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Originally Posted by Colin (Post 35503281)

if you're not traveling anytime soon and you don't want to fund some high-priced-in-Pass-Days aspirational trip, Pass members with a FlyerTalk-esque gaming mindset will book a dummy trip way far out that costs tons of Pass Days (say 90 Pass Days). Then, 60 days go by and so you've funded the trip with 60 Pass Days. You then decide you want to go somewhere next week. So, you cancel the dummy trip, 60 Pass Days go to your bank, and your Pass is available to use. You book a 10 Pass Day close-in trip, youre bank goes to 50, and then you book another dummy trip to prevent spoiling each new Pass Day.

We were posting at the same time - you described it far better than I did! :)

The only thing I'm not sure of is whether you would get to 'bank' the 50 days in your example, or if you lose them. I thought that members usually booked low Pass day trips (e.g. a 5-10 Pass day trip for next year), so when they cancel it, they have those small number of days to use. And that they might do this with lots of low-value trips.

I was so close to paying the $30K in December, so researched this quite a bit. Shorter dummy trips would indeed be a solution if it works as you suggest. I do wonder what percentage of Pass members let days spoil. It must be high for the whole economics of Pass to be profitable, but the whole Pass program has sufficient complexity that I'd tend to think most Pass holders would be sophisticated gamer-adjacent types. Decided against the program because last minute J cabin air is so expensive these days and we're not going to be traveling on long flights in coach.

What do you get for a referral do I get anything?

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Originally Posted by USCtrojanGirl (Post 31943630)

I signed up in December after pondering for several months. I can put you in touch with a knowledgeable member of the sales team I trust (she wasn’t the first one I spoke with) and I will get a bonus for the reference. (Yay and thanks!) Contact their main number 888-625-7525 and ask for Alyssa, tell her Lara gave you her name. I’d also be happy to talk to you in detail about my experiences thus far. Here is a short recap...

Benefits for me:
1. a set lodging budget/fee
2. confidence I’ll be in an amazing property (often that I couldn’t justify without PASS
3. usually perks/upgrades when in hotels and I enjoy locations of their residences.

Concerns to ponder:
1. if you aren’t flexible and need to schedule months out you may not see a return on investment
2. the 7 day out booking window combined with only having a specified number of reservations open at a time = being able to travel 10-15 days a month most likely with PASS 1. If you book homes that are 8K a week that’s a steal, but if you book a king room at MGM not so much.
3. Incidentals (parking/meals) at 5 star properties add up, given you’d be paying those if you booked online...but still something to remember.
4. length of trips in single location.
5. availability as there seems to have been a major influx of members in December and inventory is not what it was previously.

In my first month, I estimate I enjoyed lodging over triple my pass cost based on rates online. My ROI is huge and I’ve stayed at places beyond my normal travel budget. I have concerns going forward, but trusting the pros will win out 😊. Again I’m happy to answer any questions!

Can’t imagine paying that kind of money and THEN having to work so hard with high uncertainty to “enjoy” my benefits.

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Originally Posted by Colin (Post 35503202)

The main limiting factor to booking close-in Pass stays is that you have sufficient Pass Days available between today & check-out date to cover the number of Pass Days the trip requires.

The Pass program is structured under the assumption a large number of $82 Pass Days ($30K/365) are spoiled. The above principle of fully funding trips prior to check-out is essential to ensure a large number of spoiled pass days.

The Pass program has recently been changed once again, so that now many trips booked close in will block Pass Days beyond your check out date. The super good deals where you could sometimes snag a high-value property close in for very few days, because your Pass was only blocked until check out, are mostly gone.