Orlando Getaways For Orlando Owners

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

Just curious, I am wondering if those who only own something in the Orlando area can get Orlando Getaways?

[dioxide45 Member Find all posts View Profile Close dioxide45]

Just curious, I am wondering if those who only own something in the Orlando area can get Orlando Getaways?

Absolultly. We often get getaways back in to our home resort in Orlando.

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

And you don't own anything outside the Orlando area?

How about exchanging; can you get all other Orlando resorts?

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

Anyone else own only in the Orlando area . . . can you see Orlando Getaways?

[dioxide45 Member Find all posts View Profile Close dioxide45]

We only own at MGV. We can see plenty of Orlando getaways. I can even see Westgate resorts that are normally blocked for exchanges due to regional block.

Are you having problems seeing getaways in Orlando?

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

We only own at MGV. We can see plenty of Orlando getaways. I can even see Westgate resorts that are normally blocked for exchanges due to regional block.

Are you having problems seeing getaways in Orlando?

I am pretty sure that Marriotts are exempt from the regional blocks, at least they used to be.

[dioxide45 Member Find all posts View Profile Close dioxide45]

I am pretty sure that Marriotts are exempt from the regional blocks, at least they used to be.

I don't think this is true. I can see a lot of Westgate weeks in getaways though I can't see any of them using my MGV week to exchange back in to Orlando.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

I don't think this is true. I can see a lot of Westgate weeks in getaways though I can't see any of them using my MGV week to exchange back in to Orlando.

But you can see other Orlando Marriotts, right?

[dioxide45 Member Find all posts View Profile Close dioxide45]

But you can see other Orlando Marriotts, right?

Yes. The regional block does not apply to other resorts within your home resort group.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

Yes. The regional block does not apply to other resorts within your home resort group.

Right, that's what I remember, thanks.

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

No. We dropped II long ago.

Our original resort was in Orlando, and we were dual affiliated. At that time Orlando II owners could not get Orlando Getaways. I took that issue up with II, arguing that Getaways are essentially rentals of excess inventory and it was an unfair restriction to offer them to everyone except for Orlando owners.

Amazingly, II agreed and opened Getaways for Orlando owners, but only if you also owned elsewhere, which we did.

Then, toward the end of our II affiliation, one day Orlando Getaways were blocked again. I took it up with them again and they said it was a glitch and they were going to correct that.

That's were I exited stage left.
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I have wondered since our last tour at Wastegate, the week before Christmas 2006, because that was the offer made to us, and all of those around us in as many languages as I could figure out, an EOY to get unlimited Disney via Getaways. I assumed they had been opened up, but I know you can't assume anything based on a Wastegate weasel's say-so.

Are you having problems seeing getaways in Orlando?

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

Here is where I was working on that:



I still can't get in. This is what it says:

Selected Area: Florida,Orlando

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There is an error detected: NOT ALLOWED TO REQUEST THIS AREA


I e-mailed and called about this 2 or 3 weeks ago. The person I talked to
on the phone went away to check on it and when she returned she said that
she was told that the prior week there had been an error in Getaways on the
web-site and all Orlando owners had been able to get in. When they
"fixed"that problem, they "overfixed" it and closed it to Orlando owners who
also own elsewhere, such as us. It has not been "unfixed" yet.

----- Original Message -----
From: <customerservice@interval-int.com>
To: <jb23@home.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 7:55 PM
Subject: Re[2]: Re:809208: website_comment - comment


> Dear Mr. (Me),
>
> Thank your for your e-mail. We were experiencing problems with getaway
section
> of our website, but that has been fixed. We suggest to log out and log in
back
> again, if you still experience the same problem contact us.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Interval International
> u*
>
>
> ____________________Reply Separator____________________
> Subject: Re: Re:809208: website_comment - comment
> Author: "(Me)" <jb23@home.com>
> Date: 4/3/01 5:21 PM
>
> Yeah, I did that and still couldn't get in.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <customerservice@interval-int.com>
> To: <jb23@home.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 1:46 PM
> Subject: Re:809208: website_comment - comment
>
>
> > Thank you for your e-mail. Interval International has upgraded its
> website. The
> > new features included searching and confirming active exchange inventory
> online.
> > In order to access this new user-friendly website, it is necessary for
our
> > members to create a user profile and password. You can create your
profile
> by
> > clicking the "Register Now" link on the main page.
> >
> >
> > Interval International
> >
> > ____________________Reply Separator____________________
> > Subject: 809???: website_comment - comment
> > Author: <jb23@home.com>
> > Date: 4/3/01 2:50 PM
> >
> > Submitted by: (Me)
> > Member Number: 809???
> > Source: iworld
> > Department: website_comment
> >
> > 2 things: 1. I recently contacted you to let you know that I can't get
> into
> > Orlando Getaways, even though we own elsewhere. You said you'd look
into
> it. I
> > still can't get in.
> >


We also own in at the (deleted) in Colorado. Doesn't that qualify
us to do Getaways to Orlando. We can use it to exchange there, why not to
take Getaways?

----- Original Message -----

From: <customerservice@interval-int.com>
To: <tb@gateway.net>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 8:33 AM
Subject: Re:web-site


> Dear Mr. (Me),
>
> Members who own in Orlando are restricted from purchasing getaways
> back to Orlando area resorts. This is an area developer restriction.
This > is why Orlando getaways will not load for you. We apologize for any
> inconvenience this may cause.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Interval International
>
> ____________________Reply Separator____________________
> Subject: web-site
> Author: "tb" <tb@gateway.net>
> Date: 2/6/2000 8:55 PM
>
> Still can't get Getaways to load properly. At least got into them this
time.
> Have never been able to get Orlando to load. It acts like it's too big
and just
> gives up and defaults back to last screen.
>
> Me 809???

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

It just occurred to me that I was the one who provided Wastegate with their buy EOY to get Orlando Getaways pitch.

[dioxide45 Member Find all posts View Profile Close dioxide45]

So it appears that II once restricted getaways to Orlando for Orlando owner, likely at the request of resort developers there. Now that Orlando is overbuilt they have a hard time selling the getaways they have so they have opened it up. I like that we can get getaways in to Orlando. We rarely use our MGV week to use at Grande Vista, instead we just buy getaways at MGV and exchange our MGV for other resorts outside of Orlando.

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

And now they can't use the buy an EOY to get Getaways to DVC pitch they last used on us.

It just occurred to me that I was the one who provided Wastegate with their buy EOY to get Orlando Getaways pitch.