My family was on vacation in the Dominican Republic last year and we purchased a timeshare vacation. VIP Platinum package...too embarassed to tell you how much we paid. Admittedly, I was greedy when I found out that I could set up my website and sell this stuff online. I did just that and in a few months, I started getting inquiries. No availability. They can offer me the week before or the week after but NOTHING for the weeks I am requesting. The resort did tell me that they would soft book some rooms for me in the hopes it would allow me to make a reservation...they did work with me. They told me that I had to book the room and pay for it 3 months prior to the week I was renting...that was fair. This week, I just go notification that I had to now pay for the room 6 months in advance...well how many people book a vacation 6 months out...not many.
I requested that I go into the resale program...that was months ago. NOthing. I was told that they would purchase it back within the first 12 months. What they don't tell you is that they don't offer your package to people they are selling at the hotel...They only sell your package if someone calls up asking to buy...Ill never get my money back unless I get a lawyer...
I have had my website up and running for 10 months...have received a myriad of requests ...booked no one.
I can see that my website...dreamdominicantravel.com is being viewed from the resort and I know they are using it as a selling point like when they brought up another owners site when I sitting down for the sales speech. The only person that benefits from the website is the resort...not me.!