Hello all! I am a "Welker" as you say and was looking forward to the expansion of options for both groups in this merger. Unfortunately, it does not appear to be the case yet and I hope it does not take years to get figured out (a futile hope, to be sure). Being rebranded as Hyatt Vacation Club does nothing for me personally, but others have mentioned things that benefit them, so that is good. I'm not interested in exchanging points into the World of Hyatt to get to Hyatt hotels, not because I don't like them but I'm Platinum in Marriott International so they are my go-to. I have enough Welk points that I do not pay for the Experiences Collection already.
A note about the Santa Fe property - it is part of the Experiences Collection and I have not been able to get into it at all. The last couple of times I have called to find out about availability I was told that Welk has not yet been given any inventory by El Corazon de Santa Fe for this year. It was expected in February and still nothing to date. This is the only property I have tried to access through the Experiences Collection.
The letter sent to Welk owners is a bit different than that of the OP. I will put into a separate post if anyone is interested
A note about the Santa Fe property - it is part of the Experiences Collection and I have not been able to get into it at all. The last couple of times I have called to find out about availability I was told that Welk has not yet been given any inventory by El Corazon de Santa Fe for this year. It was expected in February and still nothing to date. This is the only property I have tried to access through the Experiences Collection.
The letter sent to Welk owners is a bit different than that of the OP. I will put into a separate post if anyone is interested