Starwood changes SVN rules....affects II deposits

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

looking for harborside at atlantis for august 2014....have a request in using a starwood week so would have preference.
hve had the request since last year when the DID deposit some late august units....send me a pm when you see the bulk fall deposits come in.

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

looking for harborside at atlantis for august 2014....have a request in using a starwood week so would have preference.
hve had the request since last year when the DID deposit some late august units....send me a pm when you see the bulk fall deposits come in.

Still "looking" for this....my last Starwood deposit. We have not seen the large deposits in II recently.

They changed how SVN members can use their Staroptions and it is definitely affecting II deposits.

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

Still "looking" for this....my last Starwood deposit. We have not seen the large deposits in II recently.

They changed how SVN members can use their Staroptions and it is definitely affecting II deposits.

So what has changed at Starwood?
Are points no longer expiring within the year?

[scootr5 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close scootr5]

So what has changed at Starwood?
Are points no longer expiring within the year?

If you're an owner in the SVN, you can now "bank" your points until the next use year. This allows you to save up for a resort you wouldn't normally be able to internally exchange for. It seems to have thrown off the bulk deposits a bit this year.

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If you're an owner in the SVN, you can now "bank" your points until the next use year. This allows you to save up for a resort you wouldn't normally be able to internally exchange for. It seems to have thrown off the bulk deposits a bit this year.

Yes and it has also screwed up the SVN Resies as now a whole new group of owners are competing for the same inventory. You can also make less then 7 day Resies further out effectively "breaking up" full weeks that in the past would have been deposited.
On the RCI side, as Scott reported, Starwood continues to bulk deposit weeks many months before owners can reserve at their home resort....

Everything Starwood does benefits Starwood, not the timeshare owners.
Sad.

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

Aren't they also now selling "special priced" StarOptions to use at any resort? That could have an impact, as well.

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

Yes and it has also screwed up the SVN Resies as now a whole new group of owners are competing for the same inventory. You can also make less then 7 day Resies further out effectively "breaking up" full weeks that in the past would have been deposited.
On the RCI side, as Scott reported, Starwood continues to bulk deposit weeks many months before owners can reserve at their home resort....

Everything Starwood does benefits Starwood, not the timeshare owners.
Sad.

I can see how in the short term it would screw up inventory but in the long term it should all balance, no?
I know that in HGVC you can bank and borrow points and it seems we have a good amount of club inventory available if you are willing to plan.

Now HGVC also still deposits to RCI way ahead of club deadlines, which I'm not sure why.
How does it benefit the developers like Starwood & HGVC to do bulk deposits to the exchange companies instead of making it available to the club members first?

DVC was doing this but now they seem to be more in line with the club timelines which IMO is the way it should be.
Why the other developers are not doing this makes no sense to me but what do I know.
Is it because they are giving this inventory to II and RCI to rent instead of exchange?
Are these weeks that are owned by the developer or possibly foreclosures that are being deposited?

[scootr5 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close scootr5]

I can see how in the short term it would screw up inventory but in the long term it should all balance, no?
I know that in HGVC you can bank and borrow points and it seems we have a good amount of club inventory available if you are willing to plan.

Now HGVC also still deposits to RCI way ahead of club deadlines, which I'm not sure why.
How does it benefit the developers like Starwood & HGVC to do bulk deposits to the exchange companies instead of making it available to the club members first?

DVC was doing this but now they seem to be more in line with the club timelines which IMO is the way it should be.
Why the other developers are not doing this makes no sense to me but what do I know.
Is it because they are giving this inventory to II and RCI to rent instead of exchange?
Are these weeks that are owned by the developer or possibly foreclosures that are being deposited?

I would think it should eventually even out after the first year or so.

My guess is they are foreclosures being deposited. As to why? It gets them fresh bodies to try and sell to.