sail27bill
TUG Member
Hi All,
I am hoping that someone can answer a question that I have regarding Interval and Marriott Vacation club points. Full disclosure: I just bought 1500 points direct from Marriott. I did not finance the transaction. After looking at resale points and fees it was almost an even wash with buying from Marriott as we had used an explorer package to Oceanwatch for a 7 day stay the last week of June with getting 100,000 Bonvoy points. Using that stay plus getting the one-time 3000 Vacation points for an additional future stay means that we paid about $1000-$1500 over asking when I figure in all incentives. (In the past, we were looking at $5-$5.50 per point all in resale cost although I am sure that people have gotten cheaper deals through ebay).
I currently own 2 Vistana timeshares and supplement my travel by buying Interval getaway weeks and I also use a lot of earned Bonvoy points for hotel stays. My goal is to use the points in say an even year only for 3000 points and rent additional points if I need them. Maybe for stays to Aruba, St. Thomas, etc. during June/July as I am linked to the school calendar. (I will not be using the points to exchange to Marriott Hilton Head resorts as I have in the past as I am currently having a house built there for winter breaks and part of the summer). Also maybe use point stays at Pulse locations. Most stays will be for 5 days at most. Lately, we have not been utilizing a full week so there are days that unfortunately go to waste. Although we have gotten great trades in the past to Marriott through Interval, the wait time for confirmed exchanges now is longer and uncertain. I don't want any additional traditional weeks as I want to check in and out when it is convenient to me.
My question is I see the minimum deposit into II is 1000 points which equates to a studio. Can you pay a fee to trade up to say a 2 bedroom if you see it available as an instant exchange during Marriott priority? I know that I can do this with my 2 bedroom Vistana Villages (which has been a nice perk) for $59 per upgrade as I am Interval Platinum. Not really thinking of using this as our main way of exchanging, but it seems that it could be used to my advantage if this was allowed.
Thanks for reading and if you have any other tips and or suggestions, it would be most appreciated.
Thanks,
Anita
I am hoping that someone can answer a question that I have regarding Interval and Marriott Vacation club points. Full disclosure: I just bought 1500 points direct from Marriott. I did not finance the transaction. After looking at resale points and fees it was almost an even wash with buying from Marriott as we had used an explorer package to Oceanwatch for a 7 day stay the last week of June with getting 100,000 Bonvoy points. Using that stay plus getting the one-time 3000 Vacation points for an additional future stay means that we paid about $1000-$1500 over asking when I figure in all incentives. (In the past, we were looking at $5-$5.50 per point all in resale cost although I am sure that people have gotten cheaper deals through ebay).
I currently own 2 Vistana timeshares and supplement my travel by buying Interval getaway weeks and I also use a lot of earned Bonvoy points for hotel stays. My goal is to use the points in say an even year only for 3000 points and rent additional points if I need them. Maybe for stays to Aruba, St. Thomas, etc. during June/July as I am linked to the school calendar. (I will not be using the points to exchange to Marriott Hilton Head resorts as I have in the past as I am currently having a house built there for winter breaks and part of the summer). Also maybe use point stays at Pulse locations. Most stays will be for 5 days at most. Lately, we have not been utilizing a full week so there are days that unfortunately go to waste. Although we have gotten great trades in the past to Marriott through Interval, the wait time for confirmed exchanges now is longer and uncertain. I don't want any additional traditional weeks as I want to check in and out when it is convenient to me.
My question is I see the minimum deposit into II is 1000 points which equates to a studio. Can you pay a fee to trade up to say a 2 bedroom if you see it available as an instant exchange during Marriott priority? I know that I can do this with my 2 bedroom Vistana Villages (which has been a nice perk) for $59 per upgrade as I am Interval Platinum. Not really thinking of using this as our main way of exchanging, but it seems that it could be used to my advantage if this was allowed.
Thanks for reading and if you have any other tips and or suggestions, it would be most appreciated.
Thanks,
Anita