I filled out a silverpoint promotional holiday form at check in queue on my return home from holiday in tenerife in early January.
I received a phone call from Silverpoint promotion holidays during the week offering me and my partner a weeks holiday at one of their resorts in los Cristianos in Tenerife for €34. I was at work so asked him to call back at the weekend. In the meantime I researched it on the website, and found that you are obliged to attend a half day presentation on the resort and facilities where you are subjected to a hard sell approach where they try to get you to purchase time shares in apartments at their resorts.
I resolved that I would say no. However, they did not take no for an answer and told me that I would not have to attend a presentation and they no longer sell timeshares but I would have to take a tour to see the facilities at the resort so that we could make the most of our holiday. They only want us to have a good time and then to return home and recommend the resort to families and friends. I ended up giving them my credit card number and paying the €34. On payment I received an email confirming my provisional booking, and that I would be obliged to attend a presentation for a morning or afternoon to hear about the facilities on offer and the excursions we could enjoy.
I now regret it, and am planning on replying to them to say we will not be going. I was afraid that because I may be considered to have breached their terms and conditions, they may attempt to charge the full weeks cost against my card, so i cancelled the card.
I am wondering if anyone has had experience with a Silverpoint promotional holiday and how it went for them.
I do not intend to travel to them, but it is a very cheap holiday if you can resist their sales pitch.
thanks
I received a phone call from Silverpoint promotion holidays during the week offering me and my partner a weeks holiday at one of their resorts in los Cristianos in Tenerife for €34. I was at work so asked him to call back at the weekend. In the meantime I researched it on the website, and found that you are obliged to attend a half day presentation on the resort and facilities where you are subjected to a hard sell approach where they try to get you to purchase time shares in apartments at their resorts.
I resolved that I would say no. However, they did not take no for an answer and told me that I would not have to attend a presentation and they no longer sell timeshares but I would have to take a tour to see the facilities at the resort so that we could make the most of our holiday. They only want us to have a good time and then to return home and recommend the resort to families and friends. I ended up giving them my credit card number and paying the €34. On payment I received an email confirming my provisional booking, and that I would be obliged to attend a presentation for a morning or afternoon to hear about the facilities on offer and the excursions we could enjoy.
I now regret it, and am planning on replying to them to say we will not be going. I was afraid that because I may be considered to have breached their terms and conditions, they may attempt to charge the full weeks cost against my card, so i cancelled the card.
I am wondering if anyone has had experience with a Silverpoint promotional holiday and how it went for them.
I do not intend to travel to them, but it is a very cheap holiday if you can resist their sales pitch.
thanks