Anyone been able to get a free extension from II due to Covid?

[Doogie]

I have a week with Interval expiring in a few months. I haven’t been able to use it due to Covid. Has anyone been able to get an extension from Interval without paying the $189 fee? As I can’t use the week, what other options do I have? Am I correct that I can’t book a week and rent it out? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[clawie]

Doogie, I have same question - hope someone out there can help us

 

[sjsharkie]

I'm going to say slim to none. II has already made extensions available when COVID hit, and I don't think they are interested in extending without a fee.

Of course YMMV.

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[dioxide45]

Your best way to get an extension is to make an exchange and add ePlus. Just do it before 60 days from expiration as you need to exchange into something more than 60 days out and then add ePlus. Deposit extensions are a rip off IMO.

 

[Doogie]

Your best way to get an extension is to make an exchange and add ePlus. Just do it before 60 days from expiration as you need to exchange into something more than 60 days out and then add ePlus. Deposit extensions are a rip off IMO.

Thanks for the advice. Can you explain in more detail how this works? If I have an expiry of say, Sept 1/21, don’t I need to book an exchange with an expiry by this same date? Does the ePlus allow you to book a different exchange for 2022 and relinquish the previous one?

 

[sjsharkie]

But you lose the ability of OGS with ePlus. Good suggestion, but know what you are giving up by going the ePlus route vs. extension.

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[dioxide45]

How it works is you make an exchange as far out as you can, preferably 9/1/2021. This can be for anywhere, it is a throwaway exchange. Just do it more than 60 days before 9/1 So before end of June. Then you add ePlus for $59. So you may end up having to pay the exchange fee of $209+$59. This then gives you three retrades prior to one year from the date of your exchange. So you would be able to retrade as far out as 9/1/2022. Up to three retrades.

 

[dioxide45]

But you lose the ability of OGS with ePlus. Good suggestion, but know what you are giving up by going the ePlus route vs. extension.

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You are right that ePlus loses OGS ability, but you can't add an OGS to an extended deposit either. Extended deposits go into flexchange restriction. Meaning you can only trade for something inside of 59 days with an extended deposit.

 

[dioxide45]

By going the ePlus route you can almost get another 22 months out of a deposit (though it would cost you another exchange fee). In the above 9/1/2021 example, you could potentially cancel whatever exchange you get out as far as 9/1/2022, prior to 60 days from checkin. That gives you a cancellation replacement week that is good for one year from the day you cancel. You can then make a new exchange with that cancellation replacement week. I don't know if you can add ePlus to a trade made from a cancellation replacement and cancellation replacement may lose things like Marriott priority or discounted/free exchange fees if you have certain ownerships.

 

[Doogie]

By going the ePlus route you can almost get another 22 months out of a deposit (though it would cost you another exchange fee). In the above 9/1/2021 example, you could potentially cancel whatever exchange you get out as far as 9/1/2022, prior to 60 days from checkin. That gives you a cancellation replacement week that is good for one year from the day you cancel. You can then make a new exchange with that cancellation replacement week. I don't know if you can add ePlus to a trade made from a cancellation replacement and cancellation replacement may lose things like Marriott priority or discounted/free exchange fees if you have certain ownerships.

Thanks for the detailed explanation Dioxide45. What does OGS mean? Also, if using the ePlus to extend the exchange, are you using trading power of my original timeshare exchanged or the trading power of the one I exchanged into, when looking for a replacement?

 

[dioxide45]

Thanks for the detailed explanation Dioxide45. What does OGS mean? Also, if using the ePlus to extend the exchange, are you using trading power of my original timeshare exchanged or the trading power of the one I exchanged into, when looking for a replacement?

OGS=Ongoing Search

The trade power will be based on the original deposit.

 

[hurnik]

Sorry for the dumb questions but:
1) If you do the ePlus/retrade, you can't place an OGS, so basically you're stuck with whatever is "readily"available, yes?
2) I thought I read the II COVID policy and it sounded like they basically gave you an resort accommodation cert (like they're always giving) which also can't be used with OGS and you're restricted to "readily available' (maybe less?) inventory and it had to be used by like this March?

I know they sometimes say you can get a deposit extended if you make another deposit in which case, although it sounds like the extended deposit also cannot use OGS?