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A few comments: (by Terry H.):

Points: For starters - Marriott IS NOT going to cancel it Marriott rewards program!

Though many people think that the value of the MR points go down as MF's go up, there is another way of looking at it. Marriott does change the categories of hotels from time to time, but in general hotel rates have risen at a much faster pace than these changes and MF’s have. It is not uncommon for nicer hotels to charge $400-600 /night. So, even if that hotel was a Cat 6 and is now a Cat 7, it can be had for 150,000 week. All things equal, that's about $1500 dollars - tax inclusive. It's a steal!

There are a couple of hotels in Fort Worth that we always book with points. We usually stay for two nights when visiting and save about $125 on each stay by using points. ($149/nt + tax vs. 19,000 MRP)

Marriott can make it lucrative to purchase a TS direct by offering a couple hundred thousand points, but truth is, the cost factor usually doesn't make sense unless you are very very good at booking the "second honeymoons" and flying business class on second tier dates and days. It IS very doable, however. I hope to do it in 2009. The MR points system is a great sales pitch, but MOST people never maximize the value of the points.

Buying form Marriott: Buying an expensive Hawaii TS from Marriott so that you can be part of Marriott's system?? - I just can't think of a reason that should ever happen.

Let's say you bought a $24,000 EOY Waiohai unit for $12,000 resale. You could just about buy an EOY Legends Edge from Marriott with the money you saved. You then would get 100,000 points EOY. Waiohai would give you a great resort for use, super tradability with II along with bonus weeks with you deposit, while Legends Edge wood give you great flexibility with the MR points. This is exactly what I did.

Florida Club: Though most people do not use the Florida Club option, I hope to do so in the future. I just checked last week with my Marriott Advisor and was told that BeachPlace Towers has plenty of availability for June and July of next year. If there is still availability in January, I plan to book a week there.

Marriott Salesmen: Remember to ask all the questions you can about local activities, restaurants, shopping, etc. BEFORE you tell him/her that you are not interested. :)

IMO