BLT-Will we have lots of Corporate Neighbors?

[LIFERBABE]

Looking at the point charts, it crossed my mind, who would have over 1200 points for a MK view Grand Villa in Premier season.

I think big businesses will be very interested in owning at BLT. While we are all here hemming and hawing on whether to add on or not, I think the real customers are large business that can purchase large amounts of points. (Limit is easy to get around)

BLT is extremely cheap in the world of corporate suites. There's only 1 Disney World and 1 Magic Kingdom. Can you imagine having the ability to send clients and their families to BLT as a business perk?

Is there anything to stop corporate America from purchasing BLT points and turning it into their own personal convention hotel? Im sure they are currently paying big bucks for their employees to stay in the Tower during conferences.

Just wondering out loud. Not bashing or being negative but thinking that could really accelerate sales.

 

[mearshon]

I would gather that if employees were staying at the towers for conferences then they would probably want a studio and not share their room with people they work with (I know I would not want to share a room with my co-workers ). If companies do purchase points to use as company perks you will probably not be able to pick them out because they will be mostly families using them. Even though the company is paying for it, they are still families on vacation probably happy as a lark to stay in such a wonderful place. I would say that it is probably a wonderful retention tool for businesses

 

[Inkmahm]

Looking at the point charts, it crossed my mind, who would have over 1200 points for a MK view Grand Villa in Premier season.

I think big businesses will be very interested in owning at BLT. While we are all here hemming and hawing on whether to add on or not, I think the real customers are large business that can purchase large amounts of points. (Limit is easy to get around)

BLT is extremely cheap in the world of corporate suites. There's only 1 Disney World and 1 Magic Kingdom. Can you imagine having the ability to send clients and their families to BLT as a business perk?

Is there anything to stop corporate America from purchasing BLT points and turning it into their own personal convention hotel? Im sure they are currently paying big bucks for their employees to stay in the Tower during conferences.

Just wondering out loud. Not bashing or being negative but thinking that could really accelerate sales.

Being able to plan 11 months ahead to make reservations in the corporate world?
We do a spring senior management meeting every year. We're lucky if they figure out the dates even 5 or 6 months in advance rather than 11. Sometimes it is more like only TWO months in advance. Definitely wouldn't work in the world of DVC.

 

[moredisneyplease]

Its an interesting thought but to really have the foresight to plan at the 11 month window.......not very corporate!!

 

[bookwormde]

I have to agree, corporation may buy some points but for the high demand reservations planning is a problem, of course at 1200+ points ($12000+ per week) I am still not sure how high demand it will be, I think the super rich will be the real customers for these (you know the kings, celebrities and such who book a big block of rooms at once on a yearly basis)

bookwormde

 

[crisi]

Every corporation I know is cutting back severely on that sort of spending.

 

[hakepb]

But, with points so crazy high, that may lead to CRO availability. I'm sure there are a bunch of sales companies that would love to rent out a GV to host a sales party while a conference is going on downstairs. During many conferences it is often a better deal to rent a suite for a party than rent a real conference room. (And, It's good for owners exchanging out if CRO can book a room at top $/point)

 

[Andrew015]

I doubt that most major companies budget for that kind of money to be spent on travel / conventions. Typically, in this type of economy, the first area that major companies look at for cost savings opportunities is in the travel department. And with regard to the amount of planning needed to book the rooms, and with corporate travel schedules hardly looking out more than one month in advance, they would most likely just book in the main tower as needed.

I couldn't imagine drawing up the budget proposal to purchase $$$ worth of DVC timeshare. I'd be sweating bullets before I clicked the "send button" to my manager!

 

[hakepb]

I doubt that most major companies budget for that kind of money to be spent on travel / conventions. Typically, in this type of economy, the first area that major companies look at for cost savings opportunities is in the travel department. And with regard to the amount of planning needed to book the rooms, and with corporate travel schedules hardly looking out more than one month in advance, they would most likely just book in the main tower as needed.

I couldn't imagine drawing up the budget proposal to purchase $$$ worth of DVC timeshare. I'd be sweating bullets before I clicked the "send button" to my manager!

You (like me) must be on the wrong side of the corporate ladder!

In the real world, are not most 5 and 6+ figure stadium luxury boxes funded by corporations? Within the right departments, companies would not even blink at purchase as insignificant as a 1000+ point DVC contract. They will spend more on the corporate jet used to get to Orlando, anyhow.

I think the companies that do own DVC (And several do), own DVC as an employee perk package. DVC is not really ideal for worker travel use.

 

[LIFERBABE]

You (like me) must be on the wrong side of the corporate ladder!

In the real world, are not most 5 and 6+ figure stadium luxury boxes funded by corporations? Within the right departments, companies would not even blink at purchase as insignificant as a 1000+ point DVC contract. They will spend more on the corporate jet used to get to Orlando, anyhow.

I think the companies that do own DVC (And several do), own DVC as an employee perk package. DVC is not really ideal for worker travel use.

That is how I was looking at it. Companies could use it like they use luxury skyboxes. I live close to the new Cowboy stadium and old JJ had no problem selling those out and they required a 50k downpayment!

As far as planning, who needs to plan when you own thousands of points. They could just book whatever. Dole it out later.

But its good to see other sides and I did not want to skew the discussion. Maybe corporate is too narrow a word to use, but where Im from, we are oil and gas and our businesses and economy are not suffering.

I just think DVC has the ability to sell large blocks of points and that may be why they are saying BLT will sell out so quickly.

I know I would much rather go to WDW than a football game!

 

[BWV Dreamin]

Is there anything to stop corporate America from purchasing BLT points and turning it into their own personal convention hotel?.

Umm...yes. A Dow of 8500....and thats where we are going unless Congress passes Paulson's $700 billion dollar request. So far, no go, and Dow is down today, was 150. I can't believe how many heads are in the sand...

 

[itsreally4mommy]

Hey, Liferbabe! My DH is a fire capt in Arlington. Small World

 

[hakepb]

Umm...yes. A Dow of 8500....and thats where we are going unless Congress passes Paulson's $700 billion dollar request. So far, no go, and Dow is down today, was 150. I can't believe how many heads are in the sand...

Come-on
You know that product quality and jobs will be cut way before perks and golden parachutes for executives. The company boards will never mandate any executive compensation change because most executives are on the boards of other companies. It's all a big self-serving fraternity, run by the board members for the board members.

Back on topic, The "real" reason it will be more difficult for one company to buy up a resort is the 2K max points per Homer resort/5K total master contract limitations