I looked at my statement. It says the same type of thing it usually says about the 45 days. I called Chris Cain. He said that we indeed have the 45 days. However, we need to be aware that it can take 10 days to post. He recommended mailing payment by 02/01. I typically have mailed mine that last week of January. I will do this again, and I expect no complications. This is no real change for me.

I think that Chris' note in the letter that arrived with our statement is a way of helping those who may cut it too close and who don't allow time for the posting. One may disagree with allowing time to post (it does sound a little odd - this posting time may explain while some people have learned that there fees were not acknowledged as having been paid on time), but it does not seem to legitimately be a part of a grand scheme to cheat us out of our timeshares.

We can choose to see conspiracies under every rock and behind every tree, or we can see that there simply has been a slight shortening of the grace period.

It is strange that I asked Cris Caine the same question, and his answer was stuck on December 31.
I even mentioned I used to pay after New Year and he still repeated, December 12 IS THE DEADLINE, you have been on the board 20 years and should know it.
I am very concerned that he was not able to get the real question into his mind, which was: Am I still good after 45 days delayed receipt at Hilton's stated billing office?.
My invoices did not have the same usual fine print in blue and red with leeway days filled in, as my bill from 2008 had.
Last year it stated "45".(not this year)
Carl Appelberg