OneOldGuy75
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Inquiry on this older thread - how has VV value faired to date (6/2024?) I'm new to TS resale market and didn't have VV on my list.… but thought I'd ask a seasoned owner.… it seems no internal exchange other than with RCI? How does a 2br LO and Grandview fair on the RCI market? Is there value in the annual MF / exchange?TamaraQT and escanoe the Vacation Village franchise is one that's a bit different than other franchises like Wyndham, Marriott, etc. With those franchises there's no question about whether or not a resort is theirs. And, you can book them directly using their own internal system. With Vacation Village you get no internal system for booking. You use RCI exclusively unless you reserve your home week by calling your home resort. With Wyndham, etc. you can use RCI to book overflow weeks (weeks that weren't reserved by owners or are developer owned). The VV affiliates most likely have joined VV to give them more advertising clout. There are some rules they must abide by, I'm sure, to be an affiliate but they also have some flexibility to do their ow thing. Like the bonuses I've seen discussed here by Massanutten owners. As a VV owner at Grandview & VV@Bonaventure I don't see those Massanutten bonuses. But, I am able to book a unit at Massanutten resorts through RCI at the Vacation Village discounted exchange fee (in RCI it's called a Discounted Internal Exchange).
The only other system I can think of that's like Vacation Village is Diamond (although I'm sure there's others). Diamond owns some resorts and has may other affiliates. The big difference between the two, besides size, is that Diamond has their own internal system for both owned & affiliates while Vacation Village is quite happy to have RCI manage reservations for them.