Sticky - Give back your unwanted wyndham Timeshare - Wyndham Ovations / Wyndham Cares / Certified Exit

[comicbookman]

That may be true if you've done a full exit, especially if it was with retail points and you received three years of free usage. But I returned two contracts through Ovations while keeping ownership of three others, and I've bought resale since then with no issues.

Same here.

 

[rickandcindy23]

Got this from Wyndham a few weeks ago after talking to this same woman on the phone. Outright seems to have no stipulations, but maybe there would be for our expensive maintenance fee contracts. Just a note that English is not her first language, but I am trying to figure out what weeks do not qualify for certified exit after reading her email:

Good afternoon Mr. XXXX,

Certified Exit Program is subject to change, also no all of your contracts qualify for Limited Edition option.

These are the Certified Exit Program options:

Outright is a voluntary inventory return exit program. This is a free program allowing owners with a contract that is paid in full and up-to-date on their maintenance fees to return their inventory back to Wyndham at no cost to the owner. This means the owner will be able to turn over their contract at no fee but will not be compensated for the contract.
During this process, maintenance fees must remain current, ownership cannot be used (no active reservations), points will be forfeited and RCI account will close. RCI points are also be forfeited, but if they have a pending reservation with RCI the owner can keep it.

Limited Edition is a Certified Exit program, which is free and voluntary option for owners looking to exit their ownership. Offered as an option to take back eligible inventory with no money exchanged and allows the owner to continue use of their points for three (3) years without any additional cost or maintenance fees. Limited Edition is a final transaction and cannot be reversed.
During this process, maintenance fees must remain current, ownership cannot be used (no active reservations), points will be forfeited and RCI account will close. RCI points are also forfeited but if they have a pending reservation with RCI owner can keep it.

Tribute is a Certified Exit program that allows an owner to transfer their ownership to an immediate family member at no cost to the owner so the family member will take over the contract. The receiving family member will be assigned a new member number and RCI account at the completion of the process. Old points balance will not carry over. The new account will receive "new" Use Year points. This Certified Exit option may take 6-8 months to complete.
During this process, maintenance fees must remain current, ownership cannot be used (no active reservations), points will be forfeited and RCI account will close. RCI points are also be forfeited, but if they have a pending reservation with RCI the owner can keep it.

Kind regards,
Marcela Q. De Alvarenga
Wyndham Cares Specialist
Wyndham Destinations
6277 Sea Harbor Drive
Orlando, FL 32821
marcela.quinatodealvarenga@wyn.com




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[ronandjoan]

Resale contracts do not get that 3 year benefit

 

[tschwa2]

Cindy, I would call back to clarify if they are excepting all of your resale contracts under OUTRIGHT and if any of your vip eligible units are not eligible for LIMITED EDITIONS and if there are any would they qualify for OUTRIGHT.

My understanding is currently if you want to use any through LIMITED EDITIONS you would have to give back the rest through OUTRIGHT or have already transferred them out by selling/giving them away. Nothing would qualify for limited edition as long as you were holding onto any contracts in that account.

 

[rickandcindy23]

We own 3,229,000 developer points that are Founders' level. All are Bali Hai, Shearwater + our two cheap PIC weeks (254K each).

 

[tschwa2]

We own 3,229,000 developer points that are Founders' level. All are Bali Hai, Shearwater + our two cheap PIC weeks (254K each).

So if the letter was in response to that account with those points only I would have them clarify which contracts applied for Limited Edition and which ones did not. Obviously the PIC weeks would be removed and you could do what you want with those.

 

[rickandcindy23]

We own a bunch of resale points.

I am not going to give up all of our Founders' level ownership. But we are going to give up some of them. We have decisions to make, and we need to do it soon. It's harder than you might think.

 

[HitchHiker71]

We own a bunch of resale points.

I am not going to give up all of our Founders' level ownership. But we are going to give up some of them. We have decisions to make, and we need to do it soon. It's harder than you might think.

In that case only OUTRIGHT is available to you as an option under the CE program. LE is only available when you are giving back the entirety of your ownership and will no longer be a Wyndham owner. Best of luck as you navigate the complexities of determining how best to proceed.

 

[ausman]

Doesn't Cindy have a number of Wyndham accounts. I would have thought (without any basis) that the OUTRIGHT or LE choice would be by account. Is that not the case.?

 

[rickandcindy23]

Doesn't Cindy have a number of Wyndham accounts. I would have thought (without any basis) that the OUTRIGHT or LE choice would be by account. Is that not the case.?

I have two accounts and almost 10 million points. I also have points that are labeled developer that are not developer, including some Smoky Mountains, Patriot's Place, and Angelfire Cabinshare in NM.

 

[Lsfinn]

I've got a number of Wyndham Plus points spread out over several developer contracts. I'm looking to divest myself of several of these contracts through one of Wyndham's "Certified Exit" programs and am curious about the experience of those who have been down been down this road. I've contacted "Wyndham Cares;" however, while waiting to hear back from them I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who, in a similar situation, has taken advantage of the "Outright" return option for some, but not all, of their contracts. In particular
* If you had banked points from past use years into future use years, were you able to keep those, or did you forfeit them? I have points banked into 2024: if I return a given contract will I lose future year banked points from that contract?
* How long did the process take?
* Were there any "surprises" worth sharing?
* Any other thoughts or comments?

Thanks!

 

[Timeshare Von]

Following closely as I get closer to exiting our Wyndham ownership in Myrtle Beach.

 

[Luvsbears4]

Is there any way to exit a Wyndham timeshare if you are still paying on it? I tried to convince my mom not to upgrade several times but she insisted that she wanted to and could/would handle the payments. She wanted me added to the contract as an owner since she is getting older and, against my better judgement, I agreed. So now she is having difficulty paying the bills and suddenly (as of last month) the Wyndham contract is now showing up on my credit report!
Are any of the timeshare exit companies reputable?

 

[bnoble]

No they are not.

You only have two choices for a purchase you are still making loan payments on. One: pay it off. Two: default, allow them to foreclose and take the credit hit if there is one.

 

[ambrofun]

Thanks again all "TUGgers", another thread that was incredibly useful. I called Wyndham's number from their website 866-739-3270 and within a minute had a live agent on the phone. He diligently confirmed my identity and ownership and checked to see if our resort was eligible for the Certified Exit program, it is. I was on the call for less than 30 minutes. The agent explained the program and process and I am waiting for my documents. I will do my best to keep you up to date. Thank you TUG.

 

[Timeshare Von]

Any updates from someone who has done the Certified Exit? I'm getting closer to pulling the trigger to do this with my 77k points at Myrtle Beach!