Category: How to Cancel a Mexico Timeshare
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PROFECO and Mexican Timeshares: Can They Really Help Vacation Club Members?
If you purchased a timeshare or vacation club membership in Mexico and now want out, someone has probably told you to contact PROFECO. That advice is not wrong. But it is incomplete. PROFECO is a legitimate Mexican government agency with the authority to protect consumers, receive complaints and bring businesses into a formal conciliation process.… Read more
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Mexico Timeshare Exit Scam or Legit Company? 7 Red Flags to Watch For
You’ve decided you want out of your Mexico timeshare. You search online for help and suddenly find dozens of companies promising to cancel your ownership, eliminate your maintenance fees, negotiate with your resort, or make the entire problem disappear. Then you see the prices. $3,000. $5,000. $8,000. Sometimes $10,000 or more. Now you have another… Read more
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The $1 Million-a-Day Secret: How Mexico Timeshare Resorts Profit From You Before You Ever Check In
I spent 15 years on the resort side of this industry, in Mexico and beyond. I sold memberships, managed sales teams, and later reviewed contracts as a verification officer. Part of my job was watching the money move. Here’s what most new owners never get told: your resort already profited before you spent a single… Read more
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FBI Timeshare Scam Warning: 10 Red Flags That Mean It’s Time to Walk Away
Timeshare scams have changed. Years ago, many were relatively easy to recognize. Someone called unexpectedly, claimed to have a buyer for your timeshare, asked for an upfront fee, and disappeared. Today, some operations are considerably more sophisticated. They may know your resort, details about your ownership, and even personal information that makes you wonder, “How… Read more
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Mexico Timeshare Scam Calls: How They Got Your Information (Part 1)
By Wayne C. Robinson — 25 years in timeshare sales and cancellations, including time working directly for a Mexico-based timeshare company You bought a timeshare in Mexico, and a while later — maybe months, maybe years — you started getting calls. Someone you never gave your number to already knows you own a unit there.… Read more
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How to Protect Yourself as a Mexico Timeshare Owner (Part 3)
By Wayne C. Robinson — 25 years in timeshare sales and cancellations, including time working directly for a Mexico-based timeshare company If you’ve read the first two parts of this series, you already know the risk isn’t hypothetical: contracts that permit broad information sharing, paperwork handled by people outside the timeshare company’s own accountability chain,… Read more
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Mexico Timeshare Scam Calls: Where Your Information Really Goes (Part 2)
By Wayne C. Robinson — 25 years in timeshare sales and cancellations, including time working directly for a Mexico-based timeshare company Part 2 of a 3-part series. If you haven’t read Part 1 yet — [What I Saw From the Inside] — start there for the full picture of how this information gets collected in… Read more
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Mexico Timeshare Cancellation: How to Use Your 5-Day Rescission Period
If you’re reading this on your phone the day after landing home or still on vacation, still a little sunburned, with a stack of vacation club paperwork on your kitchen table and a knot in your stomach — take a breath. You are not the first person this has happened to, and you are not… Read more
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Vacation Club vs. Timeshare in Mexico: Does the Difference Actually Matter for Cancellation?
If you’ve read more than one article on this site, you’ve probably noticed I keep stopping to say some version of “technically, this is a vacation club, not a deeded timeshare.” I say it about Grand Solmar, about Vidanta, about Royal Holiday and TravelSmart VIP and Unlimited Vacation Club. By now you’re probably wondering why… Read more
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Stuck with RCI Points You Can’t Use? What Mexico Timeshare Owners Should Know Before Canceling
If you own a vacation club membership in Mexico, there’s a good chance it came with something called RCI — or a similar exchange program. You were probably told those points would let you swap your week or your ownership for stays at resorts all over the world. And if you’re like most owners I… Read more