Marriott Going to Point Syst
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Re: Marriott Going to Point Syst (by Bob M.):
tonyd124 wrote:The pros and cons can pretty well be summarized by: Pros (for Marriott) - By making the points to occupy so much greater than the points handed out, they get to sell (again) what they have already sold and you already own. They might even sell you more points so you can get the vacation you already bought previously. Cons (for deeded owners) - The bargain trades are a thing of the past. The best you can hope for is to return to your home resort in the week you want. Given how they priced (in terms of points charged) for the desirable weeks, it remains to be seen how accessible those weeks will be to the deeded owners. Based on my computations, if I were using points, I would have been able to take the same vacations as the did in the past on a once every 4 years basis, since I was able to trade for weeks/units/locations/views that were worth 4 times the point value of my units. That amounts to a 75% reduction in my vacation quantity/quality. Bargain trades are a thing of the past.I would like the pros and cons of the program so I could make an informed decision.