Do You Think Trade Power is on The LeveL

[buff Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close buff]

Remember Those evaluations you fill out are just one way ratings are accumulated and trade power is distributed for your weeks.

Another variable are the cozy relationships built by management companies with Interval International. Many mediocre resorts still have terrific trading resorts.

Remember periodic vists by II reps do help along with other factors.

A big factor though are refurbishment and assessment. One resort I own has increases their maintenance fees 150 dollars over 2 years and fortunately for me its trading alot better than it used to and I now get a bonus week for a yellow week which I never had before. Buff/Scott

[gldnpear Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close gldnpear]

Trade Power

We are new to this timeshare thing - how do you find out how "valuable" your property is - as far as trading? We belong to II - and when I called last night with a few questions, they were not forthcoming - basically said if and when someone deposits what I want , they match it.....I asked about the value of my property and how that effects whether it will come up with a match, I was given the run around - like, "all our properties are valuable, etc."
I am trying to trade for a very sought after week (Christmas), so I understand that, but would love to know where I am in the "cue" or however it is done! Those that are saying it depends on what you are trading, where is that information?
We bought a timeshare at the Grand Caymanian last December - they have plans for big growth, and the units were really nice - rated a 5 star (I know a 5 star in the Caribbean is different than a 5 star in the states) - but still....

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Trading power and quality ratings are something that the exchange companies like to keep somewhat secret. To some extent quality is noted by ratings (5* and it's 2 new replacements) and trading from high quality to low quality and low quality to high quality is generally blocked. Trading power is perhaps even more complicated and includes quality issues, internal resort and resort group preferences. II is also rather inclined to trade like for like, with heavy weighting to unit size- tho that can be sometimes circumvented. Perhaps the most important part of trade power is the demand of the week deposited or offered fo r such. A general guide to that factor can be found in the area travel demand indexes in the II resort directory.
Grand Caymanian resort would probably have it's most powerful weeks at Christmas-New Years, Presidents'
week and spring break with some early to mid summer strength. A good way to assess your week's strength or determine what week to reserve (floating weeks) is to call II and ask what weeks at the resort you own get an Accommodation Certificate or bonus week.
At one time I seem to remember an affiliation of some kind between the Grand Caymanian Resort and The Royal Resorts of Cancun group.

[Tinkerbell Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tinkerbell]

I thought it was the Reef Resort on Grand Cayman that used to have ties to the Royal Resorts? Wasn't it called "The Royal Reef" at one time?

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Yes and It may be still be and the Royals did market it- at least for a while. Well, you got me to look it up and so far I've found this. In the Spring 2000 edition of The Royal Resorts Life magazine it was announced that the (48 unit) Grand Caymanian Beach Club and Resort opened on March 4, 2000 under the management of the Royal Resorts Management Group.


I presume that I will now join JLB as a nominee for the 2008 pack rat award.

[Tinkerbell Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tinkerbell]

Very interesting, I didn't know that about the Grand Caymanian. Thanks Tony!

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

Yes, our trading power has leveled out.

[timeos2 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close timeos2]

Remember Those evaluations you fill out are just one way ratings are accumulated and trade power is distributed for your weeks.

Another variable are the cozy relationships built by management companies with Interval International. Many mediocre resorts still have terrific trading resorts.

Remember periodic vists by II reps do help along with other factors.

A big factor though are refurbishment and assessment. One resort I own has increases their maintenance fees 150 dollars over 2 years and fortunately for me its trading alot better than it used to and I now get a bonus week for a yellow week which I never had before. Buff/Scott

Trading power with II is heavily weighted toward the standing relationship between II & the developer. Some resorts that shouldn't even be ranked get top value if the relationship is good while resorts clearly superior get lower or nothing if the developer is on the favorites list. It is laughable when you take a close look at it. Are the Wastegates really the equal to most Marriotts? Of course not yet the wizards at II give then the same values. More than a little hanky panky going on there, no?

The whole hidden value farce is one reason to get out of week for week trading with II or RCI.