Marriott Going to Point Syst

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Re: Marriott Going to Point Syst (by Thomas N.):

Two additional thoughts, and then I will look forward to the opinions of others on this new program.

1. The new points system largely obsoletes the advantages of the lock-off feature of those properties having lock-offs. The reason is that THERE IS NO PROVISION IN THE NEW POINTS PROGRAM TO LOCK-OFF AND USE ONE SIDE OF YOUR UNIT, WHILE TRADING THE OTHER SIDE FOR POINTS.

2. While the new reservation calculator feature on the Marriott site is impressive and gives the FALSE impression of total flexibility, there is little likelihood that you would actually be able to secure the reservation(s) you so desire, because of lack of availability. (Just talk to members of other points programs, who constantly complain about the difficulty of getting desired reservations.)