Provisional

Provisional - how do you make your reservation provisional and what does that get you? I can't find anything on the form when depositing that allows you to do that.

From Redweek staff member Marty concerning provisional weeks:

The provisional weeks was added to RedWeek.com on July 14th. Provisional weeks were added partially in response to customer feedback that people wanted to try the system before committing their week to a deposit. We are unable to take an actual temporary "deposit" and then let the owner take that week back within 3 - 6 months if they can't find the inventory they are looking for, because it is likely that we will not have that person's week to give back to them at the end of that time. So, when an owner does a valuation, we ask them if they have this week reserved, and if they are interested in exchanging it, should they find a suitable exchange. If they say yes, this is shown as a provisional week. When you view the provisional weeks on the site, you can choose to be notified when the week becomes an actual "exchange week" available for booking. Behind the scenes, we combine the data of what you have & what you want in order to make matches that will facilitate a domino exchange effect.

Provisionals are also a way of letting you see what other owners have that might be coming down the pipeline, to help you judge whether or not you'd like to participate in RedWeek Exchange.

Hope this helps explain 'provional weeks' a little better.

Thanks, Marty

holly263 wrote:

Provisional - how do you make your reservation provisional and what does that get you? I can't find anything on the form when depositing that allows you to do that.

So, Marty, does that mean if I deposit my week, it is automatically a provisional week? I have one to deposit right now and want to go with RedWeek.com instead of RCI.

Holly Taylor

marty states:

"So, when an owner does a valuation, we ask them if they have this week reserved, and if they are interested in exchanging it, should they find a suitable exchange. If they say yes, this is shown as a provisional week."]/i]

It looks like first you need to get an evaluation of your week by Redweek then they will ask you the pertinent questions as far if you want it listed as a provisional.

holly263 wrote:

holly263 wrote:

Provisional - how do you make your reservation provisional and what does that get you? I can't find anything on the form when depositing that allows you to do that.

So, Marty, does that mean if I deposit my week, it is automatically a provisional week? I have one to deposit right now and want to go with RedWeek.com instead of RCI.

Holly Taylor

Hi Holly,

If you want to deposit your week with RedWeek.com then don't check the box to make it a provisional week. Adding your week as a provisional doesn't actually deposit it with us. It's only to give others an idea of what might be available if matches can be made. If you deposit your week then you can get locked into your points and have the ability to make an exchange right away. If you wait to deposit, your points valuation may go down. Provisional weeks aren't locked into their points.

Hope this helps.

Thanks, Marty

At what point in the deposit process do you see checkbox to make it provisional? I received a valuation, and all I see is "Deposit week and exchange later", or "Exchange for XYZ...".

Am I not able to use this feature?

Thanks

craige13 wrote:

At what point in the deposit process do you see checkbox to make it provisional? I received a valuation, and all I see is "Deposit week and exchange later", or "Exchange for XYZ...".

Am I not able to use this feature?

Thanks