HISTORY
Will be inserted at a later date
RESORTS
La Costa Beach Club
Pompano Beach, Florida RCI # 724
The Ventura
Boca Raton, Florida
" 2754
Summer Oaks
Merrimac, Wisconsin
" 3895
Royal Aloha Torreblanca
Acapulco, Mexico
" 1692
Kingsbury Crossing Lake Tahoe, Stateline,
Nevada
" 3894
Imperial Hawaii Waikiki,
Oahu, Hawaii
" 961
Embarcadero Newport,
Oregon
" 1250
Memberships are available for seasons and sizes. Their three
seasons are defined as High, Swing, and Low,; sizes are for studio,
one and two bedroom. It is important to note that the banking designation
of red, white & blue for RCI is different from the Worldwide Seasons.
In some cases you benefit, in some you don't, i.e. you get a higher or
lower rating with RCI depending on the property and week given.
TRADING PLACES
Trading Places International manages the reservations for World
Wide Vacation Club. You can reserve a year ahead, but you must pay
your fee before you actually utilize the reservation.
Trading Places offers exchanges, rentals, travel agency services
and space banking for World Wide and non-world wide members. World
Wide owners pay no membership fee($59 otherwise), can "space bank" weeks
for up to two years in advance, receive a twenty dollar discount on exchanges,
and can use the services of the travel agency(including an additional 5%
rebate on transpacific/international flights).
UPGRADING RESERVATIONS
If space is available you can upgrade your week to a larger size or better season for $20.00 a day. A double upgrade cost $30.00 per night. Members can also request a space available upgrade reservation within 30 days of requested arrival and only pay $69 per week for a single upgrade and $89 per week for a double upgrade.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Bonus Time is available for rental of unused inventory thirty days in advance. Depending on the size, season, and location the cost ranges from $45 to $125 per night.
Tug rankings for the resorts are: La Costa Beach Club (4 - 7.25) ; The Ventura (2 - 8.00); Summer Oaks (2 - 7.5) ; Royal Aloha Torreblanca (1 - 5.5) Kingsbury Crossing (1 - 5.0); Imperial Hawaii (16 - 5.56) Embarcadero (8-7.70). The first number indicated the number of rankings and the second number the average ranking value. Remember - don't place a lot of value where there are less than five rankings for a resort.
Though I tend to plan ahead there has been no problem booking the
resort for the dates I wanted to use, even when it was just a couple of
months in advance. The staff has been very pleasant and helpful in
giving information about the facility. The reservation process has
been prompt in sending the confirmation.
If you are not a TUG member