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Re: Marriott Vacation Club point system (by Michael B.):
Marriott restated to me that the Trust maintenance fees averaged just over 5% increase per year.
The Ocean CLUB Aruba not being in the Trust averages just over 4% per year.
I consider my Marriott timeshare maintenance to be a rent and the cost to join to be a club membership. This is like renting a golf community condo in Florida and paying rent plus a fee to pay golf. A big difference between a golf community Florida rental or even a rental in Aruba you can pick your time, most likely cancel even close to the arrival date ,and almost surely get several weeks per year for the same annual cost of buying a Marriott timeshare "ownership".
The inflation rates per year in the United States have averaged less than half the 5% maintenance costs increases per year. let's hope that the inflation rates stay low as it appears the timeshare maintenance fees will be double inflation rates each year.