While not directly on point, there is an article in the TUG Advice section entitled “Do I have to Convert my Deeded Weeks to points?” Although the audience meant for the article is fixed week owners being solicited to convert to RCI® points, some of you may want to read the article before getting into what is being mentioned here. The article can be accessed using this link:

If a buyer of Wyndham points, making a new retail purchase is also an original purchaser (see footnote) of a fixed timeshare week sold by Fairfield Resorts, Inc., that owner, making a new Wyndham purchase, can as of this writing, convert one or more of those weeks to Club Wyndham^SM Plus points by paying a conversion fee of $189 for each of the weeks converted at the time of the “new” Wyndham retail purchase. Keep in mind that such an opportunity can change at any time depending on the marketing strategy of Wyndham.

TIP:  Unlike the PIC program which currently requires a “new” retail purchase of Wyndham points, an owner of former Fairfield resort week(s), that desires to convert the owned week(s) to Club Wyndham^SM Plus points can currently contact Wyndham “Corporate Direct” to complete the transaction without the necessity of acquiring “new” Wyndham retail points at the time of the conversion.  For those that qualify, conversion can be a cost effective way to achieve VIP status.

In 2009 the fee for such a transaction was $2,395 for one week and $995 for the second week if the owner wanted to convert two weeks at the same time.

Wyndham “Corporate Direct” [800-786-6764] in early 2010 offered conversions at the following rates: $1,795 for the first fixed week converted and $995 for up to four additional qualified fixed weeks. As of June 1, 2010, it is my understanding that that particular offer is no longer available. However, things change and that offer or an offer that is higher or lower may be available when you read this article.

If you go through the conversion process, once the paperwork is completed and the conversion is recognized by Wyndham, you should be able to identify the converted fixed week(s) when you access the Wyndham reservation website.  During the ARP period the owner of the underlying week(s) can contact Wyndham and reserve use of the specific Unit and week assigned to Club Wyndham^SM Plus.  Source:  Club Wyndham^SM Plus Member’s Directory 2009-2010, page 332.

Once the ARP period expires the owner can no longer reserve the specific Unit and week because the equivalent points (good for ten months) will have been deposited into his account. Meanwhile the fixed week is put into Club Wyndham^SM Plus for reservation by any member.

The underlying maintenance fee(s) charged by the POA at the resort where the converted week is located, and the Club Wyndham^SM Plus program fees for the points are collected by Wyndham monthly or annually.

page updated June 14, 2010  by B Rogers - Send email regarding this page to tug@tug2.net