‘Kaiser’ Court Case Update
The higher Court of Justice in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has come to a decision on the appeal filed by Mindtimeshare against the order made by the Judge in San Bartolomé Court to close the Voyager Travel/Lifestyle Holiday (‘Kaiser’) case. The appeal, filed by Mindtimeshare in July 2014, has been accepted, the Judge’s court order revoked and the case will now be re-opened. The original case commenced with the arrests of 74 people in 2013 at the offices and sales decks of Voyager Travel, Lifestyle Holidays and other associated companies. It is alleged that the companies made around €5million by defrauding...
ASA adjudication on Timeshare Solutions Ltd
KwikChex, as part of the Timeshare Task Force initiative, recently challenged two testimonials on the Timeshare Solutions Ltd website, questioning whether they were genuine as they also appeared on another website for a different claims company (although under different customer names). Although Timeshare Solutions Ltd initially said the similarities were down to the fact that the two companies operated in the same timeshare relinquishment industry, they later stated that they were not sure if they still held the testimonials because they were provided in 2014. They did, however state that they still held contact details for the individuals who had given...
RDO6 2015 Conference – What Is On The Agenda?
With just over a week to go to this year's Conference RDO6 “Embracing Change” in Marbella, it hardly seems possible that a whole year has flown by since we all gathered for 2014's "must not miss" European timeshare conference of the year. Moderated by Robin Mills, Chairman of RDO’s Communications Council, the RDO6 business sessions will cover a diversity of topics from the growth of the “sharing economy” and the changing needs of the 21st century traveller to the aftermath of the Spanish Supreme Court ruling on the ANFI case. Following the introduction of special rates this year to attract younger employees of...
The Games Afoot……
As Sherlock Holmes was fond of telling Watson before embarking on his next adventure. The summer break is over for most of us and here in the UK we have had our last bank holiday before Christmas – where does the year go! It’s a time for renewal – stiffening the sinews and all that (and in our case recovering from a 5 hour traffic jam on the A6 in France – all due to the fact they had failed to take in some cones once they had knocked off from work at 5 pm!) – queue a mad rush...
Countdown to 2015 Conference RDO6: Meet the Keynote & Guest Speakers
A number of highly regarded business speakers have been secured for this year's conference RDO6, including top business motivator Michael Jackson who will be giving a thought-provoking presentation, “Embracing Change: 20:20 Vision for the Road Ahead”. Michael, who has worked with Richard Branson and Bill Gates, has advised many of the world’s foremost brands across broad sectors, from Microsoft and HP to Qatar Airways. Guy Browning, who’s been dubbed the “David Attenborough of the business jungle” will show us how to tap into our intelligence, initiative and imagination to tackle key business issues in fresh, creative and much more effective ways. Richard Newman,...
Countdown to RDO6 2015 Conference
With the countdown to this year’s RDO6 2015 Conference “Embracing Change” in Marbella well and truly on, it hardly seems possible that a whole year has flown by since we all gathered for 2014's "must not miss" European timeshare conference of the year. Over these past twelve months, one thing is for sure. Changes have impacted our businesses (as well as our lives) and it is change itself – the fertilizer of new beginnings and the launch pad of success – which we’ll be exploring this year. To fuel our always interesting panel discussions, debates and to whisk up plenty of food...
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life…..
So the song goes, and when we heard last week of the second ruling of the Spanish Supreme Court against Anfi Sales, it is fair to say there was a degree of disappointment, but after some initial reflection and review, the Python’s song title comes to mind and we need to move forward. The first ruling against Anfi Sales baffled most lawyers in the industry, as it appeared to fly in the face of the transitional provisions that the domestic Spanish legislation put in place back in 1998 to allow for existing timeshare schemes that were for more than 50 years....
RDO Unveils RDO6 Conference Programme
RDO is pleased to announce the details of the business sessions planned for this year’s RDO6 conference, as well as the Sunset Party sponsored by Interval International and RCI. RDO6 will take place from 17 to 19 September at the Don Carlos Leisure Resort & Spa in Marbella. Moderated by Robin Mills, Chairman of RDO’s Communications Council, the business sessions will cover a diversity of topics from the growth of the “sharing economy” and the changing needs of the 21st century traveller to the aftermath of the Spanish Supreme Court ruling on the ANFI case. Following the introduction of special rates this...
RDO6 Early Bird & Special Rates End at Midnight!
“Embracing Change” is the theme chosen for this year’s RDO6 2015 Conference, which will take place from 17 to 19 September at the Don Carlos Leisure Resort & Spa in Marbella. The conference will look at how the industry can address the challenges and opportunities presented by an increasingly fast-paced and ever-changing world, and adapt its strategies to stay relevant, connect with consumers and thrive. We have lined up a thought-provoking variety of business sessions and presentations, in addition to some great keynote speakers. Humourist and film director Guy Browning and motivational speaker Michael Jackson have been confirmed as keynote speakers, along with body language and personal...
Bit Early For The Silly Season…..
Apologies if this is a bit UK centric, but for those who are not aware, the last 2/3 weeks of August were and I believe still are, what we call “the silly season” – most politicians are away on holiday, so there is little news coming from Government and with Parliament in recess there is little or no gossip for the journalists to write about. They therefore have to resort to daft stories along the lines of (“ Freddie Starr ate my hamster”) or worse. The only reason I refer to this is that it would appear the silly season has...