Donita Is Back?

[DeniseM]

No where was anything mentioned about $9000!!!! Where did that come from?

There is an entirely different thread about it - http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150840

There has been no criticism and little controversy about Donita's own company - it's her support of Dream Vacation Network that has been questioned.

I believe that Dream Vacations Travel Club is a different entity than Dream Vacations Network. If you do a google search, you will find a dozen companies with "Dream Vacation" in their name. Can you look at your paperwork and tell use EXACTLY what the name is?

Curious - if you got a different price, why didn't you post it?

 

[Margariet]

At the risk of starting this up all again.......... I had the popportunity to sit in on a presentation for "Dreams Vacations" Travel Club just last week and did so only because reading this thread made me so curious! I did NOT and will NOT join because we are "old" and at the end of our traveling because of health but I was so curious to confront the the "EVIL" Dreams Vacations! (if it's the same one) No where was anything mentioned about $9000!!!! Where did that come from? Must be a different club. This one was quite reasonable to join and I can't see where anyone can lose very much money and they seemed to have some very good deals. O.K. now I know I'm going to be accused of being a (what do you call it?) shill for the company. I'm NOT! You can think what you will, but I think most of you don't know what you are talking about! I've satisfied myself about it and still think you are picking on Donita when you don't really know anything about her. The people who have ACTUALLY dealt with her in the past all speak well of her.
As far as I can see, all who criticize her have never really dealt with her.
So, just as I attended that presentation thanks to this thread, I think I will try Donita's Vacations and see for myself!

This is indeed a mix up of 3 companies/persons: DVN, DV Travel Club and Donita's. We know that DVN asks over $9000.- which the DVN persons never deny. And we know that Donita was defending DVN. You are free to join Donita's club but as far as we know this has nothing to do with the presentation of DV Travel Club which you attended.

 

[LynnW]

I am going to give Donita's a try again sometime. When she was with DAE she gave me her direct number and I got my requests confirmed the same day 3 times. She used her contact at the resort. She was always pleasant to talk to.

Lynn

 

[Margariet]

I am going to give Donita's a try again sometime. When she was with DAE she gave me her direct number and I got my requests confirmed the same day 3 times. She used her contact at the resort. She was always pleasant to talk to.

Lynn

We'll see. Until now she hasn't shown us much. Her website is still under construction and there's not much activity going on in her little corner on another Timeshareforum where she was invited by Carolinian. She still hasn't answer a question which was asked weeks ago about what inventory she can offer. I'm sorry but I really can't understand anyone who's gonna sign up and pay for an exchange company who doesn't even show us what's in store. I'm still waiting for the first TUGger who's gonna post his or her exchange with Donita, so we can compare her with the regular exchange companies.

 

[Zib]

Dream Vacations

Denise, Sorry, I haven't been home to post again sooner. I was visiting an out-of-town friend who was having a Dreams Vacation presentation the night I was there so I sat in. I did not collect any paperwork because I was not interested because, as I said, we are getting up in years and not doing much traveling anymore, except to our timeshare in Mexico where we go every year for a few weeks in the winter. We love it there! I really do not remember what the cost was, but I do remember that it wasn't $9000!
More like maybe a couple hundred to join and they did seem to have very good benefits that would be worth it, I thought at the time, but not for us because we wouldn't use it that much. However, I really CAN NOT say if it would work out the way they said it would. I'm always skeptical of those sales programs. But I do think my friend is involved and uses the program so perhaps I could find out more about it from her IF anyone really wants to know about it. I do remember a flyer on the table that had "World Ventures" on it but they called the program "Dreams Vacation Travel Club" Does that mean anything to anyone?

 

[Margariet]

Denise, Sorry, I haven't been home to post again sooner. I was visiting an out-of-town friend who was having a Dreams Vacation presentation the night I was there so I sat in. I did not collect any paperwork because I was not interested because, as I said, we are getting up in years and not doing much traveling anymore, except to our timeshare in Mexico where we go every year for a few weeks in the winter. We love it there! I really do not remember what the cost was, but I do remember that it wasn't $9000!
More like maybe a couple hundred to join and they did seem to have very good benefits that would be worth it, I thought at the time, but not for us because we wouldn't use it that much. However, I really CAN NOT say if it would work out the way they said it would. I'm always skeptical of those sales programs. But I do think my friend is involved and uses the program so perhaps I could find out more about it from her IF anyone really wants to know about it. I do remember a flyer on the table that had "World Ventures" on it but they called the program "Dreams Vacation Travel Club" Does that mean anything to anyone?

Zib, I already posted (see above) that there is a mix up of 3 companies and nown there is mix up of 4 companies! Dream Vacation Travel Club is a totally different company than Donita's and DVN. Now you mention World Ventures which is an alltogether totally different club with a marketing and affiliate program which is also represented in my country! Please, don't mix everything up.

 

[DeniseM]

I do remember a flyer on the table that had "World Ventures" on it but they called the program "Dreams Vacation Travel Club" Does that mean anything to anyone?

Dream Vacations Travel Club is a different entity than Dream Vacations Network.

 

[Margariet]

Dream Vacations Travel Club is a different entity than Dream Vacations Network.

And World Ventures is a another different entity !

 

[Zib]

Margariet, O.K. Sorry, I'm not trying to mix you up. I only remember a flyer on the table that said "World Ventures" But the presenter was talking about "Dreams Vacation Travel Club". I thought they were somehow connected but I wasn't paying attention because I wasn't interested so I didn't get any details. I guess I shouldn't have posted because I didn't have more accurate information. Sorry!

 

[Beefnot]

Updates?

Has anyone who paid and signed up with Donita used her for exchanges? Has it worked? Is Dream Vacations some sort of mult-level marketing scheme? Does Donita's "working with" Dream Vacations simply mean that they use her for exchanges or is she in a deeper business relationship? Is Donita now a has-been and a fraud? Anything?

 

[Timeshare Von]

Has anyone who paid and signed up with Donita used her for exchanges? Has it worked? Is Dream Vacations some sort of mult-level marketing scheme? Does Donita's "working with" Dream Vacations simply mean that they use her for exchanges or is she in a deeper business relationship? Is Donita now a has-been and a fraud? Anything?

Even more curious is the fact that there's been nothing more from Donita since the intitial couple of responses from her especially as the tit-for-tat back n forth debate stirred.

 

[presley]

Has anyone who paid and signed up with Donita used her for exchanges? Has it worked? Is Dream Vacations some sort of mult-level marketing scheme? Does Donita's "working with" Dream Vacations simply mean that they use her for exchanges or is she in a deeper business relationship? Is Donita now a has-been and a fraud? Anything?

Even more curious is the fact that there's been nothing more from Donita since the intitial couple of responses from her especially as the tit-for-tat back n forth debate stirred.

She has a forum area on another TS website. From what I understand, she is doing exchanges, but is having a hard time getting her website set up.

 

[csxjohn]

I'm glad Donita is back

I'm a new member of TUG but not new to Timeshares.

I traded with Donita before DAE took over her company and I traded with her while she was working with/for DAE.

She has gone the extra mile to help me get vacations I wanted. I have joined up with her again now that she's up and operating. $25.00 is the same as free.

I'm sure it will be a while before she builds up a good inventory but it will happen. I deposited 3 weeks with her for this year.

Many are critical of her web page but the lack of a slick web site does not mean she doesn't know the timeshare business.

She's currently looking for a week for me that is proving difficult to fill. How ever II doesn't have what I need either so it's not her, it's the week and occupancy that's the problem. (July 8, sleeps 5, eastern US)

Welcome back Donita.