Condo Concierge Card Comparison
I’ve posted about the Concierge Cards coming to CTC Vacations (Cruise to Cash). They are now available and I have received my package of cards. The package is impressive. However, I know that many people are wondering what these cards bring to the user. Remember, the cards are a retail travel product - meaning that they are not tied to purchasing a membership. However, as you will see, for those interested, there are additional advantages to being a member.
Today, I’d like to do a cost comparison using the Condo Concierge Card vs. other popular vacation shopping sites. As an illustration I arbitrarily chose the Club Velas Vallarta in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. For this comparison I am using the $1800 condo card, which is the card that Voyager members receive as a part of their membership (and retails for $599 to non-members).
On the Concierge Travel website, Club Velas Vallarta lists (per week) at:
$1459 for a 2-bedroom condo - after discount $859
$1543 for a 3-bedroom condo - after discount $943
With the $1800 condo card, the user gets a $600 discount on three separate weeks, resulting in the prices above. In addition, on one of the weeks, the user also receives a rebate ($150 for a non-member and $300 for a member) which will further decrease the price for one of the weeks.
The prices that I found on other popular sites are much higher (only 1-bed/week available on these sites):
Funjet Vacations (Timeshare specific site) - $2165/week
Travelocity - $347/night - $2459/week
Expedia - $347/night - $2459/week
Orbitz - $328/night - $2296/week
As you can see, even without the one-time rebate, with the Concierge Card, your prices is approximately 1/3 of the other providers.
What’s the difference if you are a timeshare owner? If you are (I have been one so I know), you would have purchased a week of time for approx. $25K or more, plus you would be paying yearly dues at around $900 or more. This means that your week is costing $1900 or more for the first 25 years and $900 or more every year after that. If you have a fixed week timeshare, you must take your vacation at the same time every year. If you have a flexible one, you have to schedule based on availability (just like you would with CTC Vacations).
You can do the math! With the Condo Concierge Card, you can take two weeks vacation (in some cases 3 weeks!) for less than the price of one at other places.
Also, there are a couple additional items that need to be considered:
o This comparison is based on price only - Concierge Cards not only provide a discount on the price, they emphasize Special Service to the cardholder… service that has been lost in the online travel bidding war for vacations!
o This example is only one property (there are countless others all over the world)
o For this example I used the Concierge website exclusively which only has half of the inventory - the best prices can be obtained from Concierge Service Phone line.
o As a member of CTC Vacations you also earn money from the use of these cards… in addition to the up-front profit on the sale
With the Condo Concierge Card you have access to the largest inventory of four and five star timeshare condominiums usually available primarily to owners. You have no timeshare obligations or tours required. To find out more, take a look at the CTC Vacations Products and see how these cards can change your vacationing experience forever! To purchase the cards directly, go to CTCV Products.
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Sue McLaughlin
