Bonus Time coming to Club Wyndham???

[Floridaman76]

I wonder where that restriction pops up? I can get all the way through a mock booking up to the credit card payment screen on a stay longer than 4 nights.

I did a couple test bookings where I got to the last screen and was able to choose 14 day bookings, and it gave me the option to use cash or points, I was able to do both. Maybe that's a change they made since implementation.

Also interesting that the VIP unlimited HK only applies when using points, and I would be for hybrid users that if you began the booking using resale points it would force you to use a HK, which I guess makes sense.

If they are indeed limiting it to 4 nights, that is more in line with how Worldmark Bonus time is set up, although they dont limit you to once per quarter. I think that you can only have one BT booking at a time though.

I do see value in this even with these limitations. One of the things that seems to be nice is you can get suite upgrades and then the cash price is reflected on the initial suite cost, not the upgraded suite

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

I did a couple test bookings where I got to the last screen and was able to choose 14 day bookings, and it gave me the option to use cash or points, I was able to do both. Maybe that's a change they made since implementation.

Also interesting that the VIP unlimited HK only applies when using points, and I would be for hybrid users that if you began the booking using resale points it would force you to use a HK, which I guess makes sense.

If they are indeed limiting it to 4 nights, that is more in line with how Worldmark Bonus time is set up, although they dont limit you to once per quarter. I think that you can only have one BT booking at a time though.

I do see value in this even with these limitations. One of the things that seems to be nice is you can get suite upgrades and then the cash price is reflected on the initial suite cost, not the upgraded suite

I tried to make a 5 day booking just now using cash and it worked fine though (I didn't click purchase), but got all the way up to the purchase screen. Unless it errors out at the point you click purchase, I'm not seeing this 4 day restriction.

 

[paxsarah]

Added Bonus Time details I saw tonight in someone's post on Facebook.

Limit of 4 nights. Another limit of one bonus time reservation per quarter, so 4 per year.

I've tried every way I can think of, to no avail, to find the Bonus Time details on the website.

Where did they get that information, though? I'm pretty sure the 4 night limit is part of Worldmark's Bonus Time, which has already been shown to have multiple details that are different than Club Wyndham's. Unless it's a known knowledgeable owner (like, I know who I trust in those groups), I wouldn't trust a random post on FB for correct details on a brand-new program.

 

[CO skier]

Where did they get that information, though? I'm pretty sure the 4 night limit is part of Worldmark's Bonus Time, which has already been shown to have multiple details that are different than Club Wyndham's. Unless it's a known knowledgeable owner (like, I know who I trust in those groups), I wouldn't trust a random post on FB for correct details on a brand-new program.

WorldMark does have a 4 night maximum for Bonus Time reservations. I think the facebook poster has confused the WorldMark restrictions with the new Club Wyndham Bonus Time benefit. Here is the quarterly limit for Bonus Time in WorldMark from years ago:

11. Number of Bonus Time Reservations. An Owner may use as many Bonus Time reservations as possible within the following limitations. An Owner may have only one Bonus Time reservation until the reservation has been completed. If the Bonus Time vacation plan is to stay at more than one Club Resort, then the Owner may make the number of reservations needed, provided the combination of these reservations is for consecutive nights, and that the Bonus Time does not exceed four (4) nights. An Owner with 5,000 through 19,000 Vacation Credits may use only one Weekend Only Bonus Time reservation each calendar quarter. Owners with 20,000 through 29,000 Vacation Credits shall be entitled to two (2) Weekend Only reservations. One Weekend Only Bonus Time reservation shall be added for each additional block of 10,000 Vacation Credits owned by an Owner.

Wyndham removed the weekend-only BT restriction a few years back, so I doubt it is part of the Club Wyndham Bonus Time.

 

[HitchHiker71]

I wonder where that restriction pops up? I can get all the way through a mock booking up to the credit card payment screen on a stay longer than 4 nights.

Exactly - my sense is that's someone from Worldmark making assumptions about Club Wyndham, but I'm happy to be proven wrong.

 

[CO skier]

The two active Bonus Time reservations at a time listed below obviously contradicts the fakebook post of only one per quarter.

CLUB WYNDHAM

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11/4/2024​

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See What’s Happening On Your Website​

Take a look at the latest updates to your owner website.

Enhancements:​

• Bonus Time:You can now book reservations at Club Wyndham resorts paying entirely with cash instead of points.
  • This benefit is an owner-exclusive, meaning ineligible for guest confirmations
  • The payment rate is $5 per 1000 points required
  • All Club Wyndham ownership tiers can book Bonus Time reservations
  • Up to two (2) active Bonus Time reservations are allowed in the account at once
  • Can not be combined with points
  • Ineligible for Points Protection
  • Housekeeping and reservation transaction rules still apply
  • All Club Wyndham resorts are eligible. Affiliate, Associate, or Club Pass resorts are not included in Bonus Time.
  • Ineligible for Discovery and Limited Edition memberships

 

[Jan M.]

In the email that came today, click on Learn More then go to the bottom of the page and click on website enhancements and updates (it's underlined in red). It gives the pertinent details for Bonus Time.

It says "up to two (2) active Bonus Time reservations are allowed in an account at once." I interpret that as there isn't a quarterly or annual limit on the number of BT reservations an owner can have. It doesn't say anything about how many nights you can book in one BT reservation or how close to the check in date we can book. I guess we can play around to find out about that part.

Do we know if there's a 24 hour cancellation window with BT reservations like there is with our regular reservations that are made within the 14 day window?

 

[RENTER]

Added Bonus Time details I saw tonight in someone's post on Facebook.

Limit of 4 nights. Another limit of one bonus time reservation per quarter, so 4 per year.

I've tried every way I can think of, to no avail, to find the Bonus Time details on the website.

Some people think they were confusing it with Worldmark.

 

[CO skier]

In the email that came today, click on Learn More then go to the bottom of the page and click on website enhancements and updates (it's underlined in red). It gives the pertinent details for Bonus Time.

Or, even easier and for anyone who did not receive the email, it is all in post #131 from yesterday.

 

[HitchHiker71]

Or, even easier and for anyone who did not receive the email, it is all in post #131 from yesterday.

It's also available under the Sticky thread for Wyndham website updates here: https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/s...website-enhancements-page.362490/post-3110827

If anyone isn't subscribed to the Website update sticky thread - I'd recommend subscribing to that thread as I regularly post any/all updates on the website to this sticky thread to keep everyone duly informed. This is called "Watch" here on TUG - screenshot below for ease of reference. The screenshot says Unwatch - because I'm already watching the thread - if it says Watch - click it and it'll toggle to Unwatch - which indicates you are now "watching" or subscribed to this thread.

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

It's also available under the Sticky thread for Wydnham website updates here: https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/s...website-enhancements-page.362490/post-3110827

If anyone isn't subscribed to the Website update sticky thread - I'd recommend subscribing to that thread as I regularly post any/all updates on the website to this sticky thread to keep everyone duly informed. This is called "Watch" here on TUG - screenshot below for ease of reference. The screenshot says Unwatch - because I'm already watching the thread - if it says Watch - click it and it'll toggle to Unwatch - which indicates you are now "watching" or subscribed to this thread.

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