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RCI Weeks Enhancement and Wyndham Generic Deposits ??

This is a 2 br red Wyn and got 19pts. Not very good in my mind from what other have said. It also states it is not eligible to combine.

Wyndham Smoky Mountains
Resort ID: 5993 Rel #: 00012 Unit: 1930 BR(s): 2 Max Occ / Priv: 8 / 6 Status: Available - Tied to Ongoing Search Apr-2009 - Apr-2012 19
 
This sucks. I have a 154K generic with an ongoing search and was hoping to see some kinda of points value given. I also have 154K to do something with by the end of the year. Was waiting to see what happened with this change and from what I've read, I may as well go ahead and deposit on Dec. 1st. More generics, but I believe it will take RCI quite awhile to fix this mess and work out the bugs.

Mark
 
I dunno... Also, I thought we were to see everything... I see nothing searching over a 10.
 
It also states it is not eligible to combine.
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That's because it is tied to an ongoing search. If you cancel that search, it can be combined.

How is that possible? Huge difference.
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Remember, there are lots of shades of "red". Not surprising at all.

I thought we were to see everything... I see nothing searching over a 10.
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You have to change a search option to see everything. Click on "Search for a Vacation", then in the dark blue bar, click on the "click to change" box. The pop up that comes up has a radio button labeled "Show all available RCI vacations". If you click on that, and then click "Update Search", you will see everything*.

(*: it appears VEP is still in play, though. This is a downward quality filter, preventing people who own "nice" timeshares from exchanging into motel conversions---even highly-demanded oceanfront motel conversions---and being unhappy.)
 
bnoble said:
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

I will believe it when I see it actually implemented. Until then, I'm going to assume that it will never happen.
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I think this was best said by Former President Bush, fool me once
 
bnoble said:
You have to change a search option to see everything. Click on "Search for a Vacation", then in the dark blue bar, click on the "click to change" box. The pop up that comes up has a radio button labeled "Show all available RCI vacations". If you click on that, and then click "Update Search", you will see everything*.
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Brian:

I don't have any deposits (of any kind - visible or generic) in my RCI account. And, when I click on the "click to change" box, I am unable to see a radio button that says "Show all available RCI vacations". I can just click on Extra Vacations and Last Call Buttons.

I guess you need to have some sort of deposit to take alook around the big candy store.
 
bnoble said:
That's because it is tied to an ongoing search. If you cancel that search, it can be combined.
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Thanks Brian - Done and it works. For some reason it wouldn't let me do it online so I had to call in. I do like the new system but for exchanges I'm still glad I have PP as it gives me more bang for buck and access into another inventory on the points side.
 
I'm still waiting to see what shakes out with the Wyndham Weeks interface before I take the plunge, but I'm starting to reconsider a PP enrollment as well. In the interim, I'm treating Wyndham as if it were only good for internal bookings, and will use my fixed weeks for things I want through RCI. I have a bit of reallocation to do for things currently booked (moving my Summer 2012 vacation onto a Wyndham internal resort to free up a high-value RCI Week), but will wait until I run into my pooling deadline for 2011 points before I make any hard decisions.
 
Oh this is getting so complicated.

I can't see anything either other than the resort certificate stuff and it's only good for 45 days out and I have two invisible Wyns.

So is this a good thing or a bad thing? Don't know if I should secure something before everything goes Points Lite and the cupboard is bare.

Are they gonna stock the cupboard for us leftover weeks people or are we going to be stuck like Chuck? :annoyed:
 
When I talked to a manager at RCI yesterday about this new system she told me that if your visible deposit was actually used - meaning someone else in the system booked that unit - then your point value went up. Because I had 2 visable units that did not get used the trading power was lower. So what are we supposed to do - sit around and hope that our weeks get used so that we can trade into something worthwhile because the points they are giving us for Wyndham properties sucks.
 
When I talked to a manager at RCI yesterday about this new system she told me that if your visible deposit was actually used - meaning someone else in the system booked that unit - then your point value went up.
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I don't believe this is correct. That manager might believe it, but it runs counter to everything else we've heard. Honestly? It sounds like something someone made up to get you off the phone.
 
WeLovetoTravel said:
Hi Dave,
My visible is only a 28k. It was assigned a value of 15. I don't know if that's good or bad. It seems that I see about the same amount of exchanges as before. I would like to hear how the change effected everyone else too. I have some left over points that I have to deposit before the end of the year and am trying to decide how to do it.
-Deb
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Thats amazing for a 28,000 pt week
 
DaveHenry said:
I talked to a RCI Guide (from the Wyndham desk at RCI) a couple minutes ago. He told me that there is no change at this time for Wyndham Points. There is no translation between Wyndham Points and RCI Weeks Points. We will not be told how much trading power we have. He did say that 'there would be changes coming later', but that we still wouldn't get the full correspondance.

Has anyone else heard anything different from an RCI Guide?
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This is true, as I do work for Club Wyndham.
 
jjmanthei05 said:
I just called an RCI VC. He stated Wyndham points will be updated in "a few weeks"\"Before the end of the year". He stated that any current weeks in the system or deposited into the system before "the Wyndham change" will work the way they always have. Once "the Wyndham change" happens Wyndham will go to a points based system.

I find it interesting from everyone on here who talked to RCI about Wyndham deposits, none of this was ever mentioned. I guess this now falls under the "Believe it when I see it" category.

Jason
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This is exactly what is going to happen!!!!, But this is not to be revealed until the change. I am surprised someone did tell you this. Give it a few more weeks, and you will see the changes.....
 
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Hi ClubWyndham00:

Thanks for stopping by this forum.....

Is there going to be some sort of fixed grid?

....like a 28K Points deposit equals 7 TP...and a 70K deposit equals 16 TP.....I'm just guessing at numbers here

And, will there be a preference for trades back into Wyndham?

Thanks
 
massvacationer said:
Hi ClubWyndham00:

Thanks for stopping by this forum.....

Is there going to be some sort of fixed grid?

....like a 28K Points deposit equals 7 TP...and a 70K deposit equals 16 TP.....I'm just guessing at numbers here

And, will there be a preference for trades back into Wyndham?

Thanks
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I cant release too much information, but yes there would be a grid (Which I have seen). There would not be weeks (no blue st, etc). It would be like doing a nightly stay (this is cheaper with exchange fee also). and no there would not be any such thing as a internal exchange as you would be using your points in RCI (no home resort reservations, if anyone has rci points they would know what I mean). All old weeks would stay and be used the way they are at this time, but no new week deposits,
 
According to the VC I spoke to today, the Wyndham RCI roll out is delayed indefinitely. No new rollout date. NO planned date is announced.


This is annoying, a new system and no idea how it is suppose to work and they expect us to decide on how to deposit without any inkling how the deposits will work in RCI.

So do I do my old plan of 1 higher trader and the rest 28K weeks or do I take a different approach.

Sandy
 
Sandy Lovell said:
According to the VC I spoke to today, the Wyndham RCI roll out is delayed indefinitely. No new rollout date. NO planned date is announced.

Sandy
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Sounds like RCI is having technical issues with the implementation of this for Wyndham Points.
 
Sandy Lovell said:
According to the VC I spoke to today, the Wyndham RCI roll out is delayed indefinitely. No new rollout date. NO planned date is announced.


This is annoying, a new system and no idea how it is suppose to work and they expect us to decide on how to deposit without any inkling how the deposits will work in RCI.

So do I do my old plan of 1 higher trader and the rest 28K weeks or do I take a different approach.

Sandy
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I actually heard the same thing today, but I heard it was going to still be by the end of the year..... But Wyndham would probably know before RCI, we normally only find things out a few weeks before lol. Depending on how often you travel. And how flexible are you. If your only interested in what you want then deposit red 1 bdrms or larger. 3 bdrms are great for disney props, and more prime time places....
 
massvacationer said:
Sounds like RCI is having technical issues with the implementation of this for Wyndham Points.
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its all updated on our end, its up and running if anything they just dont know how to switch the points over in realtime. Just like how now if you switch them over it takes a few days.
 
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