There are factors to consider when making a booking with your credits:

  1. Resort location
  2. Room type
  3. Time of year
  4. Day of the week

Some destinations that have higher demand due to their location will require more credits and you have a better chance of securing the dates you wish, the further out you book.

Larger or more prestigious apartments will generally require a higher number of credits while smaller or standard apartments will require fewer.

Peak periods of the year – for example, school holidays or Christmas – will generally require a higher number of credits, while non-peak periods will require fewer credits. The same is generally true for peak nights of the week – for example, Saturday – versus non-peak days of the week.

Each room type has its own credit chart and each resort has a ‘seasonality’ – a chart indicating what season it is:

  1. Blue (low season)
  2. White (mid-season)
  3. Red (peak season) – further classified into Red 1 to 9

Red season bookings cost more than White season bookings, which cost more than Blue season bookings. For example, a 2-bedroom Sky Suite (room) at Club Wyndham Surfers Paradise (location) on a Monday (day of week) in RED 1 (seasonality) costs 4,000 credits.  The same room at Surfers Paradise on the same weekday during BLUE costs just 1,100 credits.

All owners can make a reservation beginning 13 months from the current date (only the first date needs to fall in that 13 months). If booking during Red 1 or Red 2 seasons, the reservation must be at least seven days if booked more than nine months out.

Some tips to better use your credits:

  • Give a less popular resort or a less popular time a go – escape the crowds and save credits!
  • If you really want to book a holiday in Red 1 or Red 2 (the peak times), then it’s important to book your holidays well in advance
  • If you want to book during the school holidays, give the July holidays a go – they are a lot more affordable than Christmas and Easter
  • Many resorts have good availability between May and August
  • If the property you want is not available on the dates you require, go onto a waiting list and you will be notified if those dates become available

Do you still have questions about how to make the most of your vacation credits? Our Owner Services team is here to help: call us on 1300 850 160, or fill out an online enquiry form.