csalter2
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Marriott Ko Olina
Marriott Aruba Surf Club
Marriott Ocean Pointe
Diamond Resorts Gold
I posted this on Marriott Facebook website.
I need someone to help me understand the tours that Marriott Vacation Club pushes through Collette tours. It does not make financial sense to me. I have the Collette brochure for Marriott Vacation owners and I’m comparing the costs to buy the tours directly from Collette. One example is the Discover North Lights Tour. For MVC owners it’s from $11, 000 Destinations Club points or $6380 for two people. However buying the same tour directly from Collette tours it would on my own cost me $4398 for the EXACT SAME TOUR! That’s almost $2000 more! It gets worse! For the Discover China tour, it starts from 18,000 Destinations Club points or $10,440. However, on the Collette Tours website, I can get the same China itinerary tour with 3 EXTRA DAYS and getting 35 meals instead of 24 that the Marriott tour offers, and I can book direct with Collette for $6500 for the same two people. That’s a savings of of nearly $4000! I could get it even cheaper if I left at different times but I chose a more expensive time to prove my point.
I only used .58 for maintenance fees to compute the cost of the Destinations Club points. I know many have spoken glowingly of their experiences, but I’m sorry, I don’t like being taken to the cleaners. Is there something else that Marriott is offering owners to legitimize these higher costs? I’m not being negative, but just pointing out the facts.
Here’s the link to Collette Tours to see for yourselves.
https://www.gocollette.com/en/tours...ds-magical-northern-lights/booking?b=1#step/1
https://www.gocollette.com/en/tours/asia/china/wonders-of-china
I need someone to help me understand the tours that Marriott Vacation Club pushes through Collette tours. It does not make financial sense to me. I have the Collette brochure for Marriott Vacation owners and I’m comparing the costs to buy the tours directly from Collette. One example is the Discover North Lights Tour. For MVC owners it’s from $11, 000 Destinations Club points or $6380 for two people. However buying the same tour directly from Collette tours it would on my own cost me $4398 for the EXACT SAME TOUR! That’s almost $2000 more! It gets worse! For the Discover China tour, it starts from 18,000 Destinations Club points or $10,440. However, on the Collette Tours website, I can get the same China itinerary tour with 3 EXTRA DAYS and getting 35 meals instead of 24 that the Marriott tour offers, and I can book direct with Collette for $6500 for the same two people. That’s a savings of of nearly $4000! I could get it even cheaper if I left at different times but I chose a more expensive time to prove my point.
I only used .58 for maintenance fees to compute the cost of the Destinations Club points. I know many have spoken glowingly of their experiences, but I’m sorry, I don’t like being taken to the cleaners. Is there something else that Marriott is offering owners to legitimize these higher costs? I’m not being negative, but just pointing out the facts.
Here’s the link to Collette Tours to see for yourselves.
https://www.gocollette.com/en/tours...ds-magical-northern-lights/booking?b=1#step/1
https://www.gocollette.com/en/tours/asia/china/wonders-of-china