Ongoing Sales Incentive - Enrolling Post-6/20/10 Weeks [MERGED]

[jd2601]

? same offer for external Marriott week purchased after cutoff

Hi, I received this in an email today regarding a week purchased after cutoff date. I called the number attached to email and this was Barony Beach front desk. Location of our resale purchase.

Unfortunately they new nothing and transferred me to sales who wanted to sign me up for an update? Not in HHI to do this.

I am guessing the same offer made earlier to purchase points and ability to enroll weeks? No confirmation from Marriott?


New Opportunity to Enroll Your External Weeks!

The program allowing you to enroll your externally purchased Marriott Vacation Club® week(s) has expired, but there's still an opportunity to enroll your externally purchased week(s)! Join other Owners who enrolled their weeks during the last program and enjoy more flexibility and vacation options with your Marriott Vacation Club ownership. Hurry! This new opportunity ends December 30, 2015.

For details about enrolling and this limited-time offer,call

 

[disneymom1]

I received the same email today.

 

[Fasttr]

According to [Link deleted.] post at the end of the thread discussing the previous deal, SeaDoc (a MVC sales rep) posted that there was a new, slightly tweaked deal, running through Dec 30th.

 

[SueDonJ]

Is there any indication whether this or a similar offer has been extended beyond 12/30/15? Thanks!

 

[ArBravesFan]

enroll resale week

I am scheduled to take the tour at Ocean Pointe tomorrow. Is there an offer to enroll resale week (post-2010) without purchasing additional DC points? Maybe with the purchase of an encore package? Please help me!

 

[dioxide45]

I am scheduled to take the tour at Ocean Pointe tomorrow. Is there an offer to enroll resale week (post-2010) without purchasing additional DC points? Maybe with the purchase of an encore package? Please help me!

I think the offer for free enrollment of weeks through an Encore package only applied to pre 6/20/2010 resale or developer weeks. I am aware of no offer to enroll post 6/20/2010 resale weeks unless you purchase DC Trust points, if that offer still stands.

 

[kds4]

I am scheduled to take the tour at Ocean Pointe tomorrow. Is there an offer to enroll resale week (post-2010) without purchasing additional DC points? Maybe with the purchase of an encore package? Please help me!

If you are thinking that you want to enroll a post-2010 resale week, then get the encore package. You can apply the cost of the encore package to the required points purchase to enroll a post-2010 resale week. You will also lock-in the price per point as of the date of your encore contract, and can be saving the money you will need to complete the purchase when you come back a year from then. Meanwhile, enjoy the added benefit of the encore package you bought (MRPs, return resort visit, cruise certificate, etc.) for the same money the points purchase would have cost you without having the encore package.

It is the best deal I know of - if you are going to commit to purchasing points to enroll a post-2010 resale week anyway. That's how we are doing it.

 

[Fasttr]

If you are thinking that you want to enroll a post-2010 resale week, then get the encore package. You can apply the cost of the encore package to the required points purchase to enroll a post-2010 resale week. You will also lock-in the price per point as of the date of your encore contract, and can be saving the money you will need to complete the purchase when you come back a year from then. Meanwhile, enjoy the added benefit of the encore package you bought (MRPs, return resort visit, cruise certificate, etc.) for the same money the points purchase would have cost you without having the encore package.

It is the best deal I know of - if you are going to commit to purchasing points to enroll a post-2010 resale week anyway. That's how we are doing it.

That all assumes that, at the time you return on your encore package, there will be a promotion available to enroll your post 2010 resale week with the purchase of points. That's a big if.

 

[SueDonJ]

That all assumes that, at the time you return on your encore package, there will be a promotion available to enroll your post 2010 resale week with the purchase of points. That's a big if.

I think it's a guaranteed offer as of the date of the Encore Package contract (and not the return date,) if I'm understanding kds4 correctly. The problem is that the special offer appears to have concluded as of 12/30/15 so it shouldn't be something that's on the table with Encore Packages being purchased now.

 

[Fasttr]

I think it's a guaranteed offer as of the date of the Encore Package contract (and not the return date,) if I'm understanding kds4 correctly. The problem is that the special offer appears to have concluded as of 12/30/15 so it shouldn't be something that's on the table with Encore Packages being purchased now.

That was my point. I assume the past deal is dead, so jumping on an encore now, in hopes that another deal will open up when you return on your encore package is a big if.

 

[kds4]

That was my point. I assume the past deal is dead, so jumping on an encore now, in hopes that another deal will open up when you return on your encore package is a big if.

Good point. The underlying assumption was that the enrollment offer (or a similar offer) is still/will be in effect at the time.

 

[samara64]

At MOC and got offered and upgrade.

Hi All,

At MOC now. Went to presentation and got offered 5500 credits for 57K+ and they will enroll my 7 weeks and get me to chairman level.

Is it worth it.

Anyone knows of any special going on now to enroll less weeks for smaller number of credits. The current offer is 3K for one week, 4K for 2 weeks and 5.5K for up to 7 weeks,

Appreciate any feedback.

Sam

 

[brigechols]

Hi All,

At MOC now. Went to presentation and got offered 5500 credits for 57K+ and they will enroll my 7 weeks and get me to chairman level.

Is it worth it.

Sam

IMHO, no. Why spend 57K+ to enroll 7 weeks when you can spend 10% of that number to enroll 7 weeks? I don't know your endgame but you could enroll your existing 7 weeks for ~5K, buy a platinum Canyon Villas resale week from Marriott which should garner about 5500 DP, and buy a small number of Destination Points from Marriott so that you may enroll the Canyon Villas week in the DP program. You should be able to do all that without spending 57K+.

 

[Bill4728]

IMHO, no. Why spend 57K+ to enroll 7 weeks when you can spend 10% of that number to enroll 7 weeks? I don't know your endgame but you could enroll your existing 7 weeks for ~5K, buy a platinum Canyon Villas resale week from Marriott which should garner about 5500 DP, and buy a small number of Destination Points from Marriott so that you may enroll the Canyon Villas week in the DP program. You should be able to do all that without spending 57K+.

I'm not sure what is the best way to enroll your current 7 weeks BUT I heard the current offer was all your weeks for less than $2500. I've heard about people buying an "explorer package" ( 5-6 nights at a Marriott resort) for about $1000 and with the package get to bring your weeks into the DC for free.

Now with 7 weeks you should be at a pretty high level in the DC. Are you sure you want to get a higher level? Many people do not find the benefits of the higher ownership levels anywhere near the cost to obtain those benefits. My wife and I are perfectly happy with our two weeks worth (about 5500 pts total) If I need more pts I can rent with from a current owner and do not have to spend any money permanently buy them.

Hope this helps

 

[frank808]

Hi All,

At MOC now. Went to presentation and got offered 5500 credits for 57K+ and they will enroll my 7 weeks and get me to chairman level.

Is it worth it.

Anyone knows of any special going on now to enroll less weeks for smaller number of credits. The current offer is 3K for one week, 4K for 2 weeks and 5.5K for up to 7 weeks,

Appreciate any feedback.

Sam

Are these weeks eligible to be enrolled in the dp program? Were they bought resale?

 

[samara64]

Thanks to all for the advice.

All weeks are resale after 2010. So we have to buy some points.

 

[JIMinNC]

Hi All,

At MOC now. Went to presentation and got offered 5500 credits for 57K+ and they will enroll my 7 weeks and get me to chairman level.

Is it worth it.

Anyone knows of any special going on now to enroll less weeks for smaller number of credits. The current offer is 3K for one week, 4K for 2 weeks and 5.5K for up to 7 weeks,

Appreciate any feedback.

Sam

Thanks to all for the advice.

All weeks are resale after 2010. So we have to buy some points.

This sounds a lot like the "special" they ran last fall which allowed owners to enroll post-2010 weeks for the first time. That "deal" supposedly ended around the end of the year as I recall. Maybe they're doing it again

 

[JIMinNC]

By the way, you didn't say how many points you would wind up with after buying 5500 for $57K and your enrollment of the 7 weeks. But even if it was the minimum number of points for Chairman status - 15,000 - your cost to get 15,000 points would only be $3.80 per point. If you can afford the $57K and want the flexibility of points, then I find it hard to believe that there will be a better deal offered than this for post-2010 weeks.

 

[Seaport104]

This sounds a lot like the "special" they ran last fall which allowed owners to enroll post-2010 weeks for the first time. That "deal" supposedly ended around the end of the year as I recall. Maybe they're doing it again

Yes, they are running the "special" again which you buy X amount of points to enroll X # of weeks. The only difference is the required points is 500 points more than last year's requirement.

 

[Seaport104]

this is the thread from last year on the same subject

[Link deleted after threads merged.]

 

[JIMinNC]

Yes, they are running the "special" again which you buy X amount of points to enroll X # of weeks. The only difference is the required points is 500 points more than last year's requirement.

Last year the post-2010 week had to have been bought prior to August 15, 2015. Do you know if that date is still the same, or have they moved that cut-off date to a later date?

 

[Seaport104]

Last year the post-2010 week had to have been bought prior to August 15, 2015. Do you know if that date is still the same, or have they moved that cut-off date to a later date?

Good point, not sure. I'll ask my sales contact for details and post back.

 

[samara64]

By the way, you didn't say how many points you would wind up with after buying 5500 for $57K and your enrollment of the 7 weeks. But even if it was the minimum number of points for Chairman status - 15,000 - your cost to get 15,000 points would only be $3.80 per point. If you can afford the $57K and want the flexibility of points, then I find it hard to believe that there will be a better deal offered than this for post-2010 weeks.

Jim,

I will end up with 20K+. I think it came to 3.xx/point. That is why I considered it.

I think they stated that I must have closed on all weeks by June 15 of this year.

Sam

 

[JIMinNC]

Jim,

I will end up with 20K+. I think it came to 3.xx/point. That is why I considered it.

I think they stated that I must have closed on all weeks by June 15 of this year.

Sam

If your recollection of June 15, 2016 is correct, that is significant. It means the offer to enroll post-2010 weeks may become a promotion they offer on a regular basis. That means anyone buying a third-party resale week from now on may have an opportunity at some point after they buy that week to enroll it with a points buy. When they offered it last year, no one knew how long it might be until they offered such a deal again. Your experience may indicate this will become a somewhat regular promotion with a constantly advancing cut-off date.

The cost of buying the points is still significant, so this may not make sense for everyone, but for higher point value resale weeks where the matching points requirement plus the higher resale week price through Marriott Resales is prohibitive, this could be somewhat more attractive financially than the hybrid bundle from Marriott.

 

[Seaport104]

If your recollection of June 15, 2016 is correct, that is significant. It means the offer to enroll post-2010 weeks may become a promotion they offer on a regular basis. That means anyone buying a third-party resale week from now on may have an opportunity at some point after they buy that week to enroll it with a points buy. When they offered it last year, no one knew how long it might be until they offered such a deal again. Your experience may indicate this will become a somewhat regular promotion with a constantly advancing cut-off date.

The cost of buying the points is still significant, so this may not make sense for everyone, but for higher point value resale weeks where the matching points requirement plus the higher resale week price through Marriott Resales is prohibitive, this could be somewhat more attractive financially than the hybrid bundle from Marriott.

Completely agree, looks like an opportunity that will exist going forward except that each year, they might raise the required points by 500.

I bought 5,000 points last year and enrolled 7 of my weeks and glad that I did it.