Welcome back, we hope you all had a good Easter Weekend, this week’s Tuesday Slot is from a new contributor Greg Guisti, edited as usual by Irene Parker. But first a little news from Europe.
As you know TESS and the proverbial diatribe writings of David Cox have been having a knock at Inside Timeshare and also Canarian Legal Alliance, well he’s at it again with even more of his malicious and unproven statements.
Also Inside Timeshare is proud to have a good working relationship with CLA, they continually provide updates on court proceedings, Inside Timeshare also provides them with the evidence to help their clients who have dealt with fraudulent companies. A very good case in point is Litigious Abogados, the fake law firms in Tenerife, it is the evidence provided by Inside Timeshare that resulted in CLA issuing the decuncia to the authorities in February 2017.
This time he is taking it to a new level, in fact it has now become one that he has left himself completely proven a liar, yes I did say LIAR!
In his recent rantings he has attributed two quotes to myself, which he obviously has made up as they were never been written by me. We would love to know where he found it, obviously it must be his medication making him hallucinate!
“I was a ‘cold caller’ who made uninvited and intrusive calls to consumers for the purposes of getting them to engage with what I now know to be, criminal timeshare salesman”.
“Having served my time roping in clients who faced aggressive selling practices and unethical practices I was happy to move up the corporate ladder to become a Front-line timeshare salesman in what I know to be a criminal timeshare selling scam”.
Well for those of you who know my writing style, it is definitely not mine.
To be honest, it looks like a script for a new Netflix series, or is he changing career (yet again), this time as the speech writer and “FAKE NEWS” editor for a politician in an upcoming election?
Anyway, these pages must be doing a good job if it is upsetting him so much, our readers Mr Cox, (the name is apt), are still behind us because they know what we have published is the truth. Many of them have been helped to get out of their timeshares, to get their money back through section 75 and just to let you know, unlike you and your company Inside Timeshare has never charged any of them. In fact it has even refused donations from grateful readers!
More on this to come, but back to matters that actually are more important, our article from our latest US contributor.
St. Maarten, Board Elections and Resort Reconstruction
Diamond Resorts
Diamond International will hold their Annual Meeting for the Flamingo Beach Resort owners on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time at Mystic Dunes Resort and Golf Club
Flamingo Beach Resort Board Candidate Gregory (Greg) Guisti
April 3, 2018
By Greg Guisti
I, Greg Guisti, age 67, am a Connecticut resident and a board candidate for the Flamingo Beach Resort in St. Maarten. I retired in 2016 having worked for IBM 21 years, ending my career as an account executive. I had total responsibility for technical service which was provided by service areas all over the world. In addition, my responsibilities also included meeting budget, sales and customer satisfaction targets. My success stems from my drive for excellence, listening to client needs. Having been an IBM customer for years, I understood customer expectations.
Timeshare members and owners have an expectation of what a good timeshare should be. I want to share my knowledge and experience as a timeshare owner of five difference resorts, while bringing my professional background to the table. Given the damage done to the island, members are entitled to good communication and feedback as to how repair efforts are proceeding. St. Maarten will take some time to rebuild, so now more than ever timeshare members need a customer orientated member to serve as your pipeline for communication.
Diamond International will hold their Annual Meeting for the Flamingo Beach Resort owners on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time at Mystic Dunes Resort and Golf Club, 7600 Mystic Dunes Lane, Celebration, Florida. At this time voting for a member on the Board of Directors will be held. If you cannot attend you can cast your ballot thru the online proxy voting website they provide. All proxies must be submitted by Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
I encourage Flamingo Beach Club Timeshare Owners to cast their vote. Obviously I would appreciate your consideration of my qualifications by casting your vote for me, but more importantly, let your voice be heard by voting, rather than leave your interest in the hands and discretion of an existing board.
There is only one opening. Other candidates include:
Incumbent Dorothy Albero
Dee Dee Metzcher Carr
Jerry Luby
Christiane Marie-Catherine
Mike Skillingstad
Dr. Basil Vareldzis
Scott Williams
The timeshare industry is evolving towards the points based product, but I am not alone in treasuring my deeded week at St. Maarten, a week that I know will not be an annual battle for availability. It is important for deeded week owners to have their voice heard as we protect the real estate investment we own. We can say we are owners, not just members.
As to the effects of hurricane damage, rebuilding is going to be a difficult process. It is tough getting workers and materials. I own at Simpson Bay Resort and Mullet Towers on the Dutch side of the island. Restoration is underway at both resorts but the hurricane damage was so bad at Simpson Bay Resort, they have to tear down a couple of their buildings and are not going to rebuild. All owners at those buildings were given the option to walk away or accept points.
I am currently in St. Maarten, wanting to show my support by coming to the island to support their economy. While here I spoke with Mervin LeBlanc, General Manager of the Flamingo and Royal Palm. The Flamingo has multiple buildings. Mr. LeBlanc said they are in the stages of gutting all units, a necessary step to prevent mold. Mr. LeBlanc said it’s going to take a couple years, but I see it happening. Members and owners are going to get their St. Maarten vacation back.
Diamond has waived maintenance fees at the Flamingo for 2018 but Mr. LeBlanc did not comment on Royal Palm maintenance fees. I am not certain if Royal Palm members will have to pay maintenance fees. There will be no bookings at either resort until 2020.
Diamond provided this update:
March 2018: The initial demolition phase is underway and moving along smoothly. Crews are removing debris and content from each unit, and wire fencing has been installed around the resort to secure the property as a construction site.
https://www.diamondresorts.com/destinations/property/Flamingo-Beach-Resort
For more information, contact:
Gregory Guisti
guisti@comcast.net
203-519-8258
Thank you Greg and also to Irene for her usual hard work in getting contributors articles ready for publication.
Remember, do your homework before engaging with any company, not all are genuine, if you require any help in making these checks contact Inside Timeshare and we will point you in the right direction.
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