Buying into Marriott

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

Plat Branson will out trade Gold Shadow Ridge - do u belong to II?
If so, you can see the travel demand index online.
While this is only indicitive of the area (not Branson versus Palm Springs) you can see how fall Palm Springs is in comparison to winter Palm Springs.

Shadow Ride is a VERY nice property, I have stayed there - but if i went back, i would stay at Desert Springs or Westin Mission Hills - because I REALLY like having the hotel linked with the TS.
Search that same period for those 2/3 resorts and see if there is as much availability during February/March prime time. I don't think so.

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Plat Branson will out trade Gold Shadow Ridge - do u belong to II?
If so, you can see the travel demand index online.
While this is only indicitive of the area (not Branson versus Palm Springs) you can see how fall Palm Springs is in comparison to winter Palm Springs.

Shadow Ride is a VERY nice property, I have stayed there - but if i went back, i would stay at Desert Springs or Westin Mission Hills - because I REALLY like having the hotel linked with the TS.
Search that same period for those 2/3 resorts and see if there is as much availability during February/March prime time. I don't think so.

Ok...so Feb/March is more Plat or Plattier in PD than Dec/Jan BUT I don't think I can afford Plat Palm Desert..that's why I was looking at Gold...I just like SR-but you make a good point about the hotel connection. Now a Plat Branson is more in my ball park and for whatever reason week 22 is the most demanded. That is my favorite week to travel-but what happens in Branson that makes week 22 the most demanded? Hmmmm. That week is more in demand than T- giving week in Palm Desert. Even though summer in Branson is not that high on the demand scale-it's higher than Gold season in PD.

Thanks Pat...this discussion is helping me a lot.

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Here is what I see right now for WMH...I don't own a Starwood and I don't always see the 2bds....but this isn't bad really.
The other 2 Marriotts...not so much for Feb/Mar...lot's of studios.

Westin Mission Hills Resort Villas
WMH
Rancho Mirage, CA, USAResort Details & Photos
Dec 06 2008 - Dec 13 2008 1 4 4 144

Dec 06 2008 - Dec 13 2008 1 4 4 144

Dec 06 2008 - Dec 13 2008 2 8 8 288

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Dec 12 2008 - Dec 19 2008 2 8 8 288

Dec 13 2008 - Dec 20 2008 1 4 4 144

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Dec 13 2008 - Dec 20 2008 2 8 8 288

Dec 14 2008 - Dec 21 2008 1 4 4 144

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Jan 30 2009 - Feb 06 2009 1 4 4 144

Jan 30 2009 - Feb 06 2009 2 8 8 288

Jan 31 2009 - Feb 07 2009 1 4 4 144

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Feb 01 2009 - Feb 08 2009 1 4 4 144

Feb 06 2009 - Feb 13 2009 1 4 4 144

Feb 07 2009 - Feb 14 2009 1 4 4 144

Feb 08 2009 - Feb 15 2009 1 4 4 144

Feb 20 2009 - Feb 27 2009 1 4 4 144

Feb 21 2009 - Feb 28 2009 1 4 4 144

Feb 22 2009 - Mar 01 2009 1 4 4 144

Feb 27 2009 - Mar 06 2009 1 4 4 144

Feb 28 2009 - Mar 07 2009 1 4 4 144

Mar 07 2009 - Mar 14 2009 1 4 4 144

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Apr 19 2009 - Apr 26 2009 2 8 8 288

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

Ok...so Feb/March is more Plat or Plattier in PD than Dec/Jan BUT I don't think I can afford Plat Palm Desert..that's why I was looking at Gold...I just like SR-but you make a good point about the hotel connection. Now a Plat Branson is more in my ball park and for whatever reason week 22 is the most demanded. That is my favorite week to travel-but what happens in Branson that makes week 22 the most demanded? Hmmmm. That week is more in demand than T- giving week in Palm Desert. Even though summer in Branson is not that high on the demand scale-it's higher than Gold season in PD.

Thanks Pat...this discussion is helping me a lot.

The travel demand index don't 'cross over' so even though it might say that summer Branson is 135 versus January that is 85 is ONLY relevant to Branson - not OTHER locations.
It just shows demand in Branson NOT how Branson relates to Palm Springs, get it?

If u looked at Hawaii, it ONLY compares Hawaii in October to Hawaii in July - demand wise, not Hawaii in October to Maine in October.

In Marriott, Platinum will USUALLY out trade a Gold week.
I say USUALLY because Aruba Gold trades extremely well even against other Plat Mar weeks and some resorts have LARGE Plat seasons that aren't really Plat time - such as Newport Coast which runs from mid June thru December. Gold weeks in late May/early June will trade better then Plat weeks in early December/mid November and Fairway Villas Plat season is from early April to early November. June-late August trade GREAT but the first week of November is not prime time in the northeast.

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The travel demand index don't 'cross over' so even though it might say that summer Branson is 135 versus January that is 85 is ONLY relevant to Branson - not OTHER locations.
It just shows demand in Branson NOT how Branson relates to Palm Springs, get it?
If u looked at Hawaii, it ONLY compares Hawaii in October to Hawaii in July - demand wise, not Hawaii in October to Maine in October.

In Marriott, Platinum will USUALLY out trade a Gold week.
I say USUALLY because Aruba Gold trades extremely well even against other Plat Mar weeks and some resorts have LARGE Plat seasons that aren't really Plat time - such as Newport Coast which runs from mid June thru December. Gold weeks in late May/early June will trade better then Plat weeks in early December/mid November and Fairway Villas Plat season is from early April to early November. June-late August trade GREAT but the first week of November is not prime time in the northeast.

Yes, but what I trying to say was if I was holding both weeks in my hand, a Gold SR and a Plat Branson, and I was looking at the index, trying to decide which week to deposit to get the most power-Wouldn't I want to deposit the Branson week on it's highest demanded week because it rated higher on the index for Branson then the Gold Palm Desert week would rate on it's highest week in it's own index?

In other words,

The B week is a 135 on it's highest demanded week of the season(Plat)

The PD week is 110 on it's highest demaned week of the season(Gold)

I'd get more power out of the B week at 135.

I'm not comparing same weeks-I am comparing what is the highest possible week to deposit within each season.

I do understand some red/plat weeks are redder than others which is why I'd try to deposit the reddest I could within the season.

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

Yes, but what I trying to say was if I was holding both weeks in my hand, a Gold SR and a Plat Branson, and I was looking at the index, trying to decide which week to deposit to get the most power-Wouldn't I want to deposit the Branson week on it's highest demanded week because it rated higher on the index for Branson then the Gold Palm Desert week would rate on it's highest week in it's own index?

In other words,

The B week is a 135 on it's highest demanded week of the season(Plat)

The PD week is 110 on it's highest demaned week of the season(Gold)

I'd get more power out of the B week at 135.

I'm not comparing same weeks-I am comparing what is the highest possible week to deposit within each season.

I do understand some red/plat weeks are redder than others which is why I'd try to deposit the reddest I could within the season.

Yes, if the highest Branson u can reserve is a 135 and the highest for that resort IS 135...

versus

ShadRidge 110 is the highest you can reserve while 140 IS the highest for that resort but u can not reserve it as it is not in your season....

got it!

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

Yes, if the highest Branson u can reserve is a 135 and the highest for that resort IS 135...

versus

ShadRidge 110 is the highest you can reserve while 140 IS the highest for that resort but u can not reserve it as it is not in your season....

got it!

OH thank goodness...I do understand!!!

Thanks a million.