Is anyone going to upgrade their membership in Interval International to the new Platinum Level?
There are 2 ongoing discussions you may want to check out and the Marriott and Starwood forums. I am not merging them, because each system has a unique relationship with II.
I am thinking of going Platinum in September. I look at the Guest Certificates and the companion airfare as the deciding factors. I got enough timeshares and points, so I don't think I will be using the Getaways, but who knows. I don't fly that often, but I was wondering if the companion airfare is worth it or would I be able to find a better deal myself? Someone please give me some input on this. I am planning on a 2012 trip to SF from NC. Thanks in advance.I upgraded to Platinum this week. Interval was able to credit me for the remainder of my Gold membership and apply it to the Platinum fee. The deciding factor was the free guest certificates and $50 Getaway discount.
I did notice a few summer weeks for this summer as listed as Priority in Orlando, but not enough to justify upgrading for that reason only. Might be too soon to tell at this point.
We don't have an Entertainment booklet, so I was happy to see that we can utilize all those coupons with the Gold/Platinum. Not sure we will use the other "enhancements", though.
I saw that there are two other threads on this, but since I don't have a Marriott/Starwood product, I picked this one.
I saved about $500.00 with the companion ticket for a trip from Norfolk, VA to Sedona, AZ for this September.
Hi Gordon,
There are limitations on this companion airfare: blackout dates, participating cities, etc. From your post, I chose a random date for a San Francisco - Raleigh airfare to put into the site. It returned a price of $630(taxes not incl) for two on June 11-18, 2011. Not sure if that is considered a savings or not over direct bookings.
Currently, the airfare search engine will not go further than early April, 2012. Depending on the timing of your trip, it would be worth asking the II rep when the companion booking certificate expires; mine notes that travel needs to be completed by 7/15/2012.
Can anyone tell me when the blackout dates for Thanksgiving are from Lexington, KY or Cincinnati to Las Vegas? Thanks so much!
Pedro - I called their phone and the agent searched all available flights and I ended up with an American Airlines flight with very convenient flight times as the cheapest. For some reason the AA flights offered them a $150.00 discount and I paid half of the resulting amount.