Not All Visitor Information Centers Are Alike May 10, 2011
Posted by John Stephens in : News & Events , trackbackVisitor centers in towns accustomed to hosting a large number of tourists can be a common scene – especially in towns and cities with a large timeshare presence. However, as many frequent travelers have discovered, not all visitor information centers are alike.
Some of these centers are really nothing more that cleverly disguised, off-premise sales offices for timeshare resorts looking to sell timeshare to visitors by bringing them in to tour their facilities.
Such is the case in Charleston, South Carolina, where a new city council ordinance has been written to try and differentiate the city-run centers from the ones that act as lead-generation facilities for timeshares.
While the Charleston City Council unanimously agreed on how to deal with timeshare solicitors in downtown, it’s not a done deal yet.
Mayor Joe Riley says visitors complain about overly persistent timeshare operators and that it’s a threat to a city known for its southern hospitality.
He says local businesses are important to the city’s economy, but misleading practices are not.
As expected, a marketing representative for a downtown timeshare says they’re trying to help the city and visitors. No surprise that they would take the “we’re all about servicing the guest” tact. However, anyone who has encountered these “information centers” knows that they can be a grueling experience, especially if all you’re looking for is a map and a point in the right direction.
With the new regulation, signs will have to label such facilities as not affiliated with the city of Charleston.
The city council hopes there will be a final reading of this ordinance sometime this week, and then timeshare operators will have to abide by the regulation as law. The mayor says that can happen as early as this summer.
Of course, people purposely looking for South Carolina timeshare or timeshare in any other part of the world can always come to our BuyaTimeshare.com website and find the right deal without all the hassle of dealing with the resort sales process. Not to mention the overly inflated prices that they charge at the resorts. Take a look by clicking here.
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