WTChuck
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First, I only found this site today but I've read a TON of great threads & posts already so I've begun to get SOME semblance of understanding on some of the issues, but I'll admit I've got more to learn, the terms & language alone is a bit daunting sometimes.
OK, my (cliff notes) story:
I just got home from a week stay at DRI Cabo Azul 9/21-28
Points Used: 5310
The resort was AWESOME.
Yes we 'took' a presentation for an incentive (Sunset Cruise @ CSL Arch) but declined to buy, so I don't have Rescision woes.
The DRI staff was really fair & didn't give us a HPSP, it was pretty much a standard in and out with a 'decent' freebie.
For what it's worth I took another presentation from Vindanta immediately next door and that was a veritable HELL - every worst nightmare scenario I could imagine pretty much arose, which really soured me on THAT company for sure.
I mention the Vindanta only because that's how I get to the title question.
For reasons I'm not able to understand my BIL wants to leave DRI & switch to Vindanta instead.
He has 'offered' to let us purchase his DRI.
I have to get some further specifics from him based on what I've read here already, but I have some details able to be gleaned from the Reservation Confirmation I have a copy of from our stay already so wouldn't mind some analysis / input from you all based on that if possible.
He (verbally) said we'd have to pay $2500 to take it over & the AMF's of course thereafter.
Here's some of what I've seen on the confirmation:
Member No.: 5X-XXXXXXXX0
2019 Points: 23988
2020 Points: 15000
Since: 01-Jan-2012
Type: DRI US Member Association
Level: Silver Member
Financial Summary
Annual Fee:
Balance Due:
$0.00
Last Payment:
$2,902.05
Am I interpreting the following Correctly:
His account gets 15k pts but they must have bought an extra 8k this past year?
What does SILVER actually MEAN in terms of if I took this over?
Based on some of ya'lls comments I'm thinking owning this no matter what may not be the best move, and I should just purchase weeks on exchanges or e-bay if/when I am able to / want to travel?
I don't get a lot of chances to travel, about every 5th year I take a 'big' trip and the off years maybe a short 3-4 day get away to Vegas or NYC etc.
Based on that alone I know some of you may say You don't travel enough to make it worth owning any TS, and I would normally 100% feel that way too, but 2 things
1) we'd like to travel more
and
2) Based on conversations with some other DRI members in the pool I wondered if selling our points or some of them to off-set the AMF's or selling a week via an exchange etc would allow us to 'own' but offset the costs during the time(s) when travel may not be so possible...or is that foolish thinking?
TIA for any advice.
WTC
OK, my (cliff notes) story:
I just got home from a week stay at DRI Cabo Azul 9/21-28
Points Used: 5310
The resort was AWESOME.
Yes we 'took' a presentation for an incentive (Sunset Cruise @ CSL Arch) but declined to buy, so I don't have Rescision woes.
The DRI staff was really fair & didn't give us a HPSP, it was pretty much a standard in and out with a 'decent' freebie.
For what it's worth I took another presentation from Vindanta immediately next door and that was a veritable HELL - every worst nightmare scenario I could imagine pretty much arose, which really soured me on THAT company for sure.
I mention the Vindanta only because that's how I get to the title question.
For reasons I'm not able to understand my BIL wants to leave DRI & switch to Vindanta instead.
He has 'offered' to let us purchase his DRI.
I have to get some further specifics from him based on what I've read here already, but I have some details able to be gleaned from the Reservation Confirmation I have a copy of from our stay already so wouldn't mind some analysis / input from you all based on that if possible.
He (verbally) said we'd have to pay $2500 to take it over & the AMF's of course thereafter.
Here's some of what I've seen on the confirmation:
Member No.: 5X-XXXXXXXX0
2019 Points: 23988
2020 Points: 15000
Since: 01-Jan-2012
Type: DRI US Member Association
Level: Silver Member
Financial Summary
Annual Fee:
Balance Due:
$0.00
Last Payment:
$2,902.05
Am I interpreting the following Correctly:
His account gets 15k pts but they must have bought an extra 8k this past year?
What does SILVER actually MEAN in terms of if I took this over?
Based on some of ya'lls comments I'm thinking owning this no matter what may not be the best move, and I should just purchase weeks on exchanges or e-bay if/when I am able to / want to travel?
I don't get a lot of chances to travel, about every 5th year I take a 'big' trip and the off years maybe a short 3-4 day get away to Vegas or NYC etc.
Based on that alone I know some of you may say You don't travel enough to make it worth owning any TS, and I would normally 100% feel that way too, but 2 things
1) we'd like to travel more
and
2) Based on conversations with some other DRI members in the pool I wondered if selling our points or some of them to off-set the AMF's or selling a week via an exchange etc would allow us to 'own' but offset the costs during the time(s) when travel may not be so possible...or is that foolish thinking?
TIA for any advice.
WTC