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Interval International Frequently Asked Questions and Information

iftravel said:
People pay to enroll. I won't do it but out of curiosity, what is considered best value in term of MF per point. I believe DC points are around 0.9 cpp.
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Spain is currently a popular choice for buying to enroll a resale week. If you have a large amount of money to spend the Grand Residence's Fractionals are reported to come out well on MF/CP basis. I've not seen a straight comparison of MF/CP across all resorts/unit type/unit size/seasons.
It may also be that a Sheraton or Westin purchase to enroll is a good way to go, again, I've not seen the data on MF/CP for all those resorts.
 
Are there some resorts or time share companies that do not trade well with Interval- meaning are some companies more undesirable to II and therefore its hard to get a decent trade ?
 
Wow! This thread was started in 2008. Everything about II, has changed.
 
EWARREN221 said:
Are there some resorts or time share companies that do not trade well with Interval- meaning are some companies more undesirable to II and therefore its hard to get a decent trade ?
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II has a set of quality criteria and different ratings for specific resorts. They also factor in the variables of supply and demand relating to location. For example a 2-bed elite rated resort in Hawaii during peak season will have greater trading power than a 2-bed elite resorts in Orlando during peak season. Similarly mandatory all inclusive resorts in Mexico have lower trading power than non-mandatory all inclusive resorts.
You can see II's ratings in the II resort directory
Many people with unrated resorts in peak season do very well with exchanging, so buying the most expensive is not a good approach to use. Depending on where and when you want to travel, your optimal resort/points will vary.
 
Hindsite said:
II has a set of quality criteria and different ratings for specific resorts. They also factor in the variables of supply and demand relating to location. For example a 2-bed elite rated resort in Hawaii during peak season will have greater trading power than a 2-bed elite resorts in Orlando during peak season. Similarly mandatory all inclusive resorts in Mexico have lower trading power than non-mandatory all inclusive resorts.
You can see II's ratings in the II resort directory
Many people with unrated resorts in peak season do very well with exchanging, so buying the most expensive is not a good approach to use. Depending on where and when you want to travel, your optimal resort/points will vary.
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It's also worth pointing out IMHO that II is very opaque and changes somewhat often for its trading power. I am so far not having much luck with my Fox Run trader for instance in terms on an ongoing search, but people also think the OGS may be broken in II so who really knows? I'm kinda close to giving up on getting a Hawaii Marriott of any sort next year with it, and might dip back out of II if I don't find decent trades.

I think in a lot of ways you just have to spend a couple years seeing what, if any, trades you get and if they are of value to you.
 
Foxrun is good for Orlando Marriott resorts, Disney (thank goodness) and anything with over supply. I have gotten Marriott's Maui Ocean Club over 4th of July with it via ongoing search.

Non-branded resorts have limited trading power, no matter how good they are. Marriott-Marriott and Westin/ Sheraton-Westin/ Sheraton work very well to get into those resorts. I adjusted what we own to only Sheratons and Marriotts for good reasons. We still own a week 52 at Foxrun. I traded into Disney for my niece, and she is still considering the week, but I was honest with her, when she asked me what I really love for trading purposes. I cannot lead my niece to believe Foxrun is better than Sheraton Desert Oasis or Sheraton Broadway Resort. Even if the fees are higher on Sheraton 2 bedrooms, the trading power is night and day different.

We used to trade our Twin Rivers, Fraser, CO, in II but stopped after realizing the trading power was horrendous. I was lucky to see Marriott studios in off-season in Orlando. RCI values them much better, and I use them for PIC in Wyndham, which makes them pretty valuable for the same MF as Foxrun.
 
rickandcindy23 said:
We used to trade our Twin Rivers, Fraser, CO, in II but stopped after realizing the trading power was horrendous. I was lucky to see Marriott studios in off-season in Orlando. RCI values them much better, and I use them for PIC in Wyndham, which makes them pretty valuable for the same MF as Foxrun.
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I'm kinda wondering about if using RCI via Trading Places Legacy for Fox Run, where it gets a 5 out of 6 tier level would make it a good trader also there, wheras before I understand it sucks in RCI. Really depends on what the fees are in TPL which I can find 0 info on.
 
jp10558 said:
I'm kinda wondering about if using RCI via Trading Places Legacy for Fox Run, where it gets a 5 out of 6 tier level would make it a good trader also there, wheras before I understand it sucks in RCI. Really depends on what the fees are in TPL which I can find 0 info on.
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RCI gives the weeks 25 TPU, that's $40 per TPU. Not my idea of a good trader.

Pres Villas at Grand Palms gets 56-66 points for $1,248 MF's, and I till got rid of my weeks.
 
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