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Do you think II will adjust trade power of Grand Chateau due to decline in Las Vegas

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Do you think II will adjust trade power of Grand Chateau due to decline in Las Vegas

We stayed in Vegas at a hotel on the weekend a few weeks ago. It was pretty dead compared to the past. I was considering getting a week at Grad Chateau for a marriott trader but concenred that II will adjust trade power if vegas demand is slow to ramp up.
 

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I think this is just a temporary condition. Not just for Las Vegas. It is all over.
 

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Maybe there will be some short term adjustments but Covid is a short term thing. Travel will return to Vegas. Many people are literally “dying” to travel. (Pun intended)
 

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Yes I do.

There are literally several dozens of Grand Chateau weeks on freebie ACs right now and for the past several months. This has to have some affect.
 

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Do you think II will adjust trade power of Grand Chateau due to decline in Las Vegas

We stayed in Vegas at a hotel on the weekend a few weeks ago. It was pretty dead compared to the past. I was considering getting a week at Grad Chateau for a marriott trader but concenred that II will adjust trade power if vegas demand is slow to ramp up.
Like others, I think this is temporary. Grand Chateau had lots of availability pre-COVID; I'm not surprised based on the TDI chart.
Yes I do.

There are literally several dozens of Grand Chateau weeks on freebie ACs right now and for the past several months. This has to have some affect.
I don't. There were plenty of Ko Olina (Oahu) weeks available with ACs. I got 4 weeks at Ko Olina with a combination of freebie ACs and Marriott-related ACs. Several other tuggers were there using freebie ACs as well. I doubt Ko Olina trade power will go/has gone down due to this; my thoughts are the same for Grand Chateau.
 

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The situation is so fluid right now that Interval would have to continuously change the trading power based of factors that may be different in the near future. Any governor can impose or lift restrictions, any airline can cancel flights etc. I think it would be a lot of work for them, no tangible short term gain, and it would require a lot of foresight (not their business) I do not see why they would do it in the middle of the pandemic especially since (I believe) it will be mostly over in the next 9 months.
 

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Do you think timber lodge platinum would be better trader than grand chateaux platinum the MF at Timber is 100 more and they buy in is higher but its closer to my house
 

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Do you think timber lodge platinum would be better trader than grand chateaux platinum the MF at Timber is 100 more and they buy in is higher but its closer to my house
This would depend on which week you were depositing IMHO. But I suspect the differences of an average week would be slight if any.

If you are bored, you could do search tests yourself in II.

Ryan

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Do you think II will adjust trade power of Grand Chateau due to decline in Las Vegas

We stayed in Vegas at a hotel on the weekend a few weeks ago. It was pretty dead compared to the past. I was considering getting a week at Grad Chateau for a marriott trader but concenred that II will adjust trade power if vegas demand is slow to ramp up.
I don't think it'll make much difference. To be honest, I don't think the trade power of LV or other traditional "Trading Marriott's" is that high overall by II standards. The success is more dependent on the internal trading preference and resort rating than true trade power from what I've seen.
 

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Like others, I think this is temporary. Grand Chateau had lots of availability pre-COVID; I'm not surprised based on the TDI chart.

I don't. There were plenty of Ko Olina (Oahu) weeks available with ACs. I got 4 weeks at Ko Olina with a combination of freebie ACs and Marriott-related ACs. Several other tuggers were there using freebie ACs as well. I doubt Ko Olina trade power will go/has gone down due to this; my thoughts are the same for Grand Chateau.
Dumb question..what are AC’s?
 

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Dumb question..what are AC’s?
Not dumb. Accommodation Certificates. You get them for a variety of reasons; sometimes II gives it just because. I presume those are the ones referred to as freebie. You can use them instead of a week for exchanging. Trade power is not the best, locations are limited, and it's typically shoulder/low season. You can also get ACs for depositing your weeks, or an agreement between the developer and II. I'm sure I missed one or 2 reasons.
 

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I pulled some TDI charts and put them in this document based on the locations that I might like to visit or own.
 

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As Dean has always reminded us, TDI is not comparable between resorts, i.e., two different resorts both with a TDI of 150 will trade differently.

That said, the charts are an excellent way to determine demand at each, respectively.
 

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I pulled some TDI charts and put them in this document based on the locations that I might like to visit or own.
I thought I'd posted this earlier.

You may not be aware that TDI is not standardized other than for the group it covers. A TDI of 150 in LV has essentially nothing to do with a TDI in Orlando or HI. It's helpful for determining the best week for a given resort but not for comparing trade power for different areas of the country. While obviously RCI and II are different, I spent a lot of time a year or so ago comparing trade power for the areas where the traditional MVC traders are located including some of the MVC resorts that are in those areas (Orlando and CA desert). Since RCI does standardize their TPU, I feel this is a far more accurate comparison. I also cross references to some degree with rentals in those areas. My conclusions considering the traditional trading resorts were that Branson, LV and Williamsburg were roughly the same assuming a top Platinum week, that Orlando and the Desert resorts (Gold) were a fair amount better trade power with the same assumption other than Gold/White weeks for the CA desert locations. Thus IMO the good trade power of all of those resorts is because they are generally used for internal trading plus the fact that those here who would report that info are also doing the other things needed to max out trade power including getting a top week and planning well in advance.
 
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