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Re: REDWEEKS NEW TIMESHARE EXHANGE PROGRAM (by Redd W.):

<I agree that people need to leave more detailed information about the resorts after use. I use Tripadvisor, as they sometimes have reviews like that. I do leave helpful information both on Redweek and Tripadvisor. Hope you all will do the same.>

Hi Terry!

I thought a good example of all this is how Redweek is marketing the Taino Beach Vacation Resort Club as an "exchange" opportunity. This resort has a Freeport, Bahamas address, and a 1 week stay at this resort from 10-19 to 10-26-07, in a 1BR that sleeps 4 was doable for an exchange of 1,005 Redweek Exchange Points, at least as of 6-29-07. Plus fees, of course! But, alas, there was not 1 review posted by anyone about this place! So you either roll the dice and trust that the resort is actually there and operating and of the quality that you want or you pass. My thought was that if Redweek is going to compete in this market, then they must offer more than their competition, not less, about the resorts that are available for exchange! And on their website. If members must go elsewhere, say to tripadvisor or to intervalworld, for this information, then the opportunity for the exchange may vanish along with the members impulse to do so! So I am marketing my services to Redweek in this regard! I will endure the travel to the Bahamas, stay a week or more at the Taino Beach Vacation Resort Club in Freeport, sample the meals served there, evaluate the beverages, comment on the room amenities emphasizing the kitchens and baths, evaluate the sizes and layouts and views of the various units that are offered at the resort, comment on the staff and how helpful they are, take many photographs from many angles so we know just what the place looks like, inside and out, and I will submit a report back so that anyone considering an exchange at this Resort will have a perfect idea about whether or not it is what they want to exchange for. Hey, it's a tough job, certainly, but somebody has got to do it, and I will do it fairly, accurately, and honestly, and I will even be happy to answer questions from Red Week Registered members when I get back. But as of right now, all I know about this place is that for some reason the zero bedroom layout sleeps 6 yet the 1 BR layout sleeps 4, and the list of Features and Amenities for this resort does not contain such very important things as "beach", "kitchen", "patio/balcony", "safe", "ceiling fans", or "central a.c."! At least to me these features are important! So, in summary, I propose that Redweek dispatch me as soon as possible to report on this resort and get my report and photos posted on redweek.com so the Taino Beach Vacation Resort Club can be exchanged with confidence by and with other Redweek Registered Exchangers. My service will boost the exchange interest of the Taino here on Redweek by 1,000 percent if my report is favorable. If not, it could help this Resort get up to standards that are expected by Red Week participants. But as it stands now, with only 1 not to clear photo and zero reviews, I personally would not chance an exchange of my beautiful 2BR 2Bath Full Kitchen newly renovated villa with screened in spacious and furnished deck for it! Would you? Bottom line- Exchanger beware! And, BTW, Redweek execs can contact me at this thread to arrange for my review and report about the Taino Beach Vacation Resort Club! Oh, and I do a much better job if you send me down for 2 weeks. I'll include comments about the quality of the ice at the nearby casino if you want! Let me know.