This is a question I get quite frequently from timeshare owners about exchanging and that question is “if I put in two 1 bedroom units in RCI or Interval International, can I take out one week in a two bedroom?
And the answer to that question is “no, but…” Neither exchange company will allow you to do it that way BUT it’s not unusual to put a 1 bedroom in and take out a 2 bedroom.
Now that’s going to depend on a couple of things the first of which is how powerful an exchanger you have and also if you’ve done everything possible to maximize your exchange power. That’s a whole other story.
The first thing you want to do is to be broad in your request. You want to think about exchanging like fishing. The broader you cast your net the more fish you’ll likely catch.
So instead of giving RCI or Interval International one to three resorts you’d like to exchange to, broaden it out to 8, 10 or 15. That will increase your possibility of getting a 2 bedroom for a 1 bedroom quite significantly.
Also, you’ll want to find out how many 2 bedrooms units are in each of the resorts you’re requesting. A common mistake many timeshare owners make is thinking that the majority of the resort’s floor plans are 2 bedrooms when in fact a particular resort may only contain 3 or fewer 2 bedrooms. If this is the case then you should add another resort to you list.
You’ll also want to increase the span of time with which you’ll accept a confirmation. Instead of requesting just the second week in February, if you can, expand it to include any week in February through March or April. Again, this will increase your possibilities of getting a 2 bedroom for a 1 bedroom exponentially.
The way not to get a 2 bedroom for a 1 bedroom is to request only 1 or 2 resorts for only 1 or 2 weeks of the year.
In conclusion, broaden out the number of resorts you’re requesting, expand out your reservation window and learn how to maximize your exchange power and you’ll have a much easier time of getting 2 bedroom suites with your 1 bedroom deposit. And as always, the farther in advance you do this the better.
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Jeff Pierce, The Timeshare Expert, has taught thousands of timeshare owners the secrets to getting the best exchanges with both RCI and Interval International for over 22 years.
His two books, The Timeshare Exchange Bible – RCI Weeks Edition, and The Timeshare Exchange Bible – Interval International, are the only books of their kind in the timeshare industry and designed to help you master at the very complicated art of getting good exchanges.
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