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DEX vs RCI

rpennisi said:
It is, because I am in DEX with a resale deeded Polo Towers.
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When did you purchase? Is it enrolled automatically? And is there any club fee?
 
dioxide45 said:
That does seem to be a big issue. Lack of information on what properties can be enrolled, what can be enrolled for the annual membership fee and what properties have enrollment complementary through the HOA. Getting this information is nearly impossible because customer service can tell you one thing yet when you try to apply it in practice, it doesn't work that way. We really need first hand, but if there is any those people aren't willing to share. I know some have said that Sedona Summit resales can be enrolled as I have seen some mention it here.
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I have stated on multiple threads that I had DEX with a DRI/HGV resale. I have used it with DEX to get Vidanta Grand Luxxe units three times. DEX was free with the TS.
 
rpennisi said:
I have stated on multiple threads that I had DEX with a DRI/HGV resale. I have used it with DEX to get Vidanta Grand Luxxe units three times. DEX was free with the TS.
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Good to know. I had seen your posts before, thus why I had actually mentioned Polo Towers. I didn't remember if it was resale or not.
 
rpennisi said:
I have stated on multiple threads that I had DEX with a DRI/HGV resale. I have used it with DEX to get Vidanta Grand Luxxe units three times. DEX was free with the TS.
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yeah, just realized and good for you. But it may not be true for recent resale Polo Towers. This happened to Marriott or Vistana, or DVC as many perks were "grandfathered" up to certain date.
 
iftravel said:
yeah, just realized and good for you. But it may not be true for recent resale Polo Towers. This happened to Marriott or Vistana, or DVC as many perks were "grandfathered" up to certain date.
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I don't know if we can actually compare to other resort systems since they all do things differently. Do you have any reports of recent resales where people have reported not being able to enroll in DEX?
 
dioxide45 said:
I don't know if we can actually compare to other resort systems since they all do things differently. Do you have any reports of recent resales where people have reported not being able to enroll in DEX?
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That's right. That's why I have doubt 'caues I don't see any report of recent resales enrolled in DEX.
 
iftravel said:
That's right. That's why I have doubt 'caues I don't see any report of recent resales enrolled in DEX.
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But you haven't seen any new resale buyers reporting that they couldn't? Just the absense of people who have? That could be the result of a lack of knowledge about DEX and also DRI resorts being something that isn't sought after on the resale market. People can't get rid of them because no one wants them.

As for resales and eligibility. I always understood that resale collection points could not enroll in DEX but there was no restriction for deeded weeks. This might make sense and also indicate that DEX membership for collection points is by affiliation with The Club. Since resale collection points don't get access to The Club, then they can't use DEX. However, it would seem that affiliation for deeded weeks is at the resort level. Everyone who owns at the resort would be able to enroll in DEX. Kind of like a property being affiliated with RCI or II. They can't really restrict deeded owners from being members of those exchnage companies, can they?
 
dioxide45 said:
So, is it generally understood that if a property is in the guide then it can be enrolled in DEX? Regardless if it is a developer or resale purchase?
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I will need to defer to the Diamond owners but I would think that all DRI properties will be enrolled
 
iftravel said:
That's right. That's why I have doubt 'caues I don't see any report of recent resales enrolled in DEX.
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How would you know if they are resale or not? In the system, they are just a week to use.
 
There are over 1,400 weeks available between now and January 2027 at Polo Towers

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iftravel said:
Good to know. Is this from your EU DEX? I am curious if EU DEX and US DEX share inventory.
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It is but I think that they have the same inventory.
 
HuskerATL said:
There are over 1,400 weeks available between now and January 2027 at Polo Towers

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My guess is lots of owners like myself are not using their weeks and instead using DEX to make trades. That's been what I have been doing with my deeded week for years now. It's a good trader (Marriotts, Vidanta Grand Luxxes, Palm Springs).
 
rpennisi said:
My guess is lots of owners like myself are not using their weeks and instead using DEX to make trades. That's been what I have been doing with my deeded week for years now. It's a good trader (Marriotts, Vidanta Grand Luxxes, Palm Springs).
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There are Marriotts in DEX? I thought those were just in II
 
jp10558 said:
With all the speculation on the timeshare Tuesday recap on RCI/II and their use going forward, and my comments on mini systems bringing some competition - how much does DEX charge for an exchange? Any thoughts on if DEX might open up more and be run as a more obvious competitor to RCI? I wonder if HGVC might eventually go all DEX for exchanges rather than RCI - presumably once whatever contract expires that they have...
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Wouldn’t HGVC using DEX nullify some of the benefits of them trying to sell MAX?
 
chosshaul said:
Wouldn’t HGVC using DEX nullify some of the benefits of them trying to sell MAX?
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Not really, any more than HGVC using RCI nullifies benefits of HGVC Legacy (or Max).
 
chosshaul said:
Wouldn’t HGVC using DEX nullify some of the benefits of them trying to sell MAX?
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Hilton isn't in DEX and except for a few locations (like Craig), doesn't have access to DEX. Max is being primarily sold as being a way to get into Hilton since Embarc and Diamond have DEX access but no Hilton access.
 
HuskerATL said:
But you basically get leftovers in Max and, almost, no Embarc. In DEX, you can book DRI/HVC properties almost 2 years out and Embarc about 11 months.

The downside to DEX, it is hard to see all the properties. I can tell you the number of weeks available but then you would need to scan the list to count the number of individual properties. I ran a search for Europe a few weeks ago and it showed over 5,000 weeks available between now and 2 years out. I didn't look at how many properties that is though.

Asia is less than that but still a good number. Anantara is available across SE Asia but others also
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Max is definitely leftovers.
 
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Great Information.
 
One thing I like about DeX vs. RCI is that DeX shows all available inventory so you get a sense if you get a chance at making a future reservation. RCI (and II are not transparent with inventory so you have no idea if you will get what you want. It is a crap shoot. You set your OGS and pray for a match.
 
dioxide45 said:
But you haven't seen any new resale buyers reporting that they couldn't? Just the absense of people who have? That could be the result of a lack of knowledge about DEX and also DRI resorts being something that isn't sought after on the resale market. People can't get rid of them because no one wants them.

As for resales and eligibility. I always understood that resale collection points could not enroll in DEX but there was no restriction for deeded weeks. This might make sense and also indicate that DEX membership for collection points is by affiliation with The Club. Since resale collection points don't get access to The Club, then they can't use DEX. However, it would seem that affiliation for deeded weeks is at the resort level. Everyone who owns at the resort would be able to enroll in DEX. Kind of like a property being affiliated with RCI or II. They can't really restrict deeded owners from being members of those exchnage companies, can they?
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All resale DRI will enroll in DEX for free.

Dex points will convert to deeded weeks as points have to be re-enrolled, don't re-enroll points as they are not cost effective.


Within last 2 years I have enrolled Polo Towers Villas, Sedona Ridge, Sedona Summit resale in DEX for free; lockoff tier values respectively are 5+6, 4+5, 4+5. Last one as recently as last month Sept. 2025.
 
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