Marriott International, Inc. continues to grow its portfolio in Colombia with the announcement of its plans to open the 278-room Cartagena Marriott Hotel in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. Currently scheduled to open in 2014, the project will be operated under a management agreement with Promotora El Faro S.A., controlled by Spazio Urbano. Marriott International time share and resort owners currently have availability in Colombia through the JW Marriott Bogota Hotel and Bogota Marriott Hotel.

Cartagena has emerged as a world class tourism and resort destination, and an important convention city for the Colombian economy. The Cartagena Marriott Hotel will be ideally located in the Bocagrande neighborhood of the city, overlooking the Caribbean Sea and approximately one and a half miles from the historic city center, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984.

The 278-room Cartagena Marriott Hotel will be uniquely designed for the achiever who makes the most out of every opportunity; whether traveling for business or pleasure. The stylish hotel lobby will be the heart of the hotel, a versatile, multi-purpose space that becomes the social center for guests as well as local residents to meet friends and colleagues, grab a bite to eat, plug in their devices and work either in small groups or alone but still be close to the action any time of the day or night.

Marriott Vacation Club Destinations offers greater flexibility, further personalization and more opportunities for an awesome experience for Owners and guests; and with the increasing developments from Marriot Resorts, time share owners will have more options to vacation in Mexico, Central and South America

The program was built upon a tradition of Owner involvement and reflects a broad variety of vacation options, and added flexibility makes it very appealing.


Annually, Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Owners will receive an allocation of Vacation Club Points to redeem for customized getaway experiences.  Marriot Vacation Club time share owners will have the ability to bank, borrow, transfer and purchase additional Vacation Club Points each year. In addition, the new program provides Owners the services of a personal Vacation Ownership Advisor to assist in travel arrangements within any one of the four Vacation Collections.

Perks and Programs;
Marriott Vacation Club Collection: Enjoy reservation access among 50 plus luxurious Marriott Vacation Club resorts, including: ease of any day check-in, varied lengths of stay, wide array of accommodation sizes, and more choice of travel season at resorts in North America and the Caribbean.

Marriott Collection: Choose from over 3,200 hotels and experience new destinations through trade for Marriott Rewards points.

Explorer Collection: Journey to new lands or cruise the seas in luxury with exchange for memorable and exceptional travel packages.

World Traveler Collection: Access a global system of over 2,500 resorts in more than 75 countries through Interval International.
 
While the Marriott Vacation Club Destinations program offers this enhanced opportunity to new customers in North America, the Caribbean, and now Mexico, Central and South America; current Owners will maintain the full rights and privileges of their ownership. At the same time, existing Owners will have the choice to enroll in this new program to further enhance their vacation experience.