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where did all the marriott getaways and exchanges go

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Hi
I was looking at getaways in the fall in Orlando and Hilton Head this morning and now all the orlando's are gone.
Also, I see no exchanges with my studio either for a whole year ( except for this weekend!)

Is it just me or is it a change
 
TSPam said:
Hi
I was looking at getaways in the fall in Orlando and Hilton Head this morning and now all the orlando's are gone.
Also, I see no exchanges with my studio either for a whole year ( except for this weekend!)

Is it just me or is it a change
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Had they been there before and just disappeared, or are you basing this off of past years experiences?

Edited to add: I think there is a glitch perhaps in the II system. Did a search this morning and there were lots of weeks where I was looking. A search now turns up nothing. Not even Grande Vista in Orlando.
 
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This happens every once in a while. I'm sure they will be back later today or tomorrow.
 
I was just going to post about this. Glad to see I am not the only one. There was some good Marriott inventory this morning, some really good stuff and now it is gone.
 
I noticed the same thing--was wondering where all the Marriotts went. I was looking at exchanges and getaways and they were there this morning. Does anyoen know why this happens?
 
I just checked out II to look for exchanges. There are no Marriott exchanges for Orlando, Williamsburg, or anyother place I checked. I hope this is due to some kind of system gremlin that will soon be expunged.
 
ljlong15 said:
I noticed the same thing--was wondering where all the Marriotts went. I was looking at exchanges and getaways and they were there this morning. Does anyoen know why this happens?
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Everyone's worst fears must have finally come true, All the weeks are now in the firm control of the DC ....... :rofl:
 
Thanks!

Cmore said:
Everyone's worst fears must have finally come true, All the weeks are now in the firm control of the DC ....... :rofl:
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Good one, Cmore!! Made me chuckle/laugh. :rofl: :rofl:
 
I've noticed, in the past, that if you do a search twice within a minute or two of each other, the results change. Sometimes significant change.
 
LUVourMarriotts said:
I've noticed, in the past, that if you do a search twice within a minute or two of each other, the results change. Sometimes significant change.
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I initially suspected this, but clicking the search button multiple times still results in zero inventory.

I can only see one flexchange Grande Vista week at the moment.
 
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Just checked and I still cannot see any marriott weeks. This is true when using my marriott deposits and worldmark. Odd. Things were working until about 10:30 AM but all the exchanges have been gone since sometime before noon.

I wonder if anyone has called II about this.
 
You folks are correct, I was working the site for the last several days and focused on Park City Summittwatch and Mountainside. They had their usual ton of vacancies for the summer-at least 20 each- and fall and nearly all disappeared overnight!
If that holds it is a MAJOR SHIFT IN TACTICSby Marriott to push people to DC points byt the June cutoff!
Maybe when June 14 is over they will be reposted but for now they are gone
Seems like the guys who organized the Facebook stock sale are handling Marriott inventory now:shrug:
 
Has anyone tried to call Marriott and see what they said? I hope this gets fixed by the June 14 date; I was hoping for a spring trip to a Marriott next year.
 
I too had been doing some searching for Marriott getaways and exchanges a couple of days ago. There was lots of inventory for both in all the areas I was looking. This morning not a single Marriott exchange or getaway to be found in all the areas I was searching. I did a search for the next 12 months. I know it is not a quality filter as I saw lots of inventory 2 days ago and I am still seeing Four Seasons. Also, not a single Marriott getaways. I guess I will wait and check back in a couple of days.
 
amycurl said:
Has anyone tried to call Marriott and see what they said?
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I just called Interval and asked about this problem. The representative I talked to was unaware of the problem and checked with others at Interval. No one knew about it, so they said they would raise the question with their supervisors. My representative seemed like the most knowledgeable person I have ever spoken to at Interval. She agreed that this must be a system glitch within Interval.
 
BocaBoy said:
My representative seemed like the most knowledgeable person I have ever spoken to at Interval.
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That's certainly saying something! I hope you made note of her name and extension. That's great that she's checking for you; thanks for taking one for the team and calling.

Even if it was a ploy by Marriott to encourage enrollment by the June deadline, why would they have pulled the Getaways? Aren't they losing revenue by doing that? That does seem to support that's it some kind of weird glitch.
 
Someone on Interval's community board forums said they asked a II rep and they said there was some type of computer upgrade causing the disappearance of the Marriott inventory.

The Hilton Head Marriotts show up when I do a Getaway search for a year out. I'm not seeing Orlando when I do a search for it, though.
 
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Just to see how the system is working, I did a request with a Platinum Holiday 1BR week at Shadow Ridge Enclaves (Christmas Week). I put every Marriott property in the search field using this string :

MHZ, MGA, MAO, MSU, MBY, MBP, MCV, MEM, MCU, MCP, MDS, MPD, MFV, MFC, MGC, MC1, MGO, MGV, MGR, MHH, HPS, MHG, MIP, MKW, MKO, MK1, MLE, MMC, MMB, MMO, MMS, MVL, MOU, NCV, MPB, MOW, MPU, MP1, MUZ, MRP, MSP, MRD, MSK, MDO, MVB, MEV, MSW, MSN, MSF, MML, MVF, MVD, MAW, MGK, MCP

Then I choose dates from today until 1 year from today. The search returned 10 properties. The first 7 were for weeks starting today or tomorrow!

The next 3 properties were all in Hilton Head with lots of weeks but none starting until November 10,2012 or later.

Something is not right!
 
pianodinosaur said:
I just checked out II to look for exchanges. There are no Marriott exchanges for Orlando, Williamsburg, or anyother place I checked. I hope this is due to some kind of system gremlin that will soon be expunged.
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Ah Ha! I told you all there was a mole in the system!
 
I haven't done a search in a while and I saw the same thing today as others have reported. I noticed one other thing. I noted the number of new properties in II. Very few of them had a Premier designation. Additionally, they were offering an AC just for booking one of them. I've always thought the the Premier designation was about equal to a Marriott.

On the surface this smacks of desperation by II. It looks like they signed up a number of inferior properties to offset the loss of Marriott properties to the DC. I hope there is another explanation for this like a computer problem but that still doesn't explain all of the new (and probably less desirable) properties. If this is the new reality then you're better off dumping all of your units into the DC and putting up with the skim. If you didn't enroll in the DC you can still get your Marriott purchased units in at a higher price. Your re-sale units will have to be used, rented or traded for this schlock. What a scam has been played here if this is so. The Marriott sales staff is having the last laugh. Remember the statement "nothing has changed for the weeks owners with the new points system"?
 
kjd said:
The Marriott sales staff is having the last laugh. Remember the statement "nothing has changed for the weeks owners with the new points system"?
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This may be true or not true. But if true, it is a real kick in the butt for Marriott Weeks owners!

George
 
Same for me, I checked again for Marriott weeks on II at Summittwatch and Mountainside, not even Bronze weeks for trade!! Absolutely 0 inventory where a few days ago maybe 100 weeks between them of nearly useless Spring, Summer and Fall inventory (that is why nobody builds ski timeshares any more)
Marriott's hardball game is on folks, not sure what else they can do to escalate it but whatever it is they probably will before June 14!!
It appears they are willing to sacrifice even the small income they would get from renting these as part of the "promotion". Only remaining question is are they going to do this going forward, cutting off trades for Marriott owners trying to operate in the II world and force them to the Marriott "dark" side of bookings. I would expect seeing this that between now and June 14 anybody wishing to buy points will pay full price, no negotiations on anything:shrug:
Having been with Marriott TS since 1999 and seeing their agressive price increases when they were selling deeded property, I had a feeling they would open up the trap door on II (and in the end that is why I bit the bullet and joined DC) and looks like they did in a big way.
If it was a computer problem II would have been resolved by now, question is will Marriott back off after June 14? I am sure Marriott has been reading this blog and all the folks commenting about how DC points were a waste, so somebody decided to take their game ball and leave the stadium:eek:
If Tuesday finds the weeks reinstated on II great, but I would not hold my breath waiting
 
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