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  1. Bowen Family

    Points for rent: 331 Saratoga springs $18/point

    Hello! Any availability for the following ? - check-in: March 12, 2022. check-out: March 15, 2022. (3 nights with some flexibility on dates) - room size: standard studio - resort: 1st preference is AKL Jambo House. 2nd is AKL Kidani. 3rd is WL (either one). Thanks!
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    Shocked at loss in value of ticket credit!! What are my chances of getting a refund?

    Hi everyone! Thanks for all the great questions, feedback and advice. To respond to a couple of points: - yes, Disney to their credit did provide all guests affected by the closure a cut-off date before which our 6-day park hopper tickets could have been redeemed for a rescheduled 6-day visit...
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    Shocked at loss in value of ticket credit!! What are my chances of getting a refund?

    We had our dream WDW trip all planned, booked, paid for and ready to go for May 2020: 6-day park hopper tickets; AKL resort stay; fast passes booked and EMH strategies all lined up; and some great ADR's, including a Spirit of Aloha birthday celebration at the Poly. Well, COVID had other plans...
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    Davids DVC: Rental reimbursement or rescheduling?

    I live in Ontario where David’s operates and in researching my options I discovered that our provincial government did in fact change the Ontario Travel Industry Act along these lines as a sort of lifeline to the travel industry following COVID. Pre-COVID, if your prepaid accommodations or...
  5. Bowen Family

    Tickets and Annual Pass Questions - Please add your ticket questions to this thread

    We purchased a week of Park Hopper tickets for our cancelled May 2020 trip, and I’m having difficulty finding the terms for our credit. Our MyDisney account lists the tickets as valid until Sep 26, 2021. So what happens after that date if we haven’t used them?
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    Davids DVC: Rental reimbursement or rescheduling?

    Sharing another successful chargeback outcome for a cancelled May 2020 stay at AKL. This was for a Canadian VISA. I submitted a fairly lengthy claim. Main points were: 1) the resort closure was not mandatory but an action of the owner’s association made on behalf of its members, hence (per...
  7. Bowen Family

    Davids DVC: Rental reimbursement or rescheduling?

    Thank you! Very helpful.
  8. Bowen Family

    Davids DVC: Rental reimbursement or rescheduling?

    I'm interested in this distinction also. From my understanding (and admittedly, I'm working from media reports, so this may not be fully accurate), Florida's governor declared hotels essential services and permitted to them to open or close at their discretion. So I can in fact book a room at...
  9. Bowen Family

    Davids DVC: Rental reimbursement or rescheduling?

    Thanks for this helpful info. Do you mind briefly describing for us the documentation David’s provided Bank of America? Is it the Ontario Travel Industry Act regulations I posted this afternoon? And good luck!
  10. Bowen Family

    Davids DVC: Rental reimbursement or rescheduling?

    FYI: I've edited my post with a March 30, 2020 date, as upon further research, this is the date when the reg came into force. It was published in the Ontario Gazette on April 18, 2020, though this is a minor and not terribly interesting distinction! And my interpretation is that it is meant to...
  11. Bowen Family

    Davids DVC: Rental reimbursement or rescheduling?

    I have some new info to share. Apologies, I don't think I'm allowed to post links to the full regs, but they're easy enough to find if you want to read them in full. Section 46 of Ontario's Travel Industry Act (O. Reg 26/05) used to say this: ---------------------------- Duty of registrant...
  12. Bowen Family

    Davids DVC: Rental reimbursement or rescheduling?

    Agreed. Visa also told me we couldn’t start a claim until after our check-in date, which for us was this coming weekend ☹️. I’ve left the door open to David’s to work with me on changes to the credit terms, which IMHO no renter should ever accept as offered, but haven’t had a response back. So...
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    Davids DVC: Rental reimbursement or rescheduling?

    I recall reading (maybe on another thread, I’ve lost track!) that a DVC member received a recent email from David’s with an interpretation that as “owners” who have delegated their decision-making authority to DVC, David’s could technically insist on receiving the 70% back, since the members...
  14. Bowen Family

    Davids DVC: Rental reimbursement or rescheduling?

    Now that is a refreshing take! But I think you may have just got yourself uninvited from the DVC member christmas party. 😂
  15. Bowen Family

    Davids DVC: Rental reimbursement or rescheduling?

    Fair question. 1) We're thinking of buying DVC and wanted to try the experience. I still think DVC is a great product when used primarily for personal use. But the broker industry's cracks are now showing and we're done with it. 2) We thought the rental price was competitive, and the...
  16. Bowen Family

    Davids DVC: Rental reimbursement or rescheduling?

    Agreed on all points! And I am definitely walking away.
  17. Bowen Family

    Davids DVC: Rental reimbursement or rescheduling?

    I’ve seen some members here make this claim that the “discounted price” is a reflection of the risk that ought be borne entirely by renters. Respectfully, I fundamentally disagree. For a lot of reasons, the DVC rental ‘product’ is less valuable than direct cash rooms from Disney. The going...
  18. Bowen Family

    Davids DVC: Rental reimbursement or rescheduling?

    Agreed! My suggestion is only meant to apply to future rentals, and not applicable to the current situation. Renters should be able to make informed decisions about the points they’re paying for. They may decide to go ahead with a riskier rental anyways, but at least it was with full knowledge.
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    Davids DVC: Rental reimbursement or rescheduling?

    I think this is a great question and discussion. I’ve been wondering the same thing and so far all I’ve got is this, FWIW. In the event of a resort closure, under no circumstances should DVC members keep a renter’s deposit or payment if that member has a reasonable opportunity to use or...
  20. Bowen Family

    Davids DVC: Rental reimbursement or rescheduling?

    I haven’t seen a single report yet on outcomes of chargebacks, and there was someone on here yesterday that filed theirs back in March. So it clearly takes time. I have seen one report of a denied insurance claim on the grounds that the voucher was offered, but with the caveat they could try...
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