Exchange companies.

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Re: Exchange companies. (by Marty F):

This is what I have been told:

You can use RedWeek if you have a "WEEK". But, if you have "RCI POINTS", you cannot deposit a week reserved with those points with RedWeek.

Anyone can own a week at a resort, and have an RCI membership. Until the week goes into the RCI system, it doesn't have anything to do with RCI, so they can't prevent it's usage elsewhere.

But with RCI Points, RCI actually has an arrangement with the resort to sell the owner a conversion to points. If the owner took their regular week that they owned with their resort and paid to upgrade it to RCI Points, they now can't use an independent exchange company. All their reservations, instead of being made directly with the resort, have to be made through RCI. So, every reservation would enter through the RCI system, and therefore, be excluded from participating in other programs.

Can I use RedWeek Exchange if my resort is only affiliated with RCI/II?

Yes, as an owner you can use an independent exchange company regardless of your resort's "official" exchange affiliation. The only exception is if you are an RCI Points member, in which case we will be unable to process your points-based deposit.