Points or Weeks?

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Re: Points or Weeks? (by KC):

Re: >> I've been reading up on timeshares and I can't seem to figure out the benefits of weeks, unless you know you'll always vacation saturday to sunday or whatever days it is. <<

A bit of historical perspective is really necessary to get a clear picture and not just compare apples with oranges and then wonder why they aren't the same....... Prior to sometime around the year 2000, as far as I know the entire "points" system simply did not exist. The timeshare world was "weeks" --- period, amen.

The advent of "points" at that time essentially created a new and separate "currency" for timeshare use. The two "currencies" differ considerably, obviously including in their inherent flexibility.

Re: >> I'm looking to buy and be able to take anywhere from 1-7 nights of vacation at a time.<<

Points, then, is very clearly the route for you to pursue.

To be very clear, I'm not advocating in my reply for one or the other, I'm just trying to point out that the two "currencies" of timeshare usage (weeks and points)have VERY different histories. They were NOT both created at the same time; "weeks" preceded "points" (literally) by DECADES.......