FAQs
What are the benefits of enrolling my Marriott Vacation Club Weeks in the Marriott Vacation Club DestinationsTM Exchange Program?
Currently, your options include occupying a week at your home resort during the season you purchased; exchanging your week through membership in Interval International® to visit another destination; and, if eligible, trading your week for Marriott Rewards® points. Once you enroll your Marriott Vacation Club week(s) with the Marriott Vacation Club DestinationsTM Exchange Program, you will add a new usage option. Enrolled Owners may annually elect to deposit their enrolled week(s) in exchange for Vacation Club Points, a flexible new vacation currency. Vacation Club Points may be used to make a reservation directly within the Marriott Vacation Club Collection1 of more than 50 world-class Marriott Vacation Club resorts. And, when you redeem Vacation Club Points for a vacation within the Marriott Vacation Club Collection, you'll be able to choose what size villa you need, check in any day of the week, any time of the year, for any length of stay. Plan a romantic weekend in a 1-bedroom villa; or a family reunion in a 3-bedroom townhouse for 10 nights. The choice is yours. Additionally, Vacation Club Points may be redeemed for a vacation within our new Explorer Collection3, which includes cruises to places such as Alaska and the Caribbean; city tours of destinations including New York, New Orleans, Napa Valley, Washington, D.C., and Seattle; or book a guided tour for a once-in-a-lifetime vacation to diverse locations such as China, Tuscany, Kenya and Egypt; you can even book exciting adventures such as river rafting or a mountain biking trip. Another benefit of enrolling in the Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Exchange Program is that the reservation fees would be consolidated in one convenient annual fee called Club Dues. You will pay one reasonable fee rather than paying separate fees for membership with Interval International, trading for Marriott Rewards points or using a Lock-Off option. Depending on how you currently use your Marriott Vacation Club week(s), the savings you could realize from the Club Dues may be reason alone to enroll.
I originally purchased my Marriott Vacation Club week(s) as an external sale through the secondary market. Would the benefits of enrolling be different for me?
If your external purchase closed prior to June 20, 2010, it is eligible to be enrolled with the Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Exchange Program. The enrollment fee for one externally purchased week will initially be $1,495, and enrolling multiple externally purchased weeks will initially total $1,995. This offer is expected to be available only through December 31, 2010. Once you enroll your week(s), you will gain the annual option to elect Vacation Club Points, and you may also add the option of trading your week(s) for Marriott Rewards points if the week(s) you purchased externally are eligible for Marriott Rewards trade. You also will gain the benefit and convenience of the annual single-use fee (Club Dues).
Does anything change after I enroll my week(s) with the Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Exchange Program?
None of your existing options change after you enroll your week(s) with the Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Exchange Program, except you will now have the convenience of paying consolidated Club Dues instead of à la carte fees. If you wish to continue using your week(s) as you have always done, you may. You never have to elect Vacation Club Points unless you want to. When you do elect Vacation Club Points, you will be able to redeem them for a vacation at another Marriott Vacation Club resort directly without exchanging through Interval International. You also will be able to check-in any day of the week, select the villa size that best accommodates your travel party and determine the length of your stay. You are no longer locked into 1-week vacations. Vacation Club Points can also be used for exciting travel adventures through the Explorer Collection.
Will I receive anything for enrolling?
If you enroll in the Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Exchange Program by December 31, 2010, you'll receive 800 Vacation Club PlusPoints! These PlusPoints are valid for 2 to 5 additional nights at any Marriott Vacation Club resort depending on the resort, room type and season. PlusPoints expire if not used, so be sure to ask your salesperson for details.
How many Vacation Club Points are my Marriott Vacation Club weeks worth?
Click here to see how much your week is worth. Click on the week(s) you own to determine how many Vacation Club Points you would receive if you enroll in the Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Exchange Program and elect to trade them for Vacation Club Points. The number of Vacation Club Points you may receive for your enrolled week(s) in a given Use Year is based on various factors such as relative daily and seasonal demand, villa capacity, size, view, and furnishings, and other parameters established by the Exchange Company, and may vary periodically based on such factors.
What are Club Dues?
Once you enroll, reservation and usage fees such as locking off, membership with Interval International and trading for Marriott Rewards points will be consolidated into one annual, convenient fee called Club Dues. Club Dues are initially set at $165 if you own or have enrolled up to 6,499 Vacation Club Points. Club Dues are initially set at $199 if you own or have enrolled 6,500 or more Vacation Club Points.
What fees do the Club Dues include?
Club Dues include membership with Interval International as well as any internal exchanges (requests to travel exclusively to other Marriott Vacation Club resorts). Club Dues also include trading for Marriott Rewards points (for Points Owners and Enrolled Owners whose enrolled week(s) are eligible), locking off or splitting your home resort week (for Enrolled Owners whose enrolled week(s) are eligible), cancellation of a reservation, electing Vacation Club Points and banking, borrowing or transferring Vacation Club Points. Club Dues do not include external exchanges (requests that include resorts outside of the Marriott Vacation Club Collection of resorts through Interval International), Florida Club fees (for weeks involved in the Florida Club) or miscellaneous fees of the Explorer Collection; port fees for cruises as an example.
What happens to my existing 2011 reservation if I enroll my week(s) now?
If you have already made a reservation at your home resort, you may either maintain the reservation or cancel it (as long as you are at least 60 days in advance of the check-in date) and use any of your other options including electing Vacation Club Points. The latest date you can elect Vacation Club Points would be December 31, 2010.
Once I enroll my week(s), how do I elect Vacation Club Points?
You may elect Vacation Club Points between 25 months and 3 months prior to the year you would like to elect. So, the latest you can elect Vacation Club Points would be September 30 of the year prior. But don't wait. Vacations are generally available about a year in advance, so we encourage you to elect points about a year in advance that way they will be in your account ready to use to reserve your next vacation.
What happens after I enroll?
After you enroll your week(s) with the Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Exchange Program, 800 Vacation Club PlusPoints will be placed in your account. You will receive an email acknowledging that your week(s) have been enrolled. You also will be assigned to a new Vacation Ownership Advisor who will be in touch shortly to assist you with your upcoming vacation plans. Within 2 weeks, you will receive a welcome packet in the mail with a guide that will give you more information about using the Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Exchange Program to plan exciting vacations. You also will be invited to attend an online class, called a Webinar, where we will give you tips and information about your new usage options.
If I enroll my Marriott Vacation Club week(s) with the Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Exchange Program, will it affect my current maintenance fee(s)?
No. The maintenance fee(s) for Marriott Vacation Club weeks will continue to be determined by your home resort(s)' Board of Directors.
Once I enroll my week(s), can I make a reservation directly within other Marriott Vacation Club resorts without having to go through the Interval International exchange process?
Yes! If you enroll your week(s) with Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Exchange Program and elect to receive Vacation Club Points, you can use those points to reserve a vacation directly at another Marriott Vacation Club resort. You'll be able to check-in any day of the week, any season of the year; select the villa size that best fits your traveling party and stay as long as you like—a weekend, 5 nights, 2 weeks ... the choice will be yours. If the vacation is not available to confirm instantly, we may be able to place you on a Wait List. Please note at this time Marriott Vacation Club resorts located in Europe and Asia must still be confirmed through an Interval International internal exchange with no exchange fee for Enrolled Owners.
Where will the inventory come from to fulfill vacation reservations within the Marriott Vacation Club Collection?
Inventory throughout the Marriott Vacation Club Collection will be available for reservations for Enrolled Owners via other Marriott Vacation Club Owners who enroll their weeks and elect Vacation Club Points, and non-enrolled Owners who trade their usage for Marriott Rewards points or exchange their week through membership in Interval International.
What are the new Collections and vacation options?
The Marriott Vacation Club Destinations program has grouped our vast system of different vacation options into four "collections." The Marriott Vacation Club Collection includes all of the Marriott Vacation Club resorts worldwide. Once enrolled, you'll be able to reserve vacations at other Marriott Vacation Club resorts directly with your Vacation Club Points. The Marriott Collection1 represents all of the Marriott-branded hotels available to reserve with Marriott Rewards points. If you enroll your week(s), you will continue to have access to this collection when you trade your week for Marriott Rewards points—just as you do today (if your week is eligible). The World Traveler Collection2 is the system of affiliated resorts available for exchange through Interval International. And, some exciting brand-new options are captured under the Explorer Collection: enrolled Owners will be able to redeem Vacation Club Points for cruises, group tours to destinations such as Africa, China, Tuscany and Costa Rica; or plan specially designed city packages and adventures such as river rafting, mountain biking and four-wheel-driving.
I own several weeks and I'm considering enrolling just one of them to try the new program. Why should I consider enrolling all of them instead of just one?
There are several benefits when you enroll all of your Marriott Vacation Club weeks instead of just one of them. First, the enrollment fee is being offered at an introductory rate and is likely to increase in the future. By enrolling all of your weeks now, you will pay nominally more than just enrolling 1 week at the introductory price. In addition, if you enroll multiple weeks and they total at least 6,500 Vacation Club Points, you will have an added benefit of paying the consolidated annual Club Dues of $199 for all of your weeks: no more à la carte fees for transactions such as trading for Marriott Rewards points, membership with Interval International or locking off (even if you never elect Vacation Club Points). In addition, owning or enrolling weeks with a value of at least 6,500 Vacation Club Points will earn you "Premier" status (or Premier Plus status if you own or enroll weeks with a value of at least 13,000 Vacation Club Points). Premier and Premier Plus status will afford you advantages related to reservation windows and Vacation Club Points requirements for reservations 13 months in advance.
Why do I have to pay a fee to enroll my Marriott Vacation Club weeks in the Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Exchange Program?
An enrollment fee is required to turn on your new usage option, enabling you to elect to trade your week(s) for Vacation Club Points. These Vacation Club Points may then be used to reserve vacations throughout the Marriott Vacation Club Collection and plan exciting experiences through the Explorer Collection. In addition, paying to enroll your week(s) in the Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Exchange Program means you will now pay annual Club Dues, a single-use fee, which in many cases will save money over the current system of à la carte fees.
Is the enrollment fee different if I enroll an Every-Other-Year week?
If you would like to enroll one Every-Other-Year week, you will pay the full enrollment fee. If you enroll two Every-Other-Year weeks simultaneously, you will pay one full enrollment fee, but if you do not enroll them at the same time, you will pay the multiple-week fee at a later time.
If I enroll an Every-Other-Year week, when can I elect Vacation Club Points?
Once you've enrolled an Every-Other-Year week, you may elect Vacation Club Points during the years that your usage rights occur. For example, if you own an "odd year" Every-Other-Year week, you may elect Vacation Club Points for your 2013, 2015 and 2017 usage, and so on. All reservation windows apply, and you may still bank, borrow or transfer Vacation Club Points as per the normal reservation rules.
What are my Club Dues for an Every-Other-Year week that I enrolled?
Once you enroll your Every-Other-Year week, you will pay annual Club Dues as you will have access to other program features such as banking, borrowing and membership with Interval International.
If I purchase Beneficial Interests after I enroll my week, will I have different Use Years?
The Use Year of the Beneficial Interest(s) will be forward-dated to match the Use Year of your initial week that you enrolled (January to December). Therefore, your Use Years will be aligned.