At Selling Timeshares, Inc., Exchanging Marriott Vacation weeks through Interval International is a great way to get more out of an MVC membership. This will help funnel guests to current Hyatt properties and away from their competition. -Dreams: upscale family-friendly This is an update to note that this agreement has now been finalized, and we have more of a sense of when World of Hyatt members can expect to benefit from this. This is huge for Hyatt leisure travellers, espcially those with families. They tell me I must decide by December 6th but cannot reach a dang soul. 3) Folks like Ben should just focus more on cash bookings at high end, independent and 3) Folks like Ben should just focus more on cash bookings at high end, independent and boutique hotels. Because that is a lot of additional money - I already own a deeded week and paid that much for 9000 points. They do not have anything listed that tells you all of the fees you will pay for every type of transaction you will make but they want you to agree to it and opt In. I'm seeing all-inclusive resorts for well under $100 per person per day. We took a pass and will seek ways to no get out of our ownership - Hiton can cover our maintenance fees themselves! He and Gary L should pair up. I'd go there in a heartbeat on points if I could. Hi we just had a sales pitch from HIlton ( we are diamond resort owners since 2005) and they wanted $68k to switch to Hilton max . But. No one will buy something they should get for free. So if enough of us stand strong they'll have to deal will us to get rid of some of those proprieties in the portfolio. $249 Per Stay. At the moment no details have been officially released by Hilton. The 50 most popular World of Hyatt redemptions, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Begin typing your search above and press return to search. The pandemic gave all major travel companies, including timeshares, a yearlong timeout to recalibrate for travel to resume. I agree with your sentiments, very little to appeal to me. I wonder if Hyatt is going to rebrand most/all these all inclusives to Zivas or Zilaras. Benefits the Business traveler? Having the additional booking methods and travel agent access, as TrvlGuru pointed out, probably sold this deal, but these resorts are the Short of buying Excellence Resorts or Velas Resorts, this is probably the best purchase they could have made to increase their luxury A-I portfolio (save for Sunscape). I have acquired a lung disease that prevents me from traveling, they do not care about debilitating health issues. LEARN MORE. I think I am paying for Disney Vacation $450 per year. I don't care for all-inclusive properties, so I won't be interested in most of these properties. My application got rejected because of unpaid maintenance fees. Supposedly HGV Max is to launch today (10/5/22). This seems like a quick fix for Hyatt Marketing to squawk about. The difficulty lies in finding any attorney or attorneys who will take this on. ALG is continuing to operatevery similarly to the way it did before the combination. He also has roots in Silicon Valley, where he directed public relations and marketing programs for high-tech companies. Slow down. + Get 15,000 Hilton Honors Points. They are offering us 4.25 a point. I believe more than $100,000. I am interested in knowing if anyone is, actually, working on a class action suit that you have mentioned? 1) This seems like a macro call on growth of leisure travel, especially relative to business travel. As a result, Hyatt now offers one of the largest collections of luxury all-inclusive resorts in the world, including new . Recently, Hyatt completed its acquisition of Apple Leisure Group, opening a new door to all-inclusive resorts for World of Hyatt members. Time to travel again, or take a different kind of vacation? But I do recall her saying we would still have access too all of our DRI resorts, as we have in the past. Our passionate members who share a commitment to consistent, quality time away. In mid-August 2021, Hyatt announced a major acquisition. Whopping changes are ahead for members of both clubs, but none will surface until after the deal is closed, and approved by regulators, this summer. This is a very unfair deal and we were all kept in the dark by Diamond resorts and now Hilton's grand scam is being unveiled. I told him no. What will Hyatt do with the non-property assets. Terrible decision makers at HGVC. Following the acquisition of Dream Hotel Group's Dream Hotels, The Chatwal, and Unscripted Hotels brands, we will be adding additional lifestyle and luxury properties in the Americas and Europe to the Hyatt portfolio in key destinations like Nashville, Hollywood, South Beach, several new locations in New York City, and . It operates under the names Apple Vacations brands, CheapCaribbean.com and others. Ben's "meh" headline was kinda "meh". They do use other sales offices, you just cant do it. He is also a timeshare owner and member of RedWeek.com. What a joke! The companies provided no guidance on what happens to those pre-paid vacation packages after HGV completes the buyout of Diamond Resorts. Sharon. What a lousy letdown - the place was anything but relaxing but instead, an adult day care with cheap and cheesy amenities to say the least. 1. Of course it was nothing but a sales pitch. It was more like $35K. Today marks the beginning of ALGs next chapter, in which we will continue to build on the strong loyalty and reputation we have established through our luxury travel brands and services, now as part of Hyatt. -Sunscape: budget family-friendly. For others, its probably quite a bit less exciting. The ultra-luxury all-inclusive Dreams Resorts chain is coming under the Hyatt banner. Is there no one to stop these people? This change will begin with the following 5 Diamond Resorts: If youd like to get more information regarding how this integration will affect you on the resale market, please feel free to fill out a contact form. The answer was yes, you no longer can bank with interval (even if you have a membership on your own with interval international, Hilton only uses RCI) and you have to use Diamond's crappy Destination Flex program (which I never use because it is not user friendly). View Vacation Offers Meet the Family They're our caring colleagues, our friends. However the unlimited vacation brand of all inclusive resorts is definitely quality and a game changer for those that don't prefer them. Marriott Vacations Worldwide bought independent Welk Resorts to add eight more high-touch resorts to its portfolio. Option 3, was buy an extra 4500 points for $20K to be grandfathered into the unknown HGV plan. @ Christian -- Did they, that's interesting, as I don't think I've heard that before? Now I'm selling my HGVC property. Settle in for a quiet escape, splash in the surf with the kids or rediscover the child in you on a Sunshine State adventure. I got a call from a Diamond person asking me to buy more points so I could opt into HGV max as a premier plus member. She keep talking and manipulating the situation. Hyatt didn't buy a hotel portfolio, they bought a tour and travel agent company. We are going to wait to the beginning of the year and see what they do. To book stays at non-HGV resorts and Diamond inventory, HGV owners will need to go through an exchange company probably RCI or Interval International to secure a reservation. We also will love to get out of the Diamond Resort, since the merge with Hilton is been a nightmare. I turned both of them down. ALGs AMResorts is the largest portfolio of luxury all-inclusive resorts in the Americas, with well-known high-end brands SecretsResorts & Spa, DreamsResorts & Spas, BreathlessResorts & Spas and ZotryWellness & Spa Resorts, as well as AluaHotels & Resorts, which is expanding quickly in Europe. Miles of pristine beaches, tiny island keys and underwater reefs surround the boundaries of this southeastern peninsula providing the quintessential vacation destination where an inland oasis offers high energy adventure with endless amusement parks, entertainment and shopping extravaganzas.A stones throw away from the clear blue waters of the Atlantic, Ocean Beach Club offers a quiet, relaxing atmosphere to come back to at the end of the day. Make sure you say that you saw this message via ''Red Week''. The customer is still right, and we still have choices. The $2.7 billion cash deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. Thanks for the comments - I just went to the "update meeting about the merger" tonight (9/29/22) - .it was just a sales pitch like all of you said below. We also went to the presentation because nothing in the account said Hilton. I need to get out of this contract. This site does not include all credit card companies or all available credit card offers. Hyatt Buys Apple Leisure Group, 100+ Hotels, Hyatt buying Apple Leisure Group for $2.7 billion, How Hyatt explains Apple Leisure Group acquisition, resorts will be integrated into World of Hyatt in 2022, Hyatt was looking to acquire a hotel brand, Thompson Central Park New York Launches Upper Stories Concept, Hyatt Sells Alila Ventana Big Sur For $150 Million, Please view our advertising policy page for additional details about our partners, An expanded footprint in luxury and resort travel this acquisition is expanding Hyatts presence in luxury leisure travel, as it will double the number of resorts Hyatt manages, and will allow Hyatt to offer the largest portfolio of luxury all-inclusive resorts in the world, Major expansion in Europe this will grow Hyatts European footprint by 60%, and will allow the Hyatt brand to enter 11 new European markets, An expanded platform for growth ALGs developer and owner base will expand Hyatts relationships with committed partners in key complementary geographies, Hotel owners will benefit owners of Apple Leisure Group resorts will have access to a much broader collection of brands (in other words, we could see some of these hotels rebranded under one of Hyatts existing brands), along with the backing of Hyatts global distribution, sales, and marketing, More options for World of Hyatt members its expected that these, This will expand Hyatts end-to-end leisure travel offerings ALG Vacations is one of the largest package tour providers and leisure travel distribution platforms in North America, so Hyatt could get more into the package holiday business, This allows Hyatt to grow its asset-light strategy ALG is asset-light, and with Hyatt continuing to sell real estate assets, the company hopes to increase the percent of revenue generated from fees, This reflects that Hyatt is looking to grow in the leisure market, which is logical at this point, given that its anyones guess when business travel will get back to 2019 levels, This is a huge purchase Hyatts market cap is $7.3 billion, and this is a $2.7 billion acquisition, so proportionally this is almost like when Marriott purchased Starwood, The heavy focus on all-inclusives is going to be polarizing some people love all-inclusives (especially those with families and those who like hanging out at resorts), while others dont enjoy this type of vacation, I think it might be a stretch to suggest that all/most of these properties are luxury resorts, as Id say most of these properties are more mid-range, Assuming theres not a major rebranding of existing resorts, Hyatt is getting worse than Marriott here in terms of the number of hotel brands it will have, Browsing Apple Leisure Groups portfolio, theres not a single hotel that jumps out and me and makes me say I cant wait to stay/redeem points here! (which isnt to say I wont stay at one, but its not like when Hyatt acquired Two Roads Hospitality, and I suddenly saw a dozen hotels I desperately wanted to stay at), I really wish Hyatts acquisitions were a bit more strategically focused for consumers in terms of growing on its core value proposition; while Im not a huge IHG fan, I love how IHG wanted to grow in the luxury space, and then acquired Kimpton, Regent, and Six Senses, all of which are great brands (gosh, I would have loved if Hyatt acquired Six Senses instead!