Worldwide Timeshare Hypermarket Achieves Coveted Re-sales Accreditation Award

BOURNEMOUTH, U.K. - April 2, 2013 - PRLog -- Worldwide Timeshare Hypermarket is the first organisation to be awarded the coveted status of TATOC accredited re-sale company.

The association launched its accreditation programme for timeshare re-sale companies in January 2013. Re-sale joins the existing resort accreditation programme as TATOC's flagship award.

Harry Taylor, TATOC executive chairman, explained: “The re-sale accreditation programme is TATOC's gold standard or kite-mark recognising the very best business practices in our industry.”

Under TATOC’s new five-year plan, accreditation programmes will be launched to cover other areas of the timeshare business.

Worldwide Timeshare Hypermarket (WWTH) was the first company to apply for re-sale accreditation. Two inspection visits were completed at its offices in Bournemouth.

Geoff Chapman, TATOC director, told Sharetime: “It is essential to TATOC that the award of accreditation is seen to be hard-earned and meaningful. Accreditation inspections are comprehensive and rigorous, and based on full compliance with our code of conduct and relevant codes of practice. As the first company to undergo re-sale accreditation this was especially so, and we are grateful to WWTH for their open and thorough participation during the inspection visits.”

One of the biggest issues for timeshare owners and reputable businesses is the activity of rogue and fraudulent companies posing as 're-sale companies'. This leads to confusion by owners who do not know which companies to work with.

The TATOC consumer helpline receives hundreds of calls each month from consumers seeking help or information about companies who have contacted them. TATOC believes consumers need a trustworthy way to separate reputable companies from the rogues.

TATOC considers that accreditation will eventually put an end to this confusion by awarding recognition to only those companies who comply with all required legislation, codes of conduct and practice and operate in an ethically and moral way.

 WWTH has been affiliated to TATOC for many years and is a signatory to the TATOC code of conduct and re-sale code of practice. Formal accreditation was the obvious next step for the business.

The re-sale accreditation provides the highest level of TATOC recognition for companies who have successfully passed a rigorous and comprehensive inspection and been found to deliver a high quality re-sale service to owners.

Geoff Chapman added: “For a re-sale company to be able to say it has been awarded the coveted accreditation status by TATOC – the largest, independent, timeshare consumer-representative body in Europe - is a powerful and positive statement of quality and standards. It will have a major beneficial impact to both the company and its individual customers.”

 Phil Watson, WWTH chief executive, told Sharetime: “We are delighted to be the first re-sale company to receive TATOC accreditation. Everyone at WWTH is hugely proud of our good relationship and affiliation with TATOC.”

Companies awarded accreditation can use the dedicated logo in advertising, marketing and sales documentation, on websites and in communications with consumers. They will also receive an accreditation plaque to display at their premises.