Wyndham Point Anniversary - (Question From Newbie)

I think Chris addressed your latest questions very well so Ill just summarize the first 2 but I want to expand on the last one

1) There is actual physical (deeded) inventory in CWA, but the club holds the deeds, not us members.

2) Biennial contracts have only one drawback as I see it. The program fee is the same for a 84000 point annual contract as it is for a 168000 eoy (its the minimum) You can use the credit pool to extend your allocation over 2 years. But the drawback if you use the credit pool is you lose ARP

3) The reason availablility is tough at Glacier Canyon is that there are several guys like me with a ton of points that scoop up every available weekend at 13 months with their ARP and at 10 months with other points, . There are 4 major metropolitan ares near Glacier Canyon where they advertise these reservations for rent . I dont know the actual numbers, but Ive heard estimates that over 60% of Glacier Canyon guests are renters not Wyndham points owners.. BUT....this doesnt hurt your chances of getting a reservation at 13 months. When the reservation window opens at 13 months the mega renter is making reservations the same way you are, ie one at a time. If you are on the phone at 8 am eastern time exactly 13 months in advance, I guarantee you you will get your reservation before they get the several that they want

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3) The reason availablility is tough at Glacier Canyon is that there are several guys like me with a ton of points that scoop up every available weekend at 13 months with their ARP and at 10 months with other points, . There are 4 major metropolitan ares near Glacier Canyon where they advertise these reservations for rent . I dont know the actual numbers, but Ive heard estimates that over 60% of Glacier Canyon guests are renters not Wyndham points owners.. BUT....this doesnt hurt your chances of getting a reservation at 13 months. When the reservation window opens at 13 months the mega renter is making reservations the same way you are, ie one at a time. If you are on the phone at 8 am eastern time exactly 13 months in advance, I guarantee you you will get your reservation before they get the several that they want

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Ron is correct in his wording ... if you have DEEDED points at a resort you are an owner. As a owner, you can do use your membership as you desire (including renting the reservation out). BUT, you have as good of a chance to book a reservation as any other owner -- one reservation at a time (and with ARP over the 1-800 number). The term MEGA-renter is not a special owner with special rights or access.

Again, thanks for the input. I will mull over all of your added information so I can make an informed decision.

I ended up purchasing access points through an eBay sale. Points will be awarded on Jan 1, 2015. As I will not be able to reserve prime time at Glacier Canyon in the 10-13 month advance window, but plan to use some of them during quiet time period, I am imagining that there will be unused points. What are some of the options I have for these unused points? Thanks for your help and interest.

If not using for Wyndham lodging, depositing with RCI is realistically about it.

Also,, can hang out on reservations site around day 15-20 and might catch a cancellation.

lynnmeff4 said:

I ended up purchasing access points through an eBay sale. Points will be awarded on Jan 1, 2015. As I will not be able to reserve prime time at Glacier Canyon in the 10-13 month advance window, but plan to use some of them during quiet time period, I am imagining that there will be unused points. What are some of the options I have for these unused points? Thanks for your help and interest.

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Since you won't need the ARP for the 2015 points, you might as well deposit them to the credit pool sometime in December 2014. It costs $39 but extends the life to 3 years.


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This threads info might be helpful to newbies.

Cynthia T.

with biennial do you have 2 vears to use point on a odd year will i have 20015 and 2016 to use points

kennethglss said:

with biennial do you have 2 vears to use point on a odd year will i have 20015 and 2016 to use points

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No. your points will expire in 2015

However if you deposit your 2015 points into the points credit pool they will be good for 3 years. Just remember you you have to make your deposit before your use year begins. Also, once deposited the points wont work for ARP

thanks for the info

Another strategy you can try is one I have used successfully to get prime March reservations in Florida. I have looked on the Wyndham reservation site 16-20 days before the start date I am interested in and have often been amazed at the jewels that pop up that were not there the day before and are usually not there the day after. I suspect these are reservations that were made 13 months before that are being let go in time to get the points back by people whose plans have changed at the last minute or mega-renters who were not able to get all their ARP reservations rented. I even got a last-minute reservation at La Belle Maison this way – probably something Ron couldn't get rented.
You might try checking Glacier Canyon reservations every day starting next June. You might be surprised at what you can pick up with a start date two or three weeks later.

I forgot to mention that another advantage of the last-minute booking is that if you are trying to book during a year not covered by your EOY contract (or you have used all your points for that year and want to preserve your ARP privileges on your next group of points two years down the road), you can “rent” extra points at $8 per thousand up to the amount you own while you are on the reservation website booking the reservation.

jimfisk said:

Another strategy you can try is one I have used successfully to get prime March reservations in Florida. I have looked on the Wyndham reservation site 16-20 days before the start date I am interested in and have often been amazed at the jewels that pop up that were not there the day before and are usually not there the day after. I suspect these are reservations that were made 13 months before that are being let go in time to get the points back by people whose plans have changed at the last minute or mega-renters who were not able to get all their ARP reservations rented. I even got a last-minute reservation at La Belle Maison this way – probably something Ron couldn't get rented.
You might try checking Glacier Canyon reservations every day starting next June. You might be surprised at what you can pick up with a start date two or three weeks later.

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no not me...I rent everything I reserve, but to your point I do the same thing 15-20 days before a desirable check in date.