Changes coming to VIP

[ronparise]

The changes are coming


The note at the top of my Wyndham page has changed ..where it used to say
Welcome ...Club Wyndham Plus VIP Owner

now it says

Welcome Ronald J Parise
CLUB WYNDHAM® Silver Owner


Deeper in the site is the same chart with new numbers that come into effect in October

also there is this note

New! VIP Merchandise Collection
Access to purchase a variety of logoed merchandise to show off your VIP status.
Yes

New! CLUB WYNDHAM VIP Now Benefits Yes


So it looks like I can buy coffee Mugs with the Wyndham logo andWe still have to learn what the VIP Now Benefits are

 

[rrlongwell]

duplicate post, deleted

 

[rrlongwell]

... The changes are coming ... in the site is the same chart with new numbers that come into effect in October

also there is this note

New! VIP Merchandise Collection
Access to purchase a variety of logoed merchandise to show off your VIP status.
Yes

New! CLUB WYNDHAM VIP Now Benefits Yes

Called Owner Care today, they are still not releasing what the new benifits are or new point levels. Where did you find the information above?

When you are on hold for reservations and Owner Care, they are both giving a message that the bar for VIP member will be raised.

 

[jjmanthei05]

Online learning looks to be updated with the new naming but same point values as before.

Also listed under VIP silver.

New! VIPeek
New! VIP Merchandise Collection
Access to purchase a variety of logoed merchandise to show off your VIP status.
New! CLUB WYNDHAM VIP Now Benefits

*VIPeek participants are randomly selected.

Jason

 

[jjmanthei05]

... But it is interesting that they appear to be making it more difficult for sales folks to use...

I think going forward this makes it easier for sales to use for someone starting out of the gate. Currently it is easy for them (in relative terms) to get someone to VIP gold status. Initial buy of 154. Next purchase of similar to get you to VIP silver. After that it takes 200 to get you to VIP gold but then it will take a 500 point purchase to get you to platinum or more likely 2 - 250k purchases with one of those giving you no added benefit. So most people probably stop at the gold level.

Now you get the initial buy in of 200 with bonus points to show the wonderful world of VIP next you get a 200 purchase to get them to VIP status then you need 2 - 300 point purchases to get them to platinum. It evens out the steps a little more to get them to the top tier. From Wyndham's perspective with the new system you give yourself a greater chance to get a 4th sale and more likely to get an extra 500,000 points in sales resulting in a $60,000-$100,000 in extra sales dollars.

Jason

 

[timeos2]

More playing up the VIP ego while likely taking away any real benefits.

"Pay us for a VIP Coffee Mug or Shirt and let the riff raft know YOU are truly special! Yup, you alone (or anyone foolish /unlucky /uninformed enough to believe what we spew) can spend tens of thousands for the exact thing your fellow owners got for a $1 or less. You'd better feel superior or you wasted a ton of money to pay for our fancy cars! On sale today just $45 + annual fee of $50 for washing"

VIP is a total crock. Don't ever buy Wyndham Retail now or you WILL regret it.

 

[rrlongwell]

The changes are coming ...

The VIP Line is releasing information on the VIP Changes. They advise of the following:
Existing VIP Status Grandfathered in.
VIP and VIP Gold are the only two points levels changing.
VIP 400,000
Gold 600,000

The upgraded VIP features are:
Perks by Club Wyndham Automatic Renewal
Quarterly CEO Update E-Mail
Merchandise Collection
Annual VIP Cruising through Travel Department

Just found the on-line description of the new VIP changes:

https://www.wyndhamvacationresorts.com/ffr/member/services/benefits/program_benefits_vip.do

 

[massvacationer]

The changes are coming ...

The upgraded VIP features are:
Perks by Club Wyndham Automatic Renewal
Quarterly CEO Update E-Mail
Merchandise Collection
Annual VIP Cruising through Travel Department

Just found the on-line description of the new VIP changes:

https://www.wyndhamvacationresorts.com/ffr/member/services/benefits/program_benefits_vip.do

These "upgraded VIP features" seem (to put it diplomatically) very limited

 

[dcdowden]

There was nothing on the page describing any enhancements to the VIP program. It seems very odd just to announce the point levels being raised.
Doug

 

[persia]

They now will automatically take $49.95 a year out of your credit card for Perks by Wyndham membership, providing them with a steady income stream....

The changes are coming ...


These "upgraded VIP features" seem (to put it diplomatically) very limited

 

[persia]

Cruising the Good Life – annual cruise for CLUB WYNDHAM Gold and Platinum Owners – (cruise is cash only)

CRUISE IS CASH ONLY, we don't take those point thingies here...

 

[jjmanthei05]

Cruising the Good Life – annual cruise for CLUB WYNDHAM Gold and Platinum Owners – (cruise is cash only)

Now VIP Gold owners can experience what the rest of us resale owners do. Being the bottom of the barrel.

"Oh your only VIP gold...And under the old point system! The Horror. The Horror. I didn't even know they let your kind on here!"

*Ok so that might be a little over dramatic but still funny...

Jason

 

[ace2000]

They now will automatically take $49.95 a year out of your credit card for Perks by Wyndham membership, providing them with a steady income stream....

Is that what a newspaper delivery to your front door costs?

 

[timeos2]

Vaguely Interesting Payer

 

[dr_adventure]

They now will automatically take $49.95 a year out of your credit card for Perks by Wyndham membership, providing them with a steady income stream....

I don't see where they are going to take out $50 a year for this "benefit"

 

[Sandy VDH]

I purchase resale (3 weeks) Fixed weeks then converted to points, but also did some PICs, and an equity trade for a resort with a huge SA and then purchased from Wyndham 160K all in one transaction to get VIP Platinum. So it was calculated cost but worthwhile for me. Can't do this anymore because of the change in rules, but I am glad I did it when I did it.

 

[rrlongwell]

I purchase resale (3 weeks) Fixed weeks then converted to points, but also did some PICs, and an equity trade for a resort with a huge SA and then purchased from Wyndham 160K all in one transaction to get VIP Platinum. So it was calculated cost but worthwhile for me. Can't do this anymore because of the change in rules, but I am glad I did it when I did it.

Congratulations on it working out. The good news for re-sellers in Wyndhamland is that if Wyndham keeps taking back fixed weeks or converted fixed weeks bought re-sale and gives equity trades for them for VIP Status, that, over time, would tend to decrease the pool of re-sale units on the market. This would hopefully increase the value of re-sale units.

 

[jjmanthei05]

Maybe with the new program they are handing out VIP Memberships for free!

I just got this email from Franz. It is says how he wants "me" to get the most out of my VIP membership. The only problem is I bought resale so I am approximately 300,000 points away from VIP. Did anyone else (non VIP types) get this?

Jason

 

[New2time]

I just got this email from Franz. It is says how he wants "me" to get the most out of my VIP membership. The only problem is I bought resale so I am approximately 300,000 points away from VIP. Did anyone else (non VIP types) get this?

Jason

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I got this same email- What's up?

 

[rickandcindy23]

We are VIP Platinum and got it cheaply. I know how to do it, they are still doing it, and it's a great value. So yes, I did buy from the developer, and no, I am not a negative person about VIP Platinum, when you do it cheaply.

I wouldn't tell anyone to rescind a purchase with VIP Platinum going the way we did. I have posted it here in the past, and people have pooh-poohed my way, saying it isn't possible anymore, but I know it absolutely is possible. The salespeople only push this path to VIP in one resort area that I know about, but there may be others.

 

[rrlongwell]

I got this same email- What's up?

One of the enhancements the VIP line indicated was going to be a E-Mail from the CEO Quarterly. If I remember from the last Annual Owners Meeting, they were going to do E-Mails up to four times a year anyway. This is probably why it went out.

 

[antjmar]

I just got this email from Franz. It is says how he wants "me" to get the most out of my VIP membership. The only problem is I bought resale so I am approximately 300,000 points away from VIP. Did anyone else (non VIP types) get this?

Jason

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I got it too, but I would be vip if I hadnt bought resale.

 

[ronparise]

We are VIP Platinum and got it cheaply. I know how to do it, they are still doing it, and it's a great value. So yes, I did buy from the developer, and no, I am not a negative person about VIP Platinum, when you do it cheaply.

I wouldn't tell anyone to rescind a purchase with VIP Platinum going the way we did. I have posted it here in the past, and people have pooh-poohed my way, saying it isn't possible anymore, but I know it absolutely is possible. The salespeople only push this path to VIP in one resort area that I know about, but there may be others.

What way? What path? What resort?

can you post a link to your prior posts on this topic?

 

[persia]

Unless there is a benefit change you pay for Perks if you are Silver.....

They now will automatically take $49.95 a year out of your credit card for Perks by Wyndham membership, providing them with a steady income stream....

I don't see where they are going to take out $50 a year for this "benefit"

 

[New2time]

I just got a second email from Wyndham about my being VIP-

http://media.wyndhamvo.com/insider/clubwyndham/2012/February/landing_vip.html

????