Originally Posted by
Armani
An enormous amount of time and thought (by whom I don't know) also went into the new Marriott Vacationclub Destinations Point program, and that program is a complete disaster. I have never seen anything like it where its core customers are completely alienated. I am beginning to think that Marriott is hiring consultants rather than relying on internal experts who respect the importance of its 'heavy users'. They appear to be losing touch.
PERSONALY OPINION - note I did not have any prior knowledge and this post is only my personal opinion
Personally when I saw Destination Points being rolled out I knew the divisions time was growing short - IMO there was an exit planned when this was announced but honestly given the economic outlook for vacation properties this certainly made a much larger market for them to sell to (I mean my family owns enough weeks and are unlikely to purchase more - we certainly aren't their target market today)....but with that said I just dont get why folks are angry about Destination Points - it doesn't impact current owners but gosh this entire things really irks my parents...I mean it didn't devalue anything, infact there might end up being a slight premium because you can't purchase weeks anymore