RCI Points Timeshare - How RCI Points Work

If you have been thinking about buying an RCI Points timeshare or your current resort is about to convert to from Weeks to Points, then you probably want some idea of how the RCI points program works and how it is different from owning a fixed week timeshare.
 
With the traditional fixed week timeshares, people buy shares in a  resort which is divided up into weeks of accommodations.  You also have to pay a bi-yearly or yearly maintenance fee. The idea behind this system is that you will have a share in a resort that you can go to for a specifically booked week, every year.

You can also take your fixed week and exchange it for a week at a different destination by depositing it into the RCI Exchange program. Over time the idea of fixed weeks has become a bit more flexible and some resorts offer "flex weeks" within a particular season rather than just a single week each year. So you might have a range of dates over the course of the season to pick this year's week from.
 
The RCI Points approach creates even more flexibility than this. Actually pretty much all timeshare point systems offer you huge flexibility over simply owning a fixed week. Personally, that's why I only own in point systems. Here's an overview of how it works with RCI Points.