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Re: Marriott Going to Point Syst (by Timothy S.):

After being in sales for decades, I can tell you that the high pressure sale is always a sign of a desperately bad deal. The original Marriott product sold itself. You came and left with a smile on your face. Now they dont just say buy with us and enjoy the benefiits, they say switch to our new plan or else. People act on emotions, but the emotion to act on here is not the fear of the pressure deal, its the fear of abandoning those who hold the high ground (those who invested in Mariotts former vision and made it such a successful product). Right now, the point system is a new vision that can only come true if prior vacation club owners switch in droves. Obviously, from this feedback and the high pressure sale, marriott has realized that the product is inferior. Let's not help their bad idea work for them. As legacy owners we know more about this than most people and we owe it to ourselves to stand behind each other applauding the product we purchased and if need be spreading the word about this new disaster. Twitter, Facebook, forums and blogs are already buzzing with the bad news. Join that crowd instead of those who sign a new contract revoking their right to ever vote against this new point system that they are pressured to "upgrade to"!???

As for the points, don't forget that you can still use the "flexibility" of your legacy week by converting them to rewards points as always. No need for destination points. We recently got an entire week plus airfare out of that under the "old program".