TATOC welcomes and supports the BBC's timeshare scam exposure

TATOC has today welcomed the BBC's exposure of timeshare scam companies on its BBC1 morning programme, 'You've been scammed'.
By: TATOC
 
Nov. 18, 2011 - PRLog -- TATOC has welcomed the BBC’s exposure of scam timeshare companies in the television series ‘You’ve been scammed’.

TATOC continues to seek and expose the companies that set out to defraud timeshare owners and urge anyone targeted or suspicious they have fallen prey to one of these companies to contact our helpline based at TATOC’s offices in Manchester by telephone or e-mail or to check the website for further information.

Telephone number: 0845 2302430
E-mail: info@timeshareassociation.org
Website: http://www.timeshareassociation.org or http://www.sharetimemagazine.com

Since it started in 2008 the TATOC helpline has received over 24,000 telephone calls and e-mails and now receives around 1,000 consumer contacts every month.  The helpline has assisted consumers to either recover, or better still to avoid losing, more than £3 million. 

TATOC is run “by timeshare owners for timeshare owners”, and has grown and evolved tremendously since it was formed in 1989.  At the heart of this evolution have been our members and our mission “to safeguard and enhance the timeshare holiday experience for existing and prospective users and to be the voice of owners."

Today, TATOC is the largest consumer association for timeshare owners in Europe with 92 resort members throughout Europe representing 350,000 timeshare families.  In addition to resort membership, there is an individual membership scheme for timeshare owners or other interested individuals who wish to become a personal member.

TATOC is now recognised as the authoritative voice of timeshare owners by the OFT, BIS, Trading Standards, Citizens Advice Bureaux and many other government departments. TATOC has been represented both the European Commission and European Parliament and provided evidence to the House of Lords as representatives of timeshare owners.  Our remit extends to working with police forces, solicitors and banks across the country when consumers experience problems.

Background information:

The Timeshare Association (Timeshare Owners and Committees), known as TATOC, was formed in 1989 and is the only elected consumer association representing the interests of timeshare owners in Europe.  There are 92 member resorts located across Europe giving TATOC access to over 350,000 timeshare-owning families. Individual members and professional business affiliates from the timeshare industry community also support the Association.

The mission of TATOC is to safeguard and enhance the timeshare holiday experience for existing and prospective users and to be the voice of owners. In recent years, TATOC has focused not only on increasing the membership base but also raising the profile of the Association, establishing TATOC as the recognised voice of the timeshare consumer and an informed point of contact. The Association is now a regular contributor to the consumer press and works closely with the UK’s Trading Standards offices, the police and other authorities.

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TATOC, the Timeshare Association, is a non-profit limited company which exists to safeguard and enhance the timeshare holiday experience for existing and prospective users and to be the acknowledged voice of owners.
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