More precisely, bought it on the cruise and now doing more research before signing the papers
* Bought 200 pts for $187/pp
* Resale for Aulani looks like ~$140/pp
* About $10k more by going direct, but I get points for the year so I figure that's worth maybe $3k, so it's effectively $7k more by going direct?
* Amortized over the 40 years, that's $175 per year.
Given the benefits of direct (less resort restrictions, discounts, member events, etc) the additional $175 per year for going direct seems fairly justifiable.
Another thought is to buy 150 direct for $206/pp to get the direct benefits, then buy additional points, ideally the subsidized ones?
What am I missing?
* Bought 200 pts for $187/pp
* Resale for Aulani looks like ~$140/pp
* About $10k more by going direct, but I get points for the year so I figure that's worth maybe $3k, so it's effectively $7k more by going direct?
* Amortized over the 40 years, that's $175 per year.
Given the benefits of direct (less resort restrictions, discounts, member events, etc) the additional $175 per year for going direct seems fairly justifiable.
Another thought is to buy 150 direct for $206/pp to get the direct benefits, then buy additional points, ideally the subsidized ones?
What am I missing?