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ask-redweek-timeshare-points-vs-week (by Don H.):

We have owned a fixed week at a Divi resort in the Caribbean for several years, and have used it ourselves every year since. We bought it to use, not for resale/investment. We are also Interval International members, because we own another timeshare which we bought only for the exchange privileges. We were recently solicited by II to change to a points-based system. After doing our due diligence we declined. Never during the entire time we have owned the second timeshare have we been unable to get the exchange we wanted. Further, the number of points that this timeshare was worth was so low that it would not get us into any of the numerous resorts that we have always exchanged to. And finally, the fee to change to points was high, meaning that we would be increasing our costs and decreasing the value -- not a good idea.