Are there any options with the expiring points? Can you get airline ticket? I just don’t understand why anyone would deposit to II and not be able to get a Marriott resort.
You can’t trade into a Marriott on II with points ( or a week that has been deposited from your points).
You need to use your points to book Marriotts directly on MVC.
Marriott allows the points usage on II in case a points only owner wants a non Marriott location.
To find out what you can do with your points log onto MVC, choose points, and then explorer collection.
But I can tell you from experience banked points are restricted- you can’t transfer them out of your account so you can’t rent them or even give them away.
You can use them to buy insurance, or to buy resort credit if you have a stay before they expire.
Or deposit them into II-that is a great way to extent the expiration by 2 years.
There are many great resorts that aren’t Marriotts. If you have your eye on an upscale or high season vacation I recommend you choose the “high season” deposit option even if your points only allow for a unit test might ge smaller than you want- II allows you to pay an upsize fee for a larger unit if one is available. I also recommend you place a request as far in advance as possible. Good luck.
