Trading Places Chat Session, Wednesday February 28th 9:30 PM New York Time

[swit29]

My questions:
a) When is the exchange fee payable ? When request has been made ( like with II) or when the exchange has been confirmed ? What are your international exchange fees ?
b) Do I get enhanced exchange power (priory over others) if I agree to trade my two bdr. July week in Florida for a one bdr. unit in Aruba or St. Kitts in Febr-March ?

Swit

[bigfrank]

Originally Posted by swit29

My questions:
a) When is the exchange fee payable ? When request has been made ( like with II) or when the exchange has been confirmed ? What are your international exchange fees ?
b) Do I get enhanced exchange power (priory over others) if I agree to trade my two bdr. July week in Florida for a one bdr. unit in Aruba or St. Kitts in Febr-March ?

Swit

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[4ARedOctober]

BF it was my understanding that we were to post our questions on the web site ahead of time if we could so TPI could prepare for it. Maybe I misunderstood.

Originally Posted by bigfrank

Please post your questions in the Chat on Wednesday be sure you can access it now. If you are having trouble then please Download Java Software

[penguinpower]

I really really really wish I could make the chat, but I can't--and also, I wasn't able to download the necessary plug-ins even if I could be available.

Anyway, I have a couple of questions and hope they can be addressed during the chat:

My resort recently joined the Premier Access program and we can exchange within the PA resorts with no exchange fee. However, if I want to exchange into a resort outside the PA resorts, do I need to have a separate membership? (I believe my resort said my first year was covered--I own via Best Weeks in Argentina)

I also own Mayan Palace Vacation Club. I see Mayan Palace Riviera Maya is a PA resort. Does that mean all Mayan Palaces are PA resorts? If I want to deposit a Mayan Palace week, am I able to specify somehow through the vacation club that only a Riviera Maya week should be made available for TPI?

I am *very* interested in trading with my Fairfield Points. Can I just make a reservation with FF using my points for any FF resort, and then put TPI on as the guest who will be using the week, or how will TPI handle FF deposits?

FF related--since I am a Premier Access member, can I make a deposit of a non PA week (for example, FF Branson) into TPI, and then get a free exchange into a PA week?

I made my first deposit recently, and was told by my resort that I would receive a bonus week from TPI. However, the only thing that shows in my TPI account is the week I have deposited. I have no idea if I received the bonus week, or how to use it if I have it.

If I make a deposit today, is it good for two years from the date I make the deposit, or two years from the actual week; i.e., if I deposit a 2008 week, is it good until 2010 (two years after actual use date), or does it expire in 2009 (two years from today)

Is there a chart somewhere that shows the season of the various resorts? I mostly own red time but with FF, for example, might wish to deposit a blue time week when I'm searching for a blue time exchange. How can I get them to jive with TPI?

Darn, I wish I could attend the chat!

[bigfrank]

Originally Posted by 4ARedOctober

BF it was my understanding that we were to post our questions on the web site ahead of time if we could so TPI could prepare for it. Maybe I misunderstood.

Maybe your right I was away as you know and may have forgoten what was going on or missed what we were supposed to do. As my son would say, My Bad

[Arkansas Winger]

Is it possible to record the chatroom session and make it available as a thread for those of us who would like to be there but for some reason are unable to attend?

Thanks,
Dale

[Quarterbore]

Yes, I will post the session in the Chat Library

http://www.timeshareforums.com/forums/chat-library/

[Quarterbore]

Only 6-hrs to go!

I am getting a few people that could not access the chat but it looks like they are set to go...

The person that will be running the chat was on the site getting ready...

So, last call for questions to be posted here and we will see everyone in the Chat in 6-HOURS from now!

[tim]

I would like to understand the Premier Access program a little better. For example, I see from the Trading Places website the list of resorts that are part of Premier Access. Yet, I am confused about whether we are entitled to the status for owning at a resort that is on the list. Or, as it appears to be the case, the resort must have done something to "enroll" in the program. For example, Capistrano Surfside Inn is on the list. If I owned there and deposited a week with Trading Places, would I be a part of the Premier Access program? Thanks.

[Quarterbore]

Just Four more hours!