no availability at HHV in January?

[Sandy VDH]

Speculation here.....what might be the new Elite special property. Kingsland or the new tower at HHV.

It better not be Vegas as that is no longer new, and the new Orlando property is not even close to be available for booking.

Any one hazard a guess.

Sandy

 

[GTLINZ]

I really don't want to think that Hilton would manipulate availability, and I fully expect things to return to normal once the owners of the new resorts have their own properties to book into. Right now we have a surplus of owners without the additional space for them to occupy. I truly think that things will work themselves out once the new properties are open.

nonutrix

I sure hope you are right. I have never seen issues booking HHV 9 months out - but also in the past Hilton wasn't flooding the market with "bonus points". I would like to think that once the Grand Waikikian is open (end of 2008 per our guide) that this problem will go away and that the availability is somehow due to it's construction. You would think there is going to be a whole lot of inventory at the village once it is available. I would love to hear from anyone who gets a straight answer from Hilton.

I have heard that the bonus points have different rules. Does anybody know exactly what those are?

 

[keeshonds2]

I have heard that the bonus points have different rules. Does anybody know exactly what those are?

Bonus points do have different rules. The only way to use them at a HGVC resort is to use them during Open Season; otherwise they can be used the same way as regular points at RCI, Hilton hotels, Fiesta Americana, cruises, etc. Ours were valid for 2 years.

We got 12,000 bonus points when we purchased - we turned them into HHonors points because we couldn't use them for Club Reservations.

 

[GTLINZ]

The only way to use them at a HGVC resort is to use them during Open Season; otherwise they can be used the same way as regular points at RCI, Hilton hotels, Fiesta Americana, cruises, etc.

Thanks for the update. The bonus points are not usuable for club season, but external exchanges (not HHonors) do still put a draw since Hilton would have to provide inventory back to RCI or to affiliates. But the problem only seems to be related to HHV ....