MADISON, WS (February 2, 2012) — The State of Wisconsin, on behalf of the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, has filed a complex forfeiture action against Grand Vacation Club, Inc., [...]

ORLANDO, FL (February 2, 2012) — CloseMyTimeshare.com, one of the nation’s largest independent national title agencies focusing on timeshare resale closings, announces the launch of a new affiliate: JustDeeds.com. The new affiliate offers a low-cost alterative to those who need a properly prepared legal deed for their timeshare transfer or any other real estate conveyance, [...]

ARLINGTON, VA (January 27, 2012) — Timeshare owners across the country are being scammed out of millions of dollars by unscrupulous companies that promise to sell or rent the unsuspecting victims’ timeshares. In the typical scam, timeshare owners receive unexpected or uninvited telephone calls or e-mails from criminals posing as sales representatives for a timeshare [...]

BETHESDA, MD (Nov. 22, 2011) — Since its founding nearly 85 years ago, never has Marriott International, Inc. [MAR] been as fully focused on its core lodging management and franchise business as now, concluding yesterday’s spin-off of its timeshare business. To complete the spin-off, equity shares of the new company, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation [...]

-by Scoop
November 18, 2011 — “Capital Punishment The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption From America’s Most Notorious Lobbyist”, the new book just released by convicted ‘Super’ lobbyist Jack Abramoff who served ‘time’ for conspiracy and fraud, etc. is quite the read. And that topic, lobbying, brings me to this week’s ‘thoughts’.
Reading a recent ARDA (American Resort Development Association) Press Release distributed by the AP [...]

MIAMI, FL (October 11, 2011) — Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, John V. Gilles, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, Frank Adderley, Chief, Fort Lauderdale Police Department, announced Oct. 6 the filing of an information charging defendants Scott Faraguna, 41, Charles Blomquist, [...]

TUCSON, AZ (October 7, 2011) — Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is warning timeshare owners not to do business with U.S. Financial Trust of America- a company claiming a fictitious Tucson address- which is scamming timeshare owners across the country.
BBB has received three complaints alleging that US Financial Trust contacted them via telephone, claiming [...]

TALLAHASSEE, FL (October 6, 2011) ––Attorney General Pam Bondi on Oct. 4 joined Senate Majority Leader Andy Gardiner (R-Orlando) and Representative Eric Eisnaugle (R-Orlando) to unveil a legislative initiative that will [...]

–by Clara Rose
ADA compliance changes are coming; most businesses are already aware of this fact and have at least started talking about how it will affect them. The question is – how painful and complicated will this process be?
Step 1 – Get educated about the basics
A good way to start down the road to ADA [...]

It’s every traveler’s nightmare: the dream vacation gone horribly — even tragically — wrong. Unfortunately, it happens all too often, and all too needlessly. Resorts are frequently host not just to guests but danger: negligent security, unsafe pool conditions, and other hazardous conditions on-site. Indeed, so many injuries are being seen in Florida that resort [...]