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Re: Marriott Going to a Point System (by klalaw):

To charless345. Please read my message to you. It is misplaced following the message above from pierref4. Thanks, klalaw07.

klalaw07 wrote:

Please read my message intended for you charless345 following message from pierref4.

charless345 wrote:

marshad41 wrote:

I believe there should be a class action suit. I am finding Marriott properties harder and harder to get through Interval and we do not want to buy points. This is unbelievable unfair to owners who cannot afford to buy points. Who is with me????????????????????

Every time I read someone threatening a class action suit it is usually a person who has misunderstood something.

First, Marriott has not taken a thing from you. Read your contract and you can still do all of the following. You can occupy your unit. You can rent your unit. You can exchange your unit. This is all you're guaranteed to be able to do. The Marriott Rewards Points can be stopped at any time by Marriott. As far as using Interval International to exchange your unit. Well, you have that right to use them or other exchange companies. However, your contract with Interval International does not guarantee you that you have a right to stay in a Marriott. Your deed does not guarantee that right either. You don't have entitilement to Marriott, Hilton, Disney or any other timeshare you would like to exchange into. You should feel fortunate that you have an opportunity to go where you'd like to go.

Also, you don't have to buy points. You can rent points if you want to from other Marriott owners. I like this because when I don't want to go to my home resort, I can use the points and stay somewhere else. If there is a need for more points, I can rent them for cheap from another owner. For example, I have 4200 points and I want a larger unit somewhere and it's 5000 points. I can rent an additional 800 points for that larger unit fro .50/per point which is $400. The 800 points is placed in my account and now I can make the reservation. Done and I don't have ongoing maintenance fees eaach year. Marriott owners have put this in place for us to use it and it's very, very easy. If you would like more information PM me and I will give you the website or look on TUG.

Read your contracts and it will probably save you a lot of unncessary anxiety and needless anger. Life is too short.