MVC Asia Pacific Points?

[iftravel]

Anyone knows how Asia Pacific points work and do they even transfer?

Marriott Phuket Beach Club
Asia | Thailand | Phuket | Mai Khao Beach

• Comes with 1000 Marriott Vacation Club Asia-Pacific Points annually, offering unmatched versatility across Marriott resorts.

 

[bazzap]

Anyone knows how Asia Pacific points work and do they even transfer?

Marriott Phuket Beach Club
Asia | Thailand | Phuket | Mai Khao Beach

• Comes with 1000 Marriott Vacation Club Asia-Pacific Points annually, offering unmatched versatility across Marriott resorts.

AP Points were introduced before Abound (then Destination Club Points).
They come with some specific benefits but since the two programmes were “aligned“ the Points are effectively equivalent and can both be used to book all of the MVC portfolio of resorts.
The major advantage of AP Points is the much lower MF per Point.
However, it has been well reported that “Membership contracts from AP cannot be transferred to people with residence in the US”
So this would certainly need checking for anyone interested in buying AP Points.

 

[dioxide45]

AP Points were introduced before Abound (then Destination Club Points).
They come with some specific benefits but since the two programmes were “aligned“ the Points are effectively equivalent and can both be used to book all of the MVC portfolio of resorts.
The major advantage of AP Points is the much lower MF per Point.
However, it has been well reported that “Membership contracts from AP cannot be transferred to people with residence in the US”
So this would certainly need checking for anyone interested in buying AP Points.

Interesting. So they are effectively the same as Abound Club Points, even resale? Prior to Destinations Club, in order to reserve other MVC properties outside the AP system, did AP point owners have to use II? When Destinations Club rolled around, there was no enrollment necessary?

 

[bazzap]

Interesting. So they are effectively the same as Abound Club Points, even resale? Prior to Destinations Club, in order to reserve other MVC properties outside the AP system, did AP point owners have to use II? When Destinations Club rolled around, there was no enrollment necessary?

Others cn probably answer some of these questions better than me, but as a starter.
Only weeks were sold initially in Asia (and only at Phuket Beach Club PBC)
Once AP points were introduced, all unsold weeks inventory was conveyed to the AP points programme and PBC weeks owners had an option for a fee to “overlay” those weeks into the points programme.
This continued to be the only option from when the Destination Club DC was launched in 2010 through to 2016 when those PBC weeks could be enrolled in the DC Points programme, still for a fee, which required cancelling their overlay in the AP points programme.
When AP was first introduced, there was a very limited number of MVC resorts Worldwide they could be used at to book directly, otherwise as I recall yes you needed to use Interval for other resorts.
Also back then AP points were at a 10:1 ratio to DC points, so a Platinum PBC week was worth 32,700 AP points.
Finally AP and DC were aligned, so on a 1:1 ratio and with all MVC resorts available to book directly.
There are still some differences, especially those beneficial to AP owners with lower MFs and at highest levels complimentary limo transfer to the resort.