Vacation credits (or credits) are the currency of the club. When you became a part of the club, you purchased a credit allocation, and these credits renew every year on your Anniversary Date (the first day of the month when you became an owner).

Credits are valid for two years. The credits only need to be part of an accepted reservation by their expiry date – the holiday does not need to have been taken. This means owners can book holidays at club properties right up to the day before expiry, for a date up to 13 months in advance.

Using credits, you have the flexibility to holiday at any club resort across 10 countries: Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, Hawaii (US), Germany, Italy and France. The number of credits required for a holiday depends on the resort, room type and season.

Using vacation credits

Booking is as simple as following these four easy steps: research your destination, choose the season and length of time, choose your room size and BOOK!

(sample credit chart and seasonality only)

Every Club Wyndham South Pacific resort has a unique credit chart with seasonal dates and corresponding credit values for each night. Peak seasons and resorts tend to have higher credit values and off-peak seasons and resorts tend to have lower values.

To take a longer holiday, Premier Owners of Club Wyndham South Pacific can save their credits from the previous year and borrow credits from the upcoming year (provided levies have been paid for the upcoming year).

How to maximise your ownership

Resorts

You can stay at Club Wyndham South Pacific resorts the following destinations:

  • Port Douglas, QLD
  • Cairns, QLD
  • Airlie Beach, QLD
  • Sunshine Coast, QLD
  • Gold Coast, QLD
  • Coffs Harbour, NSW
  • Port Macquarie, NSW
  • Hunter Valley, NSW
  • Port Stephens, NSW
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Dinner Plain, VIC
  • Lakes Entrance, VIC
  • Ballarat, VIC
  • Phillip Island, VIC
  • Melbourne, VIC
  • Torquay, VIC
  • Hobart, TAS
  • Perth, WA
  • Dunsborough, WA
  • Rotorua, NZ
  • Wanaka, NZ
  • Denarau Island, Fiji
  • Bali, Indonesia
  • Phuket, Thailand
  • Hawaii (islands of Kauai and Hawaii), USA
  • Bavaria, Germany
  • Tuscany, Italy
  • Normandy, France
  • Uranbandai, Japan
  • Nasu, Japan
  • Onjuku, Japan
  • Katsuura East, Japan
  • Awa Kamogawa, Japan
  • Izu-Kogen, Japan
  • Atami, Japan
  • Hakone-Gora, Japan
  • Hakone-Miyagino, Japan
  • Yamanakako, Japan
  • Kawaguchiko, Japan
  • Tateshina, Japan
  • Karuizawa, Japan
  • Kusatsu, Japan
  • Naeba, Japan

When is a good time to holiday?

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.