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Originally Posted by lawren2
I've been having a blast with Points, other than the horrendous search engine. But there is something that bothers me and I figured I'd ask even if it shows how ignorant I can be at times. 
As I always say "There are no such animals as dumb questions".
So here goes:
If I see weeks in the LM window just about every week can see them. Trading power becomes a non-issue in this timeframe. If I can pull that week in points it is valued at either 7.5k or 9k. I still haven't figured out why the different valuations but at either rate they are CHEAP! This makes sense to me from either side of the equation. No trade value needed equates to a nominal point valuation.
The question I have is, if I go into a points to points search the results show a "regular" point valuation no matter how close in the exchange is.
Why is that? Does calling RCI to book make a difference?
Thanks for the on-going instruction.
Love yours truly. |
There is no discount on standard reservations no matter how close the check-in date is. They started a discount program a couple of months back where they would give a points discount for some stuff that amounted to about 10 to 20 percent off the number of points needed. It wasn't restricted to last minute stuff but I think it was off season. I haven't seen or heard much about that program lately.
When doing weeks searches, within 45 days, the point value will be the lower of 9K or the lowest number of points required to reserve a week at that resort.
