Embarc questions

[Bill4728]

Embarc ( Club Intrawest) was bought out by DRI, Then of course Hilton Vacations bought DRI and converted most ( not all) resorts to HGVC. BUT at this time it seems that Embarc points can only be used at the Embarc resorts. If I buy my sister's embarc points (9000 ) are there any different restrictions on those points vs my embarc points?

BTW Embarc points have a significantly wide range of price /points. I've seen on Redweek , someone selling 7500 pts for $100 and others selling 7500 pts for $2,000 and someone else 9000 pts for $3,000.

 

[GT75]

@cd5 should be able to help answer those questions.

 

[bizaro86]

Embarc ( Club Intrawest) was bought out by DRI, Then of course Hilton Vacations bought DRI and converted most ( not all) resorts to HGVC. BUT at this time it seems that Embarc points can only be used at the Embarc resorts. If I buy my sister's embarc points (9000 ) are there any different restrictions on those points vs my embarc points?

BTW Embarc points have a significantly wide range of price /points. I've seen on Redweek , someone selling 7500 pts for $100 and others selling 7500 pts for $2,000 and someone else 9000 pts for $3,000.

I think generally speaking for timeshares you can assume the lowest price among equal items is most likely the "real" market price. Plenty of people list things at prices more in line with what they paid and less in line with what they can expect to get selling now.

 

[GT75]

Look at this post:

Buying HVC former Embarc/Intrawest

Hi All, Investigating the purchase of former Embarc/Intrawest, as would like a TS located in Canada. Have set alerts for all the properties in the marketplace, and nothing has come up in a year. Where else should I look for these resale? Thanks,

tugbbs.com

 

[cd5]

Look at this post:

Buying HVC former Embarc/Intrawest

Hi All, Investigating the purchase of former Embarc/Intrawest, as would like a TS located in Canada. Have set alerts for all the properties in the marketplace, and nothing has come up in a year. Where else should I look for these resale? Thanks,

tugbbs.com

We have a very active community on FB but only Embarc members can join us.
The main group is at www.facebook.com/groups/clubintrawestowners and once admitted, access to the sister "ads" group (rentals and sales) is automatic. Of course that is no help for someone who isn't yet an Embarc member...if you know an Embarc member they can solicit in the group for you.
If you give me some contact info such as an email and how many points are desired, I can post in the ADS group for you.

 

[cd5]

Embarc ( Club Intrawest) was bought out by DRI, Then of course Hilton Vacations bought DRI and converted most ( not all) resorts to HGVC. BUT at this time it seems that Embarc points can only be used at the Embarc resorts. If I buy my sister's embarc points (9000 ) are there any different restrictions on those points vs my embarc points?

BTW Embarc points have a significantly wide range of price /points. I've seen on Redweek , someone selling 7500 pts for $100 and others selling 7500 pts for $2,000 and someone else 9000 pts for $3,000.

Bill, Embarc members can freely join Interval and SFX Resorts to exchange. RCI is a no-go unless you were already grandfathered when Embarc was in that, and you kept the membership. There are no restrictions for resale points since Extraordinary Escapes seems to be being phased out and Hilton isn't separating developer points from resale points for non "EE 2.0" members. We also have access to 4-5 European locations belonging to Diamond without going through any exchange system, they are available same way as our own 9 resorts.
Should you take her points, they would simply be combined with yours and you can use them seamlessly. How much the points go for depends on timing and whether some unused annual points are included. In our group, the unused points are sold at cost (16¢ us or 21¢ cad) plus the membership itself can go from "free" (if it's October, November, December) if the annual fees are unpaid and the member wants to offload quickly, up to 50¢ cad per membership point if it's something like an Advantage membership (fixed week/s in fixed unit at Zihuatenajo). Average price for a membership mid-year seems to hover around 25-30¢ cad per point.
Positive changes are coming concerning DEX in a few months as well, stay tuned!