Brian Taylor
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Hi Richard
I’ve looked back through the enquiries you made over last 2 months, and only one of these might have been affected by the system issue Roger and I mentioned. One of the adverts you enquired on a few times has had over 60 enquiries and Steve has both emailed and tried to phone our member renting and left a message for them to call back, to no avail so far. Hoping the member will respond shortly so we can clarify if the advert is still relevant.
I would really ask for all our members renting to both respond promptly to enquiries and also to pause or take down their adverts once a renter has been found. We have a really good success level in helping members rent weeks, and it needs all members renting to help uphold the excellent reputation we have built up.
Kind regards, Brian
Just to add that even using Pam & I’s points via AVC doesn’t greatly help – the points are at Gran Anfi and options for October 12 months ahead were limited. The 12 month booking only applies to the type of apartment you’ve got points on in the same Anfi resort, in our case 1 bed Gran Anfi, though very limited availability 12 months ahead.
When we wanted a 2 bed, with a 10 month horizon, nothing was offered, even sitting in the AVC office just on 1o months ahead of when we wanted. AVC said they had a queue out in the morning of people waiting to try to book as soon as the office opened.
We also have a floating Monte 2 bed bought resale, and nothing was available for the week we looked for in October. In fact anything October to February seems almost impossible to get, even when emailing Anfi customer services weekly at the earliest time to request a booking.
Have gone in the way Roger suggested, got the floating firmed up for a week late summer, rented it out, and we then rented a week from an owner.
If you wanted to go regularly in October or November I’d be tempted to buy fixed week(s) resale. We’ve got 2 consecutive weeks and either use them or they easily rent out.
By the way we’ve never deposited our fixed weeks with Anfi, we always rent out if we can’t use them, then have the money to rent off an owner, or possibly a reputable timeshare company, or go somewhere else!
Brian
For those of you lucky enough to be at Anfi or in Gran Canaria this weekend, the Canary News has published more details on Carnival events, including the Las Palmas carnival
http://thecanarynews.com/2018/01/25/the-canary-guide-weekend-tips-26-28-january-2018/and also of the Almond Blossom Route in Valsequillo
the home page of Canary News has links to other events
Hi Richard
The site is working, and we have been doing spot checks with some owners to ensure they have received adverts. As Roger mentioned we had a problem with the systems enquiry messages which affected some enquiries over a few weeks late last year, though this was fixed in December and we had emailed everyone who had an enquiry that might have been affected.
May I ask you to email Steve, the rentals manager at rentals@anfiukmembers.co.uk with the adverts you have not received a reply on, and please copy me in on webmaster@anfiukmembers.co.uk – and we’ll look into it for you.
Steve has been chasing up some of our members placing adverts who have not always replied to everyone enquiring. We have a record in the system of every enquiry made, though what we can’t track is if the members has replied to the enquiry. Some adverts have a lot of enquiries though we do expect people advertising to reply, and also to take off the advert once rented, sold, or they can pause the advert if they want to whilst the rental or resale is firmed up.
Kind regards, Brian
for anyone who has Saturday changeover and can use Heathrow – worth looking, oddly enough, at BA – they only fly Saturdays though these are direct flights and good times.
Example
can fly out Sat 17th Nov 18 at 10.20a.m. for £79 each including 23kg hold luggage, extra to book seat more than 48 hours ahead (only 5 seats left at this price as I write this post)return Sat 24th Nov leaving at 15.40 also for £79 with hold luggage
Seem very good prices if Saturdays work for you – the prices are a lot steeper around Oct half term – back to rip off!!
Brian
I’ve opened up a new Topic on Norwegian air as have read on Trip Advisor that Norwegian are not flying direct from UK after March. Even less competition for Easyjet, Ryanair etc!!
Brian
and part 3 for Tenerife, just out today – as well as photography “hot spots” these articles give a good idea of interesting places to visit
https://photographylife.com/what-to-photograph-in-canary-islands/3
(and if you want to read about a camera lens that cost as much as an Anfi apartment, direct from Anfi – look here !! The latest from Nikon in 2018.)
I went to the newish national aquarium in Malta last year, it was really good and had some special features for children, hopefully the one in Las Palmas will cater for all ages too – the Malta one also does a behind the scenes tour, more for adults or teenagers, and they show and tell you about a lot of the support work that goes on to make the aquarium work. Amazing to see.
Hoping to take my young grandchildren to the Las Palmas one when we are all out later this year.
Brian
NB more detail on this site from yesterday http://thecanarynews.com/2018/01/08/the-poema-del-mar-aquarium-attraction-opens-with-eight-captive-sharks-and-350-marine-species-in-tanks/
and entry fees are a bit higher for non-residents
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Hi Rebecca
Carolyn is absolutely right and you can message or contact John via his Anfi Del Mar Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2366863977/Your club has a rentals section – you can go from the menu or this link – if you are after specific weeks please see the Search option at top of rentals page as lets you click the week(s) you are interested in to quickly see what is there (anyone renting points or floating weeks can only be seen currently by scrolling through the weeks in the normal view)
There are a number of sources of weeks
- your club advertises week from members
- Facebook on John’s Anfi Del Mar group, and another Anfi Contracts and Rentals group advertise rentals, as does the Anfi GB group.
- a number of other 3rd parties who are commercial operations offer weeks
Hopefully you’ll look at your Clubs weeks first – we do have a good record of renting out over 80% of adverts and you know you are renting from another member!!
Also you can ask for a week on our rentals wanted section – link – I put on a post recently and had a couple of replies including Leif Erik Larsen who has several fixed weeks including 39,40 and 41, one bed, two bed and Penthouse, and also Penthouses in week 12,13 and 18. If you look on the wanted Forum you’ll see quite a few replies to posts.
Kind regards, Brian
Hi Robert, I found that there is still a WordPress site for them, though info stops 2013 and the people you dealt with were still managing it then.
https://visionsoftheworld.wordpress.com/
and also Jason is on LinkedIn – he was MD and owner of Visions of the World until Nov 2013. Then from Nov 2014 is Website developer and and manager for a leather belt and buckle company – change of direction! There is no info about what happened to Vision of the World
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonclowrey/Though on timeshare talk clearly some issues up to early 2014, which perhaps was clincher in people stopping using it, or them closing up? His name appears on one or two other complaints sites, and he seemed active up to 2013.
http://www.timesharetalk.co.uk/index.php?topic=18716.0
Any members who go please update with your views.
Thanks, Brian
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have also read that:-
- said to be one of the biggest in the world. According to TripAdvisor the owners Aqua Park in Tenerife is the best Aquapark in the world and Loro Park (also theirs) is the best zoo in the world
- has the second biggest single viewing window in the world after one in Japan
- tickets are around 18 Euros each
I think you were lucky Robert – I found this RDO item about Visions of the World when they were asked to step down from RDO a few years ago after complaints, and failure to refund when instructed, misleading practices etc.
Brian
There is a video on Facebook posted by John/Linda showing fireworks around Anfi on New Years eve – see link below, suggest you start at about 6 minutes in, then more on Anfi fireworks around 12 minutes into video
https://www.facebook.com/TheCanary.TV/videos/1943232779330056/
and picture of fireworks
and you can see pictures of Las Palmas fireworks on this link
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Anfi posted the following update in December on their website:-
“Our IT department are working on an Anfi App so that members can have information from Anfi at the touch of a phone!! The project will be undertaken in several phases and the first phase is almost finished and we are working hard to launch it as quickly as possible. It will be easy to use and very useful especially when staying on site and wanting to know what’s on and where!”
So hopefully we’ll see something soon
Brian
Hi Trevor
Glad it helps. I just paid my fees today, and when you get into the payment processing option it offered me a 1.094 exchange rate for paying in £’s rather than Euros – I paid in Euros using Post Office credit card, so don’t know if you pick £’s whether any other fees are involved.
I’ve just checked my PO card online and the rate given is 1.126 – for every 1000 Euro’s spent that saves about £26
Brian
there are some posts from 2016 & 17 about various cards – see topic below
https://anfiukmembers.co.uk/forums/topic/maintenance-fee-and-paying-installments-via-transferwise/
Thanks for updates – I’ve put a separate thread for the Cocktail Bar with some picture from when it opened
https://anfiukmembers.co.uk/forums/topic/the-cocktail-club/
Hi Roger – wish I was there!! Just replying to bring this to top of replies list in Forum to make it easier for anyone out there to see your offer
I’ve copied over from another post an update from Roger Byatt on the Cocktail Bar:-
“opens from 18h00 to midnight and features live music. It is shut on Wednesday. I have not had a drink there but it seemed to be well patronized.
Next to it is a new development with a sign saying Children Playground. They seem to be installing a trampoline, a bungy bounce frame and a driving course. This is, presumably, commercial and is leased from Narval but it is nice to see the land in use”
Currently some clubs for mini golf are with Paul Stewart – see Facebook below and posted at 10a.m. today – he is only at Anfi until tomorrow tea time
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2366863977/
There was another set of clubs with some Norwegian owners – you’d need to search back on the above link to find them on the Facebook Anfi Del Mar group
Update – the Morgan Council have announced the road is opened for traffic in both directions from 29th December, a week ahead of schedule. Global bus company have reinstated services that were affected by the closure.
The road remains closed to pedestrians whilst work on the walkway continues – the council expect this work to finish at the end of March.
Council online news item:-
“The City of Mogán will enable, at approximately 6:00 p.m. this Friday, December 29, the opening to traffic between Arguineguín and Patalavaca along the GC-500 road. The Consistory will open the traffic in both directions a week before the initially planned.
The pedestrian crossing is forbidden since the work of conditioning, reinforcement and rehabilitation of the pedestrian promenade attached to the GC-500 is not completed. However, vehicles can already travel in both directions with a speed limited to 30 kilometers per hour and taking into account the signaling that is on the road. ………. read more on the councils website
There is an updated guide from Julie Jordan on the pro’s and con’s of making a claim – not strictly relevant to this contracts forum for non claims, though may have useful info for members looking at options – follow this link to claims forum and the post about the document
Members may also find useful the document Julie published last year about divesting oneself of a timeshare contract – see above post from June 2016.
Brian
For my own flights mid October 2018, Easyjet seemed best from Gatwick – just over £115 each including 23kg hold luggage & booked seat.
Easyjet Plus seems very expensive at £119 per year on top of air fares, and the only way I could see to get speedy boarding – though it includes a number of extras for within the package.
Just need to wait for Easyjet fares to be released for November to get back!!! – as options with TUI and Thomas Cook are expensive – must be something driving up prices around 5th November, even Norwegian indirect flights are more around that date
now 2nd part posted for Lanzarote
https://photographylife.com/what-to-photograph-in-canary-islands/2
Been looking for flights next October half term as my son and family are joining Pam & I at Anfi – real rip off prices!! Even Ryanair from London, around £1500 for that week for 2 adults and 2 young children.
By adapting days slightly got a better deal, but really do feel for those on the school holiday schedule – major flight cost increases
Having a son and daughter in law both teachers, and oldest granddaughter just starting primary school, makes Gran Canaria in school holiday so expensive – crazy prices.
Going via Madrid or another airport does seem to help over direct fight prices – see skyscanner.
Brian
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