Marriott Vacation Club International Celebrates 25 Years of Unforgettable Vacations

Orlando, Fla. – April 15, 2009 - Marriott Vacation Club International (MVCI), the vacation ownership division of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR), proudly celebrates 25 years of preserving one of the oldest family traditions—the family vacation.
“Frankly, it’s changed our lives,” says Peter Pfiel, an Owner at Marriott’s Monarch at Sea Pines on Hilton Head Island, S.C., since 1984. Pfiel and his family made the trip from Cincinnati to Marriott’s very first vacation ownership resort every summer. A quarter-century later, Pfiel and his wife are retired just three miles from their Monarch villa, where they keep two weeks so their grown children can visit. “The joy of being able to turn over the keys to my son and his family … that’s the fulfillment of a different dream than we had when we bought,” Pfiel admits.
Today the Pfiels are among nearly 400,000 Owner families at more than 50 distinct Marriott Vacation Club resorts throughout the U.S., Caribbean, Europe and Asia. Like the Pfiels, many would never have guessed that they would play a vital role in helping make MVCI a worldwide leader in the vacation ownership industry.
“This year marks a great milestone and one I am very proud of - the silver anniversary of Marriott Vacation Club International,” said Stephen P. Weisz, president of Marriott Vacation Club International. “On the business side, it’s been amazing to watch MVCI revolutionize an entire industry. On the personal side, it’s exciting to think of all of the families who are creating a lifetime of vacation memories through Marriott Vacation Club,” continued Weisz.