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10 Nov 20, 03:14 PM |
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Anyone thinking about their membership?
Recently i've been evaluating our DVC membership with everything going on. It's not like me at all, but sometimes even entertaining the idea of selling.
I doubt i'd ever go through with that, but am i the only one currently ruminating about the future of their membership in the current climate? I know there is a vaccine on the horizon but still a good few years away before that impacts anything. Currently booked to go in April 21 and the thought of another cancelled trip just leaves me feeling despondent about it all... I think if I did sell and travel to the US returned to normal, i'd be in eternal regret. |
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10 Nov 20, 04:05 PM |
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Getting Excited
Join Date: Nov 12
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I'm not as positive as some of the posters on the current virus forum and think travel to the US in 2021 will be 50/50 (we have August booked, but I'm expecting it not to go ahead) and will feel compromised - masks on 9 hour flight, masks in the parks etc. However, i do think by 2022 things will be much more normal and therefore I'm not considering selling.
If 2021 doesn't happen I'll rent my points as I did this year and actually make money rather than spending it on holidays. I may even plan multiple visits in 2022 to make up for it! |
10 Nov 20, 05:46 PM |
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I guess ultimately that's probably what we'd do, but I had a sort of mental resignation that if we can't go by the end of this year we'll never go. Feeling (hoping) that those thoughts were unfounded and travel will rebound quicker than the experts predict. We rolled our points to upgrade our stay in April, and was looking forward to the 3rd attempt but now I feel like it will be such a downer to move to a 4th attempt.
I'm sure i'll just get over every time we cancel again over the coming years, as i have eventually each time we cancelled this year, but I don't know, i'm just feeling *meh* about it all? 😭 |
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11 Nov 20, 03:31 PM |
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We keep flip flopping TBH, I've mentioned this before but will re-iterate, what is scary is the amount that it still costs you to have that holiday even though in theory you don't have accommodation costs:
Flights & Disney passes = £2000- £2500 ( 2 Adults) Food we generally allocate £100/day = £2100 If you then factor in a car you are easily £5k before any spending money... & that's every year ! £400-£500 a month not including the £100 for our dues We are currently going next May, it was either that or lose a load of points due to our cancelled Sept booking but for the first time I'm looking at the costs & thinking Plus due to the 50% rule we have had to pay for another Hotel SD
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11 Nov 20, 06:27 PM |
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11 Nov 20, 11:34 PM |
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In my mind I’m thinking Jan2022. I had planned for February 2021 as it will be my 60th birthday so would have been nice. I’ve banked this years points and I have a February use year so the points will need to be used by then or rented out.
I’ve never rented out before so I wouldn’t really know where to start |
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12 Nov 20, 12:20 AM |
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Join Date: Mar 04
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I have a Feb use year too and we can all help you figure out renting your points
As to the OP, yes, I think had we not sold our original 2003 points some years ago we would be seriously considering selling now (prefer less WDW trips to other places, frankly!) But we did sell and I ended up regretting it so I will not be quick to do it again - I’d just rent on the years we didn’t use them.
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12 Nov 20, 12:29 AM |
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My current plan is to wait until March. If it seems like it won't happen, i'll begrudgingly switch our April trip to August. If that one falls through a 4th time, I will look into selling 🙄
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12 Nov 20, 12:49 AM |
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Join Date: Jan 03
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We’ve got our 230 October 2020 points to bank and hopefully holidaying in May 2021.
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12 Nov 20, 07:35 AM |
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I was seriously considering selling our 3 contracts after our October trip this year, even before Covid hit. I rented some of my released points and will bank the remainder as we have now booked flights for April 2022. Will seriously again consider selling after that.
Will definitely sell my VGC contract but can only do so once I have rented them out in order to reimburse a dibber who had rented them previously
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