YOU MAY RECEIVE AN UPGRADE TO YOUR MARRIOTT REWARDS STATUS!*

Marriott International^® has joined with Starwood Hotels & Resorts^® — find out what it means for you.

New Benefits for Members

• Enjoy new opportunities by linking your Marriott Rewards^® and Starwood Preferred Guest accounts.
• You may receive an upgrade to your Marriott Rewards status depending on your Member benefit level.
• Receive the same level status that you have in Marriott Rewards for your Starwood Preferred Guest account, or vice versa. Status will be matched to whichever program is higher.

If you haven't already heard, Marriott International recently joined with Starwood Hotels & Resorts and created the world's largest lodging hospitality company — more than 5,700 properties representing 30 brands in over 110 countries.

How does this affect you?

The good news: Your Member usage and exchange rights remain unchanged. And now, you can enjoy the best of the Marriott Rewards and the Starwood Preferred Guest programs. As a Marriott Vacation Club^®, Asia-Pacific Member, you can link your Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest accounts to receive more value, more access and more offerings than ever!

By linking your Marriott Rewards and SPG accounts, you'll enjoy new opportunities through an expanded portfolio of offerings in great new destinations. You can even transfer your points between accounts so you can start enjoying the best of both programs.** While Marriott Rewards points earned through Marriott Vacation Club, Asia-Pacific Membership cannot be transferred to Starwood Preferred Guest accounts, you may receive a status upgrade for both programs with your Marriott Vacation Club, Asia-Pacific Member benefit level. Click here to link your accounts.

Members at the Select benefit level or above, you may receive a Marriott Rewards status upgrade annually! That means you can enjoy all the privileges that come with your new elevated status starting February 15, 2017.

Discover the advantages of your new Elite status.

• If you are at the Chairman's Club or Presidential Member benefit level, your Marriott Rewards status will be Platinum Elite, currently the highest Marriott Rewards member status.
• If you are at the Executive or Select Member benefit level, your Marriott Rewards status will not be less than Gold Elite.

You could be elevated even higher with Status Match.***

Whichever Marriott Rewards status you receive as part of this exciting announcement, you will receive the same status in the Starwood Preferred Guest program when you link your Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest accounts. Already a Starwood Preferred Guest member and enjoy a higher status in that program? Then your Marriott Rewards status will be upgraded to match your Starwood Preferred Guest status when you link your accounts.

Click here for answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

*Access to Marriott Rewards^® is provided via membership in the Marriott Rewards program and is subject to the Marriott Rewards^® Terms & Conditions and the terms and conditions as outlined in the applicable Marriott Vacation Club, Asia-Pacific documents. Actual participating resorts and hotels are subject to change. The Marriott Rewards program may be discontinued at any time. Some Marriott Vacation Club Exchange Program Enrolled Owners will be unable to trade their usage for Marriott Rewards points.

**Marriott Rewards points earned through Marriott Vacation Club ownership cannot be transferred to a Starwood Preferred Guest account.

***Applies to highest non-promotional status level.