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Wyndham's new "Ovation" program offers exit solutions for their owners... interested? (by Joan M.):
We have a points program with Wyndham (formerly Shell Vacations). Our annual maintenance fees are over $7K and the properties are second rate at best. I had recently traded out through II to a Marriott property in Palm Springs that was above average and discovered that their annual maintenance is less than $2k - there's no comparison and now we feel like idiots for paying such outlandish fees so I contacted wyndham/ shell about the return program and they told me about their Ovations program. They told me that we can grant deed them the properties as long as they are unencumbered (they are) and that it would take up to 2-3 months to get the paperwork prepared because of the volume of people wanting to take advantage of the program. We have to continue paying the maintenance fees in the meantime but we can also use the points we've got available as well. I checked back yesterday which was just at the 6 week mark and was told to give it a couple more weeks.
kyliec wrote:We have been talking to Wyndham about their new program, Ovation, which was quietly announced to Wyndham owners a few weeks ago. The company isn't offering concrete details, but appears they are ready to customize exit solutions for their owners who no longer use their timeshares.Jeff Weir has written an informative article for us with much more detail on this topic. Read about the initial introduction of the Ovation program here... and the Ovation update nearly a year later here.
IF YOU ARE A WYNDHAM OWNER, interested in what solutions Wyndham will offer to you, take us along for the ride! We would love to follow several owners as they contact Wyndham for a solution to see whether this program is all they are claiming it to be. If you're interested, please post here and Jeff will follow up with you.