Marriott Vacation Club International
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Marriott Vacation Club is the premier timeshare brand of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation is the world’s leading pure-play public timeshare company. Formerly a division of Marriott International, Marriott Vacations Worldwide was established as a separate, publicly traded entity focusing primarily on vacation ownership experiences in November 2011...

, the world’s leading pure-play public timeshare
Timeshare
A timeshare is a form of ownership or right to the use of a property, or the term used to describe such properties. These properties are typically resort condominium units, in which multiple parties hold rights to use the property, and each sharer is allotted a period of time in which they may use...

 company. The brand boasts more than 50 Marriott Vacation Club properties throughout the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...

, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

 and more than 400,000 Owner families. Marriott Vacation Club resorts feature one, two and three-bedroom villas.

History

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. was started in 1984 on Hilton Head Island
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Hilton Head Island or Hilton Head is a resort town in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It is north of Savannah, Georgia, and south of Charleston. The island gets its name from Captain William Hilton...

, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

 with the acquisition of American Resorts and its 122 villas on Hilton Head Island, which later became the Marriott’s Monarch at Sea Pines resort. In 1985, Marriott Rewards started a partnership with the Marriott Ownership Resorts. In 1995, Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. was renamed, becoming Marriott Vacation Club International (MVCI) reflecting the company’s evolution from real estate development and sales focus to delivering an overall vacation experience. In 2007, Marriott Vacation Club International
Marriott Vacation Club International
Marriott Vacation Club is the premier timeshare brand of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, the world’s leading pure-play public timeshare company. The brand boasts more than 50 Marriott Vacation Club properties throughout the United States, Caribbean, Europe and Asia and more than 400,000...

 began to market its core timeshare brand as Marriott Vacation Club.

Currently there are over 50 Marriott Vacation Club branded resorts throughout the world, including three resorts in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

, one in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 and three in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

. Owners are able to exchange into other locations through the use of Interval International
Interval International
Interval International is a publicly traded company and former subsidiary of the corporation IAC/InterActiveCorp and is headquartered in Miami, Florida, USA. The CEO is Craig Nash.-Background:...

, a timeshare exchange company with over 2,500 resorts.

In 2009, Marriott Vacation Club celebrated its 25th anniversary. In 2010, the Marriott Vacation Club Destinations program was introduced offering unmatched experiences and unparalleled flexibility through the use of Vacation Club Points in four Collections that can be tailored to fit an Owner's travel needs.

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    Disney Vacation Club
    Disney Vacation Club is a vacation timeshare division owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. It allows buying real estate interest in a DVC resort. Disney Vacation Club's President is Claire Bilby....

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    Hilton Grand Vacations Company
    Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Hilton Worldwide, is based in Orlando, Florida. In addition, there are regional offices in Marco Island, Florida and Sanibel Island, Florida....

  • Westgate Resorts
    Westgate Resorts
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  • Bluegreen Corporation
    Bluegreen Corporation
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