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Re: Marriott Vacation Club point system (by Stephen G.):

stevef280 wrote:

I see, so, that makes sense Michael. The ideal timeshare customer is of course one who can plan a year in advance. But I understand that is not possible for everyone. It's never been an issue for us thus far. However, you use case makes sense. So, to be more flexible, you trade your week for points, which immediately devalue leaving you with (depending on the time of year) less than a week. This is true of everywhere really. I've never really heard a good explanation for that, and have constantly asked about that and got nowhere. Of course, we can guess the reason, but, I like hassling them about it every presentation (when I remember). I always wondered who would ever trade for points since you always lose, but, this makes sense. We'll be heading to Virginia this coming week, but driving so should not be an issue no matter where Irma goes. Could get there (Williamsburg) near the time when Irma would be there, we'll see. I was in New Orleans for Andrew and that was no fun! Looks like Irma has a decent chance of staying at sea.

You could indeed elect points for your week and end up with six nights. Or you could elect points for your week and end up with 30 nights. Depends on what / when / where you own and what / when / where you want to vacation. It's no different than if you wanted to sell your home and move? Yes, you might end up in a smaller home if moving to a more expensive neighborhood or city. Or you might end up in a mansion if moving to a rural community. The fact is that a points transaction is a much more fair transaction to both sides than a week for week exchange. With a traditional week for week exchange there is always one winner and one loser. If you want the most vacation for your buck, the best thing to do is to buy what you plan to actually use, and use what you actually own. If you think about it, that makes sense, because any other choice means there will be a middleman, and middlemen have costs and try to earn a profit. People make less financially beneficial choices because they are willing to pay for the flexibility to meet their current year's vacation desires. Nothing complicated about it, really.