Hello everyone!
We are in the process of purchasing our first timeshare at the Sheraton Vistana (buying resale from a seller on the Tug2 marketplace of course)!
We are curious of the pros and cons of both RCI and Interval.
Is there a difference in trade value from each exchange?
Any insight would be appreciated!
I am not familiar with the resort so I don’t know if you have any resort specific portal access to rci or II thus I am telling you what I think based on a private account and the value I looked up on both sites.
I believe II will give you better trades as your week has a high tpu value and a high rating. Realize that orlando has lots of availability which diminishes a little of its trade value. An ogs will give you the best outcomes.
Rci will give between 25-28 tpus, it fluctuates and can go up or down. It will give you lots of choices but will not give you enough points for higher demand areas and times. So for example you can get a prime summer week 2 br at a Blue Ridge Resort at Blue Ridge mountains with left over points but wouldn’t have enough points to get a prime winter week in southwest Florida. Rci does have reduced rates for short term trades. If they become available, many times they do many times they don’t, a week normally requiring 30 or more tpus can be had 10-13.
I must disclose Everyone knows I prefer II. Some tuggers have even accused me of bashing RCI. For me the value of rci is short term reduce tpu trades and being able to trade into Disney which being you already own in orlando that benefit will not exist. Everything else, rates, trades, customer service is better in II, my opinion if course.