TPI no longer accepting our Wyndham week (home resort Waikiki Beachwalk)

[bornitz]

Hi,

We are Wyndham owners (Waikiki Beachwalk) and receive 168k points alternating even years. Despite our low points, for several years, I was able to deposit a week in our point range from Wyndham into TPI. When the Waikiki Beachwalk was no longer accepted by TPI, I booked the Wyndham Mauna Loa and deposited that week. I booked a week yesterday and when I tried to deposit it into TPI, it was rejected. The email mentioned that TPI could’t verify it despite it appearing correctly under my Wyndham reservations. I was on the phone with Wyndham and TPI numerous times, and the last information that I received was that TPI will only accept our home base as a deposit and since they no longer accept Waikiki Beachwalk, I’m out of luck unless I buy a new contract at an accepted home base, which is not possible for us. Since we can no longer use TPI, are there any other exchange programs besides RCI which accepts a Wyndham week or points, and/or offer bonus weeks for a Wyndham deposit?

Thanks in advance,
Bonnie

 

[tschwa2]

Unfortunately the short answer is no. You might be able to use SFX but Wyndham doesn't like to verify deposits at any of the smaller independent exchange companies. They had a relationship with TPI specifically for Hawaii weeks only but it seems like that is no more. Interval Internationals parent company may have bought TPi a few years back and that would explain the end of that relationship.

 

[bornitz]

Unfortunately the short answer is no. You might be able to use SFX but Wyndham doesn't like to verify deposits at any of the smaller independent exchange companies. They had a relationship with TPI specifically for Hawaii weeks only but it seems like that is no more. Interval Internationals parent company may have bought TPi a few years back and that would explain the end of that relationship.

Thanks so much for your quick reply.

 

[Xcalibur]

Thanks so much for your quick reply.

interesting... i used TPI once. nice but not a lot of inventory...

does anybody know if it is a waikiki beachwalk thing only? or TPI - Wyn thing?

 

[ecwinch]

As mentioned above, I think this is/was a new change stemming from Marriott's acquisition of ILG (which owns TPI). So more a TPI - Wyn thing.

To cut-off the practice of reserving a low points Wyndham week (Mauna Loa was the specific resort that was mentioned to me) and depositing it into TPI. A practice that Wyndham used to promote as a way of getting a good deposit plus a bonus week.

 

[bornitz]

As mentioned above, I think this is/was a new change stemming from Marriott's acquisition of ILG (which owns TPI). So more a TPI - Wyn thing.

To cut-off the practice of reserving a low points Wyndham week (Mauna Loa was the specific resort that was mentioned to me) and depositing it into TPI. A practice that Wyndham used to promote as a way of getting a good deposit plus a bonus week.

Thank you. That change cut us off at the knees due to our low points. I can look into buying resale Wyndham points, but the thought of investing anymore money into a timeshare makes me cringe.