Add your voice to Timeshare fraud fight

It’s time to speak out against fraudulent timeshare operators that cast a shadow over a proven and popular holiday industry. That was the clear message from the Resort Development Organisation at their 29 March 2010 meeting in Brussels.

Wimpen applauds their promise of action for unhappy consumers who bring forward their complaints. The RDO is the trade body for timeshare and fractional ownership and they have consistently fought to expose and punish the bad eggs in the industry.

One of the key areas they are currently targeting are complaints from unhappy consumers invited to a presentation to discuss ways to dispose of their timeshare or to join a civil action. In some cases these presentations are used to sign people up to a holiday club with a deposit taken and no cooling off period allowed.

Richard McIntosh, the RDO’s chairman said “Members of the public should always check with RDO if they are approached by a company they are unsure of and should walk away if they are asked to sign a contact which does not give them the right to withdraw.”

The RDO has been busy building cases against unscrupulous companies and has used an enforcement programme, headed by a former Spanish Police Inspector, to come down hard on these companies in Spain and the UK.

Wimpen are proud of their hard earned reputation and glad to see that the RDO are working hard to ensure that people aren’t driven away from the chance to enjoy great holidays on terms that suit them.