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Grand Mayan Nuevo Vallarta RCI Extra vs II Getaways

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Just checking out January 2018 prices at the subject timeshare which we like to enjoy. Interval has a lot more inventory choices than RCI but the big difference is the cost: 1 Bedrooms via RCI ~$1200 for a week while II is ~629. Both cost before any fees II or RCI imposes and before the $11 pp/pd fee Vidanta requires for RCI and II.
 

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I just checked using my RCI weeks acct and it is 20 TPU

at $ 30 per TPU = $ 600 plus exchange fee
at $ 20 per TPU = $ 400 plus exchange fee or about the same as ll getaway / $ 629
 

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I just checked using my RCI weeks acct and it is 20 TPU

at $ 30 per TPU = $ 600 plus exchange fee
at $ 20 per TPU = $ 400 plus exchange fee or about the same as ll getaway / $ 629
We have a Wyndham that gives us the RCI. I'm not familiar with the TPU term. What is it?
 

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I RCI weeks - TPU is the " currency " used for exchanging .

Your resort week gets xx TPU's based on factors such as unit size , how early deposited and demand / availability of the week.
( ie ) if you own week 51 / Christmas you get more TPU 's .

When looking on RCI - each resort / week / unit size has a TPU value . July 4 week in Myrtle Beach will be more than a Nov. week at the same resort.

If you divide your MF by the TPU's you get when deposited = dollar $ cost per TPU .

There is a TUG thread started this week on cost per TPU .
Experienced Tuggers buying a resale to use primarily for exchanging are looking for $20 or better .
My guess is that $ 30 is probably " average "

RCI also charges to combine TPU's from different deposits . This means that if the resort / week you want is generally 30 TPU's you are better off owning
something that gets on average 40 TPU's for a $ 1200 MF than 2 weeks that are $ 600 MF and get 20 TPU's . (Unused / stub ( ie - the 10 left over from 40 - 30 ) TPU's remain in your RCI acct and can be extended / combined by payng RCI .
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pittle

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I seldom deposit for exchange and have found out the same thing about the cost difference with II Getaways and RCI Extra Vacations. II has better deals and currently does not have as many restrictions.
 
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