19
March

Timeshare Scams hit Sacramento

Timeshare scams are not affecting the citizens of Sacramento. Transfer America reports on the newest consumer complaint which involves timeshare owners in Sacramento. The Department of Real Estate warns California residents to be aware of the phony offers spewed by scammers to sell or buy timeshares for a fee. The DRE claims that “typical scams involve promises of a quick sale in exchange for upfront ‘paperwork’ fees”. Once the company receives the money, the timeshare owner will never hear from them again.

For example, the Better Business Bureau warned consumers about a timeshare resale company called First Capital Financial Services Corp. from Las Vegas. This company cold calls timeshare owners claiming to have a buyer who wishes to purchase their timeshare. According the BBB, timeshare owners paid the company more than $2,000 for a non-existent service. There has been over fifty complaints against this company from victims of this company.

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12
January

Romantic Getaways This Winter

Everyone’s idea of a romantic getaway varies to some degree. For example, Cathy Grey has visited over thirty countries but the place she loves most is a village named Berber in Morocco. She loves “getting to know the locals and riding mules into the mountains…the sleeping arrangements at a high altitude, the kerosene lamps, fireplace, and burrowing under 10,000 colorful blankets just feels extremely intimate”.

Though people define romance differently in the end it all boils down to being intimate with your significant other, having time to bond and to discover each other. The world has thousands of places for couples to enjoy and experience. Instead of sticking to the same traditional trips, try something new and exciting. Travel the world and learn new cultures and languages.

For those who love to bathe in sunlight, there are many places where you can flee that winter chill. You could relax in a bungalow in Costa Rica or learn how to surf in the coast of Mexico. If seeking something more adventurous book the honeymoon suite at the Pacuare River Lodge. This lodge requires couples to walk across a suspension bridge to reach the honeymoon suite. In addition, they have the best white water rafting and they serve dinner along a mighty river by candlelight.

No matter where you decide to go, it will be special in its own way. However, if you are unable to take a vacation with your significant other because of an unwanted timeshare, be sure to contact Transfer America today.

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10
January

Best Way to Escape

Many timeshare owners have now begun to understand the financial burden of their once loved timeshare. These owners made an emotional decision when they made the commitment to purchase a timeshare at a sales presentation. However, as years passed, maintenance fees started increasing and taking time off work for a vacation was no longer a wise decision in this economy. But the main problem of owning a timeshare is that the contract is perpetual, which means forever. Once you sign a timeshare contract there is no escaping.

Therefore, many timeshare owners are seeking for a way to get rid of their timeshares once and for all. Since there is no resale market for timeshare, many timeshare resale companies have been created to help owners out of their timeshares. Though some of these companies are honest and hardworking companies, more than half of them are scams. These con artists often use strategies to convince timeshare owners to pay for their services. For example, never pay an upfront fee. Some timeshare resale companies will tell you that they have a buyer waiting to purchase your timeshare. However, once you pay them you discover that there was no buyer and suddenly you cannot get in contact with the company.

On the other hand, there are other options such as donating your timeshare or even renting it out. But charities who do accept timeshares are extremely limited and are picky about which timeshares they will accept. Subsequently, when trying to rent your timeshare you are competing with thousands of other timeshares and resorts who might be able to afford lowering their price.

Though there are different options out there for timeshare owners not all of them are real businesses who care. At Transfer America, we transfer the title out of your name so that you are no longer responsible for the timeshare. If you want out of your timeshare for good, make sure to contact a representative at Transfer America today.

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6
January

Surcharges on Flights to Europe

To those who are planning to travel to Europe beware of the additional charges being added to your plane tickets. Transfer America reports that three airlines, United-Continental, US Airways, and Delta, are adding a surcharge to any flights headed towards Europe. An article on USA Today, explains that the European Union has started charging airlines carbon emission fees.

When asked to comment, all three airlines refused to discuss the surcharge. But analysts have discovered that the airlines plan to charge their consumers the fee from the European Union. This new law will cost the U.S. airline industry an estimated amount of $3.1 billion in the next eight years. This surcharge is being added on top of another surcharge for higher fuel costs.

The director of Consumer Travel Alliance, Charles Leocha, stated, “This is a new fee, so it’s going to go straight to the bottom line, and that means consumers will be paying. This is one more fee on top of all the other ones, so it adds up.”

Many industries have already had to pay for carbon emissions but this is the first time that this program included airlines. The way this program works is the airlines have a cap on carbon-dioxide emissions. Through the year, each airline is only given 85% of that cap for free. If the airline goes beyond that cap they are required to purchase an allowance from other industries. Those who do not abide by the rules will be fined up to $130 per ton of carbon emission as well as the potential of being banned from European airspaces.

These extra fees will most likely be passed down consumers who are purchasing the plane tickets to Europe.  Many companies are already seeking out different ways to lower/reduce the carbon emission for their planes.

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29
December

Airports Being Kid Friendly

One of the most annoying factors of airports is the security checkpoint. A lot of the time families are the ones holding up the line because they are required to strip their children of their shoes. However, earlier this year, as reported by MSNBC, Homeland Security announced that children under 13 will no longer be required to take off their shoes at the security check point.

As the children approach the security check point they will keep their shoes on while walking through the metal detector. Homeland Security also noted that they are allowing multiple passes through the metal detector. However, if anything is detected the children will be required to take off their shoes and undergo a pat-down.

Hopefully with the new changes security checkpoints will no longer take as long as they did before. If you’re not traveling this season due to a timeshare, be sure to contact Transfer America today.

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28
January

DAE Hosts a Timeshare Seminar for Owners

The third Vacation Ownership Seminar hosted by Dial an Exchange has been set for January 28th. This seminar will take place at the Florida hotel and Conference Center near downtown Orlando at the Florida Mall. Dial an Exchange is a worldwide exchange company with offices all over the world. They provide services that help timeshare owners fully enjoy their vacations where and when they want. They make it easier for timeshare owners to experience all that their timeshares have to offer.

The first seminar was such a success that DAE made the decision to continue hosting the event at different U.S. locations. Timeshare owners that attended the seminars found the information highly valuable and asked tons of questions about their timeshare ownership. The seminar helps inform owners about more specific details regarding their maintenance fees as well as what sort of rental or exchange options they have. Some timeshare owners are interested in how they can transfer American timeshare property to a timeshare in a different country.

This company is truly devoted to timeshare owners rights. They began back in 1997 and have since grown immensely. In order to support their 275,000 members all over the world the company has expanded from a single office located in Australia to having offices in locations all over the world in nearly every continent.  This may seem strange that a business focusing on providing helpful timeshare information can grow to such a size, however, if they did not provide seriously helpful information they would not have grown to what they are today and be able to provide such informative seminars all over the country.

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29
December

Warnings About Timeshare Resale Companies

With so many timeshare owners looking for a buyer to take their timeshare off their hands it is important to know  all about the timeshare resale market. You do not want to fall victim to a timeshare scheme where you are promised that your timeshare will be sold only to find out that next to nothing is being done and you are still stuck with your timeshare.

It is constantly being reported about in the news lately. People are paying upfront fees of up to $1000 dollars to people who assure them that a buyer for their timeshare unit is ready and waiting. The problem is that this is pretty much a complete fabrication of the truth. And the facts are obvious when you take a look at the current resale market for timeshare properties. People simply cannot sell their used timeshares, they are going so far as to post their timeshares on eBay for one dollar or less. People who need to get out of their timeshare contracts are willing to give them away for free. So if you are contacted about selling your timeshare and they promise you that they will be able to sell it for you if you just send them a quick $600 for their services you should have red flags waving in your head. This is the biggest warning sign to you that someone is trying to take advantage of your need to be timeshare free.

Companies like Transfer America offer an alternative to the scams that are going around lately. They offer a legitimate way to get rid of your timeshare once and for all. Because Transfer America educates and informs you about the timeshare industry you know they are being honest. They expose the other unscrupulous activity that is going on within the timeshare markets. And once you are informed about what a timeshare is actually worth you will understand why Transfer America offers this guaranteed exit solution to get out of your financial timeshare obligations. They have already helped thousands of timeshare owners get out of their contracts and they can help you too.

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6
December

A Timeshare Divorce

In previous posts, I highlighted popular reasons for getting rid of your timeshare but failed to mentioned divorce. With over 50% of marriages ending in divorce, there are issues that arise when it comes to the timeshare. Who gets to keep it? Is it possible to split it? Who makes the payments? Well, this may be a complicated situation. The most common solution is the timeshare exit solution! Transfer America can definitely help with that! Timeshare sales, resales, and rentals are already a complicated process, but when you add divorce to that, the issue quantifies.

The option to keep the timeshare in both names provokes the question of who pays maintence fees and special assessments. Since a specific period of time is allotted for your timeshare, how will you and your ex split the time? You are better off avoiding this stress by getting rid of your timeshare rather than splitting it. After making the decision to get rid of your timeshare, you will find ending your timeshare contract is much more difficult than ending your marriage. To cancel your timeshare is difficult and most times not a sure bet.

There is an alternative that will make things much easier, Transfer America. Transfer America is able to give you timeshare relief. Transfer America has helped over 43,000 dissatisfied timeshare owners. Some of those timeshare owners may be in a similar divorce situation you may be in.  Transfer America understands of your timeshare no longer matching your lifestyle. Everyone changes and your timeshare should reflect that change. Transfer America is there to help you with the transformation in your vacationing so you can get rid of your married couple resort to a resort. Transfer America knows that everything is not guaranteed in life, but they are able to guarantee you one thing. Transfer America has a 100% results guarantee provided to you in writing! You will no longer be obligated to pay a maintenance fee that you and your ex decided on. The timeshare will also completely be out of your name.

Transfer America gives you the opportunity to have your vacationing orders reflect your new life. Don’t get caught paying for a timeshare that you won’t be using if your spouse gets to keep the timeshare. Transfer America can help you take care of that problem without the hassle and frustration that timeshare resale companies create. Let Transfer America take care of you when it comes to splitting your assets. You won’t regret it!

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23
November

Transfer America Explains The “Timeshare Investment”

Any timeshare owner surfing the web is sure to see a few red flags about timeshares. Even CNNMoney.com has recently warned that timeshares can become a trap for unsuspecting owners. Some timeshare owners are led to believe that purchasing a timeshare is comparable to investing in real estate. The only similarities are the fact that they both pertain to property assets and they both imply usage rights. The difference is that real estate purchases typically designate full ownership of all land and usage rights, while timeshare ownership is usually limited to reservation and the right-to-use. In addition, real estate values tend to increase over time whereas timeshare values decline almost immediately after purchase.

A timeshare should not be purchased as an investment; rather because there is a desire to continually use the property. Timeshare prices are often inflated by up to 50% to cover the various costs related to selling them. There is a lot of advertising and promotion put into in sales because timeshares don’t effectively market themselves. Most timeshares are still sold through timeshare salesmen, whom often target visitors at hotels and resorts. Many of these guests are pressured into attending seminars that are a sales pitch in disguise.

Timeshare owners pay extremely high upfront costs along with maintenance fees because the resorts spend a lot of this money to convert more visitors into timeshare owners. Resorts will often give away free gifts to visitors in order to increase the likelihood that they will want to return year after year. Timeshare salesmen use high pressure sales tactics, provide vague answers to guests’ questions, and will often say anything to convince people that purchasing a timeshare is a worthy investment. Soon after these people decide to purchase a timeshare they become bound by contract for long periods of time.

The value of a timeshare on the resale market will almost never be close to the initial cost of the timeshare. Furthermore, it is nearly impossible to find a buyer for your specific timeshare. Timeshare owners often become trapped in their investment because there isn’t a dependable supply of buyers on the resale market. The financial burden often drives many timeshare owners to look for alternative ways to get rid of their timeshare.

If you fall into the timeshare trap, services such as Transfer America can provide useful information about how to get rid of your timeshare. There are no upfront fees associated with these companies and Transfer America even hosts free seminars for interested timeshare owners. The idea of a timeshare sounds great, until you realize what you could have bought with the money instead. Don’t let your timeshare and maintenance fees cause more stress than they already have, get rid of your timeshare with Transfer America today!

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17
November

Transfer America Reports On Timeshare Occupancy Rates In 2010

AIF State of the Vacation Timeshare Industry: United States Study, 2010 Edition, prepared by Ernst and Young

This report comes from a newly released State of the Vacation Timeshare Industry: United States Study, 2010 Edition. Back in 2009 the timeshare industry had reported an average of 79.7% occupancy. The hotel industry only managed 54.7% which would suggest that the timeshare industry is doing quite well.

The data basically states that for the most part timeshare resorts are maintaining an occupancy rate above 50%. Aside from a minority 12% of responding resorts that participated in this survey, only United States resorts were included, reported an occupancy rate below 60%. Not only are there very few resorts with under a 60% occupancy, but about 50% of all surveyed resorts have 80% occupancy rates, and 34% are as much as 90% occupied.

This report gives credence to the fact that timeshares are put to good use, however there has yet to be data about the majority of timeshare owners. Transfer America knows that there are timeshare owners who are trying to get out of their timeshares. The reasons for these owners trying to find exit solutions is due to a number of reasons, financial or otherwise. But the fact remains that there should be more viable methods of getting out of your timeshare contract, and this is why Transfer America was started, to provide a guaranteed timeshare exit solution to those who are no longer interested in timeshare ownership.

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