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    Sales tactic Las Vegas new Hilton/HGVMax site

    My husband and I attended a Las Vegas sales presentation at the Elara Hilton. They were trying to tell us if we bought more points anywhere from $48,000-$110,000 worth it would combine our HGV max account with our HGVC account. We already spent money to get into the HDVC family because we were...
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    FREE - HGV max US collection - 7500 Points Annually

    HGV max US membership 7500 points. Hilton Honors gold tier. (Points: 207994) There is no loan associate with this plan, you just need to pay Yearly Maintenance fee (2,153) $250 transfer fee
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    HGVC / Embarc?

    Hi everyone - I searched the forums, but didn't really find what I'm looking for WRT being a current HGVC member and then buying points on Embarc. I don't really get how it works... so sorry for the maybe obviously dumb questions: If we buy an Embrac deal (resell), will those points be...
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    Polo Towers — Hilton, Help!!

    We own a deeded red week 2br/2ba (purchased resale) at Polo Towers and paid $3k to have access into the club years ago (and $488 per year for that access). Today we went to a Hilton presentation and they nearly have me scared into a $40k purchase but I’m looking for fact checking if anyone can...
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    HGV MAX Increase Points

    Hi, I am the owner of HGV MAX Trust - US Collection. I purchased this timeshare during my stay at Lake Tahoe Resort. I own 5440 Points every other odd year. I am happy with the MAX program so far however points are too expensive compared to HGV Max from HGVC side. My question is, How can I...
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    Please help need advice might not have signed contract yet notary wont show up until 02/07

    HGV I paid back in oct of 2022 for a elite vip package at end of presentation wife and i forgot with work about it did not book in time and now they want to take the $1800 package but are offering me essentially HGVMAX with I believe like 16k bonus points and no downpayment other than $90 and...
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    Rescission Letter HGVC/Diamond Resorts

    Hi everyone, I just signed a contract last night time share with HGVC for 23K with 5500 points annually, 7500 bonus points, with MF starting at 1700 yearly. The MFs bothered me the most so I had a change of heart. Had some buyers remorse last night after signing the timeshare conract and now...
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    Upgrade Deal to Max? Any Good or a mistake?

    So the deal was to pay $25,000 to exchange my SELL TO HGVC: 1. 1Bed Ocean View Platinum Season (20,160 pts; ~$1500 MF) Grand Islander BUY FROM HGVC: 1. 1B Mountain View Fixed Christmas Week (11,520 pts; ~$1500 MF) Grand Islander 2. 1B Mountain View Fixed New Years Week (11,520 pts...
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    Feedback on buying into HGV Max at retail?

    Hello, I could really use some help and understanding on if buying into HGV Max at retail is in anyway helpful. It seems the use case fits us a bit but the HGV Max prices seem high compared to what I’m reading here, even tho we can afford this without financing right now. The what to buy new...
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    What to buy? (HGV Max?)

    Summary here for us is that we were quoted and was quite keen on looking HGV max in the Hawaii collection for 33k up front, 2k maintenance and 8500 points a year We are interested in occasionally doing a large family meet up in a central location between Asia and the US and then the other times...
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    Adding Resale deed to HGV Max account

    HGVC Deed Question My wife and I are HGVC owners (deeded legacy, no trust points) and have 11,520 points (post Diamond adjustment) annually. We have Max, Dex, etc. Here’s my question: now that we have what we need through HGVC to get all of the perks you have to buy directly from HGVC (such...
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    My HGV club regrets, not what the presentation was about.

    I got into the HGV club, just received my bonus points, and am having my third wave of regrets. Paid $17k for 5.6k points biennially, 12k points as a bonus, and $1.5k yearly in fees. I have a few questions for you guys: 1. Please estimate how bad was this deal. 0-10, where 0 is total trash, and...
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    Newbie, Kings Land

    Hi all, So, I did the thing. Bought retail at Kingsland. THEN I went and found this resource, which is great! I can rescind until Monday, which I've been vacillating on based on this forum. Here's how the deal broke down: $18,025 (which included the week I'm here now) for 7680 points every...
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    Timeshare Traveler Episode 59... Are HGV Max Premier Benefits Worth It?

    Everyone tries to sell you on getting status benefits. As a result of the Diamond International merger, I decided that I should have more points so I could stay at more of the new resort options after the merger. And as a result I became a Premier member (formerly Elite Plus). The Biggest...
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    HGVC new loyalty tiers for direct owners

    I attended a timeshare presentation and it seems like they are replacing the existing three tier eee elite for direct buyers with new rewards (for direct buyers). This is a draft / not yet official guide to the new tiers. i don’t understand all of it but though it would be interesting to get the...
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    Timeshare Traveler Episode 50... Survival Guide for Timeshare Presentations

    A lot of people don't like timeshare presentations because they can feel like high pressure situations. But they don't have to be. If you know what you are looking for and you approach the presentation as an opportunity to learn, you can survive a timeshare presentation. I'll explain my...
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    Timeshare Traveler Episode 49.... HGV Max is here

    This morning I got an email announcing HGV Max as I am sure all HGV owners did. I reviewed the FAQ's and called to confirm that my upgrade I did in February was eligible for the upgrade has promised.... One never knows when one gets sold something even when it is writing. I am excited about...
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    Owner Update: How we upgraded and got HGV Max

    Hi All! We are "newer" HGVC owners and just attended our owners update... and we bit! By newer I mean we purchased our first EOY HGVC deed in 2019, and then upgraded to an EY BHC deed six months later. I will share the details of our owners update which was primarily focused on HGV Max...
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    HGV Max for resale owners?

    I’ve seen several recent posts on this board referring to HGV Max. I own several HGVC weeks, all resale, and I’ve heard nothing about this from HGVC. I couldn’t find anything on the HGVC website either. Is HGV Max unavailable to resale owners? That might explain why I’ve missed it. If it’s...
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