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From: Ginny Favers on 13 Jul 2010 21:39 On 7/13/2010 11:49 AM, Steve Russo wrote: > On Jul 13, 11:40 am, Ginny Favers<ginnyfav...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > . >> Disney is doing everything they can to make sure the benefit of renting >> points from DVC owners is undermined - they want you to have to buy your >> room directly from them. >> >> > Amanda, I'm curious as to what you mean by that? Other than Free > Dining not being available (which I can understand), what else are > they doing to discourage renting points? > Perhaps I misspoke - the discount programs would discourage guests from considering renting DVC points, but that's the small end of the supply chain. The big thing Disney needs to do is to find carrot ways (because sticks aren't nice) to discourage DVC owners from renting out their points. First there was a bit of stick-rattling a couple years back, where Disney made a point of cancelling some rental reservations that showed a pattern of commercial activity and reiterating their policy that DVC is for the member's use and is not to be turned into a rental business by owners. Second, I think they are or already have taken any excess out of the system, so that more and more you have to own where you want to stay, or be ready to go through the waitlist process. I can't imagine renting out points on anything but a casual basis if you have to field fifteen phone calls explaining to people they can't get what they want, is SSR or OKW o.k.? Sounds like a real pain. Third, they have now offered you the option of renting a handful of points to round out your ownership allotment. I think among the many things it's good for (like getting you there more to spend more money and maxing out occupancy again), it's going to encourage people to use instead of rent small allotments of leftover points that are going to expire. Any time they can, I'm sure they will do what they can to encourage guests to buy directly from them via their packages. ~Amanda
From: Steve Russo on 14 Jul 2010 07:45 On Jul 13, 9:39 pm, Ginny Favers <ginnyfav...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 7/13/2010 11:49 AM, Steve Russo wrote: > > > On Jul 13, 11:40 am, Ginny Favers<ginnyfav...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > . > >> Disney is doing everything they can to make sure the benefit of renting > >> points from DVC owners is undermined - they want you to have to buy your > >> room directly from them. > > > Amanda, I'm curious as to what you mean by that? Other than Free > > Dining not being available (which I can understand), what else are > > they doing to discourage renting points? > > Perhaps I misspoke - the discount programs would discourage guests from > considering renting DVC points, but that's the small end of the supply > chain. The big thing Disney needs to do is to find carrot ways (because > sticks aren't nice) to discourage DVC owners from renting out their points. > > First there was a bit of stick-rattling a couple years back, where > Disney made a point of cancelling some rental reservations that showed a > pattern of commercial activity and reiterating their policy that DVC is > for the member's use and is not to be turned into a rental business by > owners. > > Second, I think they are or already have taken any excess out of the > system, so that more and more you have to own where you want to stay, or > be ready to go through the waitlist process. I can't imagine renting > out points on anything but a casual basis if you have to field fifteen > phone calls explaining to people they can't get what they want, is SSR > or OKW o.k.? Sounds like a real pain. > > Third, they have now offered you the option of renting a handful of > points to round out your ownership allotment. I think among the many > things it's good for (like getting you there more to spend more money > and maxing out occupancy again), it's going to encourage people to use > instead of rent small allotments of leftover points that are going to > expire. > > Any time they can, I'm sure they will do what they can to encourage > guests to buy directly from them via their packages. > > All valid points. I don't think the occasional renter bothers DVC very much but you're right in that they do try to discourage the serial renter - the person looking at DVC as a revenue stream or profit center.
From: Dillon Pyron on 16 Jul 2010 09:37 [Default] Thus spake Peppermint Patty <patriciabarber50(a)gmail.com>: >Southwest has a pretty decent deal. $1400 for 5 nights 6 days for 2 >adults including airfare from Albany, NY. Also includes the free >dining deal. But I've never booked a package through SW and wondered >if anyone else had. I've booked five or six clients this year. Usually good rates, no problems. -- - dillon I am not invalid Toby (Tri-Umph That's the Sweet Truth) March 1998 - June 2010 What a dog. What a dog!
From: Peppermint Patty on 16 Jul 2010 12:14
Thanks! Guess I'm going with the AAA deal of $1140.70. Will book our own airfare. |