We purchased points from R.C.I., and were told we could use a free V.I.P. week each year, or whenever we booked 45 days or less in advance, we may possibly a week’s timeshare for a third of our yearly points. I ended up phoning R.C.I. for your month prior to our vacation, and then several times a day, the week prior to our dates. Finally, upon the Wednesday prior to us leaving, To get able to get a week in florida. I didn’t care where, as I already live here, and didn’t want to take north. It is too darn cold.