Comments on: Timeshare Vacations–Using Wyndham Points in RCI

By: Timeshare Travel-Wyndham Grand Desert in Las Vegas

Timeshare Travel-Wyndham Grand Desert in Las Vegas — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:18:04 +0000

[...] When we have made a special request for a room on the strip and a high floor, it has always been honored. Usually we stay in a 2-bedroom deluxe because we have taken advantage of a spacebanking. See our previous post on how to acquire a 2 bedroom for a week for only 28K Wyndham points. Timeshare Vacations-Using Wyndham Points in RCI [...]

By: Timeshare Travel Trip Report-Wyndham Panama City Beach

Timeshare Travel Trip Report-Wyndham Panama City Beach — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:09:47 +0000

[...] We were able to get a 2 bedroom at the Wyndham using a small deposit of points into RCI. Read our post on using your Wyndham points to trade back into Wyndham timeshares with far less [...]

By: Barb & John

Barb & John — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:49:33 +0000

I think the answer is yes. I would call the Wyndham call center and ask your question when they have your account in front of them.

By: Debbi

Debbi — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:06:27 +0000

Can a wyndham points owner purchase a vacation through RCI’s last call without using any points or is that option reserved for weeks owners only?

By: Barb & John

Barb & John — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:43:55 +0000

Carlos–we’d like to help you, but your questions are confusing. Gran Melia is a hotel chain–as far as we know it has no connection with Wyndham or any other timeshare chain. Please correct us if we’re wrong. We also know of no timeshares in Niagara Falls, and only one–the Manhattan Club–in NY, which is very hard to get into.
Please write again and clarify if you are talking about Wyndham points, RCI points, or something else.

By: carlos

carlos — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 02:56:58 +0000

we purchased 27,000 smo options with gran melia, and we’re told to transfer them to RCI , so we would not lose them. if we transfer them to rci, is it into points or weeks? we would like to go to dc next yr (2012) between jun 5 – july 10 for a wk. how many points is needed? what about in niagara falls, or ny? thank you for the quick response in advance

By: John and Barb

John and Barb — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:56:20 +0000

Thanks for the questions. There is, to our knowledge, no chart or formula that would give an RCI points comparison with Wyndham points. If you do some checking with the same resort using RCI points and then use your Wyndham points, there seem to be a lot of differences. It looks to be between two to three times more Wyndham points then RCI points to book the same resort, unit size and time of the year.. For example, if you look at Bonnet Creek, it would take 82,000 RCI points to book a one bedroom,a whereas it would take 224,000 Wyndham points to book the same unit. This figures to be about 2.75 times difference. What we like to do when booking vacations is to look at the cost. We figure what it would cost to book a resort with our different options, like RCI points, weeks exchange, Wyndham points, etc and make our decision based on costs. We figure what it cost in maintenance fees and add the exchange fee and come up with a total for each way we can book it. Then go with the cheapest. Hope this helps.

By: tony ricci

tony ricci — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:38:20 +0000

hello, will we be able to use wyndham points to exchange for points weeks purchases through rci ( we are currently points and weeks rci members). is there a calculable points exchange value between rci and wyndham points? thank you, tony ricci

By: carolyn maddox

carolyn maddox — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 19:55:11 +0000

I tried to bank my unuse points. Tell what I did wrong in trying to points at last day. december 31. what can do now about my use points

By: The Ten Secrets of Successful Timesharing

The Ten Secrets of Successful Timesharing — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:14:46 +0000

[...] Yes, work. This is the hard part. You need to determine the size of the accommodations that you need, based on who and how many are going. If you are booking at a resort that you own, it might be as simple as a phone call or an online transaction. Most timeshare systems have a reservation window that might depend on how many points you own. Or, if you own a fixed week, then you plan to go that week. If you are trading into RCI, it might also be simple, but probably not. If you have online deposits, you can check availability, or you can call and do an ongoing search. Then, of course, you’ll have to pay the exchange fee. If you need help with this part, see some of our previous posts: “Using your Wyndham Points Wisely“, also “Timeshare Vacations-Using your Wyndham Points in RCI“ [...]