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Re: Marriott Going to Point Syst (by Ric K.):
Ermanc, great information...... now an update from a previous discussion.... Over the years I have traded my bronze winter week on HHI for other destinations all considered Red or Platinum. (even if I have accepted a lockoff). I have a request that is pending now trading Winter Grande Ocean for Sept at St Kitts. This is St Kitts lowest season, but that is when my last daughter is getting married, hence the exchange.
For the first time in 14 years doing around 10 exchanges, I was called by Interval and told that I probably would not get this exchange, since I was trading a green week for Red. I was also told that inventory never comes available from St Kitts. Then the rep proceeded to try and sell me a getaway to St. Kitts, which supposedly are lock off units. If you look at all the info for St Kitts, there are no lock offs, only 2 or 3 bedrooms. I assumed that the lock off units are really part of the Marriott Hotel Resort that also is on the property but this might not be the case. Could it be that the resort does have lock offs, but they have plugged this hole in the trading system?
Back to my original point, I realize that I have always been lower on the request totem pole as far as getting exchanges with a bronze week, and that is fine. But now it does appear that I am being locked out of getting an exchange through Interval for an internal Marriott property... Perhaps some of the other posters have been correct in their assumptions that II exchanges will dry up, This is the last week I had deposited under that old system and old interval account. That must be how they are keeping track of who is in the new system or not. I have two interval accounts now, one for all activity before joining points and one as part of joining points.....
Anyone have and concrete information about St Kitts to help me make a decision on buying this getaway or not? It wasnt a bad price, $425 and after I cancel the exchange fee of $139 the guest certificate of $60 its only another $200 or so. It seems that the winds of change with II are in the air........