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Original Message:

New on RCI POINTS (by Mary D.):

My previous posting was speaking primarily about a possible reduction in the number of available "Weeks for Rent", not the exchange weeks. MD

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I have now heard back from RCI Customer Communications. They confirm that RCI POINTS members can, indeed, access deposits from RCI WEEKS members. When they take such a week, an RCI POINTS deposit is moved into the RCI WEEKS program to compensate. Consequently, some of the RCI POINTS inventory does become available to WEEKS members but only on a one for one basis. From the viewpoint of a WEEKS member, this is not as encouraging as I'd like, but I suppose we are no worse off than before.

While I was correct in thinking that RCI POINTS members cannot rent out what is secured by points it seems that their home resort week cannot be rented out either. Members join RCI POINTS on a contract basis that gives RCI full control of what they own. RedWeek is very right in saying they cannot exchange anything related to RCI POINTS. MD