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Re: New to the ownership (by Den):

Patricia

Exchange companies act as an exchange agent for timeshare owners enabling them to exchange their week for another. For example, I deposit my week in Newport Villas (CA) and receive a week at a location in Hawaii. I am most familiar with Interval as they act in this capacity for Marriott Vacation Club. Please note that exchange companies align with certain timeshare companies, thus you would not be able to exchange into an RCI property thru Interval.

Timeshare owners acquire an annual membership in the exchange company and can access the exchange feature along with other travel related services. I suggest that you call up Interval on the internet and review their service offerings.

I even see merit to joining Interval without timeshare ownership to access their "Getaway" inventory as an alternative to renting from an owner, and to gain access to lots of other timeshares. I recently acquired an early October 2 bedroom week at Marriott Mountainside in Park City for less than $325 thru the Getaway program.

You'd be surprised at what you could get in vacations by using the combination of memberships in Redweek and Interval - less than $100/yr for both.