Is Marriott Changing the Rules???

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

We own 3 Marriotts, a Hyatt, and a number of other timeshares. All except the first (not a Marriott) were bought though resale.

I know that you cannot deposit your unit for Marriott points. But other than that we have found owning through resale to be virtually identical with purchasing directly from Marriott. I also know that you are assigned an agent to deal with your trades but these are the same agents that we get when we call.

I was first told by a Hyatt representative and then by Marriott representatives that Marriott was going to be restricting trades for those of us who did not buy directly from Marriott. Has anyone else heard this? If so, do you have more details?

If instituted it will also, ultimately, make it harder for Marriott owners (no matter who you purchased it from) to sell on the open resale market.

[Bill4728 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Bill4728]

There have been rumors of this for a long time and no one believes them! Salemen lie to sell TS. This is a great lie for them. " If you don't buy direct Marriott will restrict your trades"

It is true that Marriott may change to some kind of internal trading, if they do they will likely not allow resale buyers the same rights as direct buyers but again no one beleives that Marriott will not grandfather in to the system all resale buyers who bought before this internal trading system started.

[dougp26364 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dougp26364]

I wouldn't worry about this. It's more or less a lie started and perpetuated by salesmen to promote purchase direct from the developer. There's also the rumor that Marriott will be going to a points based reservation system but, that rumor has been around for possibly three years now. The ony substance to that rumor was a survey a few months back quizing owners as to how much they would pay to convert to such a program. After that nothing official has been produced on the subject.

[thinze3 Member Find all posts View Profile Close thinze3]

General consensus is that IF IT EVER HAPPENS, anyone who ownes a Marriott, retail or resale, will be grandfathered in.