Coffee ??
What's the difference between 90 minutes stretched to 4 hours and 60 minutes stretched to 4 hours?
A second cup of coffee at the breakfast .
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Hi truthmonkey ,
I know you have been following the Wyndham thread (s)
re points buckets and computer issues re owner's accts and online reserving ( Aug-Sept 2016)
FYI - all Vidanta reservations are currently done by phoning their reservations number.
IMO - they have very helpful and knowledgeable staff in reservations ( as I am sure Wyndham does )
While Vidanta contracts are in (simple) weeks - the complication is in the MF per use week and the brand level - which depends on when the contract was written and addendum details .
A Grand Luxxe owner can reserve any level but not the reverse . ( at it should be )
I can reserve Sea Garden or Mayan Palace . My contract states that we pay the same MF for SG as MP . A Sea Garden owner with a 20 year old contract is likely paying less $ for the same unit.
This ( the MF / by timeframe sold variation) probably applies across their system . I understand that reservations has a subset of staff who make sure it is quoted and billed accurately . Since many owners have the - MF on use only and a max. % increase per year addendums - the following years MF per contract- is sent to the owner- the fall before the use year, as information . The MF is often not payed - until you are making your reservation (and then , generally charged to a credit card ) . Accuracy is paramount to maintain the owner service levels expected by all parties .
< One reason Vidanta likes to get owners to upgrade is that your new MF for Grand Bliss etc is based on this years Sales contract . That is why negotiating and adding new addendums and keeping the ones in you existing contract is key if an owner decides to upgrade .>
IMO - Perhaps Vidanta SHOULD REMAIN with their current reservations format and take a pass
on letting owners do online reservations and online credit card billing due to potential computer programming issues
ala Wyndham's current ( fall 2016 ) example .
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