Where did the link to THE Club Select go?

[mjdim61]

Hello Tug members,

I saw the Diamond website changed. Where is the link to THE Club Select to find other vacation properties go? Does anyone know? Thanks for any help.

 

[youppi]

I think you must use the same search as any DRI resorts
This is what I got with Flexible Search when I selected only Global partner and view in US$ (it looks like what I got the last time I searched on the old Club Select web site)

 

[geist1223]

Previously you had a choice of Points or Cash.

 

[youppi]

Previously you had a choice of Points or Cash.

With flexible search you have always the choice of Points, cash or a mix of both. In the example, I selected Cash

 

[youppi]

Take a look at this small comparison cost I did between the old Club Select vs Global Partner inventory https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_hMDTP6OUqdaJULnRz8PRnGL6lPC25hQaemjukB9D3g/edit?usp=sharing

 

[pedro47]

youppi, very interesting and thanks for sharing that chart.

 

[mjdim61]

Thank you for the info! That helps a lot!

 

[chemteach]

I noticed that the number of points had gone way up for resorts I would have gone to in the past.

 

[DRIless]

Posted yesterday on diamondresorts.com under
WHAT'S NEW

Club Select Integration
The Club® just got easier. We are pleased to share that we completed the integration of the availability from Club Select into our Simple and Flexible booking tools in your Member Area.
At the same time, we are also streamlining guidelines around these reservations:
• You can now add guests at the time of booking
• Reservations confirmed will now follow the standard Club cancellation policy
• You can now protect your Club Select reservation by purchasing the Reservation Protection Plan
• If you do not have enough points or want to save points for another booking, no problem! You may now use Diamond Flexibility and Diamond Value to purchase a one-time use of points to complete your reservation
• Club Select reservations confirmed as of January 1, 2020 will now require payment of a non-refundable exchange fee at the time of booking - $159 online (loyalty discounts may apply).
NOTE: The Diamond Preference benefit and Loyalty Upgrade benefit are not available for these bookings

 

[youppi]

I updated the spreadsheet of post #5 with more info
I added a tab that shows all the units that were available Oct 27, 2019 on Club Select for a Silver member (just before they removed the access to the Club Select web site).
I added a tab that shows all the Global Partner units that were available Nov 5, 2019 for a Silver member.

The cost in points and $US are shown in both new tabs.

 

[R.J.C.]

Take a look at this small comparison cost I did between the old Club Select vs Global Partner inventory https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_hMDTP6OUqdaJULnRz8PRnGL6lPC25hQaemjukB9D3g/edit?usp=sharing

The problem with your chart is that you are only looking looking about 30 or so days out. Global Properties is now using the Flex/Value point costs and for an owner it costs 13 cents per points for Value points (between 14-35 days out depending on level within Diamond). But with Flex costs it's between 26 and 36 cents per point which means the costs have about tripled compared to the old Club Select costs which stayed the same no matter how far out you were.

 

[DRIless]

Yes, under their old pricing system for Club Select, the $ price was fixed, no matter the date. It also seemed very arbitrary as if someone just went through and assigned cost based on whether they thought it would sell or not. The points to $ varied greatly if I remember correctly.

 

[youppi]

The problem with your chart is that you are only looking looking about 30 or so days out. Global Properties is now using the Flex/Value point costs and for an owner it costs 13 cents per points for Value points (between 14-35 days out depending on level within Diamond). But with Flex costs it's between 26 and 36 cents per point which means the costs have about tripled compared to the old Club Select costs which stayed the same no matter how far out you were.

I know but it's a lot of work trying to align both tables. So, I stop after ~100 USA units. I should have skip the first 59 days.
Check the other tabs. There is a tab of all Club Select units up to 2020-10-18 and another tab for all Global Partner units up to 2021-01-04.
You have just to do the comparison by yourself and post the result in a spreadsheet like I did

 

[R.J.C.]

I know but it's a lot of work trying to align both tables. So, I stop after ~100 USA units. I should have skip the first 59 days.
Check the other tabs. There is a tab of all Club Select units up to 2020-10-18 and another tab for all Global Partner units up to 2021-01-04.
You have just to do the comparison by yourself and post the result in a spreadsheet like I did

I'm sorry. I wasn't asking you to do any work. I was just pointing out that comparing 30 days or less Value pricing will show a much better comparison than say 6 months out because of the Flex/Value costs per points. Even with the Value pricing the costs are still higher than the old Club Select cash option. I have checked several options......I just didn't create a chart.

 

[StevesWife]

I think you must use the same search as any DRI resorts
This is what I got with Flexible Search when I selected only Global partner and view in US$ (it looks like what I got the last time I searched on the old Club Select web site)
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I need help! I'm feeling like a dummy! I received an email on February 27, 2020 with instructions on how to book "Club Select" reservations. It said to check the "Global Partner" box within the Simple or Flexible booking options. I don't have a "Global Partner" option. I tried contacting Diamond and they said you don't have to use a global partner option, that the available Club Select options will just appear within the searches. I'm super confused! Did this change since February 27th? Is there an easier way to find just "Club Select" reservations. The old website was so awesome and easy. Thanks for any input!

 

[StevesWife]

New and Improved Booking Experience
	The Club® just got easier. You asked, we listened. We are pleased to share that we have completed the integration of the availability from Club Select™ into our Simple and Flexible Search tools in your Member Area! The inventory, previously referred to as Club Select, is now called Global Partner. The addition of Global Partner Inventory into the online search tools will now allow you to view The Global Partner Inventory without having to navigate to the Club Select website. Not only will this save you time, it will enhance your searching experience, allowing you to view inventory that you may not have noticed before. Experience the ease in navigation with the below updated features: Global Partner reservations will now follow the standard Club cancellation policy You may now protect your Global Partner reservation by purchasing the Reservation Protection Plan If you do not have enough points or want to save points for another booking, no problem – you may now use Diamond Flexibility and Diamond Value to purchase one-time-use points to complete your reservation You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Learn more about the new and improved Global Partner.

This is the email I received on February 27th.

 

[StevesWife]

These are my search options........


Flexible Search: Our most flexible search tool, providing even more criteria you can define to assist in planning your next vacation.

Search for Availability Tutorial
Destination



Click here to view our destinations

Experience
Select by Experience All Inclusive Asia Hotels Beach Resorts City Resort Country Retreats Cruises Desert-Resorts European Hotels Fun for the Family Golf History and Heritage Resorts National Park Outdoor Activities Relaxation Resorts Ski Resorts Spa Resorts Theme Parks Waterparks Waterways Waterways Lakes Marinas Winter Sun Resorts

Proximity
Proximity Search From Resort 3 mi (5 km) 6 mi (10 km) 9 mi (15 km) 12 mi (20 km) 15 mi (25 km) 18 mi (30 km) 21 mi (35 km) 24 mi (40 km)

Display results as
Calendar Grid

My Arrival Date is flexible

Click on the checkbox to search a range of arrival dates
Arrival Date between

and

Nights


Accommodation Type

Club Affiliate

Cruise

Managed

DestinationXchange Affiliate

Hotel Affiliate

DestinationXchange Partner

Luxury Homes
Occupancy

Point Range
Min

Max

Offer Code

 

[StevesWife]

I need help! I'm feeling like a dummy! I received an email on February 27, 2020 with instructions on how to book "Club Select" reservations. It said to check the "Global Partner" box within the Simple or Flexible booking options. I don't have a "Global Partner" option. I tried contacting Diamond and they said you don't have to use a global partner option, that the available Club Select options will just appear within the searches. I'm super confused! Did this change since February 27th? Is there an easier way to find just "Club Select" reservations. The old website was so awesome and easy. Thanks for any input!

I don't have the "Global Partner" box. Does everyone else still have that option??

 

[dlferree]

He StevesWife,

Your post actually helped me figure it out. On the flexible booking option you'll see seven boxes that are probably already checked. Uncheck all of the options except for the two DestinationXchange options. You will then see all of the previous club select items. I just tried it for the United States and it worked.

As stated above, the price has either doubled or tripled from previous club select inventory. One of the recent changes DRI has made that doesn't benefit me in my opinion.

Dave

 

[pedro47]

So what does DRI owners feel so far of the new exchange system?.. pros and cons. Thanks.

 

[dlferree]

My first opinion was pretty negation. Actually I think I'm still negative towards it.

Cons
Initially harder to use. As stated in my previous post above, I think I have now figured out how to use it efficiently.
Cost of the exchanges have increased considerably. I used club select to purchase additional vacation weeks at a relatively inexpensive weekly rate. I don't know if I'll be able to do that in the future.

Pros
To early to list any. I don't actually have any properties to exchange into the system. I have simply used the system to purchase additional inexpensive weeks. We'll see if I will still be able to do that.

Dave

 

[youppi]

I don't have the "Global Partner" box. Does everyone else still have that option??

They changed it again.
DestinationXchange Partner is the new exchange system as per the number of point inline with the grid in the DestinationXchange documentation https://cmsprod.diamondresorts.com/sites/default/files/destination-xchange-member-guide.pdf.
DestinationXchange Affiliate is probably the old Club Select/Global Partner because of the weird number of points.

 

[youppi]

So what does DRI owners feel so far of the new exchange system?.. pros and cons. Thanks.

Way too expensive.
At this moment almost every things is tier 6 (12,000 pts) as per the grid for up to sleep 4

Until October 31, 2020 every unit size are the same cost as the sleep 4

After October 31, 2020, we will need to pay cash or with points for bigger units based on this grid

As a silver member, it will cost me for a 3 bdrm sleep 8 tier 6: 12,000 pts (sleep 4) + 5,500 pts (sleep 4 to sleep 8) =17,500 pts or 12,000 pts (sleep 4) + $440 (sleep 4 to sleep 8) or any combination of tier level upgrade like 2,000 pts (tier 1 sleep 4) + 5x$220 (tier 1 to tier 6) + $440 (sleep 4 to sleep 8) = 2,000 pts + $1,540. We must pay on top of this the exchange fee of $149 as silver member.
They are crazy. Those resorts are not II resorts but RCI resorts.

On II a 3 bdrm at a premium resort peak season cost 10,000 pts.

Also, when we look at the DestinationXchange for deeded weeks owners where DRI have assigned a tier level to all their resorts, we see that for a resort in Orlando in February like Mystic Dunes Resorts, the tier level assigned is 1 or 2 and not 6 like they put for HICV at Orange Lake. HICV at Orange Lake should be 2,000 (tier 1) or 4,000 pts (tier 2) and not 12,000 pts (tier 6) for a 1 bdrm. On II, Orlando in Feb is 5,500 pts for a 1 bdrm (TDI 120 to 135).

 

[csalter2]

I posted on the Diamond Facebook sites how expensive DEX was with a cost analysis of a studio at Marriott for 9625 points which was about $1700 DR points compared to buying that same week om Marriott’s hotel website for $1200 which included room service. Most owners feel that DEX is too expensive and got better deals with II. Some observations were that short stays were more expensive than regular week stays, examples were shown in which studios, one bedrooms and 2 bedrooms cost 12,000 points at the same resort and the tier system was not equitably balanced. DR did not want to put money into Marriott’s pocketbook since Marriott now owns II. As a result they have a very hastily put together horrible exchange system. I miss Club Select.

 

[StevesWife]

They changed it again.
DestinationXchange Partner is the new exchange system as per the number of point inline with the grid in the DestinationXchange documentation https://cmsprod.diamondresorts.com/sites/default/files/destination-xchange-member-guide.pdf.
DestinationXchange Affiliate is probably the old Club Select/Global Partner because of the weird number of points.

Thank you so much! This has been confusing and very disappointing! I loved Club Select and how it was structured! This new thing is NOT GOOD!