jont
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MOW /MGC /MCV/MGO / Trust Points
Hi Tuggers
I’ve been trying to determine the advantages of having premier status in the new DC club. So far the only advantages I see is the ability to book 13 months out instead of 12 and access to some of the RC vacation club resorts. Are there any other advantages that I’m missing?
I am enrolled in the DC club and have a total of 6000 pts/year, 500 short of primer status. I’m sure there are lots of owners in a similar situation to myself. So, for the past year I have been investigating ways to achieve premier status. So far I can either:
1. Buy trust points from Marriott. Spending an additional 15k for points I may never be able to sell does not sound too appealing. I would be willing to by 500 points, but Marriott has set an initial min amount of 1000 pts and has now upped it to 1500pts. No Thanks.
2. Buy a week in Aruba from Marriott for around 21k. Better value but still a lot of money.
3. Buy a good week resale and hope at some time Marriott will let it in the DC. Doesn’t seem likely, but you never know. At least I could use or rent out the week.
Are there any other options I’m not seeing?
At this point in time I feel the advantages of premier status are not worth the additional 15-20k outlay.
Any tuggers out there have good experiences with their premier status? So far I haven’t seen any evidence on the forums.
Thanks for your help
I’ve been trying to determine the advantages of having premier status in the new DC club. So far the only advantages I see is the ability to book 13 months out instead of 12 and access to some of the RC vacation club resorts. Are there any other advantages that I’m missing?
I am enrolled in the DC club and have a total of 6000 pts/year, 500 short of primer status. I’m sure there are lots of owners in a similar situation to myself. So, for the past year I have been investigating ways to achieve premier status. So far I can either:
1. Buy trust points from Marriott. Spending an additional 15k for points I may never be able to sell does not sound too appealing. I would be willing to by 500 points, but Marriott has set an initial min amount of 1000 pts and has now upped it to 1500pts. No Thanks.
2. Buy a week in Aruba from Marriott for around 21k. Better value but still a lot of money.
3. Buy a good week resale and hope at some time Marriott will let it in the DC. Doesn’t seem likely, but you never know. At least I could use or rent out the week.
Are there any other options I’m not seeing?
At this point in time I feel the advantages of premier status are not worth the additional 15-20k outlay.
Any tuggers out there have good experiences with their premier status? So far I haven’t seen any evidence on the forums.
Thanks for your help