Wyndham deposit & using RCI website to do availability searches

[arizonanik Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close arizonanik]

I am a new Wyndham owner. My points for 2008 expire the end of March, so I deposited them with RCI. When I spoke with RCI they told me that I would not be able to search their website for availability, that I would have to call. She did say that there would not be any charge for that. I was just wondering if this is a new policy? And just verifying that I was told correctly.

I was also wondering ..if I deposit enough points for a studio, does that limit my chances of getting into a resort or does it help my chances? The lady at Wyndham said that it is based on availability and if you are next and all they have is a 2 bedroom then you will get a 2 bedroom. Any comments?

[bnoble Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bnoble]

1: That's correct. It's not really new. It is possible to ask for (and maybe even get) a deposit that can be used on the website. There is also a rumor afoot that this limitation might be lifted in the not too distant future, but I don't put much stock in it.

2: Conventional wisdom is that a Red 1BR is marginally more powerful than a Red Studio, but usually not by enough to make a difference. I've traded several studios into larger units. You won't ever get the really high-demand exchanges, because Wyndham FSP deposits don't have sufficient trade power. But, you can get shoulder-season weeks, over-deposited areas, and they also seem to have a bit of extra pull for internal exchanges to other Wyndham resort.

[Jya-Ning Silver Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Jya-Ning]

She did say that there would not be any charge for that. I was just wondering if this is a new policy? And just verifying that I was told correctly.

There will be no extra charge. It treated as if you are doing search yourself. But RCI does charge exchange fee.

Jya-Ning