Overall, I'm very pleased. They've kept the gold and platinum benefits pretty similar to the current SPG structure, so I'd imagine the same status benefits will continue for Vistana members (all members to Gold, 5* members to Platinum). But hopefully, they will confirm that soon.
I'm also very curious as to how they will determine the new point conversion values, and I hope they announce something soon.
As it stands now, with the 3:1 conversion, it seems to work out better than before in many cases. (Ex: My current total conversion points of 84,000 will not even get me three nights at the top SPG properties. In the new program, it *should* convert to 252,000 points, which would be enough points for 4 nights at a top-tier Marriott/Starwood property.)
I assume they will officially allow the timeshare Starpoints to be converted into the main system (since they technically don't currently allow timeshare points to be converted to Marriott points)? If they don't, it would put me in a very tough spot!!