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Important Dates That Every Marriott Vacation Club Owner Should Know

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Marriott Vacation Club ownership is a great way to enjoy luxurious vacations and create lifelong memories for much less than paying cash each time you travel. However, as with any vacation club or timeshare, there are a few important dates that owners must keep track of in order to make the most out of their membership.

Knowing how long you have to bank your points or usage, or when you can book reservations, and other key dates will help ensure that you never miss out on taking advantage of all the benefits Marriott Vacation Club has to offer.

In this article, we’ll explore some of the important dates every Marriott Vacation Club owner should know. Whether you’re a Marriott legacy week owner, or a Marriott Vacation Club points owner, we’ve compiled every date you need to know to get the most out of your ownership.

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Weeks Owners

Important Dates For Marriott Vacation Club Legacy Week Owners

Booking Windows

A deeded week owner can book at their deeded home resort up to 12 months prior to their desired check in date, beginning at 9:00 AM Eastern time.

The 13 months booking window can only be used if owners are booking multiple owned weeks, either concurrently (occurring during the same time) or consecutively (one reservation directly followed by the next). The 13 month booking window would not be available to those who own a single Marriott week. 

Booking Home Resort Booking Window
1 Week 12 months prior to check-in
2 Weeks* 13 months prior to check-in
*Concurrent or consecutive weeks

Depositing With Interval International

If you are planning on depositing your week with Interval International, whether that’s for the purpose of banking your vacation time for up to 2 additional calendar years, or to exchange for a vacation at another resort, it’s important to deposit the reservation as soon as possible.

Interval International will accept your week as a deposit up to two weeks prior to check-in, but, when you deposit from 59 days to 14 days prior to check-in, it may be considered a late deposit. This means your deposit can only be used to exchange for other stays which are 59 days in advance or less.

If you’d like to learn more about the benefits of trading a Marriott week and get simple travel demand index charts to guide your next Interval International Marriott trade, you can read our guide here: How Trading Marriott Weeks With Interval International Works.

Using Florida Club Benefits

Owners at Marriott Vacation Club resorts that are part of the Florida Club can choose to book their week at one of the other Florida Club resorts up to six months prior to their reservation instead of booking at the resort they own.

Owners of more than one week at a Florida Club resort can take advantage of booking seven months out, if they are booking concurrent (two different weeks during the same calendar dates) or consecutive (two weeks with the second directly following the first) weeks.

Booking Florida Club Booking Window
1 Week 6 months prior to check-in
2 Weeks* 7 months prior to check-in
*Concurrent or consecutive weeks

If you’d like to learn what the Florida Club is, how to use it and what the benefits for Marriott Vacation Club owners are, you can read our full article on Florida Club here: Marriott Vacation Club’s Florida Club Explained.

Enrolled Week Owners

Important Dates For Marriott Vacation Club Legacy Week Owners – Enrolled In Abound Program

Booking Windows

For Marriott deeded week owners who are also enrolled in the Abound program, you will have the option of choosing to elect for Abound Club Points or not. If you choose to reserve your week, without electing for Abound Club Points, your booking windows will be identical to other weeks-based owners.

However, if you choose to elect for Abound Club Points, your booking windows will be identical to points-based owners, which will be covered in the booking windows section for points owners later in this article.

Banking Deadline

For owners of enrolled weeks, once you elect for Abound Club Points, your banking deadline will act as if you had a January Use Year, which means you have until either June 30th, or August 31st, to bank your points, based on your membership benefit level.

Benefit Level Annual Vacation Club Points Banking Deadline
Owner Up to 3,999 June 30th
Select 4,000 to 6,999 June 30th
Executive 7,000 to 9,999 August 31st
Presidential 10,000 to 14,999 August 31st
Chairman’s Club 15,000 or more October 31st

Deadline To Elect For Abound Points

The deadline to elect to receive Club Points for your the following use year is September 30th or October 31st of the current use year, depending on your Owner benefit level.

Benefit Level Annual Vacation Club Points Deadline To Elect For Abound Points
Owner Up to 3,999 September 30th
Select 4,000 to 6,999 September 30th
Executive 7,000 to 9,999 September 30th
Presidential 10,000 to 14,999 October 31st
Chairman’s Club 15,000 or more October 31st

Points Owners

Important Dates For Marriott Vacation Club Points Owners

Booking Windows

Booking windows for points owners will vary depending on their membership benefit level. Check out the chart below that covers each level and booking window for the majority of Marriott Vacation Club resorts.

Benefit Level Annual Vacation Club Points 13 Months Prior to Check-In 12 Months Prior to Check-In 10 Months Prior to Check-In
Owner Up to 3,999 7 or more consecutive nights with a 20% Point Premium 7 or more consecutive nights Any number of nights
Select 4,000 to 6,999 7 or more consecutive nights Any number of nights
Executive,

Presidential,

Chairman’s Club

 7,000 and higher Any number of nights

If you’d like to see more information about the booking windows for last minute reservations or when booking Luxury properties such as Ritz Carlton resorts, you can get everything you need to know about Marriott points owner’s booking windows here: How Far In Advance Can I Book Using Marriott Vacation Club Points?

Banking Deadline

Benefit Level Annual Vacation Club Points Banking Deadline* Use Banked Vacation Club Points
Owner Up to 3,999 6 months Within the immediately following Use Year
Select 4,000 to 6,999 6 months
Executive 7,000 to 9,999 4 months
Presidential 10,000 to 14,999 4 months Within the following 1.5 Use Years
Chairman’s Club 15,000 or more 2 months Within the following 2 Use Years
*Prior to the end of current use year

If you’d like to learn more about Marriott Vacation Club use year, banking deadlines, borrowing or transferring points, & get instructions / expert tips, read our article on the subject here: Marriott Vacation Club: Banking Deadlines, Borrowing, and Transferring Points.

Staying on top of important dates for your Marriott Vacation Club ownership can help you make the most out of your vacation time. To ensure that you don’t miss any deadlines, be sure to set up a reminder system and take advantage of all the benefits available to you as an owner. With a little planning ahead and knowledge of these various time windows and deadlines, you’ll be able to maximize the value you receive from using your Marriott Vacation Club ownership.

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