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Timeshare ‘cowboys’ reined in

Monday, July 25th, 2005

AP TIMESOFMALTA.COM- “Malta—Timeshare touts have restrained their “devious” tactics after the Tourism Ministry gave them five days to “clean up their act or else get off the road”.

Tourism Minister Francis Zammit Dimech has warned that the next time the unacceptable behaviour resurfaces the government will enact the necessary regulations to prohibit the street promotion of [...]

Confessions of a Timeshare Salesperson

Monday, July 25th, 2005

AP EMEDIAWIRE.COM- “Orlando, FL (PRWEB)...—Lisa Ann Schreier, timeshare expert, author of “Surviving A Timeshare Presentation…Confessions From The Sales Table” and the just released “Timeshare Vacations For Dummies,” and yes, a former timeshare salesperson, knows all about what happens, and doesn’t mind telling some of the industry’s best-kept secrets.

She has been there and done that. The [...]

Lebanese Charity Drive Enters Guinness Book of World Records

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

AP THETIMESHAREBEAT.COM- “Time4Sharing.com, the worldwide charitable movement founded by Lebanese entrepreneur, Viviane Boulos -Tolan, major shareholder of Platinum International, successfully entered the Guinness Book of World Records in Central Europe.

The charity created the longest human made golden gate bridge in Prague, involving 812 orphan children from all over the Czech Republic. This record breaking event [...]

Consumers Put Peddle to the Metal for Summer Vacations

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

AP PRESS.ARRIVENET.COM- “SEATTLE (PRWEB) July 21, 2005 —-Holiday Resales, a member of the Seattle-based Holiday Group of companies, reports an unprecedented demand for drive-to destinations for mini-vacations close to home. “We”re hearing it from our customers, and we”re seeing it in the web analytics tracking the click-through path of our visitors to our gallery of [...]

Hubbed and Spoked to Death

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

AP PETERDIEKMEYER.COM- “Fed up with delays, security checks and the “hub and spoke” airport system, executives are turning to fractional aircraft ownership operators like AirSprint to get greater control of their travel

Earlier this year Jim Hewitt took the business trip from hell. His flight to Greenbriar, Virginia, left Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport an hour late [...]

Timeshare trial programs prove successful

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

AP HOTELMOTEL.COM- “Timeshare trial membership programs might sound too good to be true because most offerings allow consumers to sample the benefits of timeshare with no long-term commitment. Timeshare operators say it’s a cost-effective sales-and-marketing tool that effectively recruits potential clients. Industry experts say it is a win-win for consumers and developers.

“It’s a very vital [...]

Amend Timeshare Act, Swan urges Government

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

AP THEROYALGAZETTE.COM- “Opposition Senate leader Kim Swan again urged Government to get on with amending the Timeshare Act.
Timeshare owners who bought years ago are worried they might lose their property as their 25 year leases are up this year.
He said Government had been promising law changes since 1999 but had done nothing and were now [...]

Timeshare flats option for Scots castle

Tuesday, July 19th, 2005

AP NEWS.SCOTSMAN.COM- “PART of an island castle could be sold off as timeshare properties under a plan to restore the landmark which is proving too expensive for a government watchdog to maintain.

Kinloch Castle on Rum, once the luxury home of the island’s landlord, is owned by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) which runs the island as [...]

Timeshare Charity Impacts War Torn Southern Lebanon Devastation Transformed into Hopeful Dreams for Children

Tuesday, July 19th, 2005

AP PRUDENTPRESSAGENCY.COM- “Devastated lands in Southern Lebanon have recently experienced an amazing rebirth, thanks to the efforts of a timeshare charity.

The timeshare charity, Time4sharing.org, completed the final phase in resurrecting the land devastated by war. This area was designated by the United Nations as now ‘mine free’, and ready for re- planting as part of [...]

Citizens Advice handles over £1 million European consumer problems

Tuesday, July 19th, 2005

AP EGOVMONITOR.COM- “The number of people using Citizens Advice’s cross-border consumer help centre increased by almost two thirds last year, and the centre handled disputes valued at over £1 million, it was revealed today.

The figures are published in a report reviewing the enquiries received by the UK office of the European Consumer Centre (ECC) throughout [...]