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Getting really tired of their push to have everyone transferred from Interval International to RCI.

First we received a letter giving us a short amount of time to respond if we wanted to stay with Interval. Now we are receiving calls asking us to confirm what we have already sent to them in writing! Luckily we keep our phone on do not disturb but this call was annoying enough that I called back and left a message affirming our decision and asking not to be troubled with this again.

Are others now receiving these calls or are we just special?
 
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The purpose of these calls is to FORCE you (by being a Royal PIA and constant REQUIRED requests to confirm your intentions) to be moved to RCI ... a better profit center (no doubt) and one less Wyndham computer to exchange company interface they must maintain.

Plus, they own RCI.

Some Wyndham owners (and former owners) would love to be able to COST Wyndham thousands of $$ per year to support an interface for a few ....

And personally, I wish I had an II exchange relationship thru Wyndham ...

PS Wyndham may own II, too .... not sure.
 
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No calls from Wyndham yet.

vacationhopeful said:
The purpose of these calls is to FORCE you (by being a Royal PIA and constant REQUIRED requests to confirm your intentions) to be moved to RCI ... a better profit center (no doubt) and one less Wyndham computer to exchange company interface they must maintain.

Plus, they own RCI.

PS Wyndham may own II, too .... not sure.
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Hadn't thought about the extra cost to Wyndham of running the interface. I suspect the main thing is the exchange fees they are losing when owners exchange through II. I believe the main reason for Wyndham's recent lowering the number of points needed for exchanges is to encourage Wyndham owners to exchange (through RCI) vs booking with Wyndham. The latter doesn't generate any extra income for Wyndham.

Never heard any rumors or other information about Wyndham owning II. I wonder if Wyndham might have thought of buying II as an approach they could take instead of harassing Wyndham/II traders.
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vacationhopeful said:
Plus, they own RCI.

Some Wyndham owners (and former owners) would love to be able to COST Wyndham thousands of $$ per year to support an interface for a few ....

And personally, I wish I had an II exchange relationship thru Wyndham ...

PS Wyndham may own II, too .... not sure.
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Wyndham has never owned II.


Interval International

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Interval International

Interval International logo.jpg

Type
Public

Traded as
NASDAQ: IILG

Industry
Hospitality

Founded
1976

Headquarters
Miami, Florida U.S.

Key people
Craig Nash (Chairman, CEO)

Employees
5,000 (2012)

Parent
Interval Leisure Group

Website
www.intervalworld.com

Interval Leisure Group, Inc., or ILG, is a global publicly traded company and former subsidiary of the corporation IAC/InterActiveCorp. ILG is the parent company of Interval International, a leading global provider of membership and leisure services to the vacation industry. ILG consists of two operating segments: membership and exchange. ILG's principal business segment offers travel and leisure related products and services to owners of vacation interests and others primarily through various membership programs, as well as related services to resort developer clients. As of December 31, 2012, nearly 2,800 resorts located in over 75 countries participated in Interval's primary exchange network. As of that date, the Membership and Exchange segment had approximately two million members enrolled in its various membership programs including approximately 1.8 million in the Interval Network. The biggest competitors for Interval are RCI, Dial An Exchange (DAE) and Platinum Interchange. Interval is the second largest timeshare exchange company after RCI and Dial An Exchange (DAE).
 
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lcml11 said:
pacodemountainside said:
Wyndham has never owned II. ...

However, comma, both were part of Cendant Corporation at one time.


http://insidethegate.com/about-timeshare/history/
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Very briefly and spun off during a merger and divestiture

When CUC and HFS merged in 1996, forming Cendant Corporation, anti-trust concerns were raised because both of the major exchange companies resided under the same corporate umbrella. To mitigate those concerns, Interval International was sold in December of 1997 to an investment group formed and controlled by Chicago-based investment partnership Willis Stein & Partners, L.P., a group of II’s senior executives and a consortium of hospitality firms consisting of Carlson Companies, Inc. Hyatt Vacation Ownership, Inc. and Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.
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