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Australia’s timeshare industry accused of trapping people into long-term contracts – The Guardian
Consumer group Choice calls on Asic to investigate industry over allegations of deceptive sales tactics
Consumer group Choice has accused the timeshare holiday industry of predatory sales tactics and trapping people into unfair long-term contracts in a wide-ranging complaint lodged with the corporate regulator.
Respondents report feeling fear, shame, embarrassment, a sense of defeat and guilt with their timeshare products, Choice said in the complaint, which was sent to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission last Thursday.
At every stage of the timeshare journey, consumers have reported…
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