Abound! The combined Marriott/Vistana integrated exchange program now has a name.

[ljmiii]

It was perhaps at a moment of desperation because I was cancelling a purchase...

Ding, ding, ding...we have a winner!

 

[ljmiii]

MVC must allow them to deposit them into II BUT DC owners will not see any MVC resorts with their II deposit even though there are MVC weeks in Interval (which can be seen with non MVC corporate interval accounts). These deposits will only see non MVC weeks.

This seems extraordinarily unlikely. But if for some unforeseen reason MVW ever decides to shoot itself in the foot, MVC owners will happily troop off to another place (e.g. SFX) that allows MVC weeks to be exchanged.

 

[dioxide45]

MVC must allow them to deposit them into II BUT DC owners will not see any MVC resorts with their II deposit even though there are MVC weeks in Interval (which can be seen with non MVC corporate interval accounts). These deposits will only see non MVC weeks.

This may be similar to the area blocks that Interval does: ie not allowing you to trade your Orlando MVC weeks for Disney Orlando weeks

This seems extraordinarily unlikely. But if for some unforeseen reason MVW ever decides to shoot itself in the foot, MVC owners will happily troop off to another place (e.g. SFX) that allows MVC weeks to be exchanged.

RIght now with Marriott weeks, if a weeks owner deposits a week into their corporate II account, it can be used to exchange into other Marriott resorts. I don't see this changing with a combined program. If a Vistana owner deposits their enrolled week into II, they will still be able to exchange into Marriott and Vistana resorts. However, if they elect Abound Club Points, they won't be able to use those points for exchanges into Vistana or Marriott weeks through II.

 

[AsiaExpat]

You're right!

I'm not so sure that the Vistana sales reps are correct about that. I thought that the Marriott Bonvoy Choice Benefits were earned based on elite night credits. Bonvoy members get one Choice Benefit at 50 nights and a second Choice Benefit at 75 nights.

So because you earn your Bonvoy status based on hotel stays related to your business travel, you would be eligible. But I'm not so sure that you wife will get the same benefit because her Titanium status is based on her timeshare ownership rather than elite night stays. She might have to earn her own 50 or 75 Bonvoy elite night credits (from some combination of Bonvoy credit cards, timeshare stays at Marriott or Vistana resorts, and hotel stays) in order to earn the Choice Benefits.

If I'm wrong about this, I'm sure someone will quickly correct me.