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Re: Marriott Vacation Club point system (by Brion S.):

stevenm317 wrote:

I just attended a sales presentation and am considering a bundle if legacy week and points? Anybody happy with this purchase?

It is an OK deal.. Basically it is the ONLY way you can currently buy a Deeded week and enroll it for use in the Destinations club program.. They use it as a way to give you additional points in the destination club.. Basically in the end you would have an Enrolled Week which will give you Enrolled Destination points every year and then you will have Trust points as well every year. In essence each of these works the same at this moment however Marriott does track and knows the type of points that you have. Each section will have its OWN maintenance fees.

Right now in Resale you can buy a Week but you CANNOT enroll it to use it in destination points or You can Buy Trust points but you will have to pay a significant amount to get those points fully usable in the Destinations program I think the enrollment fee equates to about $3 - 5.00 per point.

So if what they are selling you weeks/Points wise puts you around $7- $9.00 per point it might not be so bad as by the time you buy the trust points off of someone and then get them usable. The other thing to note is that depending upon the Week they are selling you the Maintenance fees on that week could be far less per point than even the trust.. I have weeks that average enrolled about $.38 per point in exchange as opposed to the Trust Maintenance fee of approx $.55 per point.

So it is basically make sure you ask all the numbers because in essence you are making two purchases. YOU CAN also choose the week you wish to purchase and some have more point value (but of course will be more expensive).

I have not actually done one of these deals myself but they are always pushing it for existing owners.