A: If you are not a timeshare owner or if your current resort is not affiliated with RCI Points, you need to first purchase timeshare with an RCI Points-affiliated resort in order to become an RCI Points Member.
Q: What is the difference between RCI Points and other Timeshare Points systems?
This question is best answered in three parts.
A: 1. RCI Points is the first and only truly global Timeshare Points System. With RCI Points you can use your Points and enjoy the flexibility, control, performance and options in one fashion or another at all 5,000 + RCI affiliated resorts worldwide and RCI Points Partners.
2. With most other resort developers points systems, the flexibility, control and options you have are only as broad and far reaching as the number of sister properties in that developer’s family of resorts. Generally, if a member of one of these points systems wants to go to a resort outside its own family of properties, they must “convert” their points to a week, deposit that week with RCI and use it as a week when they exchange it. That’s traditional timeshare, which defeats the purpose of owning a points system in the first place.
3. RCI Points are very simple to use. Your points are automatically deposited into your points account once your annual maintenance fee is paid to your home resort for that year. After that anything and everything you would like to do with your points can be facilitated by calling RCI Points or manage your RCI Points account on line. Its very simple and user friendly.
Q: What "TRADING VALUE" do my Points have? A: One of the greatest things about RCI POINTS is... POINTS are POINTS! There is no trading power with RCI POINTS. No longer are there the concerns about which season, size unit or resort designation to own. Think of points as a form of currency. A dollar in Hawaii is the same as a dollar in San Antonio! All that matters is that you have enough points to confirm the reservation request you have chosen.
So, because POINTS are POINTS! The goal is to acquire as many Points for annual usage for the least amount of money with a reasonable annual maintenance fee.
Q: How did RCI come up with the Point values of the resorts?
A: The Point values are based upon several variables including location of resort, resort quality, resort amenities, unit configuration, resort and regional demand and time of year.
Q: How many Points do we need?
A: That depends on how many nights per year you and your family desire to travel.
A: As a member of RCI Points, you are automatically a member of RCI Weeks. If you want to travel to an RCI- affiliated resort that does not participate in RCI Points, you may request an RCI Exchange to the property. The Points Exchange Grid in the RCI Points Community Guide shows you the number of Points you will need to book a particular season and size of unit. When you are ready to make the reservation, simply call your RCI Travel Consultant to check the availability.
Q: How is my Use Year determined?
A: Use Year is the annually recurring 12-month period during which you must use your RCI Points. Points that remain unused at the end of the Use Year are automatically saved unless they had been previously saved. Points are made available to the member at the beginning of a Use Year and are valid for one year.
Q: Do I have to vacation at my home resort?
A: No. Most people join RCI Points so they can experience a whole world of flexible vacation opportunities. However, you are welcome to visit your home resort year after year and enjoy all the amenities your resort has to offer.
Q: Can I choose how many days I want to stay?
A: Life is to busy for a full weeklong vacation? As an RCI Points member, you decide how long you want to vacation, be it one or two nights or one or two weeks at a time.
Q: Can I trade for other resorts in the RCI EXCHANGE system?
A: RCI has a network of 6,000 + resorts in over 100 countries. Wherever you have dreamed
of vacationing, you can use your Points to make those dreams come true.
Q: Can I choose resorts from the RCI Weeks Directory?
A: Yes, as an RCI Points Member, you have access to all of the RCI Weeks Resorts. The Points required to stay at weeks resorts are explained at the beginning of the weeks section in every region of the RCI Points Community Guide.
Q: How do I make a Weeks Exchange with RCI if I am an RCI Points member?
A: As a member of RCI Points, you are automatically a member of RCI Weeks. If you want to travel to an RCI- affiliated resort that does not participate in RCI Points, you may request an RCI Exchange to the property. The Points Exchange Grid(s) shows you the number of Points you will need to book a particular season and size of unit. When you are ready to make the reservation, you may either login to the RCI Points website or call your Vacation Guide to check the availability. RCI Weeks reservation windows and exchange fees do apply.
A: Your Points will be returned according to the RCI Points Cancellation policy, and any fees returned according to the RCI Weeks Cancellation policy.
Yes! It is called Points for Deposit, simply deposit your RCI Weeks into your RCI Points account. In return, you'll get more Points added to your existing Point balance. More Points mean more choices and flexibility. And, since you're already an RCI Points Member, you won't have to pay any deposit fees!
Q: I own another week that was not converted to RCI Points. Do I have a separate subscription fee?
A: As long as the RCI Points account is current, RCI Points pays your RCI Weeks subscription fees.
Q: If I am already a member of RCI and become an RCI Points member, what happens to the subscriptions I have already paid to RCI?
A: Any pre-paid RCI Weeks membership subscriptions that have not been used will be pro-rated and credited to your RCI Points account, unless RCI are advised otherwise.
Q: If I am already a member of RCI and become an RCI Points member, what happens to the subscriptions I have already paid to RCI?
A: Any pre-paid RCI Weeks membership subscriptions that have not been used will be pro-rated and credited to your RCI Points account, unless RCI are advised otherwise.
Q: What is an "INSTANT EXCHANGE"?
A: Any request made 45 days or less from the check-in date that is confirmed on the initial call will only require the POINTS equivalent of the regions lowest season and smallest unit in a Standard Resort or... 9,000 POINTS which ever is LESS!
Q: Can my Points expire?
A: Yes. Once your Points are saved to the next year they will expire at the end of that Use Year into which they were saved. Points that have been saved may be borrowed back.
Q: What happens if I don't use my Points before the end of my Use Year?
A: If you do not use your Points before the end of their Use Year, the Points will automatically be saved to the next Use Year.
Q: How do I let you know that I want to save Points?
A: Points will automatically be saved at the end of the Use Year. You may either login to the RCI Points website or call your Vacation Guide to save your Points to the next Use Year.
Q: What happens to the Points once they are saved?
A: Once Points are saved, they will expire at the end of the Use Year into which they were saved. Points that have been saved, may be borrowed back.
Q: Will I be charged a fee for saving my Points?
A: There is a fee associated with saving your Points; however if at least one transaction has been made with RCI Points during the Use Year, RCI Points will waive this fee.
Q: Will I be charged a fee for saving my Points?
A: There is a fee associated with saving your Points; however if at least one transaction has been made with RCI Points during the Use Year, RCI Points will waive this fee.
Q: What if I don't have enough Points to make the reservation that I want?
A: If you don't have enough Points to make the reservation you want, you can borrow Points from your next Use Year to complete the reservation. You can also rent the points so that you are not dipping into your point’s allotment for the next year.
Q: When can I borrow Points?
A: You can borrow your Points from the next Use Year at any time.
Q: What happens if I borrow Points then cancel my reservation? A: The borrowed Points will be returned to the Use Year from which they were borrowed. A: If you do not use your Points before the end of their Use Year, the Points will automatically be saved to the next Use Year.
Q: How do I let you know that I want to save Points?
A: Points will automatically be saved at the end of the Use Year. You may either login to the RCI Points website or call your Vacation Guide to save your Points to the next Use Year.
Q: What happens to the Points once they are saved?
A: Once Points are saved, they will expire at the end of the Use Year into which they were saved. Points that have been saved, may be borrowed back.
Q: Will I be charged a fee for saving my Points?
A: There is a fee associated with saving your Points; however if at least one transaction has been made with RCI Points during the Use Year, RCI Points will waive this fee.
Q: Will I be charged a fee for saving my Points?
A: There is a fee associated with saving your Points; however if at least one transaction has been made with RCI Points during the Use Year, RCI Points will waive this fee.
Q: What if I don't have enough Points to make the reservation that I want?
A: If you don't have enough Points to make the reservation you want, you can borrow Points from your next Use Year to complete the reservation. You can also rent the points so that you are not dipping into your point’s allotment for the next year.
Q: When can I borrow Points?
A: You can borrow your Points from the next Use Year at any time.
Q: What is the RCI Points Partners Program?
A: RCI Points Partners are other travel and leisure-related companies that you have access to and can use your Points with in exchange for their products and services. Examples include airlines, cruise lines, hotels, car rentals and more.
Q: How do I make reservations with the RCI Points Partner Program?
A: Once you have selected your RCI Points Partner option on which you wish to utilize your Points, call your RCI Points Vacation Guide.
Q: What is my Home Resort?
A: Your Home Resort is the resort from which you obtained Points to use in the RCI Points program.
Q: How far in advance can I reserve my Fixed Week?
A: The farthest in advance that you can reserve your Fixed Week is 13 months. The Home Week Priority Period extends from 13 to 12 months in advance of the check-in date.
Q: What is a Home Resort Priority Period?
A: This is the reservation window within RCI Points where you may reserve a unit at your home resort as early as 12 months and as late as 11 months in advance of the start date.
Q: What is a Home Group Priority Period?
A: This is the reservation window within RCI Points where you may reserve a unit within your home group of resorts without competition from individuals that own outside your home group. You may make this type of reservation as early as 11 months and as late as 10 months prior to check-in day.
