Be Aware Of 'Free' Vacation Offers

If you're offered a special deal for a time-share that includes a free vacation with it, be very, very careful. Some time-shares these days are being marketed under less-then honest conditions. Free vacations or discounted trips are being used by some companies to draw in customers, then after they've made their purchase, the free offers never materialize.

If you are in the market for a time-share, be careful and do your homework first, if the "free' offer is what drew you to a time-share deal, that's not the way to do business.

Take a few precautions. If you receive a phone call or letter stating that you have won or qualify for a "free" or "discounted" trip, more then likely there will be strings attached.

Those strings are probably some kind of sales presentation or pitch pushing a time share deal. Resist the sales pitch and stick to well-known travel companies. Take the time to think any transaction thru and don't give in to sales pressures. Always be sceptical and don't believe anybody who uses these four words in their pitch; 'free', 'perfect', 'always' or 'never'. they do not exist.

And if you feel that you have been the victim of a time-share scam, you can file a complaint with the federal trade commission at www.ftc.org.