- Joined
- Aug 20, 2006
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- Honolulu, HI
- Resorts Owned
- HGVC South Beach, HGVC Las Vegas, HGVC Las Vegas on the Strip, HGVC Sea World, Misner Place
You have more faith then I do! I sure hope you are right. You seem to know a lot about HGVC. I, like you, own in Vegas but mostly travel to the BI and mostly stay at the Bay Club. Take that away and... well, I don't see me using my Vegas home week too much!
The only constant is change.
Well I have some faith. I was the one who initially found the first large increase in open season rates the HGVC tried to double the rates. It was in December a number of years ago when I was trying to book 2 nights in early January, a Thursday and Friday at the Hokolani in a 1 BR+, before our previously booked vacation in the Lagoon Tower. The rate at the time was about $150/night for Thursday and $170/night for Friday. When I went to confirm the reservation for the 2 nights it came to almost $600. At that point I stopped and waited to talk with the call center the next morning. The call center people were totally caught off guard and had no idea what was going on. They had an executive call me later that morning and told me that she understood the problem and would bring it to her boss the Vice President of Member Services. As you can see the rates were eventually lowered back and I was able to book the 2 nights at the previous years rates. Since then the Open Season rates have gone up but not nearly as high as that December day.
I totally agree with you, that if they take away the ability to exchange to other resort within the HGVC system I am out also.