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    13,000 Points in Diamond Resorts International (Now Hilton Vacation Club)

    I’m giving away my 13,000 points in the Diamond Resorts International (DRI) U.S. Collection, now part of Hilton Vacations Club and it’s completely FREE! Details: Points: 13,000 annually Maintenance Fees: Paid in full for the year! Flexibility: Use points for a variety of resorts and...
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    Free Annual 16500 Points of Diamond Resorts US Collection

    2 Contracts(11500 & 5000 Points) - 2024 Full Points can be used Annual Fees- 3500 USD (2025 Onwards, 2024 is fully paid) Transfer Fee- 50% paid by me, 50% paid by purchaser- 250 USD per contract as per Hilton policy No other cost associated, Change of ownership as per Diamond Resort policy
  3. Clifbell

    Hilton Grand Vacations New Year’s Resolutions... Timeshare Traveler Episode 178

    It is that time of year again for the Timeshare Traveler to start thinking about next year... What to do with the new set of points and the refreshed set of perks. And what about the new of the pending purchase of Bluegreen in 2024. This leads to being an HGVMax member and interesting value...
  4. Clifbell

    Kaanapali Beach Club One Bedroom by Hilton Grand Vacations Review in Kaanapali Maui Hawaii

    About 30 miles from the Main Airport in Maui sits the wonderful Ka'anapali Beach Club by Hilton Grand Vacations. Ka'anapali is a huge resort area filled with many of the worlds most elegant resorts. I stayed in a one bedroom with an wonderful deck with a great view of the mountains from the...
  5. Clifbell

    Two Bedroom Kaanapali Beach Club by Hilton Grand Vacations Review in Kaanapali Maui Hawaii

    About 30 miles from the Main Airport in Maui sits the wonderful Ka'anapali Beach Club by Hilton Grand Vacations. Ka'anapali is a huge resort area filled with many of the worlds most elegant resorts. I stayed in a two bedroom with an amazing deck with a fantastic view of the ocean from the...
  6. Clifbell

    Timeshare Traveler Episode 81... Simulation of HGVMax

    ok... This is a long video. But I have included a lot of searches. I have attempted to simulate the rules of HGVMax by using my Diamond Resorts International account and my Hilton Grand Vacations account. I have shown samples of searches at six months and 10 months. The purpose of the six...
  7. Clifbell

    Timeshare Traveler Episode 79... HGVMax Owner Update

    I just completed an owner update and upgraded my resale purchase to HGVMax points. This puts me at the Premier + tier and I am happy with the purchase and the upgrade. In this video I will provide a summary of the benefits of the HGVMax program. I'll also discuss the highlights of the...
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    Fairway Forest and Diamond International Management Issues for Deeded Property Owners 2019

    Hi, I think it might be time to start a discussion on what to do about Diamond International Resorts Management style for Fairway Forest deeded property owners. This thread is started with one goal. To help all deeded property owners in TUG get a handle on where they stand with DRI as the new...
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    Diamond Resort International Maui Kaanapali Beach Club - Should I Buy?

    I am here on Maui for another day, I went to the presentation, they gave me the regular offer, it looked good, we declined, we got the last effort from them for the sampler package and we got intrigued, but we declined but have a chance to still get it tomorrow, we are leaving in two days, so...
  10. rboesl

    Resort System Affiliations

    I am planning a trip to Cancun for next may. I was planning to stay at Villa Del Arco since we own with them. But, I remembered we bought a promotional package from DRI for 4 days 3 nights so I decided to check out the DRI locations in Cancun to extend our trip a little. I was caught off guard...
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    FREE Diamond Resorts Membership

    2500 points annually Paid in full. Only maintanence fees. $800 annually Diamond resorts International https://www.diamondresorts.com/ I Will pay transfer fees Texts welcome: Nine zero 9 five 2 4 five two two two
  12. Egret1986

    DRI and the former Gold Key Resorts in Virginia Beach including Ocean Beach Club

    How many folks take more than a glance at the upcoming/current year's annual budget when receiving it with the new maintenance fee? I am one of those, which I believe is typical of the average timeshare owner, that rarely gives the budget more than a glance. Yesterday, a fellow Tugger and...
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    Went through "update". Lot of questions

    I'm currently at Mystic Dunes and am here during "Event of A Lifetime", which I booked. (More on that in another thread). After being wined and dined for three days, we sat down with our guy who said, "I'm not here to sell you anything, just update you on the new benefits under Apollo", which...
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    FREE Ridge on Sedona timeshare

    PLEASE !!! I need to gift [or $1.00 sale] my timeshare to You! The Owner's Association fees including maintenance and property tax and reserve funds will be $420.01 for 2017 and due before January 12th. The Club Membership dues were just billed at $318.xx. It is a Diamond Resorts International...
  15. TUGBrian

    Sticky - Hilton Vacation Club / DRI now accepting deedbacks - Give back your HGV/Diamond Resorts Timeshare

    3/2023 update with new contact details for program: Transitions@hgv.com and phone# 855-342-3689 Original announcement of program back in 2017: https://www.tugbbs.com/forums/index.php?threads/transitions-is-finally-announced.267181/ In order to qualify, the HOA (MFs) must be up-to-date...
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