Do I have to transfer points into Abound to view availability of resorts

[RoverJohn]

I am Chairman level in VISTANA and am very satisfied with what I have. But after an owner update this week , I am curious about what Abound would offer me. There was a lot of smoke about buying 1000 points to get a more complete view of Abound availability - both regular AND trust weeks (don’t know the difference) AND a special phone number to phone that is not available to regular Chairman level owners who do not have Trust points.

Can I view Abound weeks without transferring my VISTANA points into Abound. What are trust weeks. Is there a special phone number available to trust week owners and a more inclusive view of weeks. Questions but NO SALE - my status would not improve a bit. And should I post this on the Marriott board. That’s for your help

 

[DanCali]

It's worth it for the phone number. I call them, and they do all my vacation planning, airline reservations, dining reservations, and they are so plugged in we always get upgraded to first class and get seated at the Chef's table...

Seriously - they are probably happy to have a new crowd to try and sell this stuff to. They've been trying the same stuff with Marriott owners since 2010.

Enjoy the read!

2022: https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/is-it-worth-it-to-buy-into-the-trust-points.338150/

2021: https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/trust-dp-versus-exchange-legacy-points-in-the-destination-club.319886/

2017: https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/enrolled-versus-trust-inventory-availability.259184/

2015: https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/ko-olina-sales-presentation.225293/

2013: https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/canyon-villas-presentation-points-question.201739/

Yes, you can view availability without depositing in Abound.

 

[RoverJohn]

I enjoyed the read and APPRECIATE the collected wisdom of TUG. BUT, if I happened to fall into the trap and then acquired this knowledge, would I have been able to rescind my purchase?

 

[DanCali]

I enjoyed the read and APPRECIATE the collected wisdom of TUG. BUT, if I happened to fall into the trap and then acquired this knowledge, would I have been able to rescind my purchase?

A points purchase can be rescinded just like any other timeshare purchase. I believe for Trust points it's a 10-day right of recission period.

 

[RoverJohn]

No purchase - just a temptation declined.

 

[TexasChic]

It's worth it for the phone number. I call them, and they do all my vacation planning, airline reservations, dining reservations, and they are so plugged in we always get upgraded to first class and get seated at the Chef's table...

Seriously - they are probably happy to have a new crowd to try and sell this stuff to. They've been trying the same stuff with Marriott owners since 2010.

Enjoy the read!

2022: https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/is-it-worth-it-to-buy-into-the-trust-points.338150/

2021: https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/trust-dp-versus-exchange-legacy-points-in-the-destination-club.319886/

2017: https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/enrolled-versus-trust-inventory-availability.259184/

2015: https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/ko-olina-sales-presentation.225293/

2013: https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/canyon-villas-presentation-points-question.201739/

Yes, you can view availability without depositing in Abound.

thanks for the info. How do you view availability before transferring to abound? I haven’t been able to find the link. Tia

 

[celica7101]

thanks for the info. How do you view availability before transferring to abound? I haven’t been able to find the link. Tia

Log into your Vistana Account. Go to the Dashboard.

On the left hand side there are now new options...all of them are under the "use club points" umbrella.
Search for "search and book reservations." This will take you to the MVC portal.

Click through and find anything you'd like. It will show you what is available in the desired time frame. For example, right now I can see that there are 2BR units available at Ko Olina for June 1, 2024.