jasontugaccount
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- Apr 19, 2023
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I am waiting for an 8k point WorldMark to transfer and trying to decide if I should keep looking for more WorldMark points and/or pick another system as well - or just chill out and actually use WorldMark before I add more.
Main objective: Several 2-3 night weekend stays in the western US. Plus 1-2 longer trips per year. Summer 2024 maybe Washington DC and/or New York City. Must accommodate 5 people. Weekend stays can be planned long in advance, but, we are also happy with taking last minute unused space for a weekend.
1) Is there a vacation destination you wish to visit most of the time or on a regular basis? if so where? Colorado, Wyoming (plus ID and MT around Yellowstone), Black Hills in South Dakota, northern New Mexico, eastern Utah.
2) Do you want to visit your home resort at least half the time, or do you want to trade more than half the time?
Trade more than half, not interested in going to the same place more than once every 2-3 years.
3) What are your 5 top trade destinations?
I'm thinking Washington DC and New York City as future trips, maybe one or both of those summer 2024. We like seeing new things so I am interested in programs with lots of choices.
4) How many people do you usually travel with - total, including yourself?
5
5) Can you travel any time, or are you locked into the school schedule?
School schedule - but happy to skip school on a Friday for a weekend trip.
6) Can you make firm plans 12 or more mos. in advance?
Usually.
7) Can you vacation for a full week at a time?
Yes. I rarely spend a full week in one stop at a time though. I am interested in several weekends per year plus 1 or 2 longer stays per year.
8) What level of accommodations do you prefer on a scale of 1 to 5 stars?
I am more interested in beds for 5 people than the quality of the resort. 2?
9) How much can you afford to spend upfront, without financing?
I would like to keep this low, but, if there is a recommendation with upfront costs that would otherwise be great, I'll consider it. I spent $15 on the t-shirt that says "I paid more for this t-shirt than my timeshare" and it would be a shame to invalidate that statement
10) How much can you afford to spend every year for a maintenance fee that will come due right after Christmas, and increase each year?
I am mostly interested in the value of nights. Can I get a bigger room for the same or less than a hotel? So, my calculation will be less about the annual fee and more about the annual fee divided by the nights I get and compared to the cost of renting something else.
11) Are you a detail oriented planner?
Yes
12) Do you understand that once you buy a timeshare, it may be very difficult to sell or give away, and you are responsible for all fees, until you do?
Yes --- And I am interested in timeshares that are not impossible to get rid of. So, a deed buyback program, some movement in the resale sector, etc. are important.
Main objective: Several 2-3 night weekend stays in the western US. Plus 1-2 longer trips per year. Summer 2024 maybe Washington DC and/or New York City. Must accommodate 5 people. Weekend stays can be planned long in advance, but, we are also happy with taking last minute unused space for a weekend.
1) Is there a vacation destination you wish to visit most of the time or on a regular basis? if so where? Colorado, Wyoming (plus ID and MT around Yellowstone), Black Hills in South Dakota, northern New Mexico, eastern Utah.
2) Do you want to visit your home resort at least half the time, or do you want to trade more than half the time?
Trade more than half, not interested in going to the same place more than once every 2-3 years.
3) What are your 5 top trade destinations?
I'm thinking Washington DC and New York City as future trips, maybe one or both of those summer 2024. We like seeing new things so I am interested in programs with lots of choices.
4) How many people do you usually travel with - total, including yourself?
5
5) Can you travel any time, or are you locked into the school schedule?
School schedule - but happy to skip school on a Friday for a weekend trip.
6) Can you make firm plans 12 or more mos. in advance?
Usually.
7) Can you vacation for a full week at a time?
Yes. I rarely spend a full week in one stop at a time though. I am interested in several weekends per year plus 1 or 2 longer stays per year.
8) What level of accommodations do you prefer on a scale of 1 to 5 stars?
I am more interested in beds for 5 people than the quality of the resort. 2?
9) How much can you afford to spend upfront, without financing?
I would like to keep this low, but, if there is a recommendation with upfront costs that would otherwise be great, I'll consider it. I spent $15 on the t-shirt that says "I paid more for this t-shirt than my timeshare" and it would be a shame to invalidate that statement
10) How much can you afford to spend every year for a maintenance fee that will come due right after Christmas, and increase each year?
I am mostly interested in the value of nights. Can I get a bigger room for the same or less than a hotel? So, my calculation will be less about the annual fee and more about the annual fee divided by the nights I get and compared to the cost of renting something else.
11) Are you a detail oriented planner?
Yes
12) Do you understand that once you buy a timeshare, it may be very difficult to sell or give away, and you are responsible for all fees, until you do?
Yes --- And I am interested in timeshares that are not impossible to get rid of. So, a deed buyback program, some movement in the resale sector, etc. are important.