{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Labor Day Flashback: Marriott Vacations Worldwide Launches Experience-Driven Ownership: Inner Circle","description":"Live experiences drive operating success because they create reasons to travel, reasons to spend, and reasons to come back. That\u2019s why Marriott Vacations Worldwide is building Inner Circle around them.  During ARDA, I talked with Mike Flaskey, President and COO of Marriott Vacations Worldwide, about what changes when the offer expands beyond the villa and into the full trip.  \ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Inner Circle launches June 22 and centers music, culinary, sports, and TV experiences \ud83c\udfb8 Launch example: a Lee Brice show in Orlando for about 300 owners \ud83d\udcca Only about 6% of eligible North American households own vacation ownership today \ud83c\udfe8 The hashtag#timeshare portfolio spans brands like The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., St. Regis Hotels &amp;amp; Resorts, Westin Hotels &amp;amp; Resorts, Sheraton Hotels &amp;amp; Resorts, Marriott International, and Hyatt Vacation Ownership, with about 700,000 owner families \ud83d\udcb3 Points give flexibility: choose unit size, choose trip length, bank the difference, and use points for flights, cruises, or Marriott Bonvoy \ud83d\udccd The development lens shifts toward markets with big distribution potential, with Nashville high on the radar  Thanks to Actabl for supporting this episode. Actabl gives you the power to profit. Visit Actabl.com.  Want the weekly roundup of news, videos, and what you might\u2019ve missed from hashtag#NoVacancyNews? Text HOTEL to 66866. ","author_name":"No Vacancy Live and No Vacancy News","author_url":"http:\/\/novacancy.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42531690\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/42531690"}