How Points Work

This is a unique form of non-specific holiday ownership that has all the benefits of timeshare with none of the negatives.    Instead of investing in a conventional timeshare week, one invests in a suitable amount of points.   Each year, you will be allocated the amount of points, which you purchased and it is up to you to decide how, you wish to use them.   Obviously, the higher the season, the more points you will require for that particular week.   Each resort has a point's timetable wherein each week is allocated a certain amount of points according to the time of the year, the size of the accommodation and the grading of the resort.

Owning points will give you the following options

* Holiday when ever you wish, for as long as you wish to the value of the Points, which you own.
* Holiday at any affiliated resort either locally or internationally,
* Utilise your points for weekend getaways only (weekends utilise 75% of week total points.) This would only be applicable in South Africa.
* Enjoy midweek breaks (mid weeks only utilise 25% of the total week's points) As above.
* Accumulate your points by carrying over 100 % of any unused points for 3 years. 
* Borrow from the year ahead if you wish to plan that really special holiday.
* Occupy any size unit according to the size of your holiday party.
* Purchase additional points at any time.
* Rent or sell any points that you may not be using.

1.         ARE MY POINTS RECOGNISED BY RCI?

Yes you have the best of both worlds; you can use the stock within your own points club and use all RCI’s facilities and resorts – thereby doubling your chances of getting what you want.

2.         HOW DOES IT DIFFER FROM TIMESHARE?

With conventional Timeshare you own a specific week in a specific resort.  A very inflexible system.  Of   course you can gain a  degree of flexibility through the use  of international  organisations but you will  always be limited by  colour coded grading  and  unit  size.   

 With points  ownership you  have none of the restrictions  of  conventional  Timeshare.  You are able to holiday when you like, where you like, and as often as you wish, and the holidays that you don’t take can be saved up and used in the future. You are also not restricted by colour coded weeks and you can have access to resorts in the international exchange organisation programs.

3.         SO HOW DO I JOIN?

You become a member by purchasing a number of point’s rights.  These point’s rights entitle you to an annual allocation of POINTS Holiday Points. You also    become a member of the points Management Association to which all points owners    belong.

4.         WHAT ARE HOLIDAY POINTS?

Your receive your   allocation of Holiday Points each year and you use these Points like money to exchange for Holiday time in the Resort Accommodation which forms part of the points system. You receive a Resorts Points Value Guide    including all the Resorts in the system which will enable you to determine    just how many Points is will cost to holiday in a particular unit size at a specific     time of year.  Obviously peak season cost more Points than low season times      and large units more Points than small units, etc.

5.         WHAT HAPPENS TO THE POINTS I DON’T USE?

            All unused Points can be saved for up to 3 years.

6.         SO THAT MEANS I DON’T HAVE TO GO ON HOLIDAY EVERY YEAR AND IF I STAY AT HOME I CAN HAVE TWICE THE HOLIDAY NEXT YEAR?

Yes, absolutely.  And in addition if you don’t have sufficient Points for the holiday of your dreams this year then you can borrow your Points from the next year.          

7.         THIS SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?

Yes.  If at any time you wish to increase your annual allocation of Points then all you need to do is purchase more Points Rights from Timeshare at the then ruling price and add them to your portfolio.

8.         SO THIS IS ALMOST LIKE AN INVESTMENT PLAN FOR FUTURE HOLIDAYS.

Yes, it is.  But remember, it’s an investment in terms of holidays and not an investment for financial gain or return.  That should only be of secondary importance.

10        CAN I LET MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY USE MY POINTS?

Once again the answer is yes.  You can book holiday accommodation using your Points for your friends and family. You can even rent out accommodation that you book and earn income from your Points.

11.       HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BECOME A RESORT OWNER?

As little or as much as you want to spend.  You can start with any number of Points Rights, depending on your budget.      Thereafter you can always increase your Points Rights ownership should the need arise.

12        HOW SECURE IS MY INVESTMENT?

A very good question. All holiday accommodation included in the points system is held in a Trust with the points Management Association being the beneficiary of  the Trust. In addition, there are independent trustees so the properties are totally secure.  Finally, you have invested in a pool of properties and as you probably realise it is much better to spread one’s investments and not to hold all your eggs in one basket.

13.       WHERE CAN I USE MY POINTS?

The points system is expanding fast. Each Owner receives full details on all the   Resorts included in the system in their Points Value Guide. In addition, as new Resorts are included in the system, existing points owners are able to holiday at these resorts as well.  Also, should you need to holiday overseas, there are over 3500 international resorts affiliated to RCI, enabling you to use your points overseas, in all the tourist destinations.

14.       CAN I ALWAYS GO ON HOLIDAY IN PEAK SEASON?

Obviously not all Owners can go on holiday at the same time and the beauty of this system is its flexibility and variety.  To cope with peak season demand the peak season times cost more Points than out of season and, in addition, they work on a reservation priority status, which gives each Owner a fair deal over a period of time.

15        MUST I TAKE A FULL WEEK?

No. You can take mid week breaks for just 25% of the points for a full week and weekend getaways for 75% of the Points.  Consult your Points Value Guide for the various Resorts that offer this option.

16        WHAT OTHER COSTS ARE THERE?

In order to maintain the properties and to provide reception and housekeeping services, as well as to manage the entire system, a levy is charged annually. This levy is very carefully budgeted for and is under control of the POINTS Owners themselves.

INDEX OF THE SA. POINTS RESORTS

Avalon Springs                                    Inverness                                 Port Alfred Sands

Bakubung                               Ithaca                                      Place on the Bay

Bantry Bay                              Jeffrey’s Bay Villas                  Placid Waters

Baywater Village                    Kagga Kamma                        Port Owen Marina

Beach Hotel                             Karos Lodge                            Quanza Marine

Beacon Isle                             Karos Mont-Aux-Sources         Qwantani

Bella Vista                               Karos Wilderness                     Ramsgate Beach Club

Blue Martin Hotel                    Karridene                                River Club Villas

Bothania Hills                          Kiara Lodge                            Riviera

Boulder Bay                            King’s Lodge                           Sabi River Sun

Breakers                                  Knysna Chalets                       Salamander

Brookes Hill                             Kowie River Chalets                Sanbonani

Bushman’s Neck                     Kruger Park Lodge                  Savannah Sands

Cabana Beach                       Kwa Maritane                          Salt Rock Palms

Cabana Mio                            Labori                                      Seafields

Cape Gordonia                       Lady Hamilton                         Seaviews

Carribea Bay                          La Cote D’Azur                                    Silversands G’s Bay

Caribbean Estates                  Lakeview Cabanas                 Silversands Durban

Castleburn                              Lake Longmere                       Sodwana Bay Lodge

Castleton                                 La Lucia Sands                                    Sondela Nature Reserve

Centurion                                La Montagne                           St Ives                                     

Chaka’s Rock Chalets                        La Rochelle                             St Michael Sands

Champagne Lane                   Little Eden                                Sunshine Bay Beach Clb

Chanpagne Sports Resort       Little Switzerland                     Sun City Vacation Club

Champagne Valley                Lowveld Lodge                        Stilheuwels

Club Hacienda                       Lokhutula                                Strand Pavilion

Club Mykonos Langebaan     Mabula Lodge                                    Suntide Banana Beach

Club Ten                                  Magalies Park                         Suntide Beach Club

Coral Cove                              Manzi Monate                         Suntide Cabanas

Corona Del Mar                      Manzini Chalets                      Sudwala Lodge

Costa Smeralda                      Margate Sands                       Suntide Illovo Sands

Crystal Springs                        Marine Terrace                       Suntide Hotel

Desert Rose                              Midlands Saddle & Trout        Suntide Qunu Lodge

Dikhololo                                 Millstream                               Suntide Winkelspruit

Dolphin View Cabanas           Monkey Valley                        Tableview Cabanas

Drakensberg Sun                    Mount Amanzi                         Tenbury

Durban Sands                         Mount Champagne                 The Oceanic

Durban Spa                             Mount Sheba                           The Palace

Fairways                                  Mount Sierra                            The Seapointer

Falcon Glen                             Ngwenya Lodge                      Tropicana Hotel

Garden Route Chalets            Palm Park                                Troutbeck Inn

Garden Route Chalets            Pearly Shells                            Umhlanga Cabanas

Gethlane Lodge                      Peninsula                                 Umhlanga Sands

Glenmore Sands                     Perna Perna Mosselbay          Villa del Sol

Hartenbos Hotel                      Perna Perna St Lucia               Waterberry Hill

Hastings Hall                           Perna Perna Umhloti                Wilderness Dunes

Highveld Spa                          Pine Lake Inn                           Xanadu

Hole in the Wall                       Pine Lake Marina

Full compliment of  International resorts  booked via RCI