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You will find the internet, radio and TV flooded with companies claiming to provide you a way to get you out of your Vistana Sheraton or Westin Timeshare, you quite literally cannot throw a rock without hitting at least a half-dozen of these outfits they have become so popular. The dirty little secret is that all of these companies charge hundreds if not thousands of dollars to "help" you do something you can do yourself for free as a Vistana/Sheraton/Westin Timeshare owner!
You might ask how these companies can do business like this? The answer is simple:
Owners don't find Timeshare Users Group first to get the truth!
How do I get rid of my Vistana/Sheraton/Westin Timeshare?
Just like with any other Timeshare, owners have 3 options available to them:
How do I give my Vistana / Sheraton / Westin Timeshare back?
Vistana (now owned by Marriott) provides a free service to allow existing Vistana/Sheraton/Westin owners to exit their ownership and surrender it back to Marriott directly!
This program can be found here Vistana Exit homepageand includes both an online form, and direct phone number to contact Marriott directly and begin the process of ending your ownership.
This seems too good to be true, whats the catch?
While there is no "catch", there are two requirements for an owner to be eligible to use this program
Your ownership must be paid off
You cannot be delinquent in your maintenance fees
Thats it! no special fees, no secrets, no hidden agendas! If you have a Vistana/Sheraton/Westin Timeshare or points you wish to get rid of, you can simply call the number on the website above and begin the quick and easy (and FREE!) process of giving your Timeshare back to Marriott
If it is so easy, why don't more owners use it?
Quite frankly, it is because Vistana/Sheraton/Westin owners don't know the program exists! Admittedly Marriott isn't going to go out of its way to promote such a program, although they do regularly advertise its existence to its owners. The fact of the matter is that Upfront Fee Timeshare Exit companies do far more to specifically target and promote their "services" to owners because that is how they make their money!
There are thousands of Timeshare owners who feel they are stuck with their timeshare, and doing a search on google will return hundreds of results the majority of which are upfront fee Timeshare exit companies promising an easy way out!
Rest assured when you contact them, you wont be told about this program as if you knew, why would you pay them money to do something you can do yourself for free with a simple phone call?
Am I truly out of my Vistana/Sheraton/Westin Timeshare?
Yes! Once you have completed the process of surrendering your Timeshare Ownership back, you are no longer an owner and no longer have any yearly maintenance fee obligations!
This is hard to believe, can you prove this program works?
Absolutely! This program has been in existence for years and was first announced on TUG back in 2019. Since then hundreds of Owners have discovered this info thru TUG and successfully ended their Vistana/Sheraton/Westin ownerships at zero cost to them! You can view the full discussion thread here that is still active with owners finding it every single week! How to give back your Vistana/Sheraton/Westin timeshare.
These are the lucky ones like yourself, unfortunately the rest likely pay some random company a fortune to do something they could have done themselves for free!
What if I don't want to just give it back?
While the majority of Vistana/Sheraton/Westin have little to no resale value (check out our other articles for more info on this), some resorts do indeed have some residual value that could be offered up on the resale market to net some money to you as an owner if you chose to sell it vs give it back to Marriott!
If you wish to investigate this route, we would suggest starting with our How to Sell your Timeshare Guide for more details on how to sell your Timeshare yourself without paying large upfront fees and without being scammed!
TUG provides a completely free option to give away an unwanted timeshare which you are welcome to utilize here: Give away your Timeshare for Free!
A 3rd and final "nuclear" option would be to simply stop paying. This strategy is always suggested as a complete last resort as it comes with potentially negative ramifications that anyone would expect when defaulting on a loan or other financial obligation. We actually cover this specific topic in our Youtube Video series here:
The Final Word on Getting out of an unwanted Vistana/Sheraton/Westin Timeshare!
Despite what any other company tells you (remember, these companies rely on misleading you in order to get your business, telling you the truth is not profitable in the Timeshare industry), this is an official Marriott program, and you are dealing directly with them and not some 3rd party. There is no cost to use this program, and it only takes a phone call to get started!
We urge any Westin/Sheraton/Vistana Timeshare owner who has reached the end of their Timeshare lifetime to investigate this option as a free and easy solution to dispose of an unwanted Timeshare!
Come check out our free Vistana, Westin & Sheraton owner Discussion forums! if you have any additional questions or concerns! There are thousands of other Vistana/Sheraton/Westin owners on this forum who answer questions all day every day!
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The TUGBBS online community forums consists of tens of thousands other timeshare owners and is the first, largest and most informative online Timeshare Forum on the internet!
The TUG Timeshare Marketplace is one of the largest and most visited timeshare classified ad sites on the internet with Millions of dollars in completed listings and thousands of current ads posted by owners!
TUG Advice is probably the most helpful section of the site for new buyers/sellers just getting into timesharing.