silly RCI points question.

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

I've been in RCI for about 5 years now but only have had my points account for about 3 years. So far I've always run out of points and borrowed from future years, but this year, I couldn't use one of my beach weeks so I deposited it for more points. So now I've got 28,000 points that I deposited in June 2009. My question is, I wasn't planning on doing any more vacations this year because I'm kind of already booked up with my previous reservations, so when do these points expire? If I don't use them this year do I lose them? Or, do I have to call RCI and bank them to next year? I don't want to lose my points. Am I missing something?
Thanks for the help.

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

I have not been a points member for almost 2 years now so this is all from memory and prices are subject to change.

It all depends on when your anniversary month is. If you deposited in June 2009 and your anniversary month is Jan you will need to use them before 01/01/2010. If you have not used the points RCI will automatically save them for you at a cost of $35. If this happens they will be good until 01/01/2011. If you do not use them by this time you can pay to have them extended another year a .035₵ per point. If you extend them to make a reservation after the expiry date of the credits the charge is half price.

As I mentioned I have not been a points member for a while but I am pretty sure this is how it worked.

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

Thanks. I started reading the RCI website and see that they save it for you. Just wasn't sure since I've never been in this situation before. Just wanted to make sure I didn't have a deadline for banking like I do with DVC. Again thanks.

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

I'm a RCI points member and into my 2nd year with 235,000 points currently in RCI. It didn't cost me anything with RCI to keep them for the 2nd year but if and when I extend to a 3rd year the cost will be a flat rate US $99. They can't be extended beyond that, so any points beyond the 3rd year expire.

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

Thanks. I started reading the RCI website and see that they save it for you. Just wasn't sure since I've never been in this situation before. Just wanted to make sure I didn't have a deadline for banking like I do with DVC. Again thanks.

you say points,28,000 where do they come from,i have wyndham point of 77,000 can they be put into the rci account and does rci sell points?

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

you say points,28,000 where do they come from,i have wyndham point of 77,000 can they be put into the rci account and does rci sell points?

I got 28,000 points from a weeks resort week in Florida that has a full value of 38,000 points but since I deposited it late because I couldn't use it, and I usually use that week, they only gave me 28,000 points. Anyway they converted it because I also have an RCI week in Orlando that allows me to have the points account as well as a weeks account. As far as Wyndham, I'm so new to it (haven't closed yet) not sure if I should advise you on this one. Start a new thread on the Wyndham area and the experienced people will help you on that one.

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

Wyndham Points and RCI Points are not at all the same.