Depositing & Exchanging Condo Time
Depositing your condo time allows you to use the annual condo time included in your membership at other locations across the country and around the globe! This allows our condo members to utilize their membership, and fuel travel all around the world. If you are an East Canyon Resort member with at least 7 annual condo days each year, you are eligible to use these programs and get more usage out of your membership.
Each year, the resort sets aside a small amount of condos per week to submit as inventory to our two affiliated exchange programs. This allows us to welcome exchange guests to experience East Canyon Resort, as well as distribute those "banked" condo weeks to our own members to enjoy elsewhere!
Typically, all of your annual allotted condo days expire at the end of our fiscal year on March 31st each year. However, when you deposit a week of your time, that condo time then lasts up to 3 years for use! As such, this is a great option for any members who may struggle to use all of their condo time each year.
We specifically work with these companies' "Weeks" programs. As such, members must deposit their condo days in increments of 7 days. These days must all be deposited from the same fiscal/usage year. For example, you could not deposit 3 of this year's days, and combine them with 4 of next year's days to deposit a week.
Exchange Programs
Below is more information on the two exchange programs members can deposit their week(s) into! Feel free to review each program and visit their websites for more information, as well as a directory of their locations and availability!
RCI
Membership Fee: $109 - $198 Annually
Exchange Fees: $299
Affiliated Resorts: 4,000+
Membership Base: 3,000,000+
Weeks expire after 2 years
Considered the first vacation exchange platform, RCI is the world's largest and most popular exchange program. They have locations in 100+ countries around the world!
Great for those who travel internationally and/or plan on exchanging every year!
Trading Places International (TPI)
Membership Fee: Free for ECR Members!
Exchange Fees: $149-$169
Affiliated Resorts: 300+
Membership Base: 400,000+
Weeks expire after 3 years
Trading Places is operated and owned by Capital Vacations, our Management Company. Their legacy program provides free membership for all of our members! Enjoy their 300+ locations in North America & The Carribbean!
Great for those new to the exchange process and/or domestic exchanges!
How to Deposit
If you'd like to deposit & exchange a week of your condo time, you can either:
- Pick up one of the pre-banked weeks in the Resort's "Bulk Bank"
OR
- Book and deposit a week of condo time yourself
Please note that, to deposit time, you must be current on the dues for that year. Any member with outstanding fees or fines will not be able to deposit their time until the account is brought current.
Bulk Bank Weeks
As mentioned above, East Canyon Resort sets aside a certain number of condominium weeks each year and deposits them into RCI and Trading Places International (TPI). These deposited weeks are held in the resort's account, commonly referred to as the Bulk Bank. Because the resort has already completed the deposit process with RCI and TPI, we can simply transfer one of these deposited weeks into your account for you to use toward exchanges.
Bulk Bank weeks are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Distribution is based on both Trading Power (see more information below) and the date your deposit request is received. In general, the earlier you deposit your ownership time each year, the better the Bulk Bank week you are likely to receive.
To deposit your ownership time through the Bulk Bank program, simply complete this Deposit Time Request Form and email or mail it to Member Services. Photos or scanned copies of completed printed forms are also accepted. Once your request is received, we will transfer the deposited week(s) into your RCI or TPI account. After the transfer is complete, you will receive a confirmation email, and you can begin using your deposited time to make exchange reservations through RCI or Trading Places International.
Depositing Your Own Time
Members also have the option to book and bank a week of condo time themselves! Here are the steps required to do so:
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Determine the week you would like to book & deposit, taking into account the trading power of this week. See the tables below for banking deadlines.
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Call into our reservations to book this reservation. Be sure to specify that this reservation is for banking purposes. Each reservation made MUST be for exactly 7 days, starting on a Friday. Any deposit request that do not follow these guidelines will not be approved.
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Once your week is booked, you can deposit that week through RCI/TPI, typically online or over the phone. This process is done directly through your chosen exchange program rather than through the resort or its staff.
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RCI/TPI will send confirmation request to ECR, ensuring that the reservation details match with the reservation made for deposit. Once confirmation, that inventory will be released to RCI/TPI, and your week will be available in your account for use.
These reservations must be made months in advance to receive full trading power for your week. Here is the trading power scale for both companies:
RCI
Trading Places
Trading Power/Tier Value
Every week of condo time is assigned a trading power (RCI) or tier value (TPI). This value is essentially a rating of the "desirability" of this week, taking into account the quality of the resort, time of year, and unit size of the week.
For example, a week at East Canyon Resort banked in July would have a highest trading power than a week banked in April. Weeks booked including major holidays typically have a higher trading power as well!
To book a high trading power week at another location, you must have the trading power in your deposited week to match. Trading Places Legacy does offer Tier Upgrades at a cost, whereas RCI does not offer any trading power upgrades.
Below is a video by RCI explaining trading power!
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