EU to clamp down on timeshare rogue traders

LEGISLATION is in the pipeline to clamp down on timeshare rogue traders and to extend protection for holidaymakers.

Currently if a person signs up to a long-term holiday club or buys a timeshare on a canal boat or a cruise ship, they have no protection for their investment.

EU laws are 13 years old and described by Fianna Fáil MEP Brian Crowley as thoroughly out of date.