CFW at 7 months

[DonkeyHoTay]

That will just make the huge commercial renters an even bigger problem than they are now. Absolutely a horrible idea. No redeeming qualities whatsoever.

It would sell points - that's the redeeming quality for DVC, and it would give non-owners (which is most people when it comes to CFW) the redeeming quality of better booking windows. I don't care about commercial renters... and neither does DVC considering their half-hearted overtures to address renting overall - but that's for another thread.

 

[Patmcpsu]

Off topic, but here is my chance to bring up my idea again that DVC offer perks for people that accumulate minimum numbers of points, as an incentive to buy more points. They could reduce the booking window down from 11 months for non owners once certain thresholds (e.g. own more than some arbitrary number of points) are met, subject to owners having at least one month advantage over any non owners.

As it stands, there are three DVC membership levels (MMB, DVC-Y, DVC-N) and I think things are complicated enough as it is (both for the customers and the staff).

An extra point tier would increase it to *five* levels (MMB with higher point tier, higher point tier, MMB, DVC-Y, DVC-N). My head is already spinning.

That being said, Disney loves taking people's money... but they would need to streamline what the convoluted system would consist of. This would involve simplifying the perks and using technology to make things easier to follow.

 

[Chili327]

As it stands, there are three DVC membership levels (MMB, DVC-Y, DVC-N) and I think things are complicated enough as it is (both for the customers and the staff).

An extra point tier would increase it to *five* levels (MMB with higher point tier, higher point tier, MMB, DVC-Y, DVC-N). My head is already spinning.

That being said, Disney loves taking people's money... but they would need to streamline what the convoluted system would consist of. This would involve simplifying the perks and using technology to make things easier to follow.

Sounds like a new thread.!!

 

[Brian Noble]

An extra point tier would increase it to *five* levels (MMB with higher point tier, higher point tier, MMB, DVC-Y, DVC-N). My head is already spinning.

Wyndham has five---six if you count "no status at all"---and that's apart from their clubs-within-a-club (Presidential Reserve, Margaritaville, and now maybe Sports Illustrated.).

 

[Robclint734]

Off topic, but here is my chance to bring up my idea again that DVC offer perks for people that accumulate minimum numbers of points, as an incentive to buy more points. They could reduce the booking window down from 11 months for non owners once certain thresholds (e.g. own more than some arbitrary number of points) are met, subject to owners having at least one month advantage over any non owners.



It sure has proved difficult for me so far.... having to get lucky on waitlists. Fingers crossed for me on combining LSL with CFW!

DHT, what time of the year have you been trying to book?

 

[Mouseforward]

That will just make the huge commercial renters an even bigger problem than they are now. Absolutely a horrible idea. No redeeming qualities whatsoever.

But how do you really feel about the idea

 

[intamin]

Off topic, but here is my chance to bring up my idea again that DVC offer perks for people that accumulate minimum numbers of points, as an incentive to buy more points. They could reduce the booking window down from 11 months for non owners once certain thresholds (e.g. own more than some arbitrary number of points) are met, subject to owners having at least one month advantage over any non owners.



It sure has proved difficult for me so far.... having to get lucky on waitlists. Fingers crossed for me on combining LSL with CFW!

Just out of curiosity, knowing what you know now about booking, would you still have bought the same composition of points? Or how would you change it?