Aulani prices

[VGCgroupie]

A large seller has essentially gone in and flooded the market with listings and prices have fallen significantly because of it.

It will take a while to work through this inventory and then you probably have people who want to sell, but are holding on because it makes more sense to rent out the points with the current market dynamics. That will create another waive of listings.

The most popular time for people to buy Aulani is while on a trip to Aulani or right after a trip to Aulani…. which would generally be the summer.

Probably not a lot of buying from Europe, Asia, Canada, Australia, etc right now so that also impacts the demand side of the equation.

I’d be aggressive with offers and see the current market as a buying opportunity.

What he said.


I would hold out for same UY.

 

[VGCgroupie]

The price I paid for 4 people to fly to Aulani this June makes me want to choke. I can’t imagine spending that much yearly on one vacation.

Often for me to fly to Orlando and Hawaii is the same price, sometimes Hawaii is less. So flight costs do not effect everyone in the same way, not enough to effect the Aulani market.

 

[PlutoNotPlanet]

The price I paid for 4 people to fly to Aulani this June makes me want to choke. I can’t imagine spending that much yearly on one vacation.

Depending on availability, occasionally, booking by miles could be a great option.

 

[VGCgroupie]

I am not sure I follow this argument, at least for the subsidized contracts. When we don't go to Hawaii, we can just use our AULs at WDW with dues of $7.60 (as of 2025). SSR and OKW are almost always available at 7 months, but we've actually never stayed at those resorts (with the exception of the Treehouse Villas) because, at least during some of the times we visit, I've always been able to book other places we prefer more like PVB, AKV, BLT, VGF and even BWV and BCV.

And if you prefer to rent out those points, getting $20-$23/pt on dues of $7.60 is not a bad proposition.

Me when I book Grand Californian with my Aulani Subsidized points

 

[Psymonds]

closer to us than WDW, but even for us we only go to Hawaii every 3 years or so, and now we're going on 5 years between trips and 9 years between Aulani. on a 3 year cycle we could make Aulani points work.

just looked at our weekend reservation in September, it's $200 to fly to SNA, 350 to fly to HNL and 360 to fly to Orlando.

Hoping that SNA comes down.

 

[AstroBlasters]

Me when I book Grand Californian with my Aulani Subsidized points
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So true!

 

[SugarSweetLee]

just looked at our weekend reservation in September, it's $200 to fly to SNA, 350 to fly to HNL and 360 to fly to Orlando.

Hoping that SNA comes down.

Dang! Looking at $1000 pp round trip to fly to HNL in Dec

 

[Budzooka]

Dang! Looking at $1000 pp round trip to fly to HNL in Dec

Definitely depends on time of year. Holiday prices are stupid.

 

[Psymonds]

Dang! Looking at $1000 pp round trip to fly to HNL in Dec \

December is peak peak season for Hawaii. At least the second half.

 

[SugarSweetLee]

December is peak peak season for Hawaii. At least the second half.

This is the first half of the month before the holiday fervor. But we are not near a big city/airport, unfortunately.

 

[Brian Noble]

and even if you are, it isn't necessarily cheap.

 

[Psymonds]

This is the first half of the month before the holiday fervor. But we are not near a big city/airport, unfortunately.

that's the underlying issue. We're within an hour of 4 airports and I can fly direct to almost anywhere in the world out of SFO.

 

[Disdreaming479]

Depending on availability, occasionally, booking by miles could be a great option.

Yes I used my Chase rewards however it was a large amount!

 

[Cfabar1]

I initially wanted to buy AUL, thinking I could go to WDW as a backup....

But, Hawaii is really far away.... And I'd want to go for 2 weeks, or close to it at least to justify the trip!

 

[AstroBlasters]

Dang! Looking at $1000 pp round trip to fly to HNL in Dec

It will likely get cheeper as we get closer. I’m noticing airlines are getting very aggressive with their dynamic pricing.

 

[LittleBitGoofy]

We're going to Aulani later this month for the first time (it's been 10+ years since we've gone to Hawaii at all, thanks kids!). Flying from the east coast it was going to be pricey but a monster stack of frequent flyer miles is covering it. The cost without miles would keep me from making this a regular annual thing. Of course using so many miles that we could fly first class is about to ruin me for doing it again any other way. Cry me a river, I know, but probably wasn't the wisest to set the bar that high for myself.

Very excited to get back to Hawaii and am grateful for SAB being closed for refurb this spring or we would have been spending that week at BCV!

 

[PlutoNotPlanet]

Yes I used my Chase rewards however it was a large amount!

I’ve never transferred Chase points to airlines until I found out round trip from east coast to HNL can be as low as 25k miles! It’s still domestic flights even though it can take 11 hours flying non-stop

 

[RichVIII]

Southwest flying to Hawaii started to open doors (or seats) for us. Too bad they are seriously changing points/prices/benefits etc but I digress. Much like a Wester Coaster to Hawaii, as an East Coaster, we can get to Europe quicker than Hawaii. We love Aulani but it is a commitment for sure. Prices are much like they were a decade ago for resale.

 

[VGCgroupie]

It will likely get cheeper as we get closer. I’m noticing airlines are getting very aggressive with their dynamic pricing.

Yep and always keep checking. My flight in 2 weeks went down in price so I got back $ and points

 

[AstroBlasters]

Yep and always keep checking. My flight in 2 weeks went down in price so I got back $ and points

Interesting… you just call them and ask them for the difference?