posted 07-07-2004 08:16               

There are only 2 classes of TS at DIk - Red & Peak.
All are red.
Peak are the school holiday & holiday weeks.

There are no white, blue.

posted 07-07-2004 09:04               

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Originally posted by crystal1:
I know there are many tuggers who own at Dikhololo. I have been inquiring about this resort and found out that because the resort is flexi I would not be guaranteed a red week each year. I was told that I would have to request this each year from the resort. Has anyone experienced this?

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We will be at the Pono Kai in unit C306 September 1st through the 22nd, 2004 and I can hardly stand the wait......

posted 07-07-2004 14:15               

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Originally posted by crystal1:
thanks both for your replies. What is the difference between red and peak as far as RCI is concerned?

As far as trading or ceding to points there is no difference.

Also is it easy to pay your levies and get your week assigned and then deposit it to RCI?

Coming up in January 2005 you will make your reservations for 2006. You can email or fax your membership # along with your cc# to the resort and in 2 to 6 weeks the resort will assign you your week(s) and deposit them to your RCI account. ( you may need to get Toni L involved) then you will be able to trade them or cede them to points.

Greg

I'm not even sure how all of that works. Any info on this process would be helpful. Thanks

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We will be at the Pono Kai in unit C306 September 1st through the 22nd, 2004 and I can hardly stand the wait......

posted 07-07-2004 15:39               

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Originally posted by Emily:
My Understanding -

There are only 2 classes of TS at DIk - Red & Peak. All are red. Peak are the school holiday & holiday weeks.

There are no white, blue.

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RCI does classify some Dik weeks as non-Red. I know that there are White weeks and possibly even Blue. Other replies have correctly stated why we always get Red weeks but it is also worth noting that it is possible in the future that we are not guaranteed a Red week.

School breaks in SA correspond to the holiday schedule set by the government each March. Peak weeks also correspond to the government-set holidays. This explains why Dik owners can only deposit a year in advance, after the Peak weeks are set.

posted 07-07-2004 21:24               

Phil

posted 07-08-2004 07:55               

I also checked the weeks that I have had banked and I have always received a red week. I haven't always paid my fees and put in my request on the 1st day of March. This year I waited until May? and I still received a red week.

I'm not sure how a red week owner can be given a white week legally but I guess it could. Its never happened to me at Dik and I don't recall anyone posting about it in the past.

Did you receive a white week when you own a red week?

posted 07-09-2004 07:21               

I have always received a next day response when I email Dik unless I sent an email that required forwarding to another person to answer. They all have different job functions at DIK. The last email I received from them was this morning from Rika.

3 bedroom units at Dik trade with RCI as 3 bedroom units. The main difference is that you can do an ongoing search for a 3 bed exchange.

Headed to the beach for the day. Its been a loooong "short" week

posted 07-13-2004 08:47               

You can buy either a fixed week or a flexi week.

If you buy a fixed week, you buy one of the country's 12 holiday weeks. School will be out, and many people in South Africa will want to go on vacation. These weeks are definitely red.

If you buy a flexi week, you are not guranteed the same week each year. You have to compete with others to get one of the remaining 40 weeks. Of these 40 weeks, 20 are red and 20 are white.

It seems that South Africa defines where on the calendar the holiday weeks are by March 1 of the previous year. For instance, to know for sure where "holiday week # 3" in 2006 will be on the calendar, you may have to wait until March 1, 2005. (This is why many South Africa resorts don't accept early payments for the next year until March 1. It makes it easier for them to know where those 12 holiday weeks are on the calendar, and where the remaining 40 weeks are.)