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It is a bunch of bull. Matter of fact, available Interval Inventory of Marriott units is likely increasing; not decreasing.
Why? All private sale transactions of weeks (which are not taken via ROFR) have no where to go but Interval as points are not even an option. Over time this will increase the available inventory of weeks in Interval.
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100% correct..over the years i have been to at least 8 sales presentations..I purchased points in 2014 and again in 2019...in most of them the sales person tried to convince me of the “inevitable”..exchanges would be drying up within the near future.....I’m still waiting...talk about crying wolf
I can only tell you what I’ve personally observed.
In the past I used II for Marriott to Marriott exchanges as well as outside MVC’s system to trade back into the system. Nearly all have been instant exchanges.
In the past, it was easy to trade a studio unit, either MVC or non-MVC, to trade into MVC and I to a larger unit. Typically a one bedroom unit, often 2 bedroom units where available and on occasion I could see 3 bedroom units. For the last few years I’ve been lucky to see studio units, even when searching with larger units. Add to this the pickings have been slim with fewer weeks available.
I don’t trade week for week often but did so last year. I was attempting to trade a 2 bedroom for 2 bedroom into Lake Tahoe for the first week of June. Definitely NOT high season. I had to deposit first and wait for a match. Nothing in 2 bedroom units was showing available for instant exchanges. 10 years ago this would have been an easy instant exchange.
So, from my personal experience, the instant exchange inventory has indeed become much less. I’ve mostly given up looking except for curiosity to see what might be available. It’s bad enough that I no longer deposit studio units with the hope of upgrading to a one bedroom through instant exchange.
Now having said that, when I requested a deposit first exchange with II for a 2 bedroom unit in Lake Tahoe, it was matched the very quickly. But it was their choice if the weeks I had listed as acceptable and their choice of check in day. So it may be that while they’ve been able to control what can be viewed as an instant exchange there are still plenty of weeks exchanges available, you just have to use the traditional deposit/request method for exchange.
Internal points systems are intended to control inventory and keep that inventory primarily available to owners within those systems. DRI is another points system that does a good job of keeping inventory available for owners and limiting what can be seen online for instant exchange. I use to see Polo Towers 1 and 2 bedroom units for nearly any week in the year. I also use to see a good selection of DRI units in Sedona. Now I see very few. Internal points system most certainly DO reduce availability for weeks exchanges, at least as far as instant exchanges go. But this is just my personal observation after being a timeshare owner of 22 years.
Now, as to MVC pulling out of II, I kind of doubt it. However I’ve been watching g DRI’s attempt to do the same thing. DRI now has their “own” exchange company for DRI owners in addition to their weeks owners, weeks in points owners and trust point owners. As far as I can tell, they’re not completely out of II, but this is a definite attempt to greatly reduce DRI’s available inventory with II for exchanges. So there main be a grain of truth to the rumor in the MVC is looking at that option. looking or considering is far from implementing or planning to implement. After all, look how “quickly” they’ve integrated SVN and Hyatt into MVC. While I may doubt it, I wouldn’t put it out of the realm of possibilities. I was caught off guard when I saw that DRI had actually implemented their program and will watch to see how it works as they have an old system with weeks in both RCI and II as well as two classes of points participants/owners.
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