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Re: vacation international (by Tiana H.):

I didn't get taken by Vacations International, but I did by other places that had to do with condos or timeshares. I figure, if the places you pay to sell your weeks or to sell your timeshare don't work for you, then why would anyone else's company do it for you??? Timeshare rental and sales is all a scam. If you buy one when you're staying at an actual place is the only time you're going to buy one (Not always though, sometimes that's a scam too), and then you'll never be able to sell it. They will just keep trying to get you to upgrade each time you go there on vacation, and taking more money. That's how they keep going. They make you think you're going to be so much better off too. I'm tired of upgrading period. Now I'm in a place that's very nice, but very, very expensive even paying the maintenance fee to go for a week. I've put about $80K into it all, and I've been doing it and trying to sell or rent since 2001. Haven't had any luck whatsoever.

I'm just telling everyone out there, since I'm experienced at this. You can listen or not. Just words of wisdom and advice is all I have to give.

I do have to admit though, I get treated royally at the resort I own at. I'm not going to listen to sales everytime I go to visit though, making me think I need to upgrade. I spent an entire day last time with them trying to get me to upgrade, and I just upgraded in 2009. They're always trying to come up with some kind of scheme to reel you in again.