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I took the following to be purely sales weasel rumor. In retrospect, I wonder if there was any truth to it
Yesterday while checking in to WM St. George, the woman at the Concierge desk tried to to talk me into taking the sales pitch tour. I declined, despite her promise of it being worth 6,000 credits to take it. She even said it twice, implying I was an idiot for not taking the tour. (Do they really give 6K credits for a sales pitch? Seems pretty high, and makes me wonder about the pressure they use during the tour.)
In her rapid-fire offhanded schpiel, she threw out names of newer resorts I may not know about, (I already did), including Estancia here in St. George, WM Portland, and the new build in Moab. I made a comment that I'd never be booking Estancia because I don't need larger unit sizes. And she said, "And the credit costs are too high." I agreed.
Then she said something that caught my ear: Regarding the newer resorts, she said, "They are all being renamed Estancia." Her implication was that it was a naming thing, to include these new resorts under its own higher-end brand within the WM system.
I was extremely tired after an exhausting travel day and I just wanted the stupid parking pass, so I didn't press her. But my takeaway understanding was that these newer resorts are all being assessed at higher credit values because they are somehow "better" than typical WM locations. After a good night's sleep, I wondered if the build-out of these newer places are to a higher standard than regular WM locations, and that was what she meant. Is "Estancia" a term or building plan style they're using for new builds?
I know it's better not to believe a conversation like this, especially after the travel day I'd had, but I'm curious if anyone else has heard this kind of comment? Is Wyndham making an "Estancia" under-brand within the WM system?
Dave
Yesterday while checking in to WM St. George, the woman at the Concierge desk tried to to talk me into taking the sales pitch tour. I declined, despite her promise of it being worth 6,000 credits to take it. She even said it twice, implying I was an idiot for not taking the tour. (Do they really give 6K credits for a sales pitch? Seems pretty high, and makes me wonder about the pressure they use during the tour.)
In her rapid-fire offhanded schpiel, she threw out names of newer resorts I may not know about, (I already did), including Estancia here in St. George, WM Portland, and the new build in Moab. I made a comment that I'd never be booking Estancia because I don't need larger unit sizes. And she said, "And the credit costs are too high." I agreed.
Then she said something that caught my ear: Regarding the newer resorts, she said, "They are all being renamed Estancia." Her implication was that it was a naming thing, to include these new resorts under its own higher-end brand within the WM system.
I was extremely tired after an exhausting travel day and I just wanted the stupid parking pass, so I didn't press her. But my takeaway understanding was that these newer resorts are all being assessed at higher credit values because they are somehow "better" than typical WM locations. After a good night's sleep, I wondered if the build-out of these newer places are to a higher standard than regular WM locations, and that was what she meant. Is "Estancia" a term or building plan style they're using for new builds?
I know it's better not to believe a conversation like this, especially after the travel day I'd had, but I'm curious if anyone else has heard this kind of comment? Is Wyndham making an "Estancia" under-brand within the WM system?
Dave