Has anyone had any involvement with Inter-Vacations of Benidorm

[cardmaker]

My boyfriend and I attended a presentation by a 'holiday club' stating that it could provide 4 and 5 star accommodation for a discount price. The cost of a lifetime membership was �3000+, we declined this and was then offered a five year deal for �500 plus a �55 annual admin fee. We declined this also and then were offered a weeks luxury accommodation in Spain for upto 4 people for �169. The flights from our regional airport were quoted as being �82 each. This was available to be taken anytime within the next 3 years and that we would receive a brochure through the post in the UK with all the hotels available. We were told that this was offered as a 'taster' for people who were sceptical at the holiday club but provided so that once sampled you would be hopefully be enticed into joining the club on a 5, 10 year or lifetime basis. We decided (possibly very foolishly) into handing over �169. Now back home and reading all the timeshare/holiday horror stories and quotes like 'can't believe people fall for it' type comments i'm now a tad concerned!! My question is this- has anyone else taken up this offer and was it genuine?? Are there any 'genuine' holiday clubs??

[NORMANTHEDOG]

use your brain,its a time share,dont get sucked in,you will regret it.

[cardmaker]

I guess you're right. Losing �169 is nothing compared to the stories I've read about people losing thousands. I saw that film on youtube of a guy and how he and his wife were sucked in....if it sounds too good to be true it probably is eh?!

[Dee Sa]

cardmaker
pls dont do it, walk away, you cant get your money back but dont throw good after bad, its not a nice lesson to learn but it happens to us all at some time in our life.
wake up and smell the coffee - so to speak.
Thank the lord you didnt put anymore.
tell them tks but no tks.
Dee

[vehelpfulguy]

So "lifetime membership" is �3,000.

If the company goes bankrupt the day after you have paid then your lifetime deal has lasted one day.

There are so many negatives dont know where to start.

They say you can sell your timeshare if you dont want it any more - NOT TRUE - nobody ever buys a second-hand time share.

There are maintenance charges they dont tell you about, and these go up and up each year. Even if you dont use the timeshare you still pay the maintenance charges.

These people are verging on the criminal and like others have said DONT fall for their sales spin, DONT talk to them on the phone, DONT go to any more of their presentations, and DONT send them any more money,

[rdv]

holiday clubs or timeshares are generally very bad news. would you really consider spending thousands on the word of a low life who approaches you in the street

[KARL]

I feel I must make a couple of points. Firstly, timeshare and holiday clubs are two different things - the first is usually (but not quite always - watch out) ownership in a shared property, week by week. Thousands upon thousands of people, including myself, are perfectly happy with theirs. It may not suit everyone, but it has worked well for us (apartments for up to six people, two bathrooms, fully equipped with access to pools, sauna. etc. thrown in, all for around �400 a week total in the exchange system - in lots of different countries). Timeshare can be and is often re-sold, but because sales agents at the development stage take such a high commission, what you get will in most cases be well under half your capital outlay (aim to choose well and keep it). Holiday clubs are travel agents overselling their promises which are not tied to anything as a guarantee - when they fold or do a runner you have absolutely nothing in your hands, a property based timeshare gives you a title deed which must be registered with the proper authorities. If you paid by credit card and the promised holiday does not materialise then ultimately you can turn to your card issuer for full recompense on misrepresentaion (which is against the Credit Act) but don't leave it for too long to test the promise (some, perhaps many, are kept).

[Whickerman]

here's a simple rule of thumb - if it seems too good to be true, it generally is.

[mad lizzie]

we also was in benidorm and we did pay �500 a month later w are still waiting for our documents to come so we can try and book these so called cheap holidays