Are New Resort Point Requirements eroding your ownership?

[BoardGirl Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BoardGirl]

One thing I've noticed is that the newer resorts coming on line have huge point amounts for ressies. Eroding my purchasing power.

This is not new. It has always been the case that the last added resorts use more points. Your purchasing power has not eroded- you can still book what you could always book.

[VA_Traveller Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close VA_Traveller]

This is not new. It has always been the case that the last added resorts use more points. Your purchasing power has not eroded- you can still book what you could always book.

Stop bringing logic into my whining

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Stop bringing logic into my whining

Yes, you can book what yu 'always' could book but I agree that all the new resorts are coming in at much higher point costs….which makes it even CRAZIER that they still sell people 7,000 EOY contracts!
Where the heck are you going to go???

[BoardGirl Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BoardGirl]

I'll use bonus time as that keeps my points in the bank. not at all convenient/reliable for that Must Have trip 6 months from now, but good enough for me.

[VA_Traveller Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close VA_Traveller]

Yes, you can book what yu 'always' could book but I agree that all the new resorts are coming in at much higher point costs….which makes it even CRAZIER that they still sell people 7,000 EOY contracts!
Where the heck are you going to go???

Well, that is kinda backing into it, isn't it. As they raise the price per point, and sell those entry level packages, the newbies quickly realize all they can do for a week is book one of the lower end resort. They may actually be backed by 2 nites at a new resort.

Since (this is an assumption) probably 90% of members have less then 10 - 15K annual points, we are all competing for the same (lower end) pool.

Thankfully my kids are grown and gone, so I can travel off season.