TPI & Outrigger Contracts
I have only casually watched this thread, and have seen some things that are correct, and a few things that I questioned. So, I decided to call Trading Places International, and to get its understanding of what it means to buy resale into Hawaii.
The person at TPI suggested that the terms of my contract with Wyndham would determine if TPI benefits would transferred upon the resale of any qualifying Hawaii property. So, I dug out my contract.
This is what it states.
"The seller (meaning Wyndham) will enroll and pay your initial Trading Places International ("TPI") Premier Access membership fee for your first three (3) years of ownership, and you understand that you have the option of continuing the TPI Premier Access membership by paying the applicable renewal fee directly to TPI. You further understand that confirming some types of reservations through. TPI requires an exchange fee, which is listed in the TPI Premier Access Directory and is subject to change. "Bonus Weeks' made available through TPI require an exchange fee."
That is all that is states.
I believe that TPI will welcome anyone who wants to join and pay the membership fee, so therefore transferability isn't a question. The Hawaii benefit is that TPI will grand two exchanges for the deposit of one Hawaii property. The first exchange is the regular return exchange which has to be used in two years. The second, a bonus exchange, must be used in one year and has additional fees attached. I am not certain, but I think that TPI will take many different properties from any owner who wants to make a deposit. Furthermore, I think that TPI will welcome the Hawaiian deposits and offer the bonus regardless of how the property was acquired.
Outrigger is a somewhat different situation. My contract states the following:
The Outrigger Resort ClubTM is a feature of the CLUB WYNDHAM Plus exchange program offered by CLUB WYNDHAM Plus. Outrigger Hotel and Resorts and its affiliated companies are not the developer of, and have no liability or responsibility for, the condominium, the plan, the CLUB WYNDHAM Plus exchange program, or any other time share plan, condominium, or product offered by the seller.
There is a addendum which states the following:
"OUTRIGGER RESORT CLUB ELIGIBILITY
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Outrigger Resort Club (ORC) is a premium portfolio of benefits in the CLUB WYNDHAM Plus Exchange Program that is available to owners of ORC eligible timeshare interests. The ORC eligible timeshare projects consist of the Wyndham Hawaii Resorts that are further identified in the CLUB WYNDHAM Plus Member's Directory.
Since CLUB WYNDHAM Plus members can own property at multiple locations, some of which locations are ORC eligible and some of which are not, the following information is being provided to clarify ORC eligibility requirements.
1. ORC membership is extended only to owners of timeshare interests located at ORC eligible properties. ORC eligible properties are limited to specific properties, all of which are currently located in Hawaii. ORC eligibility applies to the property and not to an individual.
2. The ORC benefits extend only to the points associated with the ORC eligible property and do not apply to non-ORC property. EXAMPLE: CLUB WYNDHAM Plus member owns two separate timeshare interests, each of which has been allocated 250,000 points. One interest is ORC eligible and one is not, therefore, while this CLUB WYNDHAM Plus member has a total of 500,000 points to use within CLUB WYNDHAM Plus, only 250,000 of these points can be used for ORC benefits.
3. If you are an ORC member and subsequently purchase an additional interest of non-ORC eligible property, the ORC benefits will not apply to the new purchase.
4. If you are a CLUB WYNDHAM Plus member of non-ORC eligible property and make an additional purchase of ORC eligible property, the ORC benefits apply to only the ORC property being purchased and do not apply to the non-ORC eligible property.
5. If you trade an ORC eligible property for a non-ORC eligible property, you lose the ORC eligibility to the property being traded. Likewise, if you trade or sell all of your ORC eligible property, you will no longer have ORC membership status.
Outrigger Hotels and Resorts and its affiliated companies are not developers of any timeshare plan, any condominium, any exchange program or other product offered by Wyndham, and Outrigger is not an affiliate of Wyndham.
No, 1272IRev. 3-09"
Nothing states anything about how points were acquired. So, for me the bottom line here is that Club Wyndham Plus points from ORC eligible properties should be usable at Outrigger Hotels and Resorts regardless of how they were acquired.
For those of you who read all of this, you get an "A".
Jim
