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Originally Posted by Timeshare junkie
Firstly let me say we love BG. Good selection of really unique resorts. However, we were originally enticed with the carrot that we could use the AIM program to exchange another timeshare for BG points, and then use the rental dept to make a little money on it. Basically we were sold an investment. Of course we had to sign that we understood it was NOT an investment, but to be used for personal use only, but that if we did want to take advantage of the rental dept, they had an 87% success rate. Of course this was no guarantee that any rentals we put in the system would rent at that rate. It seemed like we couldn't lose.
It seemed like it was to good to be true. And guess what. You guessed it. It was.
It seemed like the rental dept had an 87% unsuccess rate. We felt conned. Cheated. 5 years later I have found my own way to rent out points, and we are very happy with our membership, but the bad taste still lingers.
And now they have done away with the rental dept altogether. Why? Is this an admission that it was a con, a deceitful marketing tool that I am sure was the clincher for hundreds of members. Or am I alone. Did I just have a horrendous bad run of luck using the rentals dept.
I would be interested to hear others experience. But I am sure I smell a rat in getting rid of that program. Can anyone shed light on this?
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Nah, not a con. I seriously doubt it was The Clincher on many deals but I guess it depends on what you're looking for in a vacation club - I'm looking to vacation.
But you aren't the only one that had a bad experience. Mostly what I heard was that the weekend would get cherry-picked, leaving the other days un-rented. not quite the bonanza the owner hoped, but, that weekend probably rented out higher than what the owner could get for it.
My personal belief is that they pulled out because it was an awkward position to be in, since they have their own unsold intervals to rent out. They could not possibly serve themselves AND their owners fairly (if you put in Resort A, Week Super Prime, and there's an identical unit week they own, which to rent out?? Put money in the owners pocket or money in the business pocket?). The right thing to do was stop the owner part. I'm ok with that as renting on your own is not hard, and I would like the public rentals to continue pumping revenue into the system, and hopefully capturing more 'full freight' buyers so they can continue to expand the system.
all just my opinion
