Monday, October 13, 2008

Distinctive Holiday Homes Offers Upgrade Promotion | Destination Club News

Until the end of October, Distinctive Holiday Homes is offering new members a complimentary upgrade to the next membership plan and additional nights on nearly all of their offerings. This effectively allows nearly every Distinctive Holiday Homes membership an additional seven nights of usage.

A leader in the destination club industry, Distinctive Holiday Homes has one of the strongest portfolios of worldwide luxury vacation homes available to members. Members have access to luxury vehicles at many properties and a $500 per week food credit in addition to the club's global portfolio of vacation homes averaging over $3 million in some of the most sought after destinations including Fiji, New Zealand, Italy, and Hawaii.

Distinctive Holiday Homes offers members three different membership options; Individual, Corporate, and Pre-Paid Travel Cards. Each plan was specifically created to cater to unique subsets of the luxury travel demographic.

Individual Membership

For the family that travels, Distinctive Holiday Homes' most purchased membership falls under the Individual Membership umbrella. Distinctive Holiday Homes offers seven different membership types ranging from seven to 63 nights of annual usage. Once a member reaches their annual usage cap, they may continue traveling by paying a nightly fee ranging from $450 to $950 per night. Standard, Premium, Deluxe, and Platinum plan levels are all taking part in the current promotion. Members who join any of these club levels will get a complimentary upgrade to the next highest plan. Lite, the lowest membership plan, and Diamond and Elite, the two highest membership plans are not part of the incentive.

Members not only receive the additional nights of annual usage, but also receive all of the membership benefits of the club they are upgraded to. "It is a complimentary Membership upgrade," said Gina Guttuso from Distinctive Holiday Homes. "No strings attached." Members can receive more transferable days, lower costs for extra days, more advanced bookings, a larger reservation window, and more family nights during this incentive. This represents $33,000 to $66,000 in savings over the life of the membership.

Annual dues remain at the published rate of the club you joined prior to your complimentary upgrade for one year and then move to the cost of the club you are upgraded to. If a member elects to exit the club, they are refunded 80 percent of the amount they paid in or 100 percent if they elect to resign within the first year.

Corporate Membership

Designed for the corporation looking to use luxury travel as a corporate incentive, corporate members may allow virtually anyone to travel on their plan. Reward an over-producing sales executive for a strong quarter or help secure a new client, the choice is yours.

The current upgrade incentive allows new members who join at the Premium, Deluxe, or Platinum level to move up to the next highest plan. Much like the Individual Membership offering, all of the membership benefits are gained for the club you are upgraded to, allowing for more annual travel, greater advanced reservation windows, and lower additional nightly costs.

Annual dues will remain at the rate published for the club you joined for one year and then move to the rate of the club you were upgraded to.

Pre-Paid Travel Cards

For the luxury traveler who would simply like to prepay for their travels with no long term commitment, Distinctive Holiday Homes offers a Pre-Paid Travel Card. Available in Bronze, Silver, and Gold packages of 14, 21, and 28 nights respectively, members have four years to use their purchased nights. Pre-Paid Card holders can make reservations for up to two years in the future.

For new card members purchasing before the end of October, Distinctive Holiday homes will add an additional seven nights of land based property usage to each card level. This promotion totals $10,000 in savings and the additional seven nights of usage may not be used for Distinctive Holiday Home yacht travel.

In a letter to Distinctive Holiday Homes' prospects, the club states:

"Join others who have done the math and determined that a Membership to Distinctive Holiday Homes is a smart way to live a lifestyle of choice, especially in today's market. While the world is adjusting to some financial and economic headwinds, we are pleased to offer a deep reduction on our Membership Plans, which already make smart financial sense as it relates to lifestyle and value."

"People who enjoy luxury vacations have done the math on the destination club concept and it just makes sense: the financial benefits of Membership are as attractive as the lifestyle benefits of Membership."

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