NEW HGVMax Site Launched... Timeshare Traveler Episode 195

[@thejokerspeaks]

Easy and clean like the normal HGVC site. I didn't know that they had Open Season credits as a perk, which is great combined with your discount. BTW, my Tuscany Village gold season contract finally sold, so now I just have the EOY contract with Elara, just what I need for Waikiki and the occasional Open Season myself.

[@timesharetraveler]

It seems the website is still going to change. When I talked to the support staff they hadn’t been trained. There are still two interfaces which I think will merge soon (I hope). At least I only have one login now.

[@1960mikey]

My HGVMax options are not the same as yours - Destination does not have a drop-down menu.

[@timesharetraveler]

Good point!!! There are still some differences. I was able to see a lot of the same stuff on the dashboard (like open season credit). I was told that there will be additional updates. For example, if you own the hilton side, there is no destination exchange yet. But at least now we know that the user interface will be the hilton side. .

[@1960mikey]

6 minutes in 6:12 you show “What the new club (formerly diamond) site looks like - but I did not observe you switching to your diamond account. My DRI or HVC options still do not have a sliding calendar options. I’d love to see you showing the account switch first.

[@1960mikey]

Seven minutes in 7:00 that drop-down destination button is not on my DRI HVC.

[@1960mikey]

You are not in your DRI/HVC site - because your window of booking is 6 months which correlates to the timeline of a HGVC owner

[@timesharetraveler]

Just fyi, when I selected the “switch account” it sent me to the login screen with my two accounts. This makes sense so if you had two or more (think Bluegreen), you just go to the login screen from the start. Point well taken. When I did it, I didn’t think about showing it.

[@nwkr]

Open season credit... $318.15 or 600 points. 600 points would cost me $66 in MFs... What a terrible deal this open season is. ;o

[@timesharetraveler]

Sorry for the delay. I just priced a one bedroom at the Elara that was 6720 points which translates to $900 in maintenance fees, when I switch to open season it is $778. Because I am premier plus I get a 30% discount and I get a $700 credit. So, by my calculation I am getting a $900 maintenance fee room for $78 with the $700 credit. FYI, my maintenance cost is about $150 per 1000 points. Not sure if the open season varies substantially by location. But this example is a good deal. Hope this helps. In my case, I get an extra $800 vacation for free.