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II - The value of Getaway Alerts

mdurette

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Mentioned here before, but worth mentioning again. When you are looking for something, set up a getaway alert via the II app.

I just got what I consider a huge score....been looking for high demand ski week in Lincoln, NH for months now. I have OGS searches set up with RCI and have been looking to Eplus trade via II (searching manually of course).

I just got a getaway alert for Pollard Brook in NH - not my top choice, but certainly acceptable and the best part, it was only $410 for the getaway (same price as off season early December week there)! I didn't want to take the chance and see if my Freebie AC would have pulled it, I just snagged it.

Awesome week and at a great price!!!

Moral of the story....set up those alerts when you are looking for something specific, especially if within Flex.
 

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Congrats! I don't do II, but we got a Feb vacation week through RCI Extra Vacations over on the other side of the mountains (Attitash) for 2018, at a similar price. Never hurts to check those extra vacation (RCI) or Getaway (II) deals. Sometimes we luck out!
 

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Congrats! I don't do II, but we got a Feb vacation week through RCI Extra Vacations over on the other side of the mountains (Attitash) for 2018, at a similar price. Never hurts to check those extra vacation (RCI) or Getaway (II) deals. Sometimes we luck out!


Yes, RCI has always my "go-to" for week 52 and Presidents day week in New Hampshire and always via the extra vacations.....but nothing this year, zilch. I had actually started the process of making reservations for those weeks now via traditional methods! I will be cancelling one of those now....but still on the hunt for that 2nd week high demand week!
 
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