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12 Years, 49 Holidays, and a Lifetime of Memories with Club Mahindra ❤️🌍

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Well two of my family members filled the form, and they called both of them to say that you have won.

Moreover, they said wont send us the trip tickets at our home address, we needed to visit the office to get it. Still a sales tactic?

Yes. Seems like you are completely unaware of their sales strategy. This is what they do, in parking lots of malls. Logic is if you have a car you can afford the membership. Whoever fills the form wins. You have to go there, couples only (kids allowed), and look at their presentation and listen to their sales pitch for at least 30-45 mins and only then you get the coupon. If you buy the membership it's well and good, if you don't they will keep calling you for a long time. And it is not a trip ticket, it is a resort voucher that covers only stay in a CM resort (there may be some restrictions as well) - most likely 2N/3D.

P.S. My honest suggestion, if you don't have any plans of buying the membership, do not take the coupon. Sales guys will keep troubling you.

Goa also 😉
 
Tip:

Before anyone decides to buy, check for Timeshare Resale Market or similar places to buy existing Club Mahindra/Sterling/RCI memberships at steep discounts from previous owners!

Pros: Can save up to 60–70% on upfront costs
Cons: Requires diligence and due process..

Where to Find Resale Deals
  1. Online Marketplaces:
    • Quikr
    • OLX
    • Facebook groups (search: Club Mahindra resale /Timeshare Buy/Sell India
  2. Dedicated Forums:
    • Team-BHP (search for “Club Mahindra resale”)
    • TripAdvisor India forums
 
I have been to various places of India over the last 3 decades, mostly with family and a few times with friends. Except 2 Union Territories, I have covered all the States and all UTs of India. As part of the journey, I have stayed 5 star and also "Road star" (as coined by my daughter). And that is where any PTS fails. Once you lock in, you are forced to visit only the locations where they have their properties, not where you want to visit. India has so much to see.
 
I have been to various places of India over the last 3 decades, mostly with family and a few times with friends. Except 2 Union Territories, I have covered all the States and all UTs of India. As part of the journey, I have stayed 5 star and also "Road star" (as coined by my daughter). And that is where any PTS fails. Once you lock in, you are forced to visit only the locations where they have their properties, not where you want to visit. India has so much to see.
Disagree. Being a member of CM doesn't stop you from staying in other resorts. We recently went to Nainital, Coimbatore, Mandarmani, Rajbari Bawali - all non CM.
 
Tip:

Before anyone decides to buy, check for Timeshare Resale Market or similar places to buy existing Club Mahindra/Sterling/RCI memberships at steep discounts from previous owners!

Pros: Can save up to 60–70% on upfront costs
Cons: Requires diligence and due process..

Where to Find Resale Deals
  1. Online Marketplaces:
    • Quikr
    • OLX
    • Facebook groups (search: Club Mahindra resale /Timeshare Buy/Sell India
  2. Dedicated Forums:
    • Team-BHP (search for “Club Mahindra resale”)
    • TripAdvisor India forums
A very good point that I missed in my pro tips section. Thanks for bringing this out.
 
Disagree. Being a member of CM doesn't stop you from staying in other resorts. We recently went to Nainital, Coimbatore, Mandarmani, Rajbari Bawali - all non CM.
For most people in the age group of 30 to 60, due to their work requirements, school schedules of children etc, the number of vacations they can take in a year and the specific time of the year when they can go for vacations are limited. Even after becoming a member of PTS, one can definitely go for vacations anywhere of their choice on full payment basis like any other person. But then the logic of investing lumpsum money in a PTS and then paying AMC every year itself gets defeated.
 
What many people are missing is one important thing.

Staying in a 3star/5star hotel and staying in a Resort is totally different.
The experiences for the kids n family is world apart.

Resorts offer a hundred times more n fullfilling experience. Kids have special areas, games, libraries, treks, cyclings, bonfires.... And, the best part is we can cook n buy items from inhouse grocery store. Utensils, and cutlery... everything is available. Fresh fruit, veggies... What not. No star hotel can come anywhere near it.

Kids have some competitions n they win some exciting prizes n certificates. They cherish these momentoes for life.
 
We travelled to Singapore, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, 11 countries in Europe n almost the entire US. Stayed in some of the top noth hotels - like The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.

But, still, kids (now grown up) always talk about the wonderful holidays they spent - year after year for decades - in Sterling Resorts. They hardly talk or remember those luxurious 5star properties - which serve the purpose - but never leave unforgettable memories.
 
For most people in the age group of 30 to 60, due to their work requirements, school schedules of children etc, the number of vacations they can take in a year and the specific time of the year when they can go for vacations are limited. Even after becoming a member of PTS, one can definitely go for vacations anywhere of their choice on full payment basis like any other person. But then the logic of investing lumpsum money in a PTS and then paying AMC every year itself gets defeated.
If you want to experience the luxury resorts of CM you have to be a member. Non-members cannot book whenever they wish. Any holiday season you check you will not get any booking in most of the resorts. Also if you want a room type of choice again you need to be a member. CM may not cover all locations but they cover enough and by the time you cover those they will come up with new places. For example when I took the membership they had 28 resorts in India and now they have 93. I thought I will cover all resorts within 5 years and here I am even after 12 years haven't been able to cover 50% of the resorts.

Also, those who haven't been to a CM resort, will not understand the difference between holidaying in a CM resort and holidaying elsewhere. It is worth every penny I invested.
 
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