A calculator GUI that allows users to determine the cost of a reservation within the Westin & Sheraton timeshares, using the Vistana Signature Network StarOptions point system.
For timeshare owners within the Vistana Network, the only way to know the cost of a possible reservation if it is currently unavailable to be booked, is to manually calculate the cost using a document titled StarOptions Value Charts. The document is straightfoward, but calculations can become complex for longer stays, as points vary by day of the week, by week of the year, and by section of a resort.
The StarOptions Calculator can determine the points needed for any possible vacation within the Vistana Network system's rules, and only requires 4 data points to provide all possible results based on the criteria selected. (Location, Date, Length of Stay, Type of Room)
The calculator requests user input (Resort location, Check-in date, Length of stay & Type of villa) using multiple dropdowns in a window form. By clicking on the "Search" button, the application will return a list of results based on the input. Each result includes the resort selected, the section of the resort (if multiple sections within a resort), a brief description of the type of villa selected, and the total number of points needed to book the reservation.
- IntelliJ IDEA - IDE used
- Swing - Java GUI widget toolkit used
- Javier Alejandro - Initial work - javihue