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What is an XYZ?
See? SEE? This is what aggravates me to no end about II - that there are these secret benefits that you have to apparently be lucky enough to deal with the "right" rep in order to know about and/or get them. I don't know how anybody can think that II's system is the best for exchange value when more than half the time the folks who are actually members of II don't know and aren't told exactly exactly what they are eligible for in exchange for their deposits. Heck, there are reports on TUG of folks who learned about XYZ's here, are eligible for them, but still when they call and ask II for them their request is denied.
Lucky, sorry I went off on your post. My rant has nothing to do with you at all, but your post is one in a string of them this year that has asked exactly the same question. After this long a time with the cat out of the bag, II should be making an effort to let all their members know about these!
There are two types of XYZ offers available from II; both are extra weeks similar to AC's that supplement an exchange you've received for depositing a Week. This quote is the best explanation of XYZ's, it's a previous post from TUG Member DanCali:
An XYZ promotion is a 2-for-1 promotion that allows you to get a second week for a $149 fee. I believe this would be in addition to any AC you were offered so you can basically get 3-for-1 or 6-for-2 using ACs and XYZs (subject only to the cost of using the AC + $149 for the XYZ).
The first type of XYZ is just a bonus week that you can get for a confirmed exchange but it has to be in a high-supply area like Palm Springs, Vegas, Orlando etc. There is no restriction on size - if a 2BR or 3BR is available in their inventory, you can take it. The fee is $149, regardless of size. There is also a restriction that the week you get has to happen before the date of checkin at the resort you exchanged into originally. I've used this promotion to get a 2BR at MGC and a 2BR at DSV2.
The second type you can get is compensation for size. So if you exchange a 3BR to a 2BR or a 2BR to a 1BR, you can get another studio or 1BR. The inventory for this is a lot less restricted, so you can get a place like NCV (if you traded a 3BR to a 1BR and they "owe" you a 2BR) or even Hawaii, if the inventory is there when you call (not likely for most weeks of the year). You do not need to get this extra week at the same resort you exchanged into. The fee for this XYZ promo is also $149.
Various TUG reports say that either of these XYZ offers may be special promotions with an expiration date. Other reports say that they are ongoing promotions that are available at all times but can only be obtained from an II telephone rep who is knowledgeable about their existence. There was even one morning when "XYZ" showed up in some of our online II accounts for a couple hours, and telephone calls in to II left the II reps as confused as we were until they mysteriously disappeared as quickly as they'd appeared!
Good luck to you trying to get one of these if you're eligible - I haven't been so lucky but many TUGgers have.