Thus if a hotel is already booked by regular guests, you may not get the hotel of your first choice. If your request is repeatedly refused for specific vacation dates at a particular hotel listed on the certificate, you may end up settling for accommodations less to your liking. Your reservation request may require a fee, and other charges may be added at each step of the way. For example, you may find it almost a necessity to upgrade your accommodations from a hotel that's run down or in an undesirable area to something more to your liking, at, of course extra expense to you. And in the end, you may never get your trip anyway, either because reservations are not confirmed or because expensive, previously unknown conditions are difficult or impossible to comply with.
Some offers entitle the user to accommodations only.
You must make your own arrangements for air fare and local transportation and meals. You may also find that there are many restrictions affecting the time you can take your vacation, as well as cancellation and refund restrictions. You could end up paying two to three times what the trip would have cost if you had made your own arrangements. If your air fare is included, you may find you have to travel late at night and return early in the morning, reducing your vacation a full day over what was advertised. Even if the company remains in business, some members have already become disillusioned and are not inclined to pay the renewal fee at the end of their first year.