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PIC vs PIC express ??

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What is the high level difference between pic and pic express?

Besides that express is only 5 years.
 

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The two different PIC programs are PIC Plus and PIC Express. With PIC Plus, the contract is an ongoing one that counts towards VIP status and allows you to convert the underlying TS week to Wyndham points for a fee and use them to stay in the Wyndham program; PIC Express contracts, which only last for 5 years don't allow you to convert the week to points, but do count towards VIP status as their only real benefit.
 

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I see , let me repeat this to see if I understand

Pic plus - counts towards VIP status and can deposit non Wyndham TS week for points to use in the Wyndham system, for my 3 bedroom example it would add another 254K to by use able points.

Pic express - only adds the 254K to boost my total number for VIP status but can't use the points for booking.

Question - in 5 years it goes away, do I loose VIP status ?

I never planned on going to my non-Wyndham TS, I currently have it in RCI as we speak.

Did I repeat the understanding correctly?
 
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I see , let me repeat this to see if I understand

Pic plus - counts towards VIP status and can deposit non Wyndham TS week for points to use in the Wyndham system, for my 3 bedroom example it would add another 254K to by use able points.

Pic express - only adds the 254K to boost my total number for VIP status but can't use the points for booking.

Question - in 5 years it goes away, do I loose VIP status ?

I never planned on going to my mom Wyndham TS, I currently have it in RCI as we speak.

Did I repeat the understanding correctly?

I think so, though I'm not sure about the mom Wyndham TS part...
 

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What do you own that is a pic express? Typically PIC express are for weeks or points that can't be deposited into an rci weeks account. So a week associated with Interval or something in another points program like DVC or Hilton.

PIC express is for 5 years. Some sales imply that it can be re-enrolled without an additional purchase after 5 years but the program description seems to indicate that it will end after 5 years and you would lose VIP unless you make an additional retail purchase. No one has indicated that they were offered a renewal without a purchase but no one has had PIC express seems to keep up with TUG to say what happened after the 5 years.
 

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I think so, though I'm not sure about the mom Wyndham TS part...

sorry bout that was typing on the phone, I just updated it. I meant to say NON not MOM.... LOL read again I just updated the post
 

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What do you own that is a pic express? Typically PIC express are for weeks or points that can't be deposited into an rci weeks account. So a week associated with Interval or something in another points program like DVC or Hilton.

PIC express is for 5 years. Some sales imply that it can be re-enrolled without an additional purchase after 5 years but the program description seems to indicate that it will end after 5 years and you would lose VIP unless you make an additional retail purchase. No one has indicated that they were offered a renewal without a purchase but no one has had PIC express seems to keep up with TUG to say what happened after the 5 years.

I am not in PIC at all, just curious about the differences. I was just saying what I own right now is one NON-Wyndham 3 bedroom that is currently registered RCI.
 

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I am not in PIC at all, just curious about the differences. I was just saying what I own right now is one NON-Wyndham 3 bedroom that is currently registered RCI.
RCI Points or Weeks? What resort do you own? If that was known, it might help with answering some of your questions. RCI Points ownerships are not eligible for PIC Plus. With that said, I will add that it is possible to remove an ownership from RCI points and have it placed back in RCI weeks. I did that with both of my PIC's, RCI Resort ownerships previously in RCI points are now in RCI weeks and successfully being used for PIC (at 254k each).
 

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Then you should qualify for PIC plus not PIC express.

If you are looking to go resale you wouldn't be eligible for either.
 

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Then you should qualify for PIC plus not PIC express.

If you are looking to go resale you wouldn't be eligible for either.

yeah was thinking resale first to try it out, but researching PIC Plus if I do decide to go the developer route and go VIP. I trying to figure out the cheapest path to gold and above... LOL
 

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yeah was thinking resale first to try it out, but researching PIC Plus if I do decide to go the developer route and go VIP. I trying to figure out the cheapest path to gold and above... LOL

Search on my username for my original thread on this topic, I bought into VIP back in July 2018 using PIC Plus. It’s a bit lengthy but if you take the time to read through the entire thread you will have just about every question about Wyndham VIP and PIC answered in the process.


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Search on my username for my original thread on this topic, I bought into VIP back in July 2018 using PIC Plus. It’s a bit lengthy but if you take the time to read through the entire thread you will have just about every question about Wyndham VIP and PIC answered in the process.


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Roger that ! I will do that. Now that I can save bookmarks On this site, I will track it down and save it as a bookmark.
 

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