II Trade Demand Index Question

[Beefnot]

My understanding was that Interval's Trade Demand Index represented the trading power for a given location relative to other weeks of the year for that location. The TDI supposedly does not measure trading power relative to other locations.

If that is indeed the case, wouldn't we always expect to see the TDI for a given location hit 150 at some point during the year, since that week or weeks have the greatest demand relative to the others? For the first time, I see a maximum TDI number less than 150 for a given area. When I click on a resort in the Portland, Oregan area, the TDI hits a max of 130 during weeks 27, 28, and 31. It never gets up to 150. Does that make sense?

 

[MAINER4GOOD]

My understanding was that Interval's Trade Demand Index represented the trading power for a given location relative to other weeks of the year for that location. The TDI supposedly does not measure trading power relative to other locations.

If that is indeed the case, wouldn't we always expect to see the TDI for a given location hit 150 at some point during the year, since that week or weeks have the greatest demand relative to the others? For the first time, I see a maximum TDI number less than 150 for a given area. When I click on a resort in the Portland, Oregan area, the TDI hits a max of 130 during weeks 27, 28, and 31. It never Does that make sense?

According to the Interval Directory, the Travel Demand Index reflects "historical..resort data on occupancy...experienced by Interval's Quality Vacation Exchange Network". In my opinion, this is as much trading in as it is for trading out of a resort. Really good information, much better than the old red, yellow, green breakdowns...

 

[Beefnot]

Everyone else on TUG seems to think TDI is only relevant for a given region and not relative to other areas. I dunno, I'm confused.

 

[classiclincoln]

One thing you need to keep in mind is that the II TDI does not always take into consideration things that are going on in the area. For example, with all the shows going on in Vegas, pretty much every week would be high demand, with the holidays being peak.

Just a thought....