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I think I was the long-term owner (20 years) who sold all (4) Marriott weeks to rely upon Red Week. I concur with all of the recent posts (rick1227 thomasn15 davidn247) - well said. It (trading gold/bronze/silver) for platinum was great while it lasted. Marriott is not only interested in generating revenue, they are leveling the playing field such that the bargain trading of the past is no more. I never really understood why it worked so well, but it did. Hotel reward points were seriously devalued 2-3 years ago (instead of 270K reward points, you needed 360K reward points for 7 nights at the best Marriotts and 120K airline miles) - 33% loss of value. Can't say what the future holds for destination points, but Red Week looks good. Nothing up front, no maintenance, and shop for the precise dates and locations you want. I like it.