Points versus weeks

What is the difference between points and weeks? Also does anyone know how much it costs to convert weeks to points? Which one is "better"?

New to all of this! I have points but wondered if I bought weeks how that would work.

Thanks!

When you own a Wyndham week, that means you can make a reservation at your home resort, during your deeded season/view. That's it.

When you have Wyndham points, you can use your points to make reservations at other Wyndham resorts.

How much it costs to convert a week to points, depends on where you own.

Can you trade your week into RCI?

Yes, you can trade using RCI, or II, depending on which Co. your resort is affiliated with, or an independent exchange company.

I own Wyndham points and Wyndham Fixed Weeks. I own Converted Fixed Weeks to Wyndham points (weeks still considered Fixed Weeks but are at Wyndham resorts). And I own weeks NOT associated with Wyndham but which are PIC'ed to give me MORE Wyndham points. And I own weeks not associated with Wyndham in any way shape or form.

Confused?

Does NOT depend on where you own to convert a week to points; it must be a fixed week at a resort where they managed THAT inventory. What depends is if you are buying more points from the developer or NOT. No purchase, it will cost you about $1500-3000 per week. Buy some many NEW (full price points), $189 per week (up to 2 weeks) for 1 developer purchase of 126K of new points.

As for different types of points --- UDI points, PIC'ed points, CWA points and converted fixed weeks ... at the 10 month mark (ten months before the check in day) ... all points are equal. Before 10 months, it is mainly what you can reserve and where (Advanced Reservation Priority window).

Linda - At the Hawaii Wyndham/Pahio resorts, they make you buy another week from the developer to get Wyndham points. Honest. You can't just pay a fee.

Well I was looking at buying a week at the Pampano Beach at Wyndham but would be purchasing resale and not from Wyndham. They said it could be converted to points but would be after the transfer and would be a fee. If I call wyndham will they tell me how much?

It would probably be less expensive to buy one already converted. You don't get any kind of developer perks or VIP status when you pay to convert a fixed or floating week into points unless it is in conjuction with that $20,000ish new developer sale and even then you would want to make sure the contract specifies that the points from the fixed or floating week that is also being converted would be VIP eligible.

tschwa2 said:

It would probably be less expensive to buy one already converted. You don't get any kind of developer perks or VIP status when you pay to convert a fixed or floating week into points unless it is in conjuction with that $20,000ish new developer sale and even then you would want to make sure the contract specifies that the points from the fixed or floating week that is also being converted would be VIP eligible.

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This is absolutely correct. If you want points, you should buy points. Don't buy a week with the intent to convert.

A converted week is (generally) the worst of all worlds - limited ARP (only can reserve the underlying week - and if you were going to do that why pay to convert it and pay a CWP fee on top?), and unless it's a large unit in prime season, generally higher MF$/K.

It can make sense to buy converted weeks if they are already converted - a kingsgate 3BR lockoff in prime season generates 238,000 points at approximately $1000 in MF, for a nice MF$/K ratio; but to buy one with the plan to convert rarely makes sense.

I'm not sure there is an option to convert any Wyndham weeks without a retail purchase now. Has anyone done a straight conversion (with no purchase) in the last 6 months?