hospitality tourism founded 1984 ; 32 years ago 1984 headquarters orlando florida united states parent marriott vacations worldwide website http www.marriottvacationclub.com marriott vacation club is the primary timeshare brand of marriott vacations worldwide corporation . the brand comprises more than 50 marriott vacation club properties throughout the united states caribbean europe and asia and more than 400 000 owners . marriott vacation club resorts consist of one two and three bedroom villas . 1 contents 1 history 2 similar programs 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit grande vista in orlando florida marriott ownership resorts inc. was started in 1984 on hilton head island south carolina 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 . 2 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 to vacations . in 2007 marriott vacation club international began to market its core timeshare brand as marriott vacation club . 3 currently there are over 50 marriott vacation club branded resorts throughout the world including three resorts in spain costa del sol mallorca and marbella one in france paris and three in thailand bangkok and phuket . owners are able to exchange into other locations through the use of interval international a timeshare exchange company with over 2 500 resorts . uniquely owners may also exchange their ownership week into marriott rewards points which then may be redeemed for stays at marriott hotel properties or for cruises with affiliated partners . frenchman s cove in the united states virgin islands in 2009 marriott vacation club celebrated its 25th anniversary . 4 in 2010 the marriott vacation club destinations program was introduced . 5 in november 2011 marriott vacation club was spun off from marriott international and became a publicly traded company nyse vac under the new parent company marriott vacations worldwide based in orlando florida . marriott vacation club is one of 3 brands which includes the ritz carlton destination club and grand residences by marriott as well . 6 similar programs edit diamond resorts international disney vacation club hilton grand vacations company westgate resorts bluegreen resorts vistana signature experiences see also edit business portal time share references edit our brands . marriott plans st. kitts timeshares . washington business journal . marriott vacation club vacation ownership timeshare . http www.hospitalitynet.org news 154000320 4040914 . search query marriott vacation club 25 marriott vacation club introduces new vacation ownership program . marriott vacations worldwide corporation launches as a separate public company . 22 november 2011 . retrieved 8 march 2013 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to marriott vacation club . marriott vacation club website marriott vacations worldwide careers site v t e marriott international marriott corporation 1929 1993 marriott international 1992 luxury bulgari hotels & resorts jw marriott renaissance hotels ritz carlton full service ac hotels autograph collection delta hotels edition hotels gaylord hotels marriott hotels & resorts moxy hotels focused service short term lodging courtyard fairfield inn springhill suites extended stay lodging execustay residence inn towneplace suites vacation ownership marriott vacations worldwide grand residence club marriott vacation club ritz carlton destination club loyalty program marriott rewards retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title marriott vacation club & oldid 735795556 categories timeshare chainsmarriott internationalhidden categories commons category template with no category setcommons category without a link on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages add links this page was last modified on 23 august 2016 at 04 35 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view