Timeshare Weeks vs Points: What’s the Difference?
A timeshare week is a fixed interval: you own a specific week (or floating week) at a specific resort. Timeshare points — Club Wyndham Points, Marriott Vacation Club Destination Points, Hilton Grand Vacations, Bluegreen Points, Westgate Points, Vistana StarOptions, Disney Vacation Club points, WorldMark Credits — are an annual allocation you spend against a published chart by resort, season, and unit size. Several brand files on this site still carry legacy weeks next to a points system (Marriott Weeks vs Destination Points; Westgate weeks vs points). Those files say weeks owners can convert or enroll in the points program “for a fee.” We are not inventing that fee. This is not the hotel-loyalty mix-up page.
A week is a calendar. Points are a budget.
Own a week and you return to that interval (or a floating week in that season) at that resort. Own points and you get a new allocation each use year and spend it on the club chart. Peak weeks cost more points; shoulder weeks cost fewer. That is how every points program on this site is written.
Maintenance (or dues) is owed on the ownership, not on whether you booked. That is already on the brand files and on the hidden-fees answer — we are not adding a new dollar here.
Where the brand files still name both
- Marriott Vacation Club: legacy Weeks vs Destination Points. Weeks owners can enroll in Destination Points for a fee. Most stay on the original week.
- Westgate: hybrid — older contracts are weeks; newer ones are points. Conversion is “for a fee”; the file says the economics rarely favor the owner.
- Vistana (Sheraton / Westin): StarOptions today; conversion toward Marriott Destination Points is described where eligible, economics vary by contract.
Club Wyndham, Hilton Grand Vacations, Bluegreen, Disney Vacation Club, and WorldMark are written as points or credits programs on those files. This page does not invent a weeks product for them.
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What is the difference between timeshare weeks and timeshare points?
A week is a calendar interest: a deeded or right-to-use week at one resort. Points are a yearly currency you book across a club’s chart. You still pay annual maintenance either way. Flexibility is the points product; predictability is the week product.
Can I convert a timeshare week to points?
Some programs on this site say yes, for a fee, without publishing the dollar. Marriott’s file: Weeks owners can enroll in Destination Points for a fee. Westgate’s file: legacy weeks owners can convert to points for a fee. Vistana’s file describes conversion toward Marriott Destination Points where eligible. We will not invent an enrollment price.
Are WorldMark credits the same as Club Wyndham points?
No. Both sit under Travel + Leisure Co., but they are separate programs. Club Wyndham uses Points (Eastern U.S. + international). WorldMark uses Credits (Western U.S., Hawaii, Mexico, Fiji). That is the same distinction as on the WorldMark brand file — not a new rate.
Is a timeshare week the same as hotel loyalty points?
No. Neither a week nor club points are Wyndham Rewards, Marriott Bonvoy, or Hilton Honors. That mix-up lives on the timeshare-points-vs-hotel-loyalty-points answer. This page is week vs club currency.
Related answers
Timeshare points vs hotel loyalty points
The other mix-up — club currency vs Rewards / Bonvoy / Honors.
What is a timeshare point system?
Definition of the annual allocation.
How much are timeshare points worth?
Published 2026 rental ranges — not this definition.
Do timeshare points expire?
The use-year clock on an allocation.