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Got back from Owners' Update last night. As we suspected, the on-the-floor salespeople know no more (maybe even less) than we do. We would not have talked about the possible DRI acquisition unless my husband hadn't brought it up. Our salesperson said that it would be a good thing, as DRI has 130+ resorts worldwide, but she couldn't go down that road once I told her that DRI also sells access to resorts in "collections," and that unless you buy a certain number of points or packages, you may not have access to everything.
As for everything else, there was nothing new that I didn't already know: Atlantic City, New Orleans, the additions in the Branson area ... I did see the new benefits chart that included the bronze and platinum categories, though. Platinum people can get on the wait list four months ahead of everyone else. They also get lower bonus time rates and free upgrade opportunities further ahead of everyone else. I can see it being attractive to some who's retired or has some serious vacation time.
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