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Re: Buying Marriott Destinations points (by Den):

Amy is right about not being able to deposit weeks purchased privately for points. However, you can do everything else as you could before the new Destinations points program. The question becomes: Are you willing to spend about 6 times as much for the points required for your vacations versus buying a week in the aftermarket?

Example, you can buy a Newport Plat week for $8 to $9,000 in the aftermarket. A $50,000 points purchase would be required to get the same week. Also, you will pay at least twice as much in annual maintenance fees. This is not speculation as it is being done. I suspect that Marriott will catch on eventually and buy up these weeks for resale as points.