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Re: Marriott Going to Point Syst (by Ric K.):

Thomasn15 and rick116. Under the old system, if you did not reserve or use your week during the year it was assigned for, did you not LOSE that week as well? Under the new system, you can bank the points for the following year, is that not correct? To me that sounds like additional flexibility over the old deeded week ownership.

As far as the $199 fee that Rick116 discusses, that is a yearly fee that replaces ALL other Interval exchange and membership fees, as well as fees to convert to Marriott Reward Points. So lets get the facts straight. I am not sure about the sales pitch you had, but mine was no different than I have had for the last 13 years. No pressure, just facts and opportunity if I wished.

As an update to a previous post I made, I joined, decided for the first time after 13 years to "give up my home resort" for the summer of 2011, convert 2011 to points for both summer and winter week, and roll the dice. I have already been confirmed for 2 villas in July 2011 at Ocean Watch in Myrtle Beach for 5 days as I requested and have 2200 points left. Maybe I will get the third villa I requested, maybe not, 2 of 3 so far isnt bad. If we dont get it, we will go back to Hilton Head (home resort location) in the fall sometime. Oh, I also exchanged two of my banked winter weeks from Hilton Head with Interval and Got Aruba Surf Clubin July for my son's honeymoon and Maui Ocean Club in September for my daughter's honeymoon this past year, so exchanges with II didnt dry up for me, Of course both the locations I got were just some of the worst undesireable places to go, weren't they....