Combining Points and Weeks Ownership with RCI

Q: It says in your ad (for inventory purposes only) does this mean I can go anywhere else in the world? Can I buy more points? I was just wondering how this works? My sister just bought (at a resort) 2 weeks with 4 "bonus" weeks. How do your points compare to that? Thanks for your time. Dec-04-08

A: Yes! The benefit of points is that you can use your points anywhere and it's perhaps more than a week's ownership, this is the whole "point" of points... The points are used within RCI's worldwide network (the biggest exchange network out there). You will always hold the deed to this particular property, and should you ever just want to defer to what is deeded you can let RCI know (I can explain that more if you like). This is an every other year award, and the bonus is that that this purchase includes 69,500 points free...and then your next award will be in 2010. From there on out, you'll receive 69,500 points every even year. You can bank points up to two years as well, and you can borrow from future years. It's INCREDIBLY flexible and people love this about points ownership. Additionally, if the resort that you just purchase from is NON-POINTS resort, you can bank one of your weeks as points, and add to your account. Finally, in terms of "bonus time" through RCI, if you can look at availability in their network within 45 days of travel, and book at "Extra Vacation" for 9,000 points. This may be a great combination for you...happy to answer any further questions.