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Re: Diamond Resorts raises maintenance fees again!

I don't understand how they could have converted you to points, since that requires joining "The Club," for which there is a fee, plus membership dues every year that are separate from your maintenance fees. Back in the 90s, when it was still Sunterra, I paid $2000 to belong to the Club and convert to points. Seemed like a good idea to be able to split weeks when I wanted to, although I have never done that. The annual dues were $139. Since DRI took over, the dues have gone up. They are now at almost $300 a year! When I thought of quitting the club and going back to weeks, I was told that I would only be able to use my weeks at the home resort, as they would no longer pay my Interval International membership. In order to exchange, I would need to separately join Interval International. So I kept my club membership. However, since the dues are now so high for The Club, I may look into doing that. Does anyone know what the cost of Interval membership is?