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NOT LIKE THE OLD DAYS! it all gone AIRBNB

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It's not like the old days! Exchanging a week has become an extortion game.

The new AI-generated software reroutes American members to exchange out of the country. Vacation exchanges out of the country have multiple listings, a vast number of weeks, and endless resorts.

What's the point of paying maintenance fees, exchange fees, membership fees, and taxes when all that money can be used to just take a vacation? It's an extortion Ponzi scam scheme.

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Loss:
$3000
Pros:
  • Large foreign resort directory
  • Dream
Cons:
  • Expensive foreign resort directory and food and fees
  • Not a fair american resort exchange company
  • Ai technology trolls your searches

Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered

User's recommendation: Don't be fooled by Interval international / World vacation exchange

2 comments
Guest

I agree 100%

PatTaylor

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Wayne R Qrv

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| map-marker Edmonton, Alberta

Customer Service

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I had a phone call from Interval Travel yesterday but I was in the midlst of an activity and could not continue the call. I was told that I could call back the next day which was today (Saturday).

Upon inputing the local number I had to leave a message but was cut off before I could do so. Phoning back to the same number, a message informed me that the office was closed for the week end. Many, if not most of us, can spend the time waiting on the phone and conducting requests on week ends.

For this company to close on week ends is counterproductive, to say the least. That is decidedly not any consideration for customer service.

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User's recommendation: Do not expect decent customer service

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PatTaylor

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Anonymous

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| map-marker The Bronx, New York

Price difference

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Interval International - Price difference
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My name is Vicky Day I called and spoke to Several customer services on 3/30/24 1:30 pm who inform me that the prices are different from on the website. I booked Williamsburg Virginia for August 1-8 .

The Prices are regular and for gold 702. I was charged 727 instead of gold prices. They also had a flash sale 50.00 of which suppose to make my 652.00. You then at the taxes 95.00 and total will be $747.00.

They charged me $777.00 instead. They refused to let me speak to a supervisor. They told me that the prices on the website are wrong and increased it on their end. They told me i am getting a deal .I have been a member since 1998 and never felt so disrespected.

I know the prices represent what you buy. They had Poor customer service. What is the sense of getting gold and being charged regularly. I will not get gold nor Platinum again.

One of the people was Luke. Luke told me he can not help me because of his Colleagues but he did see the problem but could not do anything about it.

I also asked for a Break down , But they refused to give it to me. I don't want this to happen to anyone else.

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User's recommendation: Beware ! sometimes being gold or Platinum isn't great.

Lina K Tjz

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Cannot stay in this resort that you assigned to me

This place I was given as an exchange is not livable. It cannot even be rated, no internet service in the rooms, no decent TV that can be seen, broken utensils, ants everywhere.

It is a place that I should not be part of.

I request another place in south or middle Italy ASAP. Please send me an email today.

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Cons:
  • Sometimes i get an exchange that is not livable

Preferred solution: Another unit in Italy ASAp

User's recommendation: This place is not livable

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PatTaylor

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Anonymous
map-marker Queen Creek, Arizona

Ixchange condo

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They wouldnt let me use one of my weeks that is going to expired in January and the girl was booking me at a different town other than where o wanted. Not good for your business.

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User's recommendation: Make sure you ask for supervisors

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PatTaylor

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Anonymous
map-marker Oakmont, Pennsylvania

Back in May I received a call to sell a couple weeks of my time share. I was told I would have to pay to activate my weeks . So I paid 1200 hundred dollars and was told that between 60 to 90 days I wo

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Back in May I received a call from interval, they wanted me to put up weeks for sale telling me I would receive like 8000 dollar for selling my weeks in 60 to 90 days I have not heard word from the and iam unable to connect to them . I was told they would keep me updated .I paid 1200 dollars to activate my week.

I want my money now.ive told you what happened this is just another example of how you rip people off. You will here from my lawyer very soon

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User's recommendation: Don't deal with interval they are a rip off

2 comments
PatTaylor

Hello, please beware that Interval will never contact you to buy, rent or sell your vacation interest, deposited weeks, or Getaway weeks on your behalf. For additional information, please refer to our Consumer Alert page on our website.

PatTaylor

Hi, please email us with your membership information and contact number, so that a senior member of our customer service team can contact you as soon as possible. Thank you.

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Xena S Foy

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I would give 0 star if it was possible, I purchased a booking no longer than this morning, and they keep me on the phone for so long and hold and waisted my credit, and still didn't set out my situa

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I dont like that' I was turn around and put on hold for so long on the phone , and they still can't sert my problem ,I just wanted a stay am travelling for business, and they didn't even send me a email I called ther customer service over and over and up till now , I even loss my money , am not please with the service , i am a interval member.

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Loss:
$214

Preferred solution: Full refund

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PatTaylor

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Anonymous
map-marker Pasadena, California

Very Poor Customer Relations and Protecting Customers from Resort Mis-Management

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We had a two bedroom resort reservation with some guests to stay at Grand Lux at Vedanta Nuevo Vallarta. For medical reasons, we were not allowed across the boarder, but the resort said we could add our friends to the reservation and they could check in.

Interval International refused to add them to the reservation, and thus the resort charged our guests $2600 for ONE NIGHT. When I pointed this out to Interval International that the resort was already paid for by Interval through my Exchange, and that our friends were charged for the same room, Interval did nothing.

They did not care that long time Interval members and their guests were charged twice for the same room by this resort or the circumstances behind it. Horrible!!!

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User's recommendation: Avoid Interval International at all costs.

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Alex H Ime

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Why would I want to pay a membership fee before I knew what I would get for that?

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As others have found Interval is bordering on being a scam. I am told they have other locations I can trade my top of the line timeshare for, but I am not able to determine if they are open to trade or what conditions and restrictions there are, without paying a $99 fee up front.

They also do not have a complaint department and that speaks volumes right there.

Where else do you need to pay $99 (US) just to be able to look through their web page...I can only believe it is because their system is a pile of S&&T and they want their money up front before you find that out. Bait and switch..not really but a scam for sure.

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Cons:
  • Have to pay
  • Just to understand their system

Preferred solution: Should provide free memberships so we can explore the site and only charge fees if we use their services.

User's recommendation: Avoid them or expect sneaky results and costs

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PatTaylor

Hi, please email us with your membership information and contact number, so that a senior member of our customer service team can contact you as soon as possible. Thank you.

Alex H Ime
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That is the whole point. I have to pay for a membership before I get to understand what I get for that money.

I refuse to blindly pay up front, when I do not know what terms, restrictions or other "gotcha's" are in their system. Many have noted that a lot of the trades include hidden fees they were not aware of and have to be "found" or you get a big bill at the end of the holiday you were not aware of. Let me look through all your system and from there I can decide if it is worth paying for a membership or not. To that end, I will not buy a membership and therefore do not have one.

You should be giving away memberships for free and then charging for services provided, not the other way around. I am sure many have paid the membership only to later find they do not want to use your system.

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Lorane Zna
map-marker Saitama, Saitama

Terrible website experience

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Website and system is slow or not working properly. At the time of this review their website isn't even working, with no notice of when the website will be functional again.

The entire reservation and point system is also unclear and lacks simple explanation, requring members needing to call in, making the website useless.

Lack of clarity leads to continual doubt of services and value of cost.

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User's recommendation: Look for alternative timeshares or sell what you have for cash

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PatTaylor

Hi, please email us with your membership information and contact number, so that a senior member of our customer service team can contact you as soon as possible. Thank you.

Jakerria Wqc

At the hotel they don't have my reservation

They dont have my reservation they dont have my reservation So is there anyone to talk to to figure this out?

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Loss:
$169

Preferred solution: Full refund

Joyce K Wcm

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| map-marker Columbia, Missouri

Interval Intl rep hung up on me

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First - their phone # is not listed on the member site, so had to go online to find a customer service #. Was transferred 3 times and had to give same info this 3 times to 3 different reps.

Second - in order to even be able to do an availability search I either have to bank my week as an exchange or use a certificate from a prior banked week.

However, if I do that and then there isn't a resort available in the location and timeframe I want to travel, my week remains banked -- I don't want to bank it unless I know what I'm looking for is available. Ridiculous that you can't first search for availability at a destination within a timeframe before committing your week for exchange or a certificate for usage.

Third - when I started asking why either they or I couldn't perform a search first without having to bank my week or commit usage of a certificate and mentioned that with our RCI member site I can perform a search first before committing to bank one of our weeks the rep hung up on me!

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User's recommendation: If your timeshare or resort uses Interval International as their exchange service - get out!!

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PatTaylor

Hi, we regret to hear the experience you had with one of our customer service representatives. We strive to provide our members with the best vacation memories and consistently work with our team to enhance the customer experience.

We'd like to hear more of your feedback to help rectify this matter.

Please email us with your membership information and contact number, so that a senior member of our customer service team can contact you as soon as possible. Thank you.

David S Jtl

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Looking for the rewards points requested in November

No complaints

Just want to know if the points for three weeks were applied

I dont understand why I must elaborate.

The prompt indicates that I must enter a certain number of symbols in order to process this request.

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Preferred solution: The results of the points trade for this year

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PatTaylor

Hi David, please email us with your membership information and contact number, so that a senior member of our customer service team can contact you as soon as possible. Thank you.

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Non stop calls

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NCall this company several times telling them to take me off their call list repeatedly I have never traveled I have never owned property. I have never owned a timeshare.

They wont listen. Its the same person over and over time and time again daily calling me saying that theres important updates and ICall this company several times telling them to take me off there call list repeatedly I have never traveled I have never owned property. I have never owned a timeshare.

They wont listen. Its the same person over and over time and time again daily calling me saying that theres important updates and I need to contact them over my timeshare!!!

LEAVE ME ALONE I DONT OWN A TIME SHARE

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Cons:
  • Harass you nonstop

Preferred solution: Apology

User's recommendation: No no no

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Guest

আম তক আমর পরচয দত চই আম তর পরচয জনত চই স ক আমক খব বরকত করছ google ক পর তর পরচয আমক দত আম দখত চই স ক আমর পরত তর কসর এত আগরহ আম তক আমর কন অধকর দত চই ন

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Huh

PatTaylor

Hi, thank you for your feedback. Please be aware that Interval will never contact you to buy, rent or sell your vacation interest, deposited weeks, or Getaway weeks on your behalf.

Sushine C
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Yes but I've never even herd this company till the calls started I'm still getting them at least 3x a week

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Jennifer B Iqq

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| map-marker South Miami, Florida

Rented 2 units booked, left stranded

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Salome(sp) is the worst that Interval has to offer. She was not only condescending, she told me a run down property would be more in my budget after taking 2 units booked in July, 2 days before arrival!

She transferred me to the "escalated" line on hold for an hour, got Diego and placed on hold again to research and transferred back to Salome.

What type of racket is this??

She gave me the escalated line number. Turned out to be the gift card line.

Interval, I want my $2700 back, save the canned apology.

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Loss:
$2700
Cons:
  • Salome and the poor customer service

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Just don't.

2 comments
PatTaylor

Hi, we regret to hear the experience you had with one of our customer service representatives. We strive to provide our members with the best vacation memories and consistently work with our team to enhance the customer experience.

We'd like to hear more of your feedback to help rectify this matter.

Please email us with your membership information and contact number, so that a senior member of our customer service team can contact you as soon as possible. Thank you.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of PatTaylor

Your response is canned, the response via email was call us back(and waste more of your vacation with us lying.) The solution, return my money and train your representatives in customer service, conflict resolution, integrity and honesty. They are lacking.

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Anonymous
map-marker San Diego, California

This organization with paid membership has never provided the accommodations I have requested.

Pid membership, then paid an exchange fee tto use my membership for an exchange to a property in NYC in October. Today advised that the exchange is still pending. We have no lodging for our trip in NYC.

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PatTaylor

Hi, please email us with your membership information and contact number, so that a senior member of our customer service team can contact you as soon as possible. Thank you.

About

Summary

Interval International operates membership programs for vacationers and provides value-added services to its developer clients worldwide. Based in Miami, Florida, the company has been a pioneer and innovator in serving the vacation ownership market since 1976. Today, Interval's exchange network comprises nearly 3,200 resorts in over 80 nations. Through offices in 15 countries, Interval offers high-quality products and benefits to resort clients and approximately 2 million families who are enrolled in various membership programs. Interval is an operating business of ILG (http://www.ilg.com/), a leading global provider of professionally delivered vacation experiences. Interval provides its members — vacation owners from around the world — with comprehensive exchange services and a variety of other exciting benefits that offer value and convenience at home and on the road. Membership is limited to owners at Interval-affiliated resorts. And while the properties are not owned or managed by Interval International, they all must meet Interval's criteria for quality.

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