TATOC

Are you among the millions of timeshare owners with a happy story to tell? TATOC. The Timeshare Association, based in the United Kingdom (Manchester, England), is looking for your story.

Harry Taylor, TATOC CEO explains, “There is lots of negative publicity about our industry but TATOC is an association of timeshare owners who love their timeshare holidays and visit them or exchange every year. We know we’re not alone so we’d love to hear about the good holiday experiences of other timeshare owners.”

TATOC is focusing on the one the ‘hot topics’ we write about frequently on The Timeshare Authority blog: telling the positive side of the timeshare story. Sell My Timeshare NOW, TATOC and others in the timeshare and vacation ownership industry know it is big story and it rarely receives the attention it deserves.

TATOC, The Timeshare Association Wants to Put You in Print (or is that Pixels?)

TATOC has sent a request to all its members and affiliates, looking for a short story (200 words or less) explaining what, “owners love about their timeshare and where their favourite destination has been.” The request applies to all timeshare owners, whether or not their resort is a member of TATOC.

The association is asking you to email your good news stories and a photo to: TATOC at [email protected] or go directly to the Sharetimemagazine.com website and submit your article.

Featured stories will appear on TATOC’s website and in its Sharetime magazine.

TATOC the Timeshare Alliance wants you, and all consumers to understand that it is not connected with a Spanish timeshare company by the name of Global, despite what Global’s representatives may imply or state.

Harry Taylor, TATOC CEO explains, “If we ever form an alliance with an organisation, we inform our membership in advance of any activities taking place. No agreement has been made between TATOC and Global and timeshare owners should be wary.”

Reportedly timeshare owners are being contacted by Global’s representatives who tell them that a catalog of maintenance problems at Crown Resorts have been reported by TATOC. Taylor, wants it clearly understood that TATOC has made no such report, and in fact, Crown Resorts recently received TATOC Accreditation for high standards.

The supposition is that Global is trying to discredit Crown Resorts while implying its own alliance with TATOC. To this, Harry Taylor observes, “It is an interesting indicator of TATOC’s increasing importance in the timeshare arena that the TATOC name is being used in this way.”

TATOC advises timeshare owners to be vigilant in determining the authenticity of timeshare information they receive. To learn more about TATOC and the services and protections they provide to European timeshare owners, visit the association’s website at: www.timeshareassociation.org

Recent TATOC News on The Timeshare Authority blog: TATOC Timeshare Association Announces New Mediation Service for Timeshares

Europe’s leading consumer-based timeshare association has announced they are expanding their support of timeshare owners by adding a Mediation Service to their Helpline facility. TATOC’s Timeshare Helpline is open to serve all consumers, providing information and assistance with timeshare questions along with help when possible in resolving timeshare problems. TATOC is now extending these services with the addition of Mediation Service.

Timeshare mediation does not provide a judgement in a dispute, but it will assist the parties involved in reaching an agreement. Use of the TATOC timeshare Mediation Service does not preclude anyone from pursuing the matter further with an attorney or in the courts, should he or she decide that is the best course of action.

Currently TATOC’s Mediation Service includes four mediators, two in the UK, one in Spain and one in the Canary Islands. This list will expand in the future, and may include attorneys who are interested in being part of the service. As TATOC explains:

TATOC can provide a list of persons who are qualified or have experience of mediation and certain lawyers have been approached to see if they are prepared to be included in the list. It is the responsibility of the mediator to inform client how they would carry out the mediation. It is not the intention that TATOC recommends any particular lawyer or mediator; the consumer or committee will be given a list of TATOC approved mediators who have agreed to abide by the following parameters. The requirements of a mediator are to provide:-

To learn more about TATOC, the Timeshare Association, contact Harry Taylor at:
[email protected] or by telephone at: +44 (0) 161 237 3518.

The highly respected European timeshare association TATOC, has announced that its Sharetime magazine is now available to all timeshare owners on the website sharetimemagazine.com

The quarterly publication is transitioning to a digital-only format available in ‘flip page’ technology. Colin Collins, Sharetime editor, will have the next issue out in September, packed with more industry information always of interest to timeshare owners, renters, and anyone interested in the possibilities of vacation ownership.

By going to a digital-only format, replacing the print edition of the publication, TATOC demonstrates environmental responsibility. Just as importantly, online distribution means that the broadest possible audience will have access to the features, articles and ads found in Sharetime.

TATOC is the only elected consumer association representing the interests of timeshare owners in Europe and represents more than 80 European timeshare resorts. Through its outreach, TATOC provides access to over a quarter million timeshare owners and families.

Other recent news from TATOC:

• TATOC Timeshare Association Says Keep the Impetus Going
• Today’s Timeshare Interview with TATOC Timeshare CEO, Harry Taylor
• Europe Timeshare and Spain Timeshare Has New Ally at the BCCS