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  1. bamasteve

    2021 France RCI Trade Strategy - Ongoing Search

    I am planning a Southern France Countryside trip for the Fall of 2021. I'd like to get a trade in October or Early November 2021 and use 1 or 2 resorts in the south of France as a base for touring for up to two weeks. My understanding is that I can put in an ongoing search up to two years in...
  2. Combs822

    DVC + TPU - What to expect?

    Hello! I'm a newbie to all of this and trying to book at a DVC resort in April. I know I need to do an ongoing search to land an exchange. Here are my questions: How many TPU's do you generally need for a DVC? Does being a Platinum RCI member actually help? Save money? Is there a list of the...
  3. P

    How to make Wyndham PIC points visible on RCI?

    Currently I'm frustrated with transferring PIC points from Wyndham to RCI and then back to Wyndham. On my Wyndham account it shows that I have two PIC Plus contracts (each 154,000 points). When I call RCI, they don't see any points and they are telling me that I need to call Wyndham. Did this...
  4. Grammarhero

    Can Bank Weeks from RCI Resorts with Wyndham RCI Account?

    I know Wyndham TY come with RCI memberships. I have two other non-Wyndham TS resorts participating in RCI. Am I able to bank them using the Wyndham-affiliated RCI account?
  5. md8287

    FREE 2BR at Attitash Mountain Resort in NH or RCI week -

    We own 2 weeks at Attitash through TaraNova. Each week is for a 2BR Townhouse unit that sleeps 6 and can be used ANY week of the year. Also, due to the TaraNova connection, the week can be internally traded with resorts in Costa Rica, Myrtle Beach or Lake Tahoe - in addition to RCI. Seller...
  6. K

    Booking Disney Resort w/ RCI points

    I’ve been reading through as many threads as I could find about this, but posting so I can get a direct answer. We have RCI points (total of 41 points) and wanting to book at a Disney World resort in Sept 2020 or Jan 2021. I’ve read it’s most likely we would get SSR if anything, which is 45...
  7. Naria2004

    Best Orlando Timeshares for Park Hopping?

    So, we have a trip planned for April 10-18, wanting to come in Easter weekend and stay the week after. I've got an OGS for a DVC resort, but with Galaxy's Edge and it being Spring Break, I suspect it will be a long shot. I'm wanting to come up with a backup plan since our week is not flexible...
  8. momofthreeplusone

    Buying a 2BD vs 1 BD at Lawai Beach Resort

    Can anyone offer advice. I am considering buying an EY 2 BR at Lawai Beach Resort. Does anyone know what kind of value this resort holds for trading through RCI or II? Wondering if I need to buy a 2 BD or could just buy a 1 BD in Hawaii and potentially be able to trade into a 2 BD elsewhere...
  9. CPNY

    Vistana Resale - Choice of Exchange company?

    im a current Vistana owner at HRA and SVV Key West. Both use Interval International. I’m in the process of picking up an every other year in the Bella phase. I noticed on the estoppel that the exchange company is RCI. Some questions. Do i have a choice in which to use? Do I have to have an...
  10. RNCollins

    Exchange inventory

    RCI and Interval offer the most exchanges from their inventory, out of all the exchange companies. What would be the next exchange company that offers the most exchanges, after RCI and Interval?
  11. K

    Giving away free RCI 55,500 biennial points

    We are no longer using our timeshare points and would like to give the whole contract to someone else who can. It is through RCI and Daily Management Resorts. 55,500 every two years The membership is currently paid through July 31, 2020. There is 7,000 points until July 31, 2019. 55,500 will...
  12. SteelerGal

    Any difficulty exchanging into HGVCHawaii properties?

    HGVC ROFR our MarBrisa last month but we still have our Platinum Bay Club EOYE. We didn’t Hiltonized it. Now I am 2nd guessing because I do like HGVC and concerned how The Borg will transform our Westin/Hyatt programs. So my question is how difficult is it to trade into HGVC Hawaii properties...
  13. jpguazzo

    Newbie- can I rent out my RCI exchanges

    I have tried to search the forum but can't find the answer. I have 350,000 points banked with RCI I need to get rid of them asap. Is this allowed?
  14. A

    GEVC Sampler Membership

    Hi. Does anyone here have any experience with GEVC? The sampler program runs for 2 years at $1,195.
  15. K

    Keep or Cancel?

    Hello. I know NOTHING about timeshares, but travel internationally and domestically within the US often. My fiance and I went to a presentation and....guess what signed up! It is an every other year timeshare valued at 10500 pts with RCI (double pts and rci fee waived every year), we paid 6200...
  16. R

    Worldmark program questions, also as it relates to Wyndham

    We are rescinding on a retail Wyndham CWA purchase we made over the weekend before we discovered this wealth of knowledge. We were interested in Wyndham as we want to travel all over and the link to Worldmark was desirable as we live on the west coast and would want access to the supply of...
  17. R

    Bought Wyndham CWA retail, still within rescission window, urgent questions!

    My husband and I purchased a Wyndham CWA contract over the weekend, thinking that buying retail offered benefits for long term ownership versus buying resell points. We purchased 126,000 points with 2 year VIP status, received 2 RCI weeks and 174,000 one-time bonus points. We have spent hours in...
  18. Rachman

    Rescinded! Now just a couple of questions...

    Thank you TUG family for talking me into rescinding. Sent the letter this morning. Just a couple of questions on the right timeshare on eBay/classified's. 1) As I am not sure how far RCI points go since we are not RCI members yet - due to our work schedule, we're looking to do 3 two-evening...
  19. Rachman

    Rookie - First Purchase, How did I do?

    Hello TUG Family, 2 Questions: 1) I just purchased a 2-bedroom Triennial Deeded Week 5 (Floating) at Vacation Village at Parkway (VVP) for $9500 (1 yr payoff plan - no interest) upfront. Maintenance is $969 (every three years). The VVP sales manager told me I would receive an RCI Certificate...
  20. B

    RCI rollover

    I am planning a larger trip and need to roll over points to RCI. I am new to Wyndham and just purchased some resale points and will need to roll them over this year. If I choose to rollover my Wyndham points to RCI how long are they good in RCI? When they are close to expiring at RCI can I pay...
  21. SteelerGal

    BI- Only RCI

    We already own on BI however I need to put together a surprised Bday celebration next yr. As I await for TS to close to join II, is there any BI TS in II? I only currently have visibility through our RCI TS which we are selling. TIA.
  22. M

    RCI - Weeks Exchange on Big Island, Hawaii Fall 2019

    Hi - First time poster here. I have an on-going search with RCI with dates ranging from mid-Sept through mid-Dec 2019. The resorts in my search are: 1) Bay Club 2) Kohala Suites 3) King's Land and 4) Mauna Lani Hotel. I created my ongoing search 2 weeks ago and I got a match at Bay Club...
  23. B

    RCI ANNIVERSARY PROMOTION

    I have called RCI about doing a cruise and now i keep getting calls for something that sounds too good to be true. 1 week cruise 1 week resort discount on hotel points in my RCI ACCOUNT Extra cruises at a very deep discount. I think they were offering me this for $3500. Has anyone done this...
  24. gnorth16

    RCI: Trading into HGVC as a Owner

    I love HGVC for many reasons, but I also have a non-HGVC RCI trader and have booked back into HGVC in the past and it is a great value. Now, there is a daily $25 resort fee at many HGVC resorts in RCI (affiliates are usually excluded). I have the option of exchanging into HGVC Las Vegas...
  25. D

    Advice needed for mid/low demand week to trade for last minute central florida week

    Hello all, I have used this BBS before for rentals and love the community. I am a four year owner of a low to mid demand week (46) in Texas (Sweetwater at Lake Conroe) that we always use for the Texas Renaissance Festival. This year, however, we may need to focus on my mother who is now in...
  26. SteelerGal

    RCI Getaways 2bdrm?

    We just became TS owners but will not begin usage until 2020. I noticed many Western getaways are 1bdrm for occupancy of 4. We are a family of 7 but haven’t seen many deals for 2bdrms. Are getaways normally just 1 bdrm?
  27. jmann

    Exchanging through RCI for RCI disney exchange

    Just returned from Las Palmeras...not my favorite. We would like to be able to exchange hgvc through rci for a disney stay. The marketer indicated there was a new way for hilton users to book thru RCI. Does anyone have specifics on this? We did not go to an owners update. Last year we did an...
  28. SteelerGal

    Yosemite

    Looking to do a family vacation to Yosemite 2020. Since I will need to trade in either RCI or II, which exchange will actually give us the best options. Currently waiting for our Westin resale to finalize so I can start the booking process. TIA
  29. SteelerGal

    RCI and trading HGVC Home TS

    We purchased our HGVC MarBrisa TS for open season and other perks. We are local and a large family so MF and location isn’t an issue. My questions are do I need a separate RCI membership to access other RCI properties? Wanting to maximize our exchange for multiple short stays, when is the...
  30. M

    UPGRADE TO RCI GLOBAL POINT SYSTEM, WORTH IT?

    Last year, we purchased timeshare week at massanutten resort, and affiliate of RCI. This year, they offered us an upgrade to RCI global point system. It will cost us about $5,500 and an increase and maintenance fees of about $150 a year. Advantages are access ability to more resorts, flexibility...
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