Just got a getaway for a friend at Beach Place Towers in Fort Lauderdale in May . Was surprised to see it but the friend is thrilled.
I only see studios available and they are $797 a week. I don't know how this compares to past years.Nice! What was the price and unit type for the getaway?
I only see studios available and they are $797 a week. I don't know how this compares to past years.
I was at Cypress Harbour in the beginning of December on an II Getaway. I love that resort but I always travel during off, or shoulder, seasons. So far I've been lucky because I've always gotten in. But I'm retired and can travel at off times.In the past, there used to be a ton of getaways in II for Marriott properties. Specifically Cypress Harbor used to have a lot of weeks offered as getaways. I just did a search for all of 2017 and only 3 July weeks appear as getaways. Does anyone know if this is now going to be the norm or just an aberration? It also appears that getaways for the other Marriott properties aren't as plentiful as in the past either.
I was at Cypress Harbour in the beginning of December on an II Getaway. I love that resort but I always travel during off, or shoulder, seasons. So far I've been lucky because I've always gotten in. But I'm retired and can travel at off times.
I wish reps (and this applies to lots of businesses) would sometimes just say they do not know instead of making up some bogus story. This is as bad as a timeshare salesman making up stuff.I got a call from II the other day regarding my email I sent to the II TUG Members mailbox. Mark was out of the office. I got some run around answer about how all the getaways that were dumped in were so popular that they all got snapped up. I told the rep that I didn't believe her. It is possible that they were marked for Getaway incorrectly and they fixed it, but they certainly were not all taken. But the rep was persistent and that they were excited to see it all and how popular it was. Whatever. I haven't heard back even though the rep said she was going to talk to her inventory manager about the missing getaways.
You could be right. I just did a check of Exchange inventory. Looking back at what I had save of MGR from 1/6/2017, there were 55 available units in May 2017. When I look at Exchange inventory today for May 2017, there are only 23 available units. Now there could be units stacked, but that is a significant diminishing of available checkin dates and unit types.At this point I no longer think it's a bug causing so few Orlando Marriotts to show up in Getaways. I think they would have realized it and fixed it by now if it were a bug. Such a bummer because we love using getaways to Orlando at the right price, and we prefer Marriott.
Makes sense, but in the past were they running out of Orlando inventory in DC well in advance. I don't think that is the case. They always had lots of inventory even when II had it. I don't see any reason why it would have to be different this year than in the past. I would think they have a pretty good handle on how inventory plays out now that they are seven years in to DC.I think it was a bug when there wasn't any showing up. I think now it is part of Marriot's strategy to save units for the destination Club and to not deposit excess inventory until later even in locations like Orlando in May.
I think they know too but I feel like they are slowly trying to dry up the II inventory pool of unsold developer inventory in order to steer more into buying into the DC program and into using the DC program vs relying on II for better deals.Makes sense, but in the past were they running out of Orlando inventory in DC well in advance. I don't think that is the case. They always had lots of inventory even when II had it. I don't see any reason why it would have to be different this year than in the past. I would think they have a pretty good handle on how inventory plays out now that they are seven years in to DC.
It could be, but I don't think this is a really good strategy. Marriott needs II as much as II needs Marriott. Bodies in units means money to MVW. If they wait until closer to checkin to deposit their big surplus of inventory, II will be unable to rent them in a short period of time. So Marriott properties end up with a lot of empty rooms. Empty rooms means fewer people going to sales presentations and fewer people buying drinks and food on property. That ends up in less revenue for MVW.I think they know too but I feel like they are slowly trying to dry up the II inventory pool of unsold developer inventory in order to steer more into buying into the DC program and into using the DC program vs relying on II for better deals.
Can you participate in Destination Club with a resale Marriott? We actually don't own a Marriott yet, but I was considering adding one to our timeshare portfolio. It makes no sense to do that if they are holding back inventory that we couldn't trade into even with another Marriott though.
They don't withhold owner deposits. It's the developer owned bulk deposits that they may withhold. They started with the more desirable inventory like Hawaii where the bulk deposits were at one time much larger and at the 8-12 month mark. There are still smaller bulk deposits but they are hitting at the 4-6 month mark with additional units in the last 60 day or less. Places like Williamsburg and Orlando were still getting the large bulk deposits 8-12 months but recently they seem to be slowing down and seem more spread out throughout the 4-8 month mark.Can you participate in Destination Club with a resale Marriott? We actually don't own a Marriott yet, but I was considering adding one to our timeshare portfolio. It makes no sense to do that if they are holding back inventory that we couldn't trade into even with another Marriott though.