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Member privileges if buying from timeshare resale market

Member privileges if buying from timeshare resale market

Buying a timeshare from the resale market may limit your member privileges.  For instance, with Hilton Grand Vacation Club (HGVC), for those who have bought a timeshare directly from HGVC, if you have a total of 14,000 annual points, you will be granted an ELITE status. However if you have bought a timeshare from the resale market, you will not be granted an ELITE status. Also, with HGVC, Hilton will not upgrade your timeshare if you have bought it from the resale market. Another example would be how Marriot and Starwood will not…continue reading →
Buy from resort or resale market? What’s the difference.

Buy from resort or resale market? What’s the difference.

The single one question that everybody asks is: What is the difference between buying a timeshare from the resort company / developer and from the resale market? The difference varies depending on the resort company. For instance with Hilton, there are two diferences. The first difference is that Hilton will not trade in your timeshare unit when upgrading. The other difference is that you are not able to become an Elite member. To become an Elite member today, you would have to purchase a timeshare worth over 82,000 dollars directly from Hilton Grand…continue reading →