60% Points Adjustment (Merger Related)

[BingoBangoBongo]

I guess I wonder what really desirable DRI inventory is currently available at the 6 month mark?

 

[GT75]

I certainly wouldn't beleive this, for the simple fact of the letter attached in this thread;

I agree, I didn’t even process that statement because I wasn’t going to buy anything then anyways. I was more interested in what he had to say about the program. I hope that is correct. To me, it fits what I think how the program could work.

 

[geist1223]

I guess I wonder what really desirable DRI inventory is currently available at the 6 month mark?

We have been able to Reserve 2 weeks in a 1bedroom Mountain View at KBC within 60 days.

 

[dayooper]

We have been able to Reserve 2 weeks in a 1bedroom Mountain View at KBC within 60 days.

Does DRI have a lot of shorter term availability? I thought I heard there were a lot of points owned by corporate from the buyback program and even more they could take back from foreclosures and such. I think @youppi had mentioned this awhile back.

HGVC does not have great short term availability at high demand resorts. Sometimes weeks are canceled late, but they generally book up right at 9 months.

 

[CalGalTraveler]

Paying money to try to reserve the DRI leftovers at 6 months? No thank you unless it is dirt cheap. I will rent for the weeks I want or trade RCI (or DEX if it comes available). I don't expect that we would use DRI very often but we have a few resorts we would like to visit: Cabo Azul, Palm Desort, Sedonna, Poipu.

 

[brp]

Paying money to try to reserve the DRI leftovers at 6 months? No thank you unless it is dirt cheap. I will rent for the weeks I want or trade RCI (or DEX if it comes available). I don't expect that we would use DRI very often but we have a few resorts we would like to visit: Cabo Azul, Palm Desort, Sedonna, Poipu.

Might buy some DRI resale when the dust settles and just treat it as two systems to use the few locations we want. Hypothetical at present as I know nothing about their resale restrictions (now or after integration), but an idea.

Cheers.

 

[geist1223]

Might buy some DRI resale when the dust settles and just treat it as two systems to use the few locations we want. Hypothetical at present as I know nothing about their resale restrictions (now or after integration), but an idea.

Cheers.

There are currently major restrictions in the use of DRI resell Points. They can only be used in their Home Collection minus the Affiliates. So if you bought resell in the USA Collection you could not use them to Book Cabo Azul or Hawaii.

 

[brp]

There are currently major restrictions in the use of DRI resell Points. They can only be used in their Home Collection minus the Affiliates. So if you bought resell in the USA Collection you could not use them to Book Cabo Azul or Hawaii.

Thanks. I wonder if they will mellow these to be more like HGVC when things settle. Likely not.

So, if Poipu were a main destination, I'd have to buy there. But for US locations, I could buy one resale in the US?

Cheers.

 

[geist1223]

Yes you would have to buy Hawaiian Collection resell. There are only two Resorts in Hawaii as part of the Hawaiian Collection - KBC and Point at Poipu. The rest are on the Mainland. Modern Honolulu is NOT part of the Hawaiian Collection. If you bought in the USA Collection you could use those points to Book into the USA Collection. Not all DRI Resorts located on the Mainland are part of the USA Collection.

 

[brp]

Yes you would have to buy Hawaiian Collection resell. There are only two Resorts in Hawaii as part of the Hawaiian Collection - KBC and Point at Poipu. The rest are on the Mainland. Modern Honolulu is NOT part of the Hawaiian Collection.\

Thanks. Zero interest in Oahu, so we're good there. Poipu and Kaanapali are good enough to look into that collection.

Cheers.

 

[CalGalTraveler]

Can you still buy weekly deeds at Poipu, KBC, Tahoe or Sedona resale? I would prefer weeks over points and could trade via DEX.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Can you still buy weekly deeds at Poipu, KBC, Tahoe or Sedona resale? I would prefer weeks over points and could trade via DEX.

Deeded weeks are available at both Poipu and KBC. I don't know about the others.

 

[cindyc]

Sedona Summit can also be found resale for deeds. I was gifted a 2 BR and paid $1 for an eBay sale. Each of the deeds was 2 BR, 2 BA Lock off.

I own both DRI and HGVC. My advice to HGVC owners find a DRI member to direct exchange with. Both parties will save on resort fees and avoid paying RCI exchange fees. Try before you buy!

C

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[escanoe]

Paying money to try to reserve the DRI leftovers at 6 months?

Or pay developer prices to do that .... no way.

 

[ConejoRed]

I recently purchased a deeded week at the Lake Tahoe Vacation Resort. Purchased it mainly to use each year, but if it using it any year will be happy to use DEX deeded week exchange system since there seems to be a lot of availability in DEX. If HGV Max allows me to enroll the week into HGV or HVV for a reasonable fee, similar to the enrollment fees to current HGV resorts that you have to pay when purchasing a HGVC unit like Bay Club or GP Mar Brisa I will look at it, but just plan on waiting for the details and then decide. I am also hoping that they are planning on looking at upgrading Lake Tahoe Vacation Resort to HGVC status as it is not that far off from It and it would allow HGVC to compete with Marriott and Hyatt in that location.

 

[Bxian]

I'm an owner at affiliate Bay Club, enrolled in HGVC, but didn't get the letter. We should get the 0.6 increase too, otherwise I'll stop paying club dues.

Also an affiliate resort owner (Charter Club) and did not get the e-mail.

 

[Mongoose]

Why not restructure DRI points to line up with "ours?"
IMO. they should be the ones having to learn new math.

Now, I need to add more formulas to my spreadsheets.
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They would probably see it as a cut in point value. Those without critical thinking will see this as a bonus.

 

[Mongoose]

I'm an owner at affiliate Bay Club, enrolled in HGVC, but didn't get the letter. We should get the 0.6 increase too, otherwise I'll stop paying club dues.

I just became a Bay Club owner. Do you value the HGV access?

 

[Ralph Sir Edward]

I just became a Bay Club owner. Do you value the HGV access?

Personally, I don't, but then again, I'm not a typical timeshare owner. I bought mine as a surrogate second home. It all depends on what you value in a timeshare.

 

[Tamaradarann]

Yes you would have to buy Hawaiian Collection resell. There are only two Resorts in Hawaii as part of the Hawaiian Collection - KBC and Point at Poipu. The rest are on the Mainland. Modern Honolulu is NOT part of the Hawaiian Collection. If you bought in the USA Collection you could use those points to Book into the USA Collection. Not all DRI Resorts located on the Mainland are part of the USA Collection.

How can the Modern NOT be part of the Hawaiian Collection? Is it in a class all by itself or do they consider it a foreign country or another world? That brings me to something funny that a neighbor kid said to my Brother and I when we were small kids back in the 50's in NY. He went with his family to Florida with his family in the winter and when he came back he said that "it was another world". It was warm in the winter when it was so cold in NY in the winter so it was like another world. Now in our 70's and having been to Florida and Hawaii many times we know that they are not in another world but places in the winter which are much more enjoyable than NY in the winter.

 

[geist1223]

Because when DRI bought it they did not make it part of the Hawaiian Collection. This surprised us because it would have given DRI a ton of Hawaiian Collection Points to sell.

 

[pedro47]

Can current Diamond Club members register on Hilton Vacation Club website
and closed their old Diamond account?

 

[PigsDad]

Can current Diamond Club members register on Hilton Vacation Club website
and closed their old Diamond account?

No, the new combined program has not been announced yet. So many people here and (especially) on Facebook are speculating what exactly will happen, but as of now it is all speculation.

Kurt