Hi, I've been a member here since 2017 when we bought into the Marriott Vacation Club system. I rarely post but have always found TUGBBS really helpful. I'm looking for general background info on using MVC points to reserve weeks at Interval properties, since we've never done that. I've searched here, but haven't found any thread really on point. I know (now) that when we started with Marriott we were automatically assigned an Interval International membership number. I used that number to gain online access to Interval to do searches, but nothing happens to be open in the searches I've done. So is there a thread here (or an external website) with basics on how to use MVC points to reserve Interval weeks? Thanks in advance.
I did read the Interval International exchange FAQ pinned to the top of this board. That helps explain how the process works for owners of Interval weeks. I can't tell if there's a way I can look at Interval weeks (or short stays, I bumped my II membership to Gold for 2 years to get access to those), then figure out how many MVC points that stay would take, then deposit my MVC points into II. That deposit is probably not reversible, so I don't want to do it and only THEN look for a week -- or even worse, deposit the points but have the open spot I saw be taken by somebody else while the transfer is happening!
I'm specifically trying to figure out how to stay in Maine in mid to late July 2021, like at Harbor Ridge in Southwest Harbor Maine. (Probably all sewn up by the actual timeshare owners, unless they cancel out at short notice.) We also want to visit Dublin or elsewhere in Ireland some time in the first two weeks of January 2022. Nothing at all is popping up, I read various explanations in the Interval forums about that. Somebody mentioned setting up a recurring Interval search. Pointers to pages or threads that tell how to do that would be most appreciated!
I did read the Interval International exchange FAQ pinned to the top of this board. That helps explain how the process works for owners of Interval weeks. I can't tell if there's a way I can look at Interval weeks (or short stays, I bumped my II membership to Gold for 2 years to get access to those), then figure out how many MVC points that stay would take, then deposit my MVC points into II. That deposit is probably not reversible, so I don't want to do it and only THEN look for a week -- or even worse, deposit the points but have the open spot I saw be taken by somebody else while the transfer is happening!
I'm specifically trying to figure out how to stay in Maine in mid to late July 2021, like at Harbor Ridge in Southwest Harbor Maine. (Probably all sewn up by the actual timeshare owners, unless they cancel out at short notice.) We also want to visit Dublin or elsewhere in Ireland some time in the first two weeks of January 2022. Nothing at all is popping up, I read various explanations in the Interval forums about that. Somebody mentioned setting up a recurring Interval search. Pointers to pages or threads that tell how to do that would be most appreciated!
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