It is taking up to six weeks to change or issue passports, double the usual time, due to a boom in demand, the Sun reported on Saturday. Shadow immigration minister David Hanson, who raised the issue, said MPs had been swamped with complaints … Continue reading →

It is no secret that the entire timeshare industry has evolved and progressed over the past several decades. From more sophisticated and targeted sales programs and software to a more integrated and cooperative community that strives to promote timeshare as … Continue reading →

Ticking off the weeks until your summer holiday? You may anticipate a relaxing time away, but your body can react to the change in routine in negative as well as positive ways. ANGELA EPSTEIN asks the experts to explain what … Continue reading →

You’ve just landed at Malaga airport, you’ve hired the rental car and you’re heading to your timeshare resort for a much-needed week in the warm Spanish sun. But hang on…which way should you go around that first roundabout? In a … Continue reading →

Plans by the timeshare industry to launch a memorial to the late Ron Haylock, one of its most influential figures and leading lights, received a boost this week with the announcement of a matching fund for the next stage of … Continue reading →

 Global vacation exchange provider DAE has announced a new Regional Manager for Australia and New Zealand. Gary Fog, formerly DAE’s Business Development Manager for Australia and New Zealand, stepped up to the new role at the beginning of April. The … Continue reading →

Worldwide vacation timeshare exchange provider, DAE, has teamed up with TimeshareAdvisor to introduce a new online platform for DAE members to write and read reviews of exchange Resorts. Announcing the new online system would be available for DAE’s members globally, … Continue reading →

It has been brought to the attention of TATOC by Diamond Resorts International that a number of their owners and members are being contacted by companies offering different services and products, particularly regarding re-sale and holiday products, to stay at … Continue reading →

It has been brought to the attention of the TATOC Consumer Helpline that owners at Lakeview Country Club (and possibly other timeshare resorts) are being contacted by Direct Resort Solutions. They are offering owners bonus weeks to timeshare owners and … Continue reading →

The Marriott Vacation Club is being sued in a proposed class action that targets the company’s time-share trading programs. The Orlando-based company was named a defendant in a lawsuit filed recently by three law firms on behalf of one named … Continue reading →