[ 2013 ] How does it make sense?

[eschjw]

I own a Vegas timeshare and usually book New Years week about a year in advance or I book out of my season in the fall 45 days in advance. I get a free exchange with DAE when I don't use it. There is a large demand for the Vegas even though some people say it is "overbuilt". We like to go to the shows, sight see and gamble a little bit.

However, we do try to spend a night at one of the casinos while we are there if it is free. We are small time gamblers and stop on any day we are losing at $100. On our last trip in 2010 we stayed one night at the RIO because I found a single night comp strip view room available. We left our timeshare late and did not get to the Rio until about 9PM. At check in we were told the room was not available, but they upgraded up to a larger corner suite. When we approached the room, my wife exclaimed "it has a doorbell. This is a good sign." It was indeed!!

 

[AndySamuels]

Cool. I have given up on TS'.

 

[Binspira]

"Annual MF's are $1780 total for both. Gives us 320,000 points year."

How are you getting 320000 points for $1,800 mf? I am planning on buying a Raintree for no money and getting 130,000 points for $1,800 mf.. yours sounds way better and deeded.. please advise... thanks

Binspira

 

[DeniseM]

Please note that this thread is 4 years old, so it is likely to be out of date.

Also, points values cannot be compared from one system to the next - every system is different - the points do not transfer between systems.

 

[Binspira]

Points values cannot be compared from one system to the next - every system is different - the points do not transfer between systems.

Do points transfer equally to RCI? With Raintree, I know they do, yet it seems like it may vary based on the different company. That was the common denominator that I was trying to figure out.

Ok - makes sense that points will be different with different companies. Would be great if someone could figure out the relative value of points.

 

[DeniseM]

Points do not transfer equally to RCI from different systems - many systems don't use points at all - you deposit a week, and RCI assigns the TPU (trading power units)/points.

There is really no way to compare the value of points between systems, because they are not interchangeable, some systems don't have points, and there are too many variables.