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This is an intriguing juxtaposition. How often do you hear of one charity donating
to another charity? Well, you've got Christel House, which helps
orphans and disadvantaged children to have a better life and a future, and you've got Time
4 Sharing, which does a similar thing. Christel House accepts donations of money to help further their
efforts Time 4 Sharing accepts only donations of time and effort to further their efforts. Now, Time
4 Sharing has announced a competition to other resorts around the world to offer ideas on how they can organize
a magic day for kids in need. The winner will receive $1,000 which Time4Sharing.com will donate to Christel House
on their behalf. Details of the competition are on the website. http://www.time4sharing.com
Is that a win-win deal or what?! So how creative are you, and how much do you care about kids in need? Make a difference
in the world. Small deeds often have enormous impact.
We are are making some progress on details of the new Association for timeshare
folks-- and related businesses-- that need insurance benefits at a reasonable price. There have been many good
submissions for a name for this new Association, and we want to narrow them down to the top five. Here's where
your input comes in, since this will be YOUR Association. Take a look at the choices and email The Beat with the
one you like best. We'd do this in poll fashion, but some folks might be tempted to stuff the ballot. Not you,
of course, but some folks-- those other folks. So which of these names do YOU think best represents you? And if
you don't like any of these, send in one you like better and we'll toss it into the mix and see how others like
it. If you want to be involved in this new group, on whatever level, let us know. We are in the process of talking
to a variety of companies that provide such benefits, and we are looking globally, not just in the USA. If you
are interested in obtaining such benefits for yourself through such an Association but don't want to be personally
involved in running it, that's fine too. Just let us know. E-mail association@thetimesharebeat.com
- American Resort Professionals Association
- Guild of Timeshare Professionals
- International Association of Timeshare Professionals
- International Federation of Timeshare Professionals
- International Professional Timeshare Alliance
- International Sales and Marketing Association Resort Team
- Interval Ownership Salesperson's Association
- Professional Alliance of International Timeshare Employees
- Professional Timeshare Sales and Marketing Alliance
- Timeshare Professionals Alliance
- Timeshare Professionals Guild
- Vacation Property Salesperson's Alliance
- Vacation Resort Salesperson's Association
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- Association of Timeshare Professionals
- International Alliance of Timeshare Professionals
- International Congress of Timeshare Professionals
- International Partnership of Timeshare Professionals
- International Resort Professional Association
- International Timeshare Professionals Alliance
- Professional Alliance of Timeshare Associates
- Professional Timeshare Association
- Professional Timeshare Sales and Marketing Association
- Sales and Marketing Association of Resort Timeshare Professionals.
- Timeshare Professionals Association
- Timeshare Salesperson's Association
- Vacation Ownership/Timeshare Salesperson's Association
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Send your choice to name@thetimesharebeat.com We'll
wade through it all and find the top 5 favorites, and then we'll give it to you again.
And while we're at it, we've got something new in the pipeline that we hope to introduce to you in the very
near future, and we think you're really going to like it. It's both amazing and appalling how badly this service
is needed! Something especially for you, available only at The Timeshare Beat, because we care about you-- because
we ARE you.
Last week we aired this question: --" Aqua Sun has had most of its Board of Directors sign a document allowing them to pay their own maintenance
fees and taxes over a period of 12 months, yet each owner must pay when due, according to the Director of Operations.
She said she has a CAM license and it is legal. How is that legal in a turned over resort? Why doesn't the timeshare
governing authority do something about it? If I want to rent my unit, they tell me I must pay my fees first, but
they don't have to. They tell me they can lock me out, but they don't lock themselves out or pay a lockout fee.
Why not? Do all developers work this way? Who can look into this?"
We aired a response or two, and then this one came in, just a bit late to add to the mix. So we're posting it this
week to make sure anyone interested in the subject gets the chance to read it.
- " As one of the Directors mentioned in the Aqua
Sun article, I can say that I was not asked to sign any document regarding fabricated time sheets to offset fees
that were owed to these various associations. If any Board member has a question, since the associations actually
pay for the audit, they could simply ask if the fees were paid in full by cash or a journal entry, and when they
were paid. If it was a journal entry, any support should be made available to them from the auditor. Something
that would concern me is the fact that since the Board has a legitimate obligation and fiduciary responsibility
to the association, and in essence they hire the management company, they are ultimately responsible and could
be held liable. ...In reading the articles [about Aqua Sun] so far, all I have read are true... The saddest thing
of all is that they still don't seem to care, and that only hurts the industry."
E-mail street@streettalkblog.com
Sunterra: The Cypress Pointe Resort at Lake Buena Vista Condominium Association
and its Board of Directors were sued in Federal District Court by Sunterra Corporation in an attempt to
stop the Association efforts to terminate RPM Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunterra Corporation.
Citing the ongoing management problems at the resort since being turned over to owner control, the Association
has worked since prior to expiration of the management agreement December 31, 2000 to remove RPM as the resort
management. RPM has resisted those actions and has now taken to the courts to remain at Cypress Pointe. Read
about it here.
How long before Andy Gennuso gets Sunterra up and runnng at full steam in Florida, Virginia, Arizona
and Hawaii? Is Sunterra Pacific really for sale? Sales people have been watching and waiting for the
return of this entrepreneurial company and a place to call home. What type of power shift will it create in the
industry, and who will be the winners and losers?
Meanwhile, has anyone had any success yet getting their reserve funds back from the company? Seems like
lots of people are still waiting, and wondering what steps they should be taking.
E-mail street@streettalkblog.com
As of Wednesday night four more sales agents have walked out on the management at Shell's
Orange Tree Golf Resort in Arizona, or so we hear. Mostly, they say, because of the spiff budget being
spent on trips to Cabo and not being given out to the sales staff. Anything to that? Reports are that there are
only 6 agents left on the night line and more to leave soon. An agent who had been there for 3 years reportedly
quit Wednesday night when a new agent who had not ever sold timeshare was moved in front of him on the rotation,
and ahead of all the other agents also. Love line on the night line too, looks like. Not good, if true. Says one
annoyed person, " Before long there will not be an Orange Tree Golf Resort unless Perry S., Shelly G.,
Simon C. and Joe Malone wake up and come down to Arizona and get things straightened out... I hope you guys print
this so maybe something can get done to get Shell back in touch with what's going on before it is too late. There
is not one Management (sales) that is respected. Wake Up Northbrook, Il, it's time!!!!!!!!!"
We are sure there is another side of the story, and we'd like to hear it. Whatever is going on there, it looks
to The Street that there are a LOT of rebellious sales agents there. Trouble is, there aren't a lot of other places
to work in the immediate area. Kind of limits the options, without moving much farther afield.
E-mail street@streettalkblog.com
 KUDOS:
Lloyd Cowle, a 28-year veteran of the timeshare industry and a long-time member of ARDA, has been
working for the last 11 years with Ramada/PEC. He is currently the Senior Sales Manager for Ramada Vacation
Suites in-house department in Las Vegas. Well, 28 years in the biz and 11 with the same company is worthy of
Kudos all by itself, but there's more. We hear that Lloyd processed $4.6 million last year, his best year
ever. And that during April of this year he closed and processed $582,000-- his best month ever. Yikes!
and Wow! The Street is impressed.
And, rumor has it that Randy Reeves, the new project director at Epic's Hilton
Head Island Links resort, and his staff had the best VPT month ever at the resort in April, and this month
they're doing it again. Is this a sign that the property is being run by someone who knows what they're doing?
Send in your own good news, about yourself, someone you know, your company, whatever-- we DO like to hear it!
E-mail street@streettalkblog.com
Looking at the recent news about the Entrada project in lovely Santa Barbara,
California, who do you suppose will get the sales contract and management of that resort? Will it be fractional
or timeshare? (See Entrada
design sees the lite)
We hear that some of the top sales people are leaving Bluegreen's Lodge Alley Inn
for new horizons. True? Who's taking over as the new DOS there? And what's the problem? We hear rumors, but would
like to know the facts... And what's this about the new bonus structure with Bluegreen that we've been hearing
about? Apparently if one writes an upgrade it counts to bonus only when the deal is booked at corporate and they
will not tell you when that is until you get paid on it, if ever! " Is this the pits or what?" asks one
person, who added: " This may be the final straw with Bluegreen before reps start quitting left and right because
they can no longer know where they stand on bonus..."
- COMMENT from you: --" It's true! here
is the chain of events on an upgrade sale.... rep tours, convinces the owner that they need more product than they
bought originally (a feat in itself), writes the contract, people sign it, then everyone waits out rescission,
and THEN, the deal gets sent to the corporate office.... (remember, this may be the 5th or 6th day after the contract
was signed). Once it gets to corporate, there is a process of title searches, mortgage searches, (no one will give
a time limit on how long this could take) and finally, after everyone is convinced that it is okay to take this
deal, in some cases weeks after the fact, a check is cut to the rep for the base commision, for which he/she will
be paid 3 weeks later, and the deal becomes eligible for bonus.... The problem with that is, no one will step up
and say when that is, and there is apparently no way to track the progress of a deal once it is written. Sounds
to me like this is a convenient way to avoid paying large bonuses to the in-house reps, since a deal written in
1 month may not be good for 2 or 3 months, and the company has the ability of saying when, and the rep has no control,
or no recourse. Let's give Bluegreen a hand for another bendover-well-done."
- NOTE: We are told that John Maloney, who has resigned from ClubCorps, has indeed been brought
in to Bluegreen, but not as COO as we previously reported (and which was immediately corrected). Now we hear he
is to be Bluegreen's Executive Vice President of Resort Operations, Development and Marketing. Says our source:
--" What does it do to David Bidgood and Shawn Erickson? John comes with a great resume
and he can back it up! We wish him the best in his challenges!" And so does The Street.
We'd ask Bluegreen outright, but the last time we asked for clarification/verification on this issue we never
received any response, which is the norm, by the way-- and not just with Bluegreen. So much for BG's complaint
that we don't ask...
We should note here that some resort companies are very accommodating about responding to our questions and
make themselves easy to get in touch with. We like that, naturally, even when they are cagey with their responses.
E-mail street@streettalkblog.com
Word is that Trendwest may soon open an additional office in the South Bay
area of Southern California and move its Costa Mesa office to Irvine Spectrum, Orange County's premier
dining, shopping and entertainment center. That's a truly hot spot. While we're on the subject, who will be running
the new sales line for Trendwest in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico? Will Trendwest's proposed resort in Windsor,
California get approved (See Developer
argues for resort hotel near airport)? Or
will this be another 'Calistoga' effort for them? And are Epic Resorts, Monarch Grand Vacations and Trendwest
setting up an affiliation for internal exchange for their members? (And has Epic been able to get its financing?)
Interesting to note that when Trendwest officially joins Interval International on October 1 (See Trendwest Resorts, Inc. Selects Interval International As Exchange Provider)
RCI will have very few active affiliate sales sites in California. It will be just Shell with two offices,
Fairfield with one resort sales location and Intrawest with one resort sales location. Did we miss
any?
E-mail street@streettalkblog.com
Is history repeating itself? It looks like Tempus Resorts has lost yet another
Director and their training department is up for grabs again! Word on the street is that they haven't been able
to keep anyone in that department longer than 6 months since the Sanchez brothers (Juan and Nestor) left.
And where is Tim 'Golden Boy' Craig, the former Director of Training? What's going on? And by the way, what
are Juan and Nestor doing these days?
AND here's another thing. If Bass Hotels and Resorts buys Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, will this
also trumpet its full entrance into vacation ownership via Wyndham's deal with Tempus?
E-mail street@streettalkblog.com
Word on the Street is that Summer Bay Resort in the Orlando area had a deal
very close to being signed to purchase AMBER Vacation Resorts. At the last minute, or so we hear, the two
companies could not agree on certain terms and the deal fell through. Anything new on that front? The AMBER Vacation
Club (AVC) is comprised of and available exclusively to owners within AMBER Vacation Resorts and its affiliate
resorts. Currently, these resorts are:
- Sunrise Ridge Resort, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
- Casa del Mar Beach Resort, Ormond Beach, Florida
- Alhambra Villas, Kissimmee, Florida
- Tree Tops Resort, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
- Oakmont Resort, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Where will Summer Bay look next? And who will look at AMBER next?
E-mail street@streettalkblog.com
RCI Points: We sent some specific questions to RCI last week, both so we would
not mis-state things and to give them the opportunity to address the issues up front. We finally received their
final response on Thursday May 24, and we wish to thank John Barrows, Director of Communications, and Helene Guss,
Manager, External Communications, for their assistance.
- Beat: To begin, NC, SC, FL and HI now have open inquiry files into the nature of the Points program,
as we understand it. RCI has brought on either additional or replacement outside counsel (?), Jim Scavo of Atlanta,
GA.
RCI: In the course of introducing a new and different kind of exchange program such as RCI Points, it is
natural that questions arise from interested parties including customers, consumers, the media, and even members
of various regulatory agencies. RCI has been working closely with the agencies to answer all of their questions,
and we believe that all issues will be resolved in the near future. RCI has retained Atlanta attorney Jim Scavo
of the firm Weinstock & Scavo as additional outside counsel.
Beat: Fairfield Communities, Inc., runs its FairShare Plus exchange program on a point system. We are told
that currently FS Plus members can access RCI Weeks, but FCI members cannot [access RCI Points] and that talks
are underway to modify FS Plus and RCI Points so the FCI members can access RCI Points inventory. Will FS Plus
remain a separate program, or will it merge into RCI Points? How will any modifications in the RCI Points program
affect other resorts and individual members?
RCI: All Fairfield owners who own at Fairfield resorts that are affiliated with RCI can currently exchange
through RCI Weeks. Owners who are members of FairShare Plus receive a membership in RCI Weeks as part of their
membership in FairShare Plus. FairShare Plus will be enhanced to include RCI Points as an optional member benefit.
RCI Weeks will continue to be a member benefit of FairShare Plus. Fairfield owners who are not members of FairShare
Plus will continue to exchange through RCI Weeks. This is a common arrangement with RCI and affiliates with points-based
programs.
FairShare Plus will remain a separate program for the foreseeable future. Other resorts and individual members
will be unaffected by the FairShare Plus upgrade to RCI Points.
The Beat: Existing purchasers are being solicited to join RCI Points and their cost for joining is reported
to be as much as several thousand dollars more than the cost to someone who joins at the time of purchasing a new
timeshare interest from a developer. Is it correct that RCI is paid $199 per new member, with the seller of the
program receiving the balance of whatever is charged? And if a new timeshare purchaser joins RCI Points at point
of sale from a developer, is RCI still paid the same $199 (or whatever the correct amount is)?
RCI: RCI is solely paid $199 per new member, regardless of whether it is a new purchaser or an existing
owner converting to the RCI Points Program. This $199 represents the RCI Points enrollment fee of $100 and first
year's membership fee of $99.
God bless 'em, but it took a WEEK to formulate, and sign off on, that last response. Perhaps we worded our question
poorly. We have a lot more questions. We'll pose them in a more closerly fashion.
There is a plethora of concerns being expressed both by industry people and consumers on this topic, and the
results of our current poll on the subject has
been interesting (remember that this poll is not scientific). We think the correct answer to the poll is " It's
too early to tell" , but that's just our opinion. We could be wrong.
It will take time to shake it all out. See also a couple of Letters to the Editor for
other takes on RCI Points. AND, here's one that might make you chuckle.
- Quote: --" On the issue of RCI points not being
sold here in the state of South Carolina...... HELLO!!!!!!RCI ...this is the *Good Old Boy State* ..just *Come
on down to South Carolina* and grease some palms... LMAO... find *BUBBA* that used to sell timeshares, he is back
in Columbia, SC, at the State House now. And just have a good old time with him and get your RCI Points approved
ASAP!!!"
- IN RESPONSE May 25: --" He is a piece
of Southern good OLE boy work now. He could not close a door let alone a deal. He is in the House again, not his
first time either. He is famous for making the Shag the State Dance, that was done as he held the last seat in
the house. Now he has made Beach Music the official SC Music. With talent like that, and a greased palm, this Clemson
Alum, TS Sales, Tobbacco farmer is sure to help RCI with GPN. Gotta love the Good OLE boys. By the way the name
is Bubber not Bubba be sure to get that right!! :) He also makes a great cucumber sandwich, and his pimento spread
is to die for. Y'all be good!"
- COMMENT from you May 26: --" Your poll
on whether or not RCI Points is " good for the consumer" I find to be odd. Clearly what is needed is (as
always) education. I feel those who have entered a negative response to your poll are ignorant to the benefits
of points, work for II resorts, or live in North/South Carolina. The trends of how existing members are choosing
to use their RCI Points speaks volumes."
Give us your opinion on all of this.
E-mail street@streettalkblog.com
Just Wondering:
- Who has the contract for those box programs in Denny's Restaurants we hear
about throughout California? What company is this, and who are the main people involved? We hear it is wildly
successful and must be making a ton of money for someone-- but who? And who is getting those tours?
- Who's running the Westgate project in Park City, Utah at The Canyons,
we asked? The answer to this one is that Martin Reese is the PD there. Martin previously served as
PD at Snowbird, also in Utah, and is the winner of a couple of Silver and Gold ARDY awards, too. From what
we hear, they're going great guns at The Canyons. We do understand that the gang there would sure like to have
a newer video to send home with new owners, though (and so would everyone else selling Westgate properties). They
feel that the one they've got presents the company in a poor light that does nothing to help with the rescission
problem. Can it be true that this video is about a dozen years old? Really? Surely you jest. David Seigel
is a business-savvy man and he cannot possibly be so shortsighted as to have such an outdated video to present
to new owners. We don't believe it. It simply does not compute. Tell us it isn't so...
- COMMENT from you May 25: --" I purchased
at Westgate Smoky Mountains early last year and was surprised that the video I received with my owners package
was old and only discussed Florida properties. Since that time I have gotten used to being the step child resort
of Westgate. Everything is Florida, Florida, Florida, even the Westgator (you may check it out the web site) states
" On your next visit to Westgate Resorts, come and see some of the new attractions at Walt Disney World Resort!"
......excuse me but my next trip to Westgate Resorts is in the Smoky Mountains (a little too far to go to Disney
for the day!).
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" But they do have great people working at the Smoky Mountains..."
- What are the management changes taking place at Shell San Francisco? Is someone
named Jill coming over from Fairfield Reno? Is Richard Gilbert going to be the new Vice President
of sales? Yes? No?
- Who is in charge of Monarch Grand Vacations' new office in Encino, California?
What ever happened to their plans for a Monarch Grand Vacations Resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico?
- What happened to the 3 booths Peter Braglia put together in the Aladdin Hotel,
Las Vegas and just recently shut down? RESPONSE: --" If you
look close enough you will find that Fairfield is now operating there." Aha!!
- What will happen to Doral Vacation Ownership since the purchase of Meristar
by Felcor?
- Will MPTV make an attempt to buy Silverleaf Resorts, or has Berkley
Group already signed the deal? Or????
- What company is number one in sales volume in the timeshare industry?
- COMMENT from you: --" As far as top sales volume
by company it would have to be Fairfield or Marriott or Trendwest, wouldn't it? If you were measuring sales volume per resort Westgate is by far the leader with
annual sales just behind the above mentioned, however this coming from sales at only five properties." Sounds
reasonable to us. If you lump fractional sales into the mix, then everything changes, though. What do YOU think?
E-mail street@streettalkblog.com
Here is where you'll find the list
of women in positions of authority within the industry. We'd sure like to know that there are a whole lot more
than have so far been brought to our attention. We'd also like to know, and so would many of our readers, about
other minorities in positions from sales manager on up to the top. Any African Americans in positions of authority
in the TS biz? Hispanics? etc.
COMMENT from you April 10: --" J.C. Azzio
with ARI was Production mgr. Roo Jackson (African American) with ARI Rick Humphery (African American)
currently with Fairfield. These men hold top positions
in the TS biz... All three are VERY talented men and deserve their high ranks and more!!"
OK. Who else?
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 For convenience (and to shorten the length of this page) we have opened
a Legal Issues page here. It will contain information, resources, discussions and personal
experiences with the legal system for your edification, as well as notices and updates of lawsuits, court decisions,
questions, etc., as we receive them.
We
are told by an attorney that one of the most important things you can do to protect yourself in any situation regarding
employment is to KEEP VERY GOOD RECORDS!!!!! Otherwise, you will be at the mercy of the record keeping of the company
you may be going up against. Not a good scenario. Can you successfully sue for owed commissions and other matters?
Yes, but it depends...
" Personal
experiences of people regarding
- NON-COMPETES and
- COMMISSIONS OWED and
- How to effectively use SMALL CLAIMS COURT
- Info on Mass Layoff rules and regs.
- Some info on the sexual harrasment/discrimination suits against
Bluegreen.
- We were sent something new, April 23, which you may want to investigate further: --" Here
is a legal concept that EVERYONE in the Timeshare business should know about. This legal concept is called
'ADHESION' " ... Click here to find out more
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- A couple of miles outside of Scottsdale, Arizona, you'll find the master-planned
community of Desert Ridge springing up from the ground. Marriott's resort there, which is just north of
the developing Desert Ridge Marketplace, will have 1,000 rooms and another 500 timeshare condominiums when
it is finished. It will be the largest resort in the western US- outside of Las Vegas- when it opens in late 2002.
Has the project director already been picked for this project, and are they preparing to commmence sales?
- The highly regarded firm Roel Construction is building the fourth phase of Four
Seasons' Aviara Resort Club and plans to be finished by summer. This is a $19.5 million, 113,000-sf project,
which will consist of a 23,000-sf administration building and seven three-story timeshare villa buildings totaling
90,000 sf. Newport Beach-based Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo is the project architect for the timeshare
buildings. Who is responsible for the success of this project? Kudos are needed.
- Marriott has announced its newest vacation ownership resort in Denia, Spain. Check out the press release here.
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- Tri-National has sold a bunch of its Baja California, Mexico property to
Senior Care Industries, including their 16-acre timeshare site next to the Bajamar Golf Course. (Senior Care Industries Completes $70 Million Transaction)
Exactly who is Senior Care Industries anyhow, who will finally do the timeshare component of this project,
and what will Tri-National's future part in all of this be?
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Timeshare trials and tribulations, literally, have been in all the headlines overseas this
past week. In the UK, the trial of John Palmer and Christina Ketley finally came to a close. The pair were
found guilty of massive fraud, and Palmer was sentenced to 8 years. The verdict of guilty and the long sentence
seem to have temporarily wiped Palmer's cockiness clean out of him. Ketley's sentence is still pending. Perhaps
the biggest victim of this affair is the 10-year old son of the pair.
Palmer's downfall was triggered by his boast to undercover television reporters from the Cook Report posing as
Burmese heroin dealers that he could launder 60million pounds sterling for them. The ensuing seven-year investigation
uncovered the timeshare scam and brought to an end what detectives have called Palmer's " Teflon crime career"
in which they could never make charges stick to him.
Shortly after the famous Brink's-Mat robbery in 1983 police raided Palmer's mansion near Bath and found that part
of the haul had been melted down in his furnace in the garden. Palmer fled to the Canary Islands, where he began
his timeshare business. He returned to Britain in 1988 to face trial for handling the bullion, but to the dismay
of the police he was cleared by the jury after claiming he was ignorant of the origins of the gold.
Palmer later paid £ 360,000 to Lloyd's in an out of court settlement after the insurance company's loss adjusters
examined his bank accounts in the UK, Tenerife and the Isle of Man and threatened to take civil action to recover
money made from the theft of the Brink's-Mat gold. After his acquittal, Palmer was free to return to his booming
timeshare empire.
Palmer had several hundred sales staff working at 11 different timeshare resorts, at least three of which he owned.
What he liked to call the " dream team" started to break up in 1996 when his right-hand-man, Brenadan
Hannon, fled amid death threats and a firebomb attack on his luxury villa after he fell out with Palmer. He was
traced to Morocco, where he was arrested in 1998. Hannon, jailed for four years and four months last September,
finally then admitted conspiring with Palmer.
Palmer, Ketley and five other timeshare executives were brought to trial at the Old Bailey on 22 September 1999.
But after eight months Palmer, who was defending himself, successfully argued that publicity linking him to a notorious
criminal, had prejudiced his case. A retrial was ordered. The retrial doesn't seem to have done him any good, and
it certainly cost the British taxpayers a ton of money, but perhaps this-- and the ongoing trial in France of a
pair of Scottish brothers for timeshare fraud-- will begin to discourage the rampant fraud that has been rife on
the Continent.
Time will tell. Eight years of it, in fact-- for Palmer.
You can read a lot more about these cases in the BBC News , The
Times, The Scotsman and other newspapers from the UK and the Continent.
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- Does any one know where Casey Pifer is? RESPONSE:
Casey is a Sales Manager at Fairfield's Smoky Mountain resort in Gatlinburg, TN
- " We are trying to find Jeff Dennis ...last known he was at the 'R Ranch'. Do you have any
contact info for him?" Jeff, drop us a line and we'll tell you who's looking.
- Where is Paul Petrac, most recently International Sales Director, Hilton Grand Vacations Club,
Orlando? RESPONSE: Paul Petrac is currently the DOS at
Kingstown Reef, Orlando, according to the most recent recuiting ad for that property.
- " Where is Richard Britzius, I need to speak with him." This is legit, Richard drop
us a line for confidential contact info.
- Someone is looking for Osborne in the Bahamas. Contact info provided upon request, Osborne.
- Twigs is looking for Coni Loa. Last known place was Hilton Head, SC. Contact info on request
by Coni.
- Does anyone know where Richard McFalls, former opc director for Sunterra (Gatlinburg) is now?
RESPONSE: Richard is OPC manager for Fairfield Gatlinburg.
- Where is Marty Yancy?
- " I am looking for a list of people, they are Shawn Hansford, Gene Riddle, Tony Davis, and Kevin
Gorby. Love if you could help." Contact info for this seeker of the list will be given upon request from
any of the folks being sought.
- Where is Bill Frost, from Silverleaf Piney Shores? Contact info provided to Bill upon request.
- Where is DENVER GREEN? Someone he worked with at The Breakers in Ft. Lauderdale under Steve " SULLY"
Sullentrop, and then almost went into a marketing business with him in Hilton Head, is looking for him. Contact
details provided to Denver upon request.
- Anyone seen Rod Langley lately? Anyone know the whereabouts of Tony Marino? IN
RESPONSE, with a laugh, we hear that you can find Rod Langley at The Ale House
on Kirkman around 1pm most days...
- " Trying to find Richard McWilliams, former VP of sales at Fairfield's Charlotte off site
and Fairfield Harbor, New Bern, NC. He was a good friend and I'd love to hear from him."
- Looking for Jim Olsen fomerly with Peppertree. Drop us a line, Jim, and we'll tell you who's
looking. From the tidbit in last week's People on the
Move, it looks like Jim can be found at Peacock Suites in Anaheim, CA.
- Looking for Marty Carrigan, I heard that he is back in Europe?
- Where is Ralph Muller founder of Vacation Break USA? What is he doing nowadays? Is he retired
or is he still in the business of timeshare?
- Someone is looking to confidentially contact Mark Earnst. We will provide contact info
upon request by you, Mark.
- Where is Gilbert Martin, formerly at Hyatt Key West and Lake Tahoe?
- Where is Hans Schroth, last known working at Allegro in Cancun?
- Trying to locate Patti Thayer, or (White). Last seen some years ago selling Timeshare in the
Coachella Valley. Give us a shout and we'll tell you who's looking.
- Where are Linda Baron and Diana Williams from the Lighthouse Cove in FL? RESPONSE: Linda Baron is a Senior Sales Training Manager at Westgate Lakes in Orlando, FL
- Does anyone know where Mike Jaffe is? Let us know, and we will privately supply contact info
for the person who is looking.
- Where is Frank Braglia " master opc and telemarketer marketing genius? We need him in Germany,
Italy and Spain now." .
- Privately looking for P.J. LaChance most recently DOS with The Belair Beach Hotel on St Martin.
Give us a shout, PJ, and we'll tell you who's looking-- there are a few people who would like to contact you.
- Private Request: " Looking for Susan Simmons. Lost track of her after Timber Creek Resort
in Desoto, Mo. She was Member Services Director when the resort first opened. Then I heard a rumor that she went
to Texas at maybe the Villages in Tyler. Thanks" Contact information will be provided upon request from Susan.
- Looking º ¿ º for Jack Gregory formerly working in Mexico and at 4 Sails in Va.
Beach several years ago. (Please contact The Street and we'll
tell you who is looking, privately.)
- Does anybody know the whereabouts of Maxwell A.E. Mohr formerly Dir of Mktg Aloha Group, Waikiki
then Developer of Lifetime of Vacations: Thailand & Singapore.
- Where is Paul Parker, last known area New Jersey selling t/s. " I knew him prior, at Thousand
Adventures Inc {campgrounds etc.}"
- Anybody know where the ever-lovely Suzanne Bridge/Rockwell/Foster(?) might be?
- Where are Francine and Bob Currier, formerly with Shell Kona Coast and then Shell in Florida?
- Where is Frank D'Errico Jr., OPC Manager, these days?
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LET'S DO THINGS THIS WAY: If you want to find someone, go ahead and ask but include
contact info (privately with The Street) so we can reply if the person is found. If the person you are looking
for wants to know WHO'S LOOKING before giving out information, we can tell that person who you are and let them
decide whether or not to respond. It can all be done privately, if you prefer, but let us know that you
want it that way BEFORE we publish it. Yes, we ARE a paranoid bunch. And sometimes with reason.
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