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

lichel: I have been reading about your situation and decided to ask my advisor about what occurred. Several pages back on this blog, many were worried that points owners would knock out deeded owners and have preference. Well your situation is how it works in reverse. Oceana Palms is both a Trust and Exchange resort, i.e. many owners have deeded weeks and their is still new inventory to be sold, but is now sold as points.

The simplest answer to the issue of what points and what incentive points could and can be used is one of where the inventory to fill the request comes from. Chances are you received 800 incentive points for enrolling your deeded weeks and the 300 incentive points for buying the 1000 points. (Correct me if I am wrong) so the rub is that the 800 incentive points can only be used for Exchanged weeks, those who own there and opted for points in 2011. The 300 incentive points can only be used for Trust inventory as can your 1000 purchased points.

This still doesnt make sense really, since during my usage of my Plus Points, all 800 were applied first to my reservation at Myrtle Beach, ie. 425 per night, 2125 total. There was no "only can use 425 (full night increment) Plus points for this reservation. I just called and confirmed this again, the 100 points I have left for 2011 are my points, not plus points. So I would concur with some of the others who have advised to challenge how your points were allocated.

This is going to be one of the more irritating things about the new system while trying to protect both kinds of owners and trapping some of the ones who own both ways in the middle. They are going to have to flex with this sooner or later....