningly...
Why is timeshare so expensive?
May 6, 2024
We break down the cost of a timeshare membership so you can see where your money really goes. What you are paying for A timeshare membership may be presented in a wide variety of flattering ways. The two main selling points that most buyers report as having convinced...
Timeshare economics explained. By an economist.
Apr 29, 2024
An expert economist's feedback following a timeshare presentation in South Carolina gives priceless insight into whether timeshare makes financial sense for the buyer. Leading economist Arnold Kling earned a PHD in economics from Massachusetts Institute of...
Why timeshare exchanges so relentlessly fail to deliver
Apr 22, 2024
In its formative years timeshare was sold as 'fixed weeks'. You went to the same resort and stayed in the same room in the same week every year. Exchange systems were created to allow more choice and flexibility. Yet almost universally timeshare owners, even those...
Leading US real estate broker Darren Kittleson releases warning video about Mexican timeshare resale scams
Apr 15, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odbgR2-pxfQ Wisconsin native Darren Kittleson has been a leading figure in the US real estate world for 33 years. He is the Operating Principal at Keller Williams Realty Madison: a brokerage with over 160 real estate agents. He has sold...
After 50 years, should RCI admit the world has moved on?
Apr 8, 2024
As the world's biggest timeshare exchange network celebrates its 50th birthday, industry experts question the justification for its continued existence in the modern vacation landscape. A much needed step forward The embryonic 1960s concept of timeshare...
Canary Island timeshare giant ANFI under criminal investigation
Apr 1, 2024
Murky goings on behind the scenes of notorious Canary Islands timeshare giant Anfi Del Mar? 'River of money' The ANFI developments which at Baranco de la Verga in Arguineguin, Gran Canaria in 1992, grew into the most successful single-site timeshare sales operation in...
TAC reminder: Clocks ‘spring forward’ this weekend
Mar 29, 2024
Daylight Savings Every year since 1916 Britain (along with many other countries) has adopted Daylight Savings Time (DST) for the summer. In Britain Daylight savings is known as British Summer Time (BST). On the last Sunday in March (this year also the last day of the...
Happy Happy Easter if you’re celebrating. Happy Sunday if you’re not
Mar 28, 2024
Whether you are Christian or not, or even religious at all, Easter can be a whole lot of family fun. Celebrations In modern, multicultural Britain many of us happily jump on board with our neighbours' celebrations and religious holidays. Whether this means gifts and...
Club la Costa members reeling as resorts close permanently
Mar 4, 2024
Club la Costa loses large chunk of inventory, blaming changes in Turkish tourism laws All-members email CLC World sent their entire database of members an unapologetic email on January 10th 2024, informing them that two entire resorts in Turkey have been removed from...
European Consumer Claims and Timeshare Advice Centre. The story so far…
Feb 26, 2024
As we launch into 2024, we decided to skip our traditional annual review of the last twelve months' business activity at European Consumer Claims (ECC)/Timeshare Advice Centre (TAC). Instead we thought we would go right back to the beginning... ...and review the whole...
What do Wyndham’s timeshare owners really think of them?
Feb 12, 2024
Wyndham is the world's largest timeshare brand, and generated $5.2 billion in sales in 2022. However a delve into their online reviews shows a great deal of dissatisfaction. Wyndham timeshare reputation Instead of living up to their "idealised dream holiday provider"...
How to distinguish trustworthy timeshare claims/relinquishment firms from fraudsters
Feb 5, 2024
A guide to avoiding scam firms, as well those who are just not capable of delivering the results you need. A dirty business? It is no secret that the timeshare business has been a serious magnet for nefarious characters during the past several decades. It...
ECC expert discusses timeshare claims and relinquishments with Valencia’s leading podcast host
Jan 29, 2024
ECC discuss common timeshare problems, and potential solutions, with seasoned journalist and podcast host Eugene Costello. Click the image to play the podcast Valencia Life website and podcast When veteran journalist and author Eugene Costello moved to Spain...
Has timeshare finally got it right?
Jan 15, 2024
The most common complaints received by Timeshare Advice Centre are about high pressure sales, spiraling maintenance fees, ineffective holiday systems and being trapped in inescapable contracts. Has Florida based timeshare company MyMVP Club finally got things right?...
Monmouth couple share their joy at timeshare claims win with TAC/ECC
Dec 11, 2023
£16,200 compensation win ends decades long timeshare misery for retired Monmouth professionals John and Roni https://youtube.com/watch?v=9a8S5CxYiU0 Aggressive sales presentation Retired civil engineer John Richardson, and wife Roni, a retired counselor and management...
@legislator.com. Email scam warning
Nov 27, 2023
Scam firms emailing ECC clients from suspect domains. TAC advice on how to avoid falling victim to cyber criminals Email out of the blue This week a Timeshare Advice Centre (TAC) client whose case was completed several months ago forwarded us an email,...
The Sunday Times reports on European Consumer Claims victories over rogue timeshare firms
Nov 20, 2023
Bastion of British media and world leader in journalism turns its attention toward rogue timeshare companies... and the firm bringing them to heel Honest, intelligent news The Sunday Times is a 102 year old, high quality British broadsheet newspaper. It...
Find out if your timeshare qualifies for a claim today!
Get free, no obligation advice from our timeshare specialists...