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Re: Wyndham's new "Ovation" program offers exit solutions for their owners... interested? (by KC):
tracey75 wrote:Markl18, how long ago did you take advantage of ovations? It has become more strict in the last 6 or so months. Properties they would have given points for may now only be offered a give back. Resale properties that they would have taken back -especially older properties with higher MF are now being rejected. I suggest everyone who is at all interested contact Wyndham to find out what they are offering. It isn't a program with published rules. The "rules" are always changing and you can't rely on what they were doing even a few months ago because that may not be what they are offering now.
You are certainly correct that there are NO stated rules for acceptance in Ovation --- it's a situation where the decision is made by "the invisible man behind the curtain". Wyndham can choose to just slam that Ovation door shut at any time, temporarily or permanently and without notice --- and with no obligation to explain their decision to ANYONE. After all, "Ovation" is a purely voluntary (and entirely self-serving) internal program in the first place, ingeniously invented and adopted by Wyndham as a shrewd business decision to acquire "new inventory" for absolutely free and then just sell it all over again via CWA (Club Wyndham Access) to "new players" --- at full freight pricing. That's a whole lot cheaper than building new properties, that's for sure. Nonetheless, it was a unexpected blessing for those who just wanted OUT of Wyndham and promptly acted upon those wishes via Ovation.
Sadly, Wyndham sales weasels at the resort / field level remain among the sleaziest and most aggressive anywhere --- second only to the slimy Westgate Weasels in my opinion.