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[Ongoing] Has anyone received a premium Marriott trade 6-12 months out?

dioxide45 said:
As long as you bought your resale week before 6/20/2010, you can still enroll it. Though the fee now is $2395. No need to purchase trust points.
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We did purchase before then, and I didn't realize that. Thanks!
 
So in response to the initial post, I just got a confirmation this morning for March 28th-April 4th 2015 to Marriott Frenchman's Cove. I traded a 2 Bedroom Ocean View unit at Oceanwatch. This is my first time using II in awhile as I have been using Destination Points. I am really happy with that trade because it is my kids Spring Break and after the winter we have had in Ohio, there is a high probability it will still be cold here!!:)
 
I'm not sure if it meets your criteria, but we traded a 1 BR at Marriott Manor Club (MSE) for a 1 BR at Maui Ocean Club for the 3rd week in June. We got the trade 7 months in advance.
 
A few years back I traded my Legend's Edge into a 2BR at KoOlina and the trade happened at 12 months out. I doubt this trade happens in today's Marriott world even at 2 months out.
 
kelly4me said:
I'm not sure if it meets your criteria, but we traded a 1 BR at Marriott Manor Club (MSE) for a 1 BR at Maui Ocean Club for the 3rd week in June. We got the trade 7 months in advance.
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That's a nice trade, and at the beginning of prime season in Maui no less. :clap:

No, keep your eyes open for that upgrade to a 2BR. It will only cost you another exchange fee.
 
thinze3 said:
That's a nice trade, and at the beginning of prime season in Maui no less. :clap:

No, keep your eyes open for that upgrade to a 2BR. It will only cost you another exchange fee.
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Great advice. I will definitely keep an eye out, just in case.
 
dioxide45 said:
When you say "once", was it before DC. I think Terry is looking for post DC prime exchanges as it seems that DC has affected II inventory for prime time.

I think that Kauai Beach Club and Ko'Olina are perhaps the two easiest resorts to exchange in to in Hawaii. Since I like to rank things, here is my ranking of easiest to most difficult Marriott Hawaii resorts to trade in to.

  1. Kauai Beach Club
  2. Ko'Olina
  3. Maui Ocean Club (original)
  4. Waiohai
  5. Maui Ocean Club (Lahaina Napili Towers)
  6. Kauai Lagoons

I think #1 and #2 are pretty close as are #3 and #4. #5 and #6 are considerably harder IMO.
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Actually, I believe it was AFTER the DC club began. And you have basically agreed with my point in your listing of the 2 easiests....;)
 
kelly4me said:
Great advice. I will definitely keep an eye out, just in case.
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If you still can, I would suggest adding EPlus to the exchange confirmation. If you are unenrolled in DC that is. It costs $49 and allows you to retrade up to three times for no additional exchange fee. If you are enrolled in DC, you can't add it, but wouldn't have an exchange fee to retrade since it is paid as part of the combined annual DC membership fee.
 
dioxide45 said:
If you still can, I would suggest adding EPlus to the exchange confirmation. If you are unenrolled in DC that is. It costs $49 and allows you to retrade up to three times for no additional exchange fee. If you are enrolled in DC, you can't add it, but wouldn't have an exchange fee to retrade since it is paid as part of the combined annual DC membership fee.
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I think this week is one of those that got "caught" before ePlus started. I have a "start retrade" link, but no "add ePlus". So, if I see a bigger unit between now and then, I can just use the "start retrade" link to book it? I've only changed a reservation once before, but it was by calling in.
 
kelly4me said:
I think this week is one of those that got "caught" before ePlus started. I have a "start retrade" link, but no "add ePlus". So, if I see a bigger unit between now and then, I can just use the "start retrade" link to book it? I've only changed a reservation once before, but it was by calling in.
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Yes, you can use the Start Retrade button to search for and then confirm a new exchange. You don't lose the original cofirmation until you confirm something new. You are also not limited to three retrades. You are only limited by the number of full exchange fees you are willing to pay.
 
Just noticed.

I have been following this thread but just noticed that I got MVF 2 bedroom 19 July for my 1 bedroom Lake Shore 1st January.
This is prime season and the trade came through in January. I did only put the request in after locking of in January. Also got a second week the same time with a cancellation request but I had to keep looking myself and ring in.
Insidently this was outside flexchange and the replacement had the restriction. Was very thankful for the overide cause the whole family is joining from Africa and Australia and really needed two villas.
 
Venter said:
I have been following this thread but just noticed that I got MVF 2 bedroom 19 July for my 1 bedroom Lake Shore 1st January.
This is prime season and the trade came through in January. I did only put the request in after locking of in January. Also got a second week the same time with a cancellation request but I had to keep looking myself and ring in.
Insidently this was outside flexchange and the replacement had the restriction. Was very thankful for the overide cause the whole family is joining from Africa and Australia and really needed two villas.
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While July is a popular month, I don't think it is prime season. More shoulder season. While kids are out of school, people don't tend to travel to the Caribbean as much as they do in the winter. Still a great trade using a 1BR unit, but I think that does show that this isn't super prime week in St Thomas.
 
I'm curious, did the OP mean MFC or MVF. I'm not familiar with MVF.
 
suzannesimon said:
I'm curious, did the OP mean MFC or MVF. I'm not familiar with MVF.
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Good catch. I for some reason thought it was Frenchman's Cove. I don't know why. I think they meant MFV. I would agree that July is prime season at Fairway Villas. Though I don't consider it a prime resort. Main thing against it is that it isn't a beach location.
 
MVF

MVF - Marriott Village d'Ile de France.
July and August is platinum. Although UK holidays start just before August I think France and rest of Europe start in July which makes this prime season.
 
We put in a trade using our Ocean Watch 2014 Platinum week 12 months out for Oceana Palms anytime in May of 2014. We received our trade in about 2 months. I feel that was a difficult trade because there were not many "weeks" purchases there. Very happy, and looking forward to May 31st!
 
I've always found May to be an easy trade into anywhere. It is a low usage month. Spring Breaks are over and the kids aren't usually out yet for summer. I have a Florida beach rental property that sits vacant for most of May. It's a great time to go. The only people on the plane are families with preschoolers. May 31 is a lucky trade, though, because it starts to get busy after Memorial Day.
 
thinze3 said:
We all have noticed the drop in available Marriott units in II's inventory since the inception of the DC. Has anyone received a premium trade at 6-13 months out?

By premium I am talking about a 2BR in Hawaii mid summer.
A 2BR at NCV mid summer or a 2BR at Grand Ocean mid summer.
A 2BR for mid Feb thru mid March at Mountainside.

These are all trades that were difficult before, but I'm wondering now if they are impossible.
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On June 3 2013, I traded a 1bd Shadow Ridge for a 2bd Marriott's Waiohai Beach Club MAW on December 8, though I ended up having to cancel because of a scheduling conflict.

I looked back though, and that is about it for 6-12. I have a whole lot of them for 2-6 months though.
 
thinze3 said:
We all have noticed the drop in available Marriott units in II's inventory since the inception of the DC. Has anyone received a premium trade at 6-13 months out?

By premium I am talking about a 2BR in Hawaii mid summer.
A 2BR at NCV mid summer or a 2BR at Grand Ocean mid summer.
A 2BR for mid Feb thru mid March at Mountainside.

These are all trades that were difficult before, but I'm wondering now if they are impossible.
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I find that it's "slim pickins" every time I look for an exchange.
I am trying to exchange two deposited weeks : a one bedrrom at Beachplace during President's Day week in February (superprime) and a two bedroom oceanfront at Ocean Pointe in March (prime). Neither one of them seems able to draw a decent exchange for the Marriott resorts into which I am trying to exchange. Interestingly, when I search for weeks in Palm Beach with the one bedroom I get some off season listing for Ocean Pointe and Oceana Palms plus a few undesirable non Marriott resorts. When I search with the two bedroom I only get the listings for Ocean Pointe. I don't understand why the one bedroom seems to have more trading power than the 2 bedroom. Any ideas?
 
josh1231 said:
On June 3 2013, I traded a 1bd Shadow Ridge for a 2bd Marriott's Waiohai Beach Club MAW on December 8, though I ended up having to cancel because of a scheduling conflict.

I looked back though, and that is about it for 6-12. I have a whole lot of them for 2-6 months though.
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December weeks at Waiohai show up often in II, even moths in advance. There have been several for this coming December already spotted.

Let me know if this summer or fall you trade into or even spot a Waiohai for summer 2015. That's the basis of this thread. :D



jlepstein1 said:
I find that it's "slim pickins" every time I look for an exchange.
I am trying to exchange two deposited weeks : a one bedrrom at Beachplace during President's Day week in February (superprime) and a two bedroom oceanfront at Ocean Pointe in March (prime). Neither one of them seems able to draw a decent exchange for the Marriott resorts into which I am trying to exchange. Interestingly, when I search for weeks in Palm Beach with the one bedroom I get some off season listing for Ocean Pointe and Oceana Palms plus a few undesirable non Marriott resorts. When I search with the two bedroom I only get the listings for Ocean Pointe. I don't understand why the one bedroom seems to have more trading power than the 2 bedroom. Any ideas?
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There may be a trade restriction for Ocean Pointe trading back into Oceana Palms. If so, it's not that terribly uncommon.
 
thinze3 said:
December weeks at Waiohai show up often in II, even moths in advance. There have been several for this coming December already spotted.

Let me know if this summer or fall you trade into or even spot a Waiohai for summer 2015. That's the basis of this thread. :D





There may be a trade restriction for Ocean Pointe trading back into Oceana Palms. If so, it's not that terribly uncommon.
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That would make sense. Thanks. But it does not explain why the one bedroom also generates trades into less attractive resorts in Palm Beach while the 2 BR only generates trades back into Ocean Pointe.
 
thinze3 said:
December weeks at Waiohai show up often in II, even moths in advance. There have been several for this coming December already spotted.

Let me know if this summer or fall you trade into or even spot a Waiohai for summer 2015. That's the basis of this thread. :D
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We don't travel in the summer time because we don't have kids and I avoid them at all costs while on vacation. You couldn't pay me to travel in march, during Christmas break or during the summer for that reason. The prime months for me are the other months of the year :).
 
Put in your deposit first request with II

Jl, I take it from your post that you are trying to "find" weeks yourself on II by searching at various times. Have you tried putting in your request for locations and times you would travel with II? That is the only way we have success with some of the difficult/high demand trades that we have gotten. It sometimes takes months to fulfill but I believe some of these rare weeks are going to requesters like us first before they are showing up as available inventory on II's website. At least that's been our experience.
Let me know. Good luck.
Brian
 
Luvtoride said:
Jl, I take it from your post that you are trying to "find" weeks yourself on II by searching at various times. Have you tried putting in your request for locations and times you would travel with II? That is the only way we have success with some of the difficult/high demand trades that we have gotten. It sometimes takes months to fulfill but I believe some of these rare weeks are going to requesters like us first before they are showing up as available inventory on II's website. At least that's been our experience.
Let me know. Good luck.
Brian
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Absolutely. I will many times place a request for a vacation that I have no plans on taking, just so I can get in line so to speak.

For instance, I may place a request now for March 2016 into Maui Lahaina using a March 2015 week, knowing the trade won't come in anytime soon. I can always go in and change the dates and locations of the search once we decide where we want to go. When I do make changes, I am all but certain I do not change my place in II's pecking order.
 
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