Hi Seema ,
When you were buying -you posted the following question on TUG - Nov 15
It is under { Merged - Vidanta Update } thread - Nov 15 2015
"One can buy extra weeks (closest analogy to ll is getaway weeks) and then deposit them with exchange company (SFX) to get other weeks in exchange-without using one's own week week at the resort . What is your experience with this benefit ? " - Nov 15 2015
The Vida-SFX weeks are these weeks .
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My explanation post of how this works is based on " reading the tea leaves" of TUG postings and personally doing (5) Vidanta "presentations .
IMO - Vidanta builds for peak snowbird season in pesos and collects MF in dollars .All weeks are float RTU - but it is in their interest ( IMO ) to have enough room from the beginning of Jan. to mid April to have week(s) available for all owners who want to come AND some exchangers -(IMO ) who they hope to sell - Vidanta has approx. 7000 + suites x 13 weeks ( remove 2 for Easter from the actual 15 week Snowbird season ) This equals 91,000+units - and they are pretty well full from early Jan until mid April .
They plan to build more to coincide with the Nuevo Cirque theme park opening in 2018 and then there is East Cape , Baja that is in planning / construction .
This means (IMO) that in the less busy spring and fall there are more weeks than owners . Vidanta has always " given " owners bonus weeks when you buy ,
- that have always been pay on use only .
In my Mayan Palace contract (2006) it is called "Vacation Fare Week" and bookable only 45 days ahead in peak Feb. & March ( ie) it is for shoulder season use ,
unless I get lucky or go to Maz or Acapulco which are slower to fill up .
Currently Vidanta works with SFX and "packages " these bonus weeks as : 'Vida-SFX Weeks . ( and yes they seem similar to ll getaway weeks)
I do not have Vida -SFX weeks in my contract and have never used SFX
( We did get a number of free years of membership in SFX when we bought- which is why I say it is a long term relationship. )
Vidanta also work with RCI , ll , ICE - ( Vida Dollars ) and individual owners can reserve a week and then deposit into
other exchange companies .
Some Grand Luxxe owners feel that most of the available exchanges from ALL companies are a "step down " and therefore not as good a value as staying at GL .
That is why I suggested using an optional SFX-Vida Week for exchange,
and use your resort week at one of the Grand Luxxe properties . If you have one year ARP you should be able to get what you want - if you book when the window opens .
(Using the Vida-SFX week requires a payment when deposited to SFX ** )
I believe you are correct that depositing your "resort week " will get 2 for 1 with SFX . I believe you posted that Vidanta paid for 2 years of SFX diamond level when you bought .
I would suggest calling SFX and start asking what you could get .( using your " resort week - OR -alternately a (bonus) - Vida SFX week ( and for what $$ payment )
**Here is the statement from the SFX brochure that Vidanta uses :
"...SFX Vida Weeks are priced on a sliding scale based on how far in advance you book and the unit size chosen . Now extra vacations can be yours for as little as $ 169 for a week (studio) .....The approximate Retail values of the accommodations you can book with your Vida Week range from $1300 to $3200.
To find out how to utilize your SFX Vida Week(s) call 800 739 9969 ... "
( per brochure ) : to learn more visit
www.sfx-resorts.com/vida ( per brochure )
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