Holiday Inn Club Vacations

A Holiday Inn Club Vacations timeshare gives you an annual allotment of Club Points rather than a fixed week. You use those points to book stays across the brand's resorts and partner networks, and you pay annual fees for as long as you own. The brand is operated by Orange Lake Resorts.

How does Holiday Inn Club Vacations work?

You buy an ownership interest that is expressed as a yearly number of points. Each stay costs a number of points that varies by resort, unit size, season, and the days of the week you choose. Higher demand means more points per night.

Your points reset on an annual basis. Depending on your ownership type, you may be able to borrow from the next year or bank unused points, subject to the program rules in effect at the time. Because the value is measured in points rather than a single deeded week, the system is marketed as flexible, but the booking outcome still depends on availability when you reserve.

What is the Orange Lake and IHG connection?

The brand is operated by Orange Lake Resorts, a Florida company founded by the family of Holiday Inn founder Kemmons Wilson. Orange Lake holds the rights to develop, market, and sell timeshare ownership under the Holiday Inn Club name through a strategic alliance with IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group). The two companies created the program in 2008 and, in 2019, extended the alliance by 100 years, running it to 2119.

IHG is the hotel group whose name and rewards program the brand uses, but IHG describes the timeshare line as part of its portfolio of brands rather than a directly operated hotel chain. In practical terms, the program is sold and run by Orange Lake Resorts, which later changed its corporate name to Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated, under license. When you read the contract, the developer named on the documents is the Orange Lake entity, not IHG.

How big is the brand?

IHG reports more than two dozen open Holiday Inn Club resorts across roughly 14 U.S. states, with concentrations in Florida, Texas, and Nevada and properties in destinations such as Orlando, Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach, and Gatlinburg. Reported resort counts vary by source and date, so confirm the current number on the brand's official site. Membership has been reported in the range of several hundred thousand owners and Club members.

How do Holiday Inn Club points work?

Your ownership is recorded in a trust-based points structure (often referred to in resale listings as the Orange Lake Trust Points system) or in an older deeded form tied to a specific resort. Newer purchases are typically points that you allocate each year across the resort network. The general mechanics of any points timeshare, including borrowing, banking, and how nightly costs are set, are covered on our points guide.

Beyond the brand's own resorts, members are marketed access to a much larger pool of stays through exchange partners. The Club affiliates with external exchange networks such as RCI, which the brand says opens thousands of additional properties worldwide. Exchange access usually carries its own membership and transaction fees that sit on top of what you pay the brand.

What does it cost?

Costs fall into two parts: the up-front purchase price and the recurring fees. The purchase price for a developer (direct) package varies widely by point level and is negotiated at a sales presentation. $23,160 average timeshare purchase price in 2024. Resale prices are typically far lower, as covered below.

The recurring side has two pieces:

• Annual maintenance fees. These are tied to your resort and unit size and rise over time. They fund property upkeep, taxes, repairs, and renovations. $1,480 average annual maintenance fee in 2024, up 17.5% in one year.
• Annual Club dues. A separate membership charge for the Club, reported at roughly $169 per year, that covers your access to the points and booking system. Confirm the current figure on the brand's official site.

General maintenance-fee mechanics and how they escalate are explained on our maintenance-fee guide, and the broader cost picture is on our cost guide.

What is the Horizons exit and transfer program?

The Club runs its own exit pathway, Horizons by Holiday Inn Club, administered through Orange Lake Resorts. It is a deedback-style program: qualifying owners surrender the ownership back to the developer and end future maintenance-fee obligations. To be considered, owners generally must have the ownership fully paid off (no outstanding loan) and be current on maintenance fees, and the brand evaluates requests case by case rather than accepting all of them.

The brand publishes contact details for Horizons but does not prominently post a fee. Third-party reports describe a processing fee in the range of about $1,200 per contract, where earlier years of the program were free. Treat that figure as unconfirmed and verify the current cost and eligibility directly with the brand's official Horizons page before relying on it.

Should you buy direct or resale?

Buying direct from the developer means a sales presentation, the full developer price, and sometimes loyalty-style benefits that may not transfer on resale. Buying resale means purchasing an existing owner's points or week, often at a steep discount. Resale listings for several Holiday Inn Club resorts have appeared at very low prices, with some advertised in the low hundreds of dollars, because most timeshares carry little resale value. The trade-off is that some developer perks do not carry over to resale buyers, and the annual fees remain the same regardless of how you acquired the ownership. Our resale-value guide and our buying guide walk through the differences, and you can place the brand next to others on our brand comparison.

What if you want out?

If you already own and want to leave, the brand's Horizons program is one path, but it is not the only one, and the right move depends on your contract, your loan status, and your state's rules. Be cautious with third-party exit companies that charge large up-front fees. Our neutral guide to getting out of a timeshare explains the legitimate options and the warning signs.

Sources

IHG PLC, "Holiday Inn Club Vacations" brand page, reporting open resorts and villas as of March 31, 2026. Retrieved June 2026: ihgplc.com/our-brands/holiday-inn-club-vacations

IHG, "IHG and Orange Lake Resorts Extend Holiday Inn Club Vacations Brand Strategic Alliance for 100 Additional Years," March 2019, on the 2008 brand creation, the 100-year extension to 2119, Orange Lake's exclusive development and sales rights, and growth figures. Retrieved June 2026: ihgplc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2019

Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated, U.S. SEC EDGAR filings (Form ABS-15G, CIK 0001550052), confirming the corporate entity behind the brand. Retrieved June 2026: sec.gov

Holiday Inn Club Vacations, official membership and Horizons exit-program pages (understanding costs; horizons), for Club dues, points mechanics, and the brand's stated exit pathway. Confirm current fees and eligibility here: holidayinnclub.com/membership and holidayinnclub.com/horizons. Retrieved June 2026.

RedWeek timeshare resale marketplace, Holiday Inn Club Vacations listings, for resale price ranges and the Orange Lake Trust Points system. Retrieved June 2026: redweek.com/timeshare-companies/holiday-inn-club-vacations

Timeshare Users Group (TUG) owner resource, on Horizons deedback eligibility and resale value. Retrieved June 2026: tug2.net

Figures vary by source and change over time; confirm any specific number on the brand's official site before relying on it. Last reviewed June 2026.