bdj604
TUG Member
Had our owners update this morning. Nothing new but thought I would share what we were told. Talked about the expansion of HGVC and that the real Tuscany (Italy) property was under construction. As in the case of MB and LV, HGVC is taking advantage of their financial capacity and properties that are for sale at good prices. Was offered points in either Myrtle Beach or Hawaii with MB as the "obvious" choice at $4/pt vs Hawaii at $4.6/pt. We borrowed some points from next year for the first time to use this year, so of course, we were told we needed to buy more to make up next year's gap!! When we told him that we didn't need more and we weren't sure we would be able to come for as long next year, we were reminded that you never lose points because they can be converted anytime into Honors points that don't expire.
Anyway, just thought I would pass on what HGVC is pushing these days--clearly they are trying to get MB sold. Overall, we were there less than an hour and no hard push. The comment about never losing points as we could use Honors points in the future made me wonder how easy it would be to use Honors points in HGVC. To test that, I got on the Hilton website and tried to make a reservation using Honors points and only the hotel brands are shown as options and there is no option to reserve at any HGVC.
Has anyone used Honors points at HGVC before? If so, how do you access the HGVC locations? Thanks!!
Anyway, just thought I would pass on what HGVC is pushing these days--clearly they are trying to get MB sold. Overall, we were there less than an hour and no hard push. The comment about never losing points as we could use Honors points in the future made me wonder how easy it would be to use Honors points in HGVC. To test that, I got on the Hilton website and tried to make a reservation using Honors points and only the hotel brands are shown as options and there is no option to reserve at any HGVC.
Has anyone used Honors points at HGVC before? If so, how do you access the HGVC locations? Thanks!!