If you had to guess re: BLT price

[WDWFERN]

I know the incentives can always change, sometimes for the worse sometimes for the better. But for you DVC veterans, if you had to guess, which way do you think the price for BLT will go over the next 6 months? I keep flipping back and forth in my mind between thinking maybe BLT sales have slowed down enough since the price increased that they will lower it once again, to thinking that sales are doing well enough that they may just increase it further. I am hoping to add on to our contract within the next few months and am interested in what you all think the trend might be based on your experiences with resorts in the past. Thanks

 

[erionm]

I don't think they will lower the base price. If anything, they will increase the incentives if they feel they to to boost sales.

 

[hakepb]

Based on the webcast incentives AKV vs BLT, I'm thinking DVC has now sold enough of BLT and feels they are doing "good enough" selling BLT based on 1) being a monorail resort, and 2) long contract and "low dues" seem attractive enough to many buyers (note: BLT owners may be paying more in total dues to stay in a room for a week vs other resort because of high points.. but for someone thinking they will try many resorts, low dues seem attractive..)

Because they are doing "good enough" with BLT vs AKV, they'll continue to push AKV more until AKV sells out and/or they announce a BLT2 or another monorail resort..

That said, there are general incentives that DVC uses when they want to push overall sales for a quarter, so you may find better BLT deals than current (are current deals better/worse than the Dec webcast?), I just do not think BLT will ever (again) be a better deal than AKV.

 

[Sandisw]

When the price went up in the fall, my guide mentioned that they were not going to have the same kinds of incentives on BLT since they wanted to see AKV or SSR selling better.

I really think that we won't see much of a change in the BLT price and/or incentives as it seems, just from what I have read, that BLT is still selling, even at the higher price.

 

[NewDCLGuy]

I always like to remember that a point is going to cost $500 over its lifetime. So a shift of a few $$$ a point just isn't that big a deal in the grand scheme of things. Makes it easier to pull the trigger on a deal rather than stress about future price changes.

 

[DenLo]

Per wdrl in his post on the "What's in a BLT? Or Configuration of a Tower":

Since raising the price of BLT to $120 per point in October, sales of BLT have slowed compared to the rate of sales during the first 6 months of 2009. BLT was outselling AKV about 2-to-1. Currently, AKV sales are exceeding BLT sales, but not by much.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=35007930#post35007930

So I think it reasonable that AKV is selling as well as BLT (or slightly better) but needed good discounts to do so. BLT is still selling well without the good incentives. What advantage would it be for the DVD to lower BLT's price? None.

 

[WDWFERN]

Thanks all. I feel better that now is likely as good a time as any to add on. Now just have to convince DH of the same.

 

[disneynutz]

Disney made a deliberate move to slow BLT sales and increase AKV sales. Some have said that Disney is making a lot of money booking non-declared BLT rooms for cash.

Once AKV and SSR have sold out, BLT incentives will increase a little and sales will increase.

Bill

 

[disneyrunningnut]

Disney made a deliberate move to slow BLT sales and increase AKV sales. Some have said that Disney is making a lot of money booking non-declared BLT rooms for cash.

Once AKV and SSR have sold out, BLT incentives will increase a little and sales will increase.

Bill

Any guesses on the time frame for AKV and SSR to sell out? Thanks!!

 

[Greysword]

Once AKV and SSR have sold out, BLT incentives will increase a little and sales will increase.

And we may get a new resort?