Original Message:
Interesting but unlikely (by Stu M.):
ken1193 wrote:Plenty of people are entirely willing to GIVE BACK their ownerships FOR FREE. For example, over 30,000 people have successfully applied to Wyndham's "Ovation" program since 2015, receiving absolutely nothing in return (except an escape from any future obligations), so why would Wyndham (or any other developer, for that matter) actually have any motivation or interest in helping people to recover any money from their original grossly overpriced purchase? It's a corporation, making business decisions, looking out for (and ONLY for) its' own financial interests, with no particular concern for their "customers". Sad, but true.
Given the realities of timesharing (compared to staying in hotels), "an escape from any future obligations" is EXACTLY what a lot of us wanted as an alternative to just ignoring maintenance fee invoices and then having to deal with whatever might have been the consequences.
Beyond that, yes, it -- Wyndham -- IS a corporation -- and just what's wrong with that? Truth is, had we known about the bad old Cendant Corporation (Fairfield now Wydham, RCI, Avis, and a gaggle of hotel nameplates) before we bought, we certainly would not have bought Fairfield points. We always hated dealing with them. The best thing about Ovation was the opportunity to end the relationship with Fairfield/Wyndham quickly and cleanly. That all said, there's nothing at all wrong with a "corporation" unless, of course, you're a fan of Bernie Sanders or worse.