{"id":4315,"date":"2013-05-11T13:00:22","date_gmt":"2013-05-11T06:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/leisure-credit-why-you-should-beware-timeshares-successor\/"},"modified":"2016-02-10T22:21:28","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T15:21:28","slug":"leisure-credit-why-you-should-beware-timeshares-successor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/leisure-credit-why-you-should-beware-timeshares-successor\/","title":{"rendered":"'Leisure credit' \u2013 why you should beware timeshare's successor"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTimeshare salesmen have moved into ‘leisure credit’, parting unsuspecting holidaymakers from thousands of pounds with the promise of discounted future bookingsBritons holidaying in Spain, Portugal and Malta this summer are being warned not to fall for the latest racket that has replaced timeshare \u2013 the sale of “leisure credit” schemes promising free or discounted future holiday bookings.The UK European Consumer Centre warned that it has seen a big jump in complaints from holidaymakers who had been persuaded to spend large sums of cash buying credits after being subjected to high-pressure sales pitches in European resorts. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Timeshare salesmen have moved into ‘leisure credit’, parting unsuspecting holidaymakers from thousands of pounds with...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-17B","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14672,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/travel-money-or-pre-paid-currency-card-which-is-best\/","url_meta":{"origin":4315,"position":0},"title":"Travel money or pre-paid currency card: which is best?","date":"June 16, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Holidaymakers should read the small print on prepaid currency cards carefully \u2013 any savings can soon disappearPrepaid currency cards are, their promoters claim, safer than carrying cash, give holidaymakers better exchange rates and are cheaper than using a debit or credit card abroad. 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