What's the best firewall to keep these pesky Marriott sales folks at bay? The phone calls usually start about two weeks before you're checking in. Usually by someone who's going to "help" you with all of your tours and restaurant recommendations. They spend more time trying to get you to attend a presentation.
At the checkin process you're usually told to see the concierge who then wants to take up your time convincing you to attend a presentation. After you get to your unit there is usually a message from someone from the sales office followed up later by a phone call to see if "everything is all right". I never get these calls when staying at a Marriott hotel.
I've tried to use the explanation that I'm not interested in buying another timeshare but the calls keep coming. They say I don't really understand the program and that they can give me an "update". What a joke!
Thanks to some of the posts on TUG I think I've stumbled on something that seems to stop or shorten the calls considerably. Instead of saying "I'm not interested" I have started to use the "I don't do presentations because it interferes with my valuable vacation time", or words to that effect.
I was wondering how others handle these annoying intrusions into their vacation time. A creative solution to the problem. There have been reports from several resorts about salespersons conduct that borders on harassment. i've experienced it not only from Marriott but also from other timeshare companies. It's one of the downsides of being a timeshare owner I guess.
At the checkin process you're usually told to see the concierge who then wants to take up your time convincing you to attend a presentation. After you get to your unit there is usually a message from someone from the sales office followed up later by a phone call to see if "everything is all right". I never get these calls when staying at a Marriott hotel.
I've tried to use the explanation that I'm not interested in buying another timeshare but the calls keep coming. They say I don't really understand the program and that they can give me an "update". What a joke!
Thanks to some of the posts on TUG I think I've stumbled on something that seems to stop or shorten the calls considerably. Instead of saying "I'm not interested" I have started to use the "I don't do presentations because it interferes with my valuable vacation time", or words to that effect.
I was wondering how others handle these annoying intrusions into their vacation time. A creative solution to the problem. There have been reports from several resorts about salespersons conduct that borders on harassment. i've experienced it not only from Marriott but also from other timeshare companies. It's one of the downsides of being a timeshare owner I guess.