Friday, November 09, 2007

Marriott Timeshare Resales

Vacation timeshare has come of age, and of the big name developers, Marriott led the way.


Marriott's timeshare division is called Marriott Vacation Club International (MVCI).

Marriott high quality accommodations and marketing innovations have sky-rocketed sales, and as a result the timeshare (vacation ownership) portion of Marriott's profit base has become a critically important segment.


A key innovation sparking Marriott popularity is the fact that Marriott Vacation Club owners have the right to convert their timeshare accommodation to "points" - credits that can be spent for such things as airline tickets and stays in Marriott hotels worldwide.


With Marriott timeshare points, known as Marriott Rewards® Points, the timeshare owner can choose to forego the use of the timeshare by assigning the occupancy rights to Marriott, in return for Rewards® Points that can be spent like dollars for things OTHER THAN TIMESHARE.
Such things as airline tickets, Marriott Hotels, merchandise, car rentals, cruises and more.
Members can opt to convert their timeshare accommodation to points in most cases no more frequently than every other year. There is a modest charge to convert.


Note that persons who buy their timeshares on the resale market are not allowed by Marriott to opt to participate in the Marriott Rewards® Points program, unless the resale points are purchased from Marriott.
Because of this, some Marriott buyers have told us that in order to take advantage of good buys on resales, rather than buying new and relinquishing their timeshare unit to Marriott in order to get points, they opted to instead buy resale and rent-out the timeshare, using the rental proceeds to buy the items the points would have bought. (Airline tickets, hotel rooms, etc.)

The Marriott accommodations are so exceptional that there is a strong resale market.

View Our Marriott Vacation Club resales here


Larry Hayden

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