End of year points

[kzewill]

Greetings,

If one has a large number of Wyndham Fairshare points (300K) and they can't be used in the current year, what is the best way to deposit those points to RCI for maximum return next year? This assuming that the minimum unit size required in 2009 would be 2 BR. I've heard they can be deposited in varying increments, but not clear on the details. Is there reference material here or elsewhere that explains this? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Jya-Ning]

Try read directory pp 284 - 285.

usually I suggest divide them by either 28k or 70k combination based on how many weeks you want get from the deposit.

But you have too many points, and does not get used. You may need to deposit 105k, 154k. Deposit 10 28k and only be able to use 4 weeks in the next 2 years, and waste 6 weeks is similar to deposit 4 70k and worse since you have much less trading power.

Look at how many vcation you really want to squeeze from all your TS and these deposit in next 2 years. Than deposit based on the grid on that page.

Jya-Ning

 

[ausman]

You could do as Jya-Ning suggests, and probably should.

If you decide you would have excess points, not able to be used, then the rental option exists. There is an active rental market for points.

Much depends on how many times you wish to vacation in addition to the use of WYN points, and where, and at what times.

There is also now somewhat of a risk involved as past experience on exchange availability and point size to obtain seems to increasingly be not relevant.

The standard answer used to be, for places you would expect a chance of trading into, with a bit of a boost, deposit 70K points. For overbuilt areas at most times a 28K should be sufficient. These represent a studio unit in red and blue time. Not too shabby as a trade, but things have changed and are continuing to change.