Most timeshare owners are aware that you can exchange a timeshare week by joining one of the two major exchange companies, Resort Condominiums International (RCI) or Interval International (II). The company that an owner is allowed to join will depend on their home resort, some are only affiliated with RCI others with II , while others are not affiliated with either exchange company and some are affiliated with both. These companies allow their members to deposit/bank their week into a community pool of timeshare weeks for everyone to use, once the owner has deposited their week they are then able to select a week in the pool to use for their vacation. The most common complaint that I hear from members enrolled in exchange services is they are unable to find a unit to fit their needs once they have already deposited their week, this is because the more popular weeks/locations that are in high demand will be the options that are selected first. People searching for a specific week in a low demand location normally do not have a problem finding the week that will accommodate them. While most owners are familiar with these two companies and how the exchange process works they may not be aware that two owners can simply swap their weeks and avoid having to use either of these two companies.

Finding another owner to participate in a timeshare exchange can relieve a lot of the stress brought about by trying to find an exchange through RCI or II. The one factor that is difficult throughout this process is finding an owner willing to exchange for the exact unit that another owner has. Since most people only own one week per year their selection available for other owners to use is limited to their one week. Vacation Timeshare Rentals makes the process of find a timeshare exchange directly from the owner much easier since we have a section of the site solely dedicated to timeshare exchanges. Once two owners have agreed to exchange their weeks both owners will need to contact their resorts and let the reservations department know that they will not be using their unit, instead a guest will be using their timeshare. The resort will normally give the owner a confirmation number to give to the other party so they can verify their reservation with the resort, once both parties have verified their stay with the resort the exchange is complete. Just because an owner has not indicated that they are willing to exchange their property does not mean they would not consider an exchange, for this reason we also recommend an owner looking to exchange their timeshare also search our timeshare rentals section. Once you have found a timeshare that fits your needs an inquiry can be sent to the owner of timeshare, however when you send this inquiry it is important to indicate to the other owner that you are interested in an exchange as oppose to renting their timeshare. The inquiry should contain all pertinent information regarding the unit you are trying to exchange, number of bedrooms, bathrooms, usage dates, location, and resort name should all be included.

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