AdventureswithAmirah
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Jul 8, 2019
I've been stalking travel deals for years, so that shouldn't be a problem. . When we went to Disneyland Paris a few years ago, I found us non-stop flights to Paris for only $450 per person! We weren't even planning on going to Paris at that time (we were planning a trip to Scotland or Ireland), but I surprised my husband when he came home that day and said "Forget Ireland....guess where we are going?" He was so happy because we had been looking for flights to Paris for ten years and they were always $800-$2,000 per person. The fact that they were direct flights was an even bigger bonus. I think we will definitely find a greater value in a resale, especially if we don't care about the resort we purchase at and will always use our points in the 7 month window. We take trips that are 1-3 nights all the time, so I can see there are a few spots open even as I look now. Do you have a resale site you recommend (and a dvc rental site, as well)? Thanks!Resale + "last minute travelers" might still be a good combination.
FWIW, I live ~2 hours drive from Disneyland. We use other timeshare, near DL, rather frequently for short visits (1 or 2 night stays). Most of these are booked w/in days or weeks of the visit while stalking inventory online. Once you get into the game of stalking inventory as a pastime, you'll find last minute inventory as other owners cancel reservations. Sometimes I find DVC's Grand Cal using the same game: "Just browsing inventory ... oh, look! A night or two just sitting there ... we should go!"
Only you would know if "stalking inventory online" is a game or work in your view. For me, clearly a game.