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“Its not your Parent’s Timeshare anymore”

That’s the message from Bluegreen Vacations Corp, a Boca Raton based company seeking to tap the next generation of Traveller’s.

Bluegreen is planning a major expansion to the western U.S of the company’s vacation destinations, whilst also trying to expand it’s customer base, and have announced completion of the purchase of Eilan Hotel and Spa for $34 million. The vacation ownership company is seeking to attempt to target younger travellers by expanding into hip locations, offering the types of activities and experiences millennials may enjoy. Eilan Hotel and Spa features a fitness centre, luxury locations and is close to Six … Read more

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Are Diamond Resorts about to go Public?

Are Diamond Resorts about to go public?

Diamond Resorts owns a network of 379 vacation destinations in 35 countries around the world and sells vacation ownership points. In June 2016, Apollo Global Management made a successful offer to purchase Diamond Resorts International. On January 18th 2018, the company underwent a brand refresh, updating its logo and officially dropped the “International” from its name, and became known as Diamond Resorts. Along with these changes, as many as 1,000 employees at more than 15 European locatiions were told they were losing their jobs. This does not appear to have generated enough profit … Read more

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Employee of the Month

Here at Praetorian Legal we love rewarding members of our team for their hard work and dedication.

The winner for Employee of the Month Award, April 2018, is Samuel Isley Claims Director. Head of Operations and Business Development Director, Harry Darby presented the trophy to Samuel and his £350 shopping voucher prize.

When asked how he felt about receiving the prize for the first time Samuel said “I feel privileged to have won Employee of the Month for April, I have the pleasure to come into work on a daily basis and work alongside some amazing people. I am grateful … Read more

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New Marriott Resort Opens On The Island Of Bali

Bali Nusa Dua Garden, Marriott Vacation Club’s all-new vacation ownership retreat, is now open on the island of Bali. This is the club’s first resort in Indonesia.

The company aims to expand further into Asia and the Pacific and add to its portfolio of 12,000 plus timeshare villas throughout the U.S., Caribbean, Europe, Asia and Australia.

With Bali being ranked as the world’s favourite destination by Trip Advisor, the resort is sure to receive attention from current vacation club members and potential purchasers alike.

Admittedly, Bali boasts beautiful beaches, featuring turquoise waters and dreamy coastlines. But, a word of cautionary … Read more

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South African Timeshares – Public Inquiry

In South Africa, there is in excess of 200 resorts and over 600,000 people who own timeshares. The industry has come under the spotlight and it has become apparent that consumers are not so happy.

There have been many allegations and complaints against the timeshare industry and the National Consumer Commission are now looking to kickstart a public inquiry. The inquiry will optimistically get to the bottom of the allegations that consumers have made, such as being conned into signing contracts that last a lifetime and not being able to cancel the contracts once they have signed them.

Consumers are … Read more

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TIMESHARE – LIES AND BROKEN PROMISES

Praetorian Legal have recently become aware of unfavorable online comments that have been proliferated by the timeshare industry and its envious competitors.  We want to address these unsubstantiated, untruthful, defamatory comments made about our organisation.

The background to Praetorian Legal’s work within timeshare is a good starting point in understanding why we are subject to these sustained attacks.  Praetorian legal was incorporated on 14 November 2014 after being consulted by an organisation that offered timeshare termination services and was looking to outsource the work to a company who specialised in consumer law matters.  The Directors of Praetorian Legal have practiced … Read more

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Cameron House – Couple Killed in Fire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two men who died when a fire tore through a luxury five star hotel on the shores of Loch Lomond have been named.

Simon Midgley and Richard Dyson, believed to be from London, were staying at Cameron House Hotel when the blaze broke out on Monday morning.

Police have not confirmed the identity of those who died, but relatives have paid tribute on social media.

The hotel’s director has praised the actions of the emergency services in preventing further tragedy.

Firefighters who brought a couple and their baby to … Read more

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Westgate Towers – Orlando Timeshare Accused of Fraud

A husband and wife from San Diego, USA, are suing Westgate Towers, an Orlando timeshare resort, claiming fraudulent practice.

Mr and Mrs Grider lodged a complaint on November 6th, claiming that the company breached its responsibilities of fair dealing and good faith.

The complaint states that on January 6th 2016, the couple attended a timeshare sales presentation. The couple were lured into a purchase by misrepresentations made by Westgate Resorts. As a result, they have suffered monetary losses, by way of the initial deposit, instalments and annual maintenance fees.

Two of the allegations made are that Westgate … Read more

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Quarterly Prize Draw Winner – 3rd Quarter

Here at Praetorian Legal we actively use feedback to constantly improve our delivery and to provide our clients with the best possible service.

Once we have terminated the timeshare, each client receives an Exit Pack. Each Exit Pack contains various documents, one being a testimonial form. There are various questions on the form asking the client to rate us out of 10 on different aspects of the service they received. We also ask the client to add any additional comments to the bottom of the form.

Upon receipt, the testimonials are reviewed by senior management to ensure we are providing … Read more

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Australia’s Timeshare trap

Consumer groups demand investigations into allegations of misleading timeshare sales tactics.

Consumer groups in Australia has made a broad move and are accusing the timeshare industry of trapping people in long term timeshare contracts using predatory sales tactics.

Choice is a consumer group based in Australia and they are urging the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to act and prosecute timeshare operators who break the law. They also want an investigation into the entire timeshare industry after receiving a remarkable number of complaints from customers who have been trapped in contracts that last up to 99 years. They said in … Read more

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