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Re: Ripoff - Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Program - New Point System (by Mark R.):
I am a "Legacy Owner" with a week in Palm Desert. I was told at a Marriott timeshare conversion presentation, that if I switch to the point systems that my annual fee would be $165 and that it would cover all fees with both Interval and Marriott. So if I do the lockout - $85 fee, then put both weeks in Interval. Later book both weeks in Interval - about a $109 fee per week, that all of this is covered by the $165 Marriott exchange fee. So instead of spending $203 that year (plus the Interval Fee), I only pay $165.
Has anyone actually tried that and found it to be true?