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I know that II offers direct rentals through condodirect.com, does RCI offer a similar service for non members? My timeshare will be moving to II at the end of the year and RCI always had some very affordable rentals for members if you were flexible with when you wanted to go somewhere.


Thanks

Anthony Romano
 
You mean you can't retain your RCI membership and privileges if you want to?

Mr. Seagull flipped Westgate to II in 1991 or so, and we kept our RCI privileges for the rest of our ownership, like 12 years. We did very little through II and a bunch through RCI.
 
AROMANO said:
I know that II offers direct rentals through condodirect.com, does RCI offer a similar service for non members? My timeshare will be moving to II at the end of the year and RCI always had some very affordable rentals for members if you were flexible with when you wanted to go somewhere.
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Two things
1. RCI has several website where they rent to the general public the biggest may be www.snaptravel.com Several people say that it better to rent from snap than from RCI as the renters at snap seem to have more rights than RCI members.

2. As JBL said, most TS, which switch exchange companies, allow the owners to use their current exchange company for a significant time. So if you wish to remain a member of RCI you will likely be able to remain for many years if not forever.

Good Luck
 
Bill4728 said:
Two things
1. RCI has several website where they rent to the general public the biggest may be www.snaptravel.com Several people say that it better to rent from snap than from RCI as the renters at snap seem to have more rights than RCI members.

2. As JBL said, most TS, which switch exchange companies, allow the owners to use their current exchange company for a significant time. So if you wish to remain a member of RCI you will likely be able to remain for many years if not forever.

Good Luck
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I will take a look at snaptravel. Unfortunately, I've been given no chose. After all trades are complete, we will no longer be able to use RCI.

Thanks
 
Would you mind clarifying?

Are you saying that Vistana, the single largest depositor to RCI, will no longer be giving anything to RCI? Or just you?
 
JLB said:
Would you mind clarifying?

Are you saying that Vistana, the single largest depositor to RCI, will no longer be giving anything to RCI? Or just you?
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I am saying that is what starwood is saying to me. I would guess that the vistana resorts (not the villages) may still allow rci. The Villages are now becoming solely II. It is my understanding that all mandatory SVN starwood properties are also moving in that direction, if they haven't already done so. The vistana resorts are not part of starwoods manadatory vacation network, so other rules may apply to them.

Have a great day

-Anthony
 
Skyauction.com is a great place to find rentals. I just booked 1 week in a condo in Fort Lauderdale for $218.00 taxes and fees included. The same resort wanted 250.00 a night. I managed to book a hotel room for 62.00 per night times 4 nights and taxes was $248.00 which I have since cancelled. With my 1 week booking I am able to keep my room for the whole day and not have to worry about checking out at 10:00 A.M. and my flight home does not leave till 7:00 p.m. as the week does not end till the next day.
 
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AROMANO said:
I will take a look at snaptravel. Unfortunately, I've been given no chose. After all trades are complete, we will no longer be able to use RCI.

Thanks
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You can keep your RCI membership forever (as long as you pay your membership fees) but you'll only be able to use Extra Vacations & Last Call, since you won't have a week to trade anymore.

Phil
 
Once RCI always RCI

AROMANO said:
I am saying that is what starwood is saying to me. I would guess that the vistana resorts (not the villages) may still allow rci. The Villages are now becoming solely II. It is my understanding that all mandatory SVN starwood properties are also moving in that direction, if they haven't already done so. The vistana resorts are not part of starwoods manadatory vacation network, so other rules may apply to them.

Have a great day

-Anthony
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If they are changing the resort to II from RCI - and you are currently in RCI - they CANNOT force you to change. It is not a resort decision what you do with your week - it is the individual owner (you) that gets to decide. If the section of the resort you own was never affiliated with RCI then they can, although they shouldn't, refuse to deal with RCI. That is largely because both II & RCI require resorts to affiliate rather than the owners deciding themselves in an attempt to keep the other large company out. But it only applies to new sales. If after you bought and were already in RCI they cannot unilaterally decide that new sales will be II only AND that rule also applies retroactively to you! Can't be done - do not let them tell you they can.

Call RCI and tell them what they are trying to pull. Get them on your side and , if need be, go to the State of Florida as they too will back you up.

Far too many owners take whatever bull resorts and managements throw at them as gospel. Don't fall into that trap. If you prefer RCI then you can use it.
As Alan said if ever there was a slime organization that would have forced owners into something they didn't want it's Westgate. But even they can't take the units that were originally sold with RCI exchange out of RCI. There are limts to what even kings can do.
 
Which Alan Said That?

timeos2 said:
As Alan said if ever there was a slime organization that would have forced owners into something they didn't want it's Westgate. But even they can't take the units that were originally sold with RCI exchange out of RCI. There are limts to what even kings can do.
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I don't recall saying that, even though I've sure read it a number of times (or words to that effect) right here on TUG.

My exposure to the WestGate timeshare empire is limited to a few timshare tours for freebies -- that, plus having them take over the timeshare right across the street from our Orlando FL home resorts.

So I assume it's a different Alan that the quote refers to.

(A modest man like me does not like receiving credit where credit is not due.)
-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
 
No not THAT Alan

AwayWeGo said:


So I assume it's a different Alan that the quote refers to.

(A modest man like me does not like receiving credit where credit is not due.)
-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
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OPPS - too many messages in one sitting! I meant Jim (JLB) not Alan in this case. Alan was commenting on RCI Points and his name stuck with me as I posted here. Sorry.
 
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Thanks For Clarifying.

timeos2 said:
Alan was commenting on RCI Points and his name stuck with me as I posted here. Sorry.
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No harm, no foul.

I can't help it if I have a sticky kind of name.

Thanks for correcting the record.
-AC.​
 
timeos2 said:
If they are changing the resort to II from RCI - and you are currently in RCI - they CANNOT force you to change. It is not a resort decision what you do with your week - it is the individual owner (you) that gets to decide. If the section of the resort you own was never affiliated with RCI then they can, although they shouldn't, refuse to deal with RCI. That is largely because both II & RCI require resorts to affiliate rather than the owners deciding themselves in an attempt to keep the other large company out. But it only applies to new sales. If after you bought and were already in RCI they cannot unilaterally decide that new sales will be II only AND that rule also applies retroactively to you! Can't be done - do not let them tell you they can.

Call RCI and tell them what they are trying to pull. Get them on your side and , if need be, go to the State of Florida as they too will back you up.

Far too many owners take whatever bull resorts and managements throw at them as gospel. Don't fall into that trap. If you prefer RCI then you can use it.
As Alan said if ever there was a slime organization that would have forced owners into something they didn't want it's Westgate. But even they can't take the units that were originally sold with RCI exchange out of RCI. There are limts to what even kings can do.
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Is this true that this is a law in Florida? I have called RCI and talked to a starwood specialist and they offered me no different story.

Thanks

Anthony
 
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