Choice Privileges has returned with a good offer if you don’t mind sitting through a timeshare presentation. For $279, you can get a three night stay in one of several destinations, along with 70,000 bonus Choice Privileges points.
The Deal
- Get a three night stay at one of seven destinations + 70,000 bonus Choice Privileges points for $279.
- Direct link to offer.
Key Terms
- By participating in this offer, you agree as follows:
- If you are married or participating in this offer with a cohabitating significant other, you and your spouse or significant other (as applicable) are hereinafter collectively referred to herein as “We” or “Us:” I am, or at least one of Us is, 25 years of age or older. I or We each (if married or cohabitating with a significant other who is participating in this offer with me) have a valid driver’s license or government-issued identification. I have, or at least one of Us has, a valid personal credit card bearing a MasterCard, Visa, American Express, or Discover logo. I or We (if married or cohabitating with a significant other who is participating in this offer with me) have a gross annual household income of at least $50,000 (this income requirement may be waived if I, my spouse, or my cohabitating significant other who is participating in this offer with me is 62 years of age or older) and I understand that I, or at least one of Us (if married or cohabitating with a significant other who is participating in this offer with me), must: (i) have a minimum credit score as established by this offer’s sponsor (currently a FICO score of 600); or (ii) if FICO information is not readily available, meet Bluegreen’s internal financial risk underwriting requirements.
- I or both of Us (if married or cohabitating with a significant other who is participating in this offer with me) may not have filed for bankruptcy or been adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent within the past 7 years. If cohabiting with a significant other who is participating in this offer with me and combining income, I understand that proof of cohabitation through government-issued identifications showing identical home addresses is required.
- I agree that I (or We if married or cohabitating with a significant other who is participating in this offer with me) must attend and complete an approximately two-hour Bluegreen Vacation Club sales presentation and tour on the benefits of timeshare ownership at the Bluegreen Vacations preview center in my selected destination area. If married, or cohabiting with a significant other who is participating in this offer with me, both individuals must attend and complete the timeshare sales presentation and tour together. I or We each (if married or cohabitating with a significant other who is participating in this offer with me) understand that neither of Us may participate in any promotional or other offer made by another vacation ownership company or travel club while traveling on this Package. You agree that you and all the members of your traveling party will meet Bluegreen’s health screening requirements which may include, among other things, answering a brief series of health-status questions and a non-invasive temperature check.
- Residents of North Dakota and South Dakota and any states where registration or licensing requirements have not been met are not eligible for this promotion.
- Offer may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Any promotional gift(s) and/or a reservation incentive(s) that are offered with this promotion will be provided upon completion of the approximately two-hour timeshare sales presentation and tour (or earlier if required by law), unless specified otherwise.
- Travel must be completed within 12 months of vacation package purchase date. By participating in this promotion, you agree you are subject to Bluegreen’s mandatory arbitration and waiver of class action and jury trial provisions (which can be found at https://www.bluegreenvacations.com/arbitration-waiver-language). You further agree not to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages and further waive all rights to have damages multiplied or increased. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, therefore such exclusions may not apply to you. For full details of participation, click here.
Quick Thoughts
Spending $279 to earn 70,000 Choice Privileges points is like buying them for just under 0.4 cents per point which is an excellent price for Choice points. If you were already interested in a three night stay at one of the following destinations, you’re effectively getting that stay for less than $100, with the 70,000 points being a very large cherry on top:
- Las Vegas, NV
- Myrtle Beach, SC
- New Orleans, LA
- Orlando, FL
- Ozark Mountains, MO
- Smoky Mountains, TN
- Wisconsin Dells, WI
My wife and I attended a timeshare presentation with Wyndham back in 2018, while Nick and his wife attended a Choice/Bluegreen Vacations timeshare presentation a couple of years ago. Both of us had a fairly similar experience – the presentations took a little longer than the two hours they were supposedly due to take, but ultimately we both got out of there with our rewards without signing up for a timeshare. That latter point is very important though – buying a timeshare at one of these presentations represents very poor value, so you should only go into this if you know for sure that you won’t be easily cajoled/pressured into signing on the dotted line before you leave.
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Stephen:
I contemplated attending a Wyndham Timeshare Presentation. $279 and 60,000 Wyndham points. FYI I have Wyndham diamond status through my Business Earner CC. Only problem the 60,000 Wyndham Points are Wyndham Vacation Points completely separate from Wyndham Hotel points. You can only use the 60,000 Wyndham Vacation Points if you sign on the dotted line and became an owner. Two different separate programs.
Is the same with the Choice program?
That doesn’t sound right to me. I think if you do sign up for a Wyndham timeshare, you do get some kind of points, but if they offered a two or three night stay for $279 and 60k points, those should be regular Wyndham Rewards points.
Either way, this Choice offer isn’t like that. For the $279 you’ll get the three night stay and 70k regular Choice Privileges points.
Stephen:
I am correct. I’ve checked and double checked and even visited the Wyndham timeshare office in NYC. These are two separate programs.
Once you become an owner and receive the Wyndham vacation points there is a mechanism to convert the Wyndham Vacation points to the Wyndham Rewards (Hotel program). However the conversion is not a good deal. Wyndham Vacation points convert at a 40% rate to Wyndham Hotel points plus a $99 processing fee. Thus 60,000 Wyndham Vacation points would convert to 24,000 Wyndham Hotel points plus $99.
If you still doubt me, go to the blogs of Wyndham Timeshare owners and enter Converting Wyndham Vacation Points to Wyndham Hotel points. You will see I am correct.
https://clubwyndham.wyndhamdestinations.com/content/club/clubwyndham/us/en/owner-guide/resources/wyndham-rewards-conversions-program.html
Steve T
I don’t doubt you – it just sounds weird that the reward they’d give you for attending a timeshare presentation is one that you can only redeem if you actually take out a timeshare with them. Do you happen to have a link to the offer online?
Wyndham is not the most honorable when it comes to Timeshares and Timeshare presentations. Turns out I’ve booked the Club Wyndham in NYC using Hotel Points (They open it up to allow you to book a room using cash or hotel points during slow periods of the year when there occupancy rate of actual owners is low). During the stay, knowing you are not an owner they can be very aggressive in trying to tempt you to attend a presentation. It was then I found out (by visiting the actual timeshare office) that Wyndham Vacation points are not the same as hotel points
60,000 hotel points are good for four free nights at many properties. 24,000 points (the conversion rate) is one free night with a $99 charge assuming you sign on the dotted line and become an owner!
The offer depends on the salesperson who is trying to get you to attend a presentation. They keep on upping the offer to get you to attend. Kind of like buying a new or used car from a dealer.