Bluegreen, Marriott and II and/or other exchange company Question

[iceeu2 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close iceeu2]

Since I am not really certain which forum to post this in, I will start here and hope Boca and all of you others that are such smart timesharers will give me some direction.

FYI: I am a Bluegreen Vacation Club owner with silver preferred status. I have no points as of now, but will have get 20,000 new points on August 1, 2008.

What I want to do: Stay at The Marriott Waiohai on Kauai during May, 2009.

Exchange Companies: Right now only have RCI membership. Yesterday, I received an offer from II for what they call Leisure Time Passport with what they call special Alumni pricing and program. It is $49 for 1 year, $89 for 2 years and $129 for 3 yers. However, I cannot find anything about exchanges so I'm beginning to think this is just more of an entertainment and discount offer than becoming a member of II.

Anyway.......my question is..........What is the best direction to take to stay a week at The Marriott Waiohai? I'll deal with the other week later.

Thank you.

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

You would need to join II, and then put in a exchange request for the Marriott Waiohai. The sooner you do that, the better your chances are of getting an exchange. May isn't the most sort after month is Hawaii, so that improves your odds.

Good luck!!!!

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

I think the deposit should probably be a Lodge Alley Inn holiday week. I'm guessing as I don't know for sure that will be your best bet, but there is precious little inventory in Charleston and this should be a high-quality resort.

Check out II's rating system for BG resorts that are depositable to II and go from there.

If you can't deposit until August, that's going to affect your chances. I don't know as much about II as RCI, but you'll be well under 1 year out.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Marriott owners have a 24 day preference period in II which means only another Marriott owner can trade in during that time.

Marriott Hawaii is a very popular destination.

You might do better to reserve and then rent out the best week you can get from BG and then rent from a Marriott owner.

Or reserve the best location/resort/unit u can get from BG and see if you can arrange a direct exchange with a Marriott Hawaii owner.

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

Borrow next year's points

I am a Bluegreen Vacation Club owner with silver preferred status. I have no points as of now, but will have get 20,000 new points on August 1, 2008.

Under the new rules, you can borrow next year's points without paying next year's maintenance fees.

Charles

[BocaBum99 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close BocaBum99]

Under the new rules, you can borrow next year's points without paying next year's maintenance fees.

Charles

This owner can borrow all of their points from Aug 1, 2008 now without having to pre-pay any other fees.

However, anyone with an anniversary date of Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar or April must pre-pay their 2009 maintenance fees to gain access to their next year's points today. That's because on April 23, 2008 those anniversary dates fall into the next fiscal year. The owners have not yet paid the maintenance fees for the next fiscal year.

So, the borrow points rules is actually, you can borrow any points for which you have already paid the maintenance fees as long as it's less than 1 year from the next earn date.

[iceeu2 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close iceeu2]

So, if I do join II(aren't they the only exchange company with Marriott inventory?), what and when should I deposit?

Do any of you know a Marriott owner that might be interested in a direct exchange?

Has anyone stayed at The Point at Poipu? I could do that thru RCI, couldn't I?

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

So, if I do join II(aren't they the only exchange company with Marriott inventory?), what and when should I deposit?

Do any of you know a Marriott owner that might be interested in a direct exchange?

Has anyone stayed at The Point at Poipu? I could do that thru RCI, couldn't I?

http://www.timeshareforums.com/forum...8-2-bdrms.html

Here are weeks deposited with II - maybe other BG owners can chime in to whether they ever see Marriott resorts using a BG trader.

[iceeu2 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close iceeu2]

Thanks Pat,
I won't give up!