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II - Get an Extra Vacation! "Free" AC When You Exchange

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Saw this. Looks like about 5 days left. We did an exchange last night, Marriott to Marriott for $0 exchange fee, and got the free AC offer.

The AC pricing is tiered based on unit size. I'm not sure how availability compares to the freebie ACs.

Studio - $279.00
One-bedroom - $329.00
Two-bedroom - $379.00
Three-bedroom - $429.00
Four -bedroom - $479.00
 
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I made an exchange yesterday and received the cert below. What is "free" about it?

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What do they mean by "Cannot be used to travel...within your home resort group?"
Does that mean that I cannot reserve Marriotts or Vistanas with this?

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CalGalTraveler said:
What do they mean by "Cannot be used to travel...within your home resort group?"
Does that mean that I cannot reserve Marriotts or Vistanas with this?
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We really have no idea what that means. That language has never prevented us from using them to book Marriott properties in the past. I think it could be something like if you got it for an exchange using MGV ownership and you couldn't use it to book MGV or MGR. That said, I've still not noticed any real restriction in practice.
 
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@dioxide45 is it valid for 12 months, does it have the ability to make a request and is the reservation window limited to less than 12 months.
Thanks šŸ™
 
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dioxide45 said:
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Saw this. Looks like about 5 days left. We did an exchange last night, Marriott to Marriott for $0 exchange fee, and got the free AC offer.

The AC pricing is tiered based on unit size. I'm not sure how availability compares to the freebie ACs.

Studio - $279.00
One-bedroom - $329.00
Two-bedroom - $379.00
Three-bedroom - $429.00
Four -bedroom - $479.00
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Do you have two II accounts, one for enrolled weeks and one regular? The promotion is for both?
 
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Yes both. I see the offer in my enrolled account and in my voluntary account.
 
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