I have to say, having bought our week at Ko Olina (EOY odd) that I would have bought more if I'd known this was really coming! When we bought, the only thing holding me back from buying more than EOY was that Marriott did not have the system similar to Disney. Our sales person said it was coming, but I was doubtful. Now, if we had added the other year last year for $15K, that same allotment of points would cost $20K. Yikes. And we would have the flexibility of using two weeks at a time, the year we wanted (with banking or borrowing).

I think also TUG must have some folks that are more not happy and also prefer to buy resale (nothing wrong with a bargain!).

I think it's a nice system, and you aren't obligated to join.

I did talk with Marriott today, and as of now, they are no longer selling WEEKS at a "home resort". They are only selling POINTS. Minimum initial purchase is 1,000 points at $9,200 right now. Add on is in 250 increments at 92 cents a point. For that price, I'm not adding any points. I was going to buy Disney years ago, and liked the banking and borrowing idea. Oh, and the new maintenance fees are 40 cents per point.

HTH