RCI exchanges?

[noreenkate]

Does each affiliated timeshare system have its own points conversation chart for RCI?

Also what’s the difference between the different options ?

RCI Select

RCI Gold Crown

The Registry Collection

 

[CPNY]

Does each affiliated timeshare system have its own points conversation chart for RCI?

Also what’s the difference between the different options ?

RCI Select

RCI Gold Crown

The Registry Collection

Here is the point chart

https://www.rci.com/static/docs/en_US/pow/help/rci-points-grids.html

 

[noreenkate]

Ok so I am guessing each system is different here are the exchanges I can see

 

[noreenkate]

 

[CPNY]

Ok so I am guessing each system is different here are the exchanges I can see

I’d never use DVC points for RCI exchanges. But that’s just me….. you’re better off renting your DVC points and in turn renting another unit from the TUG marketplace, eBay, redweek, etc.

 

[noreenkate]

I’d never use DVC points for RCI exchanges. But that’s just me….. you’re better off renting your DVC points and in turn renting another unit from the TUG marketplace, eBay, redweek, etc.

I have never used the DVC for exchanges but have Wyndham resales coming in…those I may try.

Would I be correct in assuming that Wyndham points would be a 1-1 exchange?

The DVC program for RCI is pretty clunky and at we aren’t really given much info at all on how to work the site-

 

[CPNY]

I have never used the DVC for exchanges but have Wyndham resales coming in…those I may try.

Would I be correct in assuming that Wyndham points would be a 1-1 exchange?

The DVC program for RCI is pretty clunky and at we aren’t really given much info at all on how to work the site-

I couldn’t help you with Wyndham and RCI. I believe there is a Wyndham portal to book other RCI units. I’d assume you’ll be using the Wyndham points to stay in Wyndham mostly. RCI has some nice resorts but outside of Hilton and Wyndham there are only a handful.

 

[noreenkate]

Yup that’s were I am getting stuck…Gonna through the next question in the Wyndham forums

thanks that chart was helpful

 

[tschwa2]

I have never used the DVC for exchanges but have Wyndham resales coming in…those I may try.

Would I be correct in assuming that Wyndham points would be a 1-1 exchange?

The DVC program for RCI is pretty clunky and at we aren’t really given much info at all on how to work the site-

Wyndham has its own crossover grid. https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/wyndham-to-rci-points-conversion-table.297870/#post-2358772

 

[CPNY]

Wyndham has its own crossover grid. https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/wyndham-to-rci-points-conversion-table.297870/#post-2358772

@noreenkate it seems they use the same model as DVC. You’ll book other resorts in RCI using the Wyndham point value through the Wyndham portal. I believe HGVC and Worldmark also operate this same way. If you picked up an independent like vacation village that deals in points, you’ll receive an RCI Point value.

 

[noreenkate]

@noreenkate it seems they use the same model as DVC. You’ll book other resorts in RCI using the Wyndham point value through the Wyndham portal. I believe HGVC and Worldmark also operate this same way. If you picked up an independent like vacation village that deals in points, you’ll receive an RCI Point value.

I picked up all Wyndham- one near my sons place so no intention at this point of using anywhere but at that resort and one very small grand desert- Not a Vegas fan at all - dues are cheaper- thats the one that if anything may at some point get to RCI if I can figure out how it all work…

 

[Ty1on]

Does each affiliated timeshare system have its own points conversation chart for RCI?

Also what’s the difference between the different options ?

RCI Select

RCI Gold Crown

The Registry Collection

The above aren't options, they are resort classifications. There is also Silver Crown and some other obscure "service" award they give resorts. I don't think we resale pariahs ever see registry collection.

Important things to know about RCI as a resale owner:

1. You will only have access to the Weeks side of RCI. This means you must take increments as deposited, mostly 7 but sometimes 3, 4, or 5 days, instead of taking custom date ranges like you can search for in Wyndham itself. Weeks has DIFFERENT inventory than points, so that puts you at minor disadvantage to developer owners. However, if you want to trade in to DVC, setting up an ongoing search is the way to go, and that can only be done on the Weeks side.

2. tschwa's exchange points chart is critical. It is extremely rare in my experience to find a points discount, although some resorts offer come-ons like free exchange fee and useless "resort credits" which amount to coupons for discounts on overpriced things.

3. As Edgar Allen Poe once wrote, "BEWARE THE DANGERS OF MANDATORY ALL-INCLUSIVE!" I have almost universally found that I can find a resort through OTAs that, all-in, cost less than just the all-inclusive fees these resorts and raping exchangers for. Then the exchangers bear the MF cost of the (relatively small amount of) points required for the exchange, plus the $249 exchange fee. In fact, many resorts and systems are jumping on the "rape an exchanger" bandwagon with "resort amenities fees" that are nothing but cash grabs. I wish Wyndham resorts would join the parade, so someone can subsidize my fees the way we're subsidizing their resorts.

 

[noreenkate]

The above aren't options, they are resort classifications. There is also Silver Crown and some other obscure "service" award they give resorts. I don't think we resale pariahs ever see registry collection.

Important things to know about RCI as a resale owner:

1. You will only have access to the Weeks side of RCI. This means you must take increments as deposited, mostly 7 but sometimes 3, 4, or 5 days, instead of taking custom date ranges like you can search for in Wyndham itself. Weeks has DIFFERENT inventory than points, so that puts you at minor disadvantage to developer owners. However, if you want to trade in to DVC, setting up an ongoing search is the way to go, and that can only be done on the Weeks side.

2. tschwa's exchange points chart is critical. It is extremely rare in my experience to find a points discount, although some resorts offer come-ons like free exchange fee and useless "resort credits" which amount to coupons for discounts on overpriced things.

3. As Edgar Allen Poe once wrote, "BEWARE THE DANGERS OF MANDATORY ALL-INCLUSIVE!" I have almost universally found that I can find a resort through OTAs that, all-in, cost less than just the all-inclusive fees these resorts and raping exchangers for. Then the exchangers bear the MF cost of the (relatively small amount of) points required for the exchange, plus the $249 exchange fee. In fact, many resorts and systems are jumping on the "rape an exchanger" bandwagon with "resort amenities fees" that are nothing but cash grabs. I wish Wyndham resorts would join the parade, so someone can subsidize my fees the way we're subsidizing their resorts.

- I have no urge to trade into DVC - I spend far to much time there as is

since you’ve been following along in my saga -here goes
The eBay grand desert I purchased is an annual, my original intention was bi-annual for travel for travel opposite years allowing me to bank DVC for bigger rooms longer stays…There is also the question of depending on when transfer takes place and how the realignment is handled will the existing points be there, but I will ask that in another thread later…

So GV is more than I initially wanted/intended, and although I am not opposed to taking an extra vacation here and there I am trying to be proactive in learning about options for leftovers…

Ok so I can’t even see silver- hmm that’s intriguing
so I am gathering that at any given time inventory available for exchange is more contract depenant than I thought if I see it on one portal in may not be available on the portal other.


I may have the wrong idea about all inclusives but from what I can see through the DVC portal ( again they have some wacky rules ) they are mostly in places I have no need urge to travel to…

 

[bnoble]

My advice: focus first on using the points internally to book Wyndham vacations, and use RCI as a "once in a while" option. If you have more Wyndham points than you need for vacations, trying to create more vacations via RCI is probably not helpful!

It's possible to soak up a fair number of Wyndham points based on where and when you want to travel; the spectrum is wide.

 

[Ty1on]

- I have no urge to trade into DVC - I spend far to much time there as is

since you’ve been following along in my saga -here goes
The eBay grand desert I purchased is an annual, my original intention was bi-annual for travel for travel opposite years allowing me to bank DVC for bigger rooms longer stays…There is also the question of depending on when transfer takes place and how the realignment is handled will the existing points be there, but I will ask that in another thread later…

So GV is more than I initially wanted/intended, and although I am not opposed to taking an extra vacation here and there I am trying to be proactive in learning about options for leftovers…

Ok so I can’t even see silver- hmm that’s intriguing
so I am gathering that at any given time inventory available for exchange is more contract dependent than I thought if I see it on one portal in may not be available on the portal other.


I may have the wrong idea about all inclusives but from what I can see through the DVC portal ( again they have some wacky rules ) they are mostly in places I have no need urge to travel to…

You may find those extra points more useful than you had thought. For a relatively small fee, you can deposit points into one of the next two future years, you just have to do it by the end of the first quarter of the use year. You could forward-deposit points year after year until you find you need the extra points for a high-points stay like Hawaii, or as you say, an extra vacay. You may have time to bank your 2022 points once you have them in your account, even.

Registry collection is only for RCI platinum members AFAIK, and you can't get there with resale. The golds and silvers are unrelated to availability to certain classes, though a higher ranked resort may naturally get all its inventory used up faster. Yes, RCI Points deposits that you and I can't see is a downside of resale.

If you aren't interested in mostly Mexico and Carribean (and some Central America), then mandatory all inclusive shouldn't be a factor for you. Just do carefully read about a resort and its requirements before committing.

 

[noreenkate]

Just do carefully read about a resort and its requirements before committing.

i annoy a lot of people I am that person that reads everything. in general i am a planner and a stickler for details. I like to know my options

Again from what I have learned so far RCI with Wyndham like DVC will probably be a last ditch effort to keep points from expiring- at least for the way we tend to travel right now- there are a handful of particular WorldMark resorts that interest me so at least I will have an idea of what to aim for should I get stuck…

 

[tschwa2]

i annoy a lot of people I am that person that reads everything. in general i am a planner and a stickler for details. I like to know my options

Again from what I have learned so far RCI with Wyndham like DVC will probably be a last ditch effort to keep points from expiring- at least for the way we tend to travel right now- there are a handful of particular WorldMark resorts that interest me so at least I will have an idea of what to aim for should I get stuck…

It's likely that the WorldMark resorts you have your eyes on are never deposited into RCI so I really wouldn't count on that unless you are looking for some summer desert experiences or Branson or Orlando. It isn't quite that bad but at least half of Worldmark resorts aren't deposited even in the dead of off season and there are only a limited number of interesting ones that get deposited even close to shoulder season.

 

[noreenkate]

It's likely that the WorldMark resorts you have your eyes on are never deposited into RCI so I really wouldn't count on that unless you are looking for some summer desert experiences or Branson or Orlando. It isn't quite that bad but at least half of Worldmark resorts aren't deposited even in the dead of off season and there are only a limited number of interesting ones that get deposited even close to shoulder season.

Hmm ok

 

[HudsHut]

The only WorldMark resorts that are deposited to II are the "original ones" (about 30?) that were in existence when WorldMark was affiliated with II. Once Cendant, now Wyndham became the developer & manager for WorldMark, they deemed all future resorts would be affiliated with RCI.