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When logging in to HGVC with my membership I've noticed some resorts that are shown on the website cannot be booked. Will I ever be able to book HGVC Whistler?


Can someone provide more details on this please? I'm still fairly new and have only booked Hawaii and Vegas.
 

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Edited: better answer found below.
 
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Whistler is an Embarc property, none of which are bookable with HGVC points right now
 

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That was a club intrawest (renamed Embarc) that was part of the Diamond merger. They are going to be branded HGVC but no decision on if or how they will be folded into HGVC point resorts.
 

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When logging in to HGVC with my membership I've noticed some resorts that are shown on the website cannot be booked. Will I ever be able to book HGVC Whistler?

Can someone provide more details on this please? I'm still fairly new and have only booked Hawaii and Vegas.

HGVC Whistler is in Embarc property that came over as part of the Diamond acquisition. Though Diamond owned Embarc (rebranded from Club IntraWest) the Embarc owners voted to keep their resorts entirely separate and Diamond owners could never book there. Corporate rebranded the Embarc resorts as HGVC (vs HVC for the other Diamond resorts) but we do not have access to book there. There is currently no timetable as to when will have access.

Sean
 

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Hopefully this will get rebranded to HGVC as we stayed there many years ago and enjoyed the resort.
 

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Yes, my cousin owns at Whistler, from Club Intrawest days. I'll be joining them in May for 5 nights. Whistler has already been rebranded and the exterior signs now say HGVC Whistler. As everyone has noted, I couldn't book using the HGVC website, but there was nightly paid accommodation available on the Hilton Hotels website.
 

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Yes, my cousin owns at Whistler, from Club Intrawest days. I'll be joining them in May for 5 nights. Whistler has already been rebranded and the exterior signs now say HGVC Whistler. As everyone has noted, I couldn't book using the HGVC website, but there was nightly paid accommodation available on the Hilton Hotels website.
Yes, that would be developer inventory that was posted.
 

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This is a property that I really want to get during the holidays. Been to Whistler several times and love it, but bummed that it's not even available (and may not be). In a perfect world, what would be the most cost effective way for me to gain access to this property? Buy DRI resale?
 

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This is a property that I really want to get during the holidays. Been to Whistler several times and love it, but bummed that it's not even available (and may not be). In a perfect world, what would be the most cost effective way for me to gain access to this property? Buy DRI resale?
DRI members had no access to any Embarc properties. The only way to get access with points would be to purchase Embarc points resale.
 

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You can book via Hilton.com but they have a disclaimer. Due to a flooding incident affecting a number of units, the property is not accepting new reservations through June 15, 2023. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
 

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DRI members had no access to any Embarc properties. The only way to get access with points would be to purchase Embarc points resale.
Thanks! Ugg,,,guess I have to wait and see what happens.
 

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guess I have to wait and see what happens.

You can also look at this thread
 
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