Westgate Violates Do Not Call Registry January 30, 2009
Posted by Bryan Connelly in : ARDA, General, News & Events, Travel, Westgate Timeshares , trackbackFor making phone calls to people on the national “Do Not Call†list, The Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday, January 27, that Westgate, one of the largest and oldest independent timeshare developers, will be liable for $900,000 to settle the charges.
Mostly found in the Orlando, Florida area, Westgate has recently expanded to Las Vegas where the Towers at Planet Hollywood are accepting bids. In November 2008, Westgate was hit with a $1 million lawsuit for luring consumers with vouchers that were impossible to redeem. Though they have been a frontrunner in the hospitality industry from the start, the Orlando-based company has recently cut over 4,000 employees in response to current economic turbulence.
The Federal Trade Commission also announced a $275.000 settlement with a Florida-based company, Accumen Management Services Inc. and its subsidiary All In One Vacation Club LLC. The company made telemarketing calls to people who had filled out entry forms for a sweepstakes to win a vacation packages. The Federal Trade Commission said many of those who called were on the Do Not Call registry and did not agree to the telemarketing sales pitches for timeshares and vacation getaways.
Westgate apparently bought phone numbers from an internet-based lead generator that collects contact information with offerings on its Brandarama.com website. The veteran timeshare developer has received several thousand complaints from consumers. Other companies like Central Florida Investment inc., and CFI Sales and Marketing LLC, which have both done telemarketing for Westgate. Over 167 million phone numbers have been put on the Do Not Call Registry.
At BuyATimeshare.com we sell hundreds of Westgate properties to buyers and owners who already have and enjoy their timeshares. A premier brand, Westgate is one of the most popular and high-quality resort developers the world has seen. It is too bad they have such bad press in a time where timeshare needs all the credibility it can get.
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