Any aussie DVC members?

[australiankaren]

Yes we got 330 points which i have banked and all the deposit,payments etc are coming of of our Amex card which gives us FF points bottom line is we would not have purchased without Disney finance and i could only dream of being able to buy i never thought DH would go for it but one of the things he likes which a lot of people don't care about is that we can use our points for cruises and RCI exchange whilst we know its not the best use of points it is still what we want to do we plan on using our points for Europe in 2015.
We also only had a part payment of dues, no closing costs and a $500 Disney gift card and we purchased Aulaini not sure if there have been resales on those points yet.

you bought aulani??? I didnt know....

oh the things i would do with 330 points.......stay 1 night in each resort.....over and over and over again

 

[WAMUMOF4]

you bought aulani??? I didnt know....

oh the things i would do with 330 points.......stay 1 night in each resort.....over and over and over again

The idea is its less expensive to get to Hawaii and we could go for just a week in DH's week off
The contracts are also 5 years longer at Aulani

 

[australiankaren]

The idea is its less expensive to get to Hawaii and we could go for just a week in DH's week off
The contracts are also 5 years longer at Aulani

see the cheap fares to hawaii at the moment????

http://www.bestflights.com.au/cheap...etails/north-america/hawaiian-airlines/114728

 

[WAMUMOF4]

see the cheap fares to hawaii at the moment????

http://www.bestflights.com.au/cheap...etails/north-america/hawaiian-airlines/114728

oh Karen what did you have to do that for now i am studying flights to Hawaii its not on my budget whatsoever think Europe 2015 think Europe 2015 think Europe 2015

 

[cola]

... one of the things he likes ..... is that we can use our points for cruises and RCI exchange whilst we know its not the best use of points it is still what we want to do we plan on using our points for Europe in 2015.

Europe can be a challenge for exchanges, through RCI or anyone else. Timeshares are an American thing, they have the best timeshares, and other than the US chains like Hilton/Marriott/etc that have limited availability through the rest of the world, most European timeshares are quaint and cosy and with ridiculously limited exchange options. 2 bedrooms that sleep more than 4 are generally limited to the US chains. DVC is a premier option, it might be worth trying one of the smaller more boutique exchange companies like SFX because they will value DVC so much higher and see what they can do, though RCI will give you some great TPUs
Exchanging can make planning a whole different ball game. Exchanges are only available when someone decides they don't want to use their week - which may be well in advance or a month beforehand. You can't plan when someone else will deposit their week. You can't book plane tickets until you get the exchange(s), or you book plane tickets and then have to work what exchange(s) you end up with around your dates. You really need to get your RCI waitlist in as far as possible beforehand, meaning you have to guess if the airfare seasons will stay the same. Plus most exchanges are done by the week, have you already seen enough of Europe to not need to do a touring holiday, spending a week in one place is what you want?

I LOVE exchanging or renting through an exchange company, but I mainly use it for US/Canada holidays. Whenever I've tried using it for Europe, big fat zero of anything I'd contemplate, most of the Australian options of exchanges are pretty poor quality compared to the US, Asia they are usually a lot smaller, I've not worried about checking Africa or South America.

 

[WAMUMOF4]

Europe can be a challenge for exchanges, through RCI or anyone else. Timeshares are an American thing, they have the best timeshares, and other than the US chains like Hilton/Marriott/etc that have limited availability through the rest of the world, most European timeshares are quaint and cosy and with ridiculously limited exchange options. 2 bedrooms that sleep more than 4 are generally limited to the US chains. DVC is a premier option, it might be worth trying one of the smaller more boutique exchange companies like SFX because they will value DVC so much higher and see what they can do, though RCI will give you some great TPUs
Exchanging can make planning a whole different ball game. Exchanges are only available when someone decides they don't want to use their week - which may be well in advance or a month beforehand. You can't plan when someone else will deposit their week. You can't book plane tickets until you get the exchange(s), or you book plane tickets and then have to work what exchange(s) you end up with around your dates. You really need to get your RCI waitlist in as far as possible beforehand, meaning you have to guess if the airfare seasons will stay the same. Plus most exchanges are done by the week, have you already seen enough of Europe to not need to do a touring holiday, spending a week in one place is what you want?

I LOVE exchanging or renting through an exchange company, but I mainly use it for US/Canada holidays. Whenever I've tried using it for Europe, big fat zero of anything I'd contemplate, most of the Australian options of exchanges are pretty poor quality compared to the US, Asia they are usually a lot smaller, I've not worried about checking Africa or South America.

The only thing i know about going to Europe in 2015 is we are cruising there from Australia on a 36 night overpriced cruise and we are going to DLP will be using points and only have a vague idea of what else we want to do we plan on spending 6 weeks in Europe after the cruise DH wants to go to Jersey and London is on on our must do the rest is open to suggestions i will start another thread soon we havent been at all and this will more than likely be our only trip to Europe

 

[australiankaren]

oh Karen what did you have to do that for now i am studying flights to Hawaii its not on my budget whatsoever think Europe 2015 think Europe 2015 think Europe 2015

hawaii is better..us dollar exchange rate (((((keep away andona)))))...better surf, food and tanning weather........

here to help

 

[WAMUMOF4]

hawaii is better..us dollar exchange rate (((((keep away andona)))))...better surf, food and tanning weather........

here to help

The quicker i get Europe paid for the quicker i can think about Hawaii although having 660 points burning a hole in my pocket for next year does not help me stay focused

 

[australiankaren]

The quicker i get Europe paid for the quicker i can think about Hawaii although having 660 points burning a hole in my pocket for next year does not help me stay focused

oooooooooo 660 points......here, let me look after those for you

 

[WAMUMOF4]

oooooooooo 660 points......here, let me look after those for you

good try i might have to look at renting them out i guess we better make a decision pretty soon but i really don't want to go that road at all

 

[australiankaren]

good try i might have to look at renting them out i guess we better make a decision pretty soon but i really don't want to go that road at all

dont forget to bank them, although your disney consultant will call you to remind you..our guy is great ..he rings for anniversaries, birthdays, banking, xmas....and when we get to wdw you can rely on there being a message from him

 

[ColinA]

good try i might have to look at renting them out i guess we better make a decision pretty soon but i really don't want to go that road at all

I have mentioned this to you before. Make sure you get the banking right and use or rent the points before the due date otherwise you will lose them.

If you need help with the renting out send me a pm, I can send you sample contracts etc. If you decide to rent the points the closer to the 11 month window could be worth more.

Have you done the setup to pay the annual dues, at least DVC takes Amex, and the member site login.

 

[ColinA]

dont forget to bank them, although your disney consultant will call you to remind you..our guy is great ..he rings for anniversaries, birthdays, banking, xmas....and when we get to wdw you can rely on there being a message from him

Our guide retired so at least we do not get calls at 2 am in the morning!

 

[australiankaren]

Our guide retired so at least we do not get calls at 2 am in the morning!

I enjoy the 2am one day late calls......makes me feel that disney magic

 

[WAMUMOF4]

dont forget to bank them, although your disney consultant will call you to remind you..our guy is great ..he rings for anniversaries, birthdays, banking, xmas....and when we get to wdw you can rely on there being a message from him

already done i did it last week

I have mentioned this to you before. Make sure you get the banking right and use or rent the points before the due date otherwise you will lose them.

If you need help with the renting out send me a pm, I can send you sample contracts etc. If you decide to rent the points the closer to the 11 month window could be worth more.

Have you done the setup to pay the annual dues, at least DVC takes Amex, and the member site login.

Thanks i have banked them I did it over the phone and they gave me a receipt so we will now have 660 available from April 2013 I guess we will have to work out what we are doing next year soon.
They set everything up and our annual dues will be automatically billed to our CC they said we will get a few weeks notice before it happens everything else has been exactly how they said it would so i am assuming thats what will happen. I have also completed the member site login

 

[ColinA]

already done i did it last week


Thanks i have banked them I did it over the phone and they gave me a receipt so we will now have 660 available from April 2013 I guess we will have to work out what we are doing next year soon.
They set everything up and our annual dues will be automatically billed to our CC they said we will get a few weeks notice before it happens everything else has been exactly how they said it would so i am assuming thats what will happen. I have also completed the member site login

I usually pre pay the dues, wait until the dollar is good and call MS to pay. Does not matter if you overpay or pay a small amount on the due date.

 

[Mattandben]

I just came across this board and I'm so excited that there are so many Aussie DVC owners. Maybe Disney will finally see there is a demand for Disney Downunder . You guys should also try the *********** forum.
We bought 210 SSR points last year through **** and Jaki at Resales DVC. They were fantastic.
We then bought an additional 110 Aulani points while on the Disney cruise.
I love Disney so much and I feel like I'm part of the family now. We used our points at Boardwalk and Old Key West (which was our favorite).
Someone mentioned earlier that you can't use your resale points at non DVC properties. That is not entirely true. You can't use them with Disney Conceirge, Disney Collection, Disney Cruise and Disney Adventurers. However, you can still exchange through RCI. I personally would not waste the huge amount of points on Disney Conceirge, Disney Collection, Disney Cruise and Disney Adventurers.

 

[ColinA]

I just came across this board and I'm so excited that there are so many Aussie DVC owners. Maybe Disney will finally see there is a demand for Disney Downunder . You guys should also try the *********** forum.
We bought 210 SSR points last year through **** and Jaki at Resales DVC. They were fantastic.
We then bought an additional 110 Aulani points while on the Disney cruise.
I love Disney so much and I feel like I'm part of the family now. We used our points at Boardwalk and Old Key West (which was our favorite).
Someone mentioned earlier that you can't use your resale points at non DVC properties. That is not entirely true. You can't use them with Disney Conceirge, Disney Collection, Disney Cruise and Disney Adventurers. However, you can still exchange through RCI. I personally would not waste the huge amount of points on Disney Conceirge, Disney Collection, Disney Cruise and Disney Adventurers.

Welcome to the Aussie section. There are a few DVC members here, need to keep working on them.

I spoke with Jaki this morning, have another resale going through. There were a few complications.

I agree with you on the RCI exchange.

 

[Mattandben]

Welcome to the Aussie section. There are a few DVC members here, need to keep working on them.

I have spoke with Jaki this morning, have another resale going through. There were a few complications.

I agree with you on the RCI exchange.

Good luck with your resale purchase. We actually wanted to buy at Grand Californian but couldn't wait for the elusive contract. How many points do you have and where?

 

[ColinA]

Good luck with your resale purchase. We actually wanted to buy at Grand Californian but couldn't wait for the elusive contract. How many points do you have and where?

We emailled back the signed contracts, I am sure we will make it through the ROFR.

Not enough points! LOL

All our points are at BWV, the best place to stay.