What I find equally frustrating is that some cities are listed 4-5 (or more) different ways. Lake Tahoe is a great example; there are 5(!) different entries.
YES!! I often do searches for Lake Tahoe Vacation Resort - love going there in the summer - and I thought that using South Lake Tahoe as a search would bring up all different possible availabilities - but that didn't work because there are so many different Lake Tahoe listings.
While this may be true, DeX has inventory that never makes into II. It's actually one of the primary reasons I purchased a DRI legacy week. Tons of availability in places I'd like to go. Some/most/all (?) may be included in RCI based on what I've read in this thread, but I don't plan on joining RCI again (was a member for 2 years). II DRI inventory was nothing like what I see in DeX. I'm extremely happy to see Grand Pacific (and other Affiliated and/or partner resorts) available in DeX. I definitely plan on trading into Hanalei Bay at some point in the future.
Your post is right on point. My son and his family loved this feature.
While I didn't pull the trigger, I was able to get to all the way to the payment page for an exchange into an HGVC resort. Seems legit, and I'd expect it to complete if I provide my credit card.
Thank you - that is great news! I know the prevailing thought (and the communications from Hilton seems to imply this as well) that you would need to pony up to pay for whatever new product they will start offering to be able to trade between DRI and Hilton. Am I too naive or optimistic to think that this is a sign that that might not be case?
I can verify they show up. I was searching "Florida" and the resorts listed above showed up along with their point value and unit type for exchange. "No availability" is a common post-search response for several periods of time I was considering.
That's encouraging. Should we conclude that by virtue of listing HGVC properties in the Destination Exchange grouping, posting the points required and allowing an exchange that this is all there is to it? Or, is there more? For example, is the number of points listed for exchange by DRO owners in-line with what HGVC owners would use to make the same exchange? If so, this is significant and indeed good news.
Possibly. I don't own points, but I think others have seen them with points. I thought the tier levels were good for the ones I checked. I half-expected the HI properties to be a higher tier considering the tier levels for some DRI affiliates/exchange partners.
Thanks. Good to know. I am aware that some DRI owners have kept their membership active by paying the fee themselves. Hopefully, as more people make DeX exchanges using their DRI points, we should be able to determine if there is a predictable constant factor that increases the point price as you have noted.
Agree. Very frustrating booking system. Not at all intuitive. I've spoken to corporate about it years ago and seems every update just makes the system less user friendly. For example, if you do a search and get a "hit" and are not familiar with the resort it makes sense to do a little research first before booking. Problem is while you are investigating the details about the resort with a third party source that has traveler or owner reviews, the DRI web site logs you out after about 10 minutes or so. Then you have to log in and start all over again. Maybe the Hilton booking system is more user friendly. Hoping someone who uses the Hilton system will comment.
Does anyone know if any of the HGVC properties that show in DEX are pet friendly ? DRI only has 2 or 3 pet friendly properties and since getting our COVID puppies we have been very discouraged with traveling to DRI sites.
None that I know
Can DRI timeshare Club members successfully exchange into HVC?
Is what for HGV? Are you asking about RCI backend, the ability for DRI owners to exchange into HGV, or something else?
As a DRI deeded week owner who can see and exchange into HGV resorts through DeX, it absolutely discourages me from enrolling in HGV Max...so much so I'm almost regretting typing that here in the event someone in HGV leadership is reading this thread. Availability is low, but it's there for the taking.