TRAVEL CLUB RECISSIONS

Cancelling your travel club membership varies from state to state. Missouri has a three day rescission period, but there is a clause "as long as your membership benefits have not been accessed." Which is why the travel club will try and sell you a motel stay or show tickets. This is a trick used by them to keep you in the deal. Be very careful, they may even give you a restaurant gift card or "free tickets".

When you do cancel, mail everything back to the club registered mail along with a letter  stating you are cancelling. You do not have to give a reason.

DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION?

Post your questions in the comment section, I will answer all. The tourist season is on, save money on your vacation by touring timeshares and travel clubs.

YOU'VE WON A FREE MINI VACATION

Telephone Bookings – You may receive a phone call stating you won a free trip to a vacation spot. These usually happens after you signed up for a chance to win a new car or home or countess other giveaways. These chances are designed to get your contact information and for the companies to get around the “No Call” law. They sometimes will take a couple of hundred dollars deposit, refunded after you attend a presentation. Beware and understand what you are buying. The caller will make you believe you will be staying at the resort in luxury and comfort. This is very very rare. I have never known a timeshare actually put a prospective client in one of their units. They want you in a crummy motel room. That way while you are on tour they will use the close as you can keep vacationing in run down motel rooms or own your own condo. It doesn’t matter what the telephone person told you about where you were staying, they get paid if you show. They will have your credit card number before you see anything in writing about your accommodations.

WHAT IS AN OPC?

OPC - OPC's are Off Property Contacts, which means they are salespeople who work in tourists areas offering free gifts in exchange for 90 minutes of your time for a no obligation sales presentation.

 It may be show tickets, motel stays or cash money. Each OPC has a budget limit, if his budget is 175 dollars and he gets your business by offering you 60 dollars in show tickets, he will make an extra $115. The more you say no, the more they will offer to get you to the presentation.

 He will take a $35 commission on the chance that you will purchase at the resort, giving him a bonus.

You will find these people will say anything to get you to the presentation, they will tell you all you have to do is say NO at the end of the ninety minutes and you will be awarded your free gifts and life will be good. Wrong, if the resort or travel club decides to keep you for three hours they can. If at any time you decide to leave before they are through with you. You forfeit your gifts and any deposit you paid. If your gift was a couple of nights in motel, you will be charged for the full price of the room.

Some OPC's will tell you what to say so you can get through the tour faster, then you can come back to them and they will book you another tour. If this second, or third resort finds out you have taken multiple tours the will NQ (Not Qualified) you and deny your gifts.