Global Exchange Vacation Club Reviews

I was called to this place that felt very sketchy and predatory. They lured me in with an offer for a round-trip flight and an 8‑day/7‑night stay in the U.S. They insisted I had been to this company and location 3 times, which was news to me, then walked me to the back in a condescending tone and told me “we don’t do that here.” They withdrew the round‑trip flight offer and handed me a voucher that required a $75 booking fee. I refused it since the flight was no longer included. Very shady. Do not waste your time or money here.

My experience was horrible. It's one of the worst financial decisions I have ever made. I signed up many years ago, tried booking vacations, but in addition to using my "points" that I paid for annually, they wanted additional money to the vacation. Didn't make sense to me! After many years of monthly payments, I have "paid off the loan" but the annual maintenance fees continue. When asked about not wanting to pay any longer, I was told I had option of Surrender of Membership. Which requires 2 years of fees paid up front, before I could even receive the Surrender of Membership paperwork, so I don't even really know what I am signing or paying for. And on top of that there would be a Closing Escrow fee of $299.00

This was the worse decision me and my partner could have made. This company is deceptive and unresponsive. I am filing complaints with every platform I can find so people can know the truth. Please save your money and just book the trips yourself!! We were tricked into buying this foolishness that is nothing like the presentations or what was told to us. They have misrepresented the product in a gross manner and should refund anyone requesting cancellation!

Total scam. You pay your fees and buy in, are given a member number to log into the member's only site, but clicking on Sign In takes you to a screen to call for Help. When you call that number, you are taken to an automated system to book cruises, flights, or hotels. There's no other option and there are no other numbers to call for help to access your member account.

Global Exchange Vacation Club (GEVC) is one of the biggest scams I have ever encountered. Their entire operation is built on deceptive sales practices, high-pressure tactics, and false promises. The presentation I attended in September 2022 lasted far longer than advertised, and the only reason I even went was because they baited me with a “free vacation.” That trip turned out to be impossible to use—full of restrictions, blackout dates, hidden fees, and hoops to jump through. The same goes for the so-called “free all-inclusive bonus vacations” you receive after signing up. None of them were legitimate or usable.

Avoid this scam like the plague. They purposely make it nearly impossible to reach anyone to cancel. We tried to contact them multiple times over several months, by both phone and email, to cancel the contract and never got a single response. Now they have sent us to collections. We will not pay this fraudulent company a single penny.

My experience with this timeshare has been far from ideal. Despite owning it, I’ve never been able to make use of it and now want to cancel my membership. Unfortunately, my attempts to do so have been met with resistance at every turn. I’ve even reached out to other entities, but the timeshare remains unresponsive. It’s clear their priority lies in profit rather than ensuring their members are valued and supported. I believe it’s entirely reasonable for members to part ways when the service fails to meet expectations—especially in cases like mine, where I haven’t even managed to book a trip. For anyone considering purchasing a timeshare, I strongly urge you to do thorough research and be cautious. Don’t be swayed by the lofty promises they make.

I was approached at a wedding show in 2023 - went to the presentation for the "free" Disney/Universal trip. They preyed on our honeymoon plans - persuading us that we could get a free week AND cruise for the price of what we "would" spend on a honeymoon, plus years more of travel. 2 years in and we haven't been able to use it - and have to pay $75 to activate or extend the "free" week vacation. NO HONEYMOON and no vacation 2 years later- just major financial regret. The websites (RCI and GEVC) are extremely hard to navigate. The alleged resorts look gross too - with the 299 weekly fee for the week surely is similar to the same price I could find something on any travel website. DON'T DO IT. Shame on this company any their employees for their predatory scams.

SCAM SCAM SCAM! Please don’t sign up for this. All they do is take your money and offer none of the benefits from their presentation. Getting out is impossible and it will affect your credit. Not worth your time or money.

They sent us an invitation to attend a 90-minute presentation (which took 2.5 hours). The card they sent us said: "In exchange for your time and opinion, you will receive a complimentary 3, 5, or 7 night cruise for two adults aboard your choice of major cruise line, including complimentary airfare." According to Webster's dictionary, complimentary means Free of charge. Anyway, to activate the vouchers, we had to pay $290, and it was mandatory to pay by personal check. When the vouchers came, they asked for much more money. How do we get a refund?

DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS PLEASEEEEE!!! Don't fall for it because it's all a SCAM. You go for the presentation, the sales team sweet-talk you into this deadly trap, they tell you all this nice things and even show you pictures of beautiful resorts and all, but they leave out the important details. They don't mention that you have 7days recession period, it's not even stated on any of the documents given to you after signing up. They don't tell you that you can't get out of the membership. And then you're stuck with the huge loan they've lured you into signing up for. It's so deceptive. Notice that after the presentation, when you ask them if you can go home to think about it and then come back later when you're convinced, they pressure you into believing that once you step out of that door without signing up same day, you have missed the best deal ever, they tell you that when come back another time you would have to pay the full amount.

We was invited for information about Global upgrade. Was given an option of 125.00 cash or 150.00 gift card. We chose 150 cash. At the end of what supposed to be one hour turn into two hours, but they stated they didn’t have 125 cash so we had to take the 150 gift card which we didn’t want.

RUN. RUN. IT'S A SCAM. HAVE NOT BEEN ON ONE VACation, you have 7 days to cancel once you sign up so cancel. If you want to cancel you have to pay the remainder of your loan and make sure you do it before the month of your annual fee. I will be canceling by the end of this year. It’s not easy to book, I was told they had Bali vacation houses and there aren’t any. I knew it before signing up and should have listening to my gut feeling and shouldn’t have came to the damn presentation. Stay home. Just swallow the $50 bucks you gave to get a free trip or just look up reviews while you’re in the presentation. Don't sign up please. You will thank me later.

1. We have been previous timeshare owner (RCI) and our contract had expired. We had been looking for something to replace it and knew how RCI worked already. The RCI Extra and Last Minute Vacations are what we have used several times. Both all inclusive and non all inclusive. The all inclusive resorts usually are equal to or less than you can book elsewhere. But, the big advantage are all the extra Perks you get. Members dinners, top shelf liquor, better rooms and location of rooms, members lounges, preferred dining, private beach area with services etc. Depending on the resort. I have not had to book with points yet. With that said I can always "buy" more points from other RCI members. We have taken our kids and friends along several times.

This is a huge SCAM. We were approached at a water park about going to hear about a great vacation club. It is not what it seems. The promise of free tickets was completely false. You have to pay $50 fee for the tickets. You have to select certain dates that you want to travel, three different dates, and then they tell you which date you can travel. We had this membership for several years before we could finally book something. We had 30,000 points but still had to pay an exchange fee and a upgrade fee. Additionally, when we finally got to our resort it was not that great. The lights went out the first night we were there. The power was still off the next day. Other units did not have a power outage. We had to move all of our things to a totally different unit across the campus. It was not a good experience.