That doesn't sound like a fun list to be on.
It was a great list to be on...no hassle whatsoever at checkin,
For some I suspect it is great, but I seem to like the game. And the gifts too...
Oddly enough, my Club Wyndham account has been linked with T&L via TravelUp for several years now without a developer purchase. In addition, just the other day I got an email notifying me that one of my WorldMark accounts was linked the same way. Whenever I've looked the prices for flights, etc., have been about the same as what I could get through Orbitz or Google flights at best, at worst a lot worse. There ain't no FOMO fo me as far as the linkage to T&L goes - Wyndham bought a new name, big whoop. It's not like they are pointing to anything that is actually of value....
Was not worried about being part of T&L. Just him saying might not be able use points the same as before. Like I said, I advised him I would take the risk. I did hours and hours of research so was prepared to say no. Can’t imagine those who are not as informed and then buying more to avoid losing access.
Walking away is sometimes what you need to do. In fact, there is rarely a need to actually go to that desk. Sure they might have wristbands, but they give you room key cards at the checkin desk. You can bypass the desk altogether. Though you may have someone chase you out the door like they did to me at Grand Desert.
Yes. I tried that once and they chased me to my car.
Buy a TUG t-shirt and wear it when checking in. That’s my plan, my theory being it’s a way to let them know I’m an educated TS owner, so I can be polite when I turn them down.
Tell them you will attend for a non-negotiable gift offering of $500 in cash, visa, MasterCard, or American Express gift card. Also add the offer must be in writing.
Genius!
Yes, we do the same thing - we have about 30 wristbands we've collected over the years now - so we always bring our own - and ask the front desk to program them. They did so for a while, but as you said, they've caught onto this workaround and now won't do so upon check-in for the most part - though that doesn't keep us from continuing to ask since sometimes they will still do so even today. Some resorts also now only use wristbands and no longer provide the key cards, so your idea of bypassing the concierge desk and going to your room doesn't work if key cards are no longer available.
I recall Margaritaville Nashville that we were given the wristbands by the front desk staff. We still were ushered over to the "concierge" for them to rope us into an "update."
Yeah I've never been to MVC Nashville, but for the MVC St. Thomas and Rio Mar resorts, they use the MVC "watches" - typically some kind of bright green or other bright color, and they give those out when checking in - and then direct you toward the concierge desk. We have on occasion simply skipped the concierge desk after getting our key cards, and we simply forgo using wristbands altogether, we just walk out of the check-in area and ignore any pleas otherwise from the concierge desk area, but then we miss out on some coupons at certain resorts and we do like to save monies, so we end up enduring the concierge desk process just to get our coupons for local restaurants. Some resorts have arrangements where you simply go to the restaurant and provide proof of Wyndham ownership via the key card or wristband, and that gets you the discount, others actually provide coupons that you need to have to get the discount though.
Welp, they called us this morning in our room to ask us to attend a presentation with 15 minutes notice. They did say we had 10 minutes grace period. After may offers, they were still lackluster so I declined and finally just had to hang up. Low and behold they called back in about five minutes and gave us something that was worth the promised 60 minutes that really turned into about 75. I've heard the stories about how relentless Wyndham is to get you to attend, but never experienced anything like this. I'll deal with it though, as long as we get something worthy of our time. I wonder if they will ask us again when we get to Myrtle Beach.
Did they bring up T&L again and how 95% of owners already signed up
We'll be at SeaWatch.
I don't know what the guy was trying to tell me on the phone. Something about some emails I should have got last year that I needed to take action on. Perhaps it had something to do with T&L, maybe not. I think we've heard everything possible, but I am sure something new will come along.