RCI increases for Points Transactions!!!

[Dani]

I emailed feedback@rci.com to see what they say, and/or if they will help me by transferring the weeks.

The VG said it only applied to SA weeks, but it still makes no sense, cause as you say, anyone owning weeks one thru about 14 would then be too late for full credit upon deposit.

Fern

Fern,

I just did a PFD with my Dik week two weeks ago for my 2006 week with no problem. The points are in my account. I hope they straightened this out for you.

 

[Fern Modena]

Danielle,
They eventually did fix it, but only after *two* emails to feedback@rci.com . The first time they gave me the same erroneous information I posted here. When I persisted a light finally went off in their collective heads and somebody did the right thing. I had to repeatedly tell them that I wasn't depositing the week, that it already was deposited (and had been verified when deposited, of course). Finally they understood.

Fern

 

[brucecz]

We get multi weeks with each deeded CMV UDI ownership that can be about 10 to 14 reservations per year on average for one ownership. We rent out a few weeks to more than cover the maintenance fees and the other weeks we can use for Points for deposit, etc and on all of the weeks we book we pay a house keeping fee.

For our CMV UDI Timbers it is $50 housekeeping fee per reservation which also includes free golfing and ski lift passes and on the UDI Cottages it is $48 housekeeping fee per reservation booked. We have 7 of these CMV UDI deeded ownerships,

As of yesterday we will have 80,000 2005 RCI Points from 2005 and 236,230 RCI Points banked for 2006. We after finding out about the charge for depositing weeks into our RCI Points account staring today made 5 deposits of about 120,000 in Dec to beat paying $26 per deposit saving ourselves $130.

Most of the weeks we deposit for the weeks for points program and are mostly white weeks and "Pink" red weeks a little more than 45 days and 30 days before their check in dates.

I agree that the Bluegreen VC's are very pleasant and out over maybe over 300 calls I have only run into two of them that were a bit disagreeable but we got them straighen out and corrected after I got Bluegreen supervisors involved.

Bruce

This increase would raise our cost to fly RT to Hawaii using 3-4 white weeks per ticket from about $199 -$250 to $277-$350 per ticket. [unquote]

How can this be? Are you not paying maintenance fees for these weeks?
I am more and more confused about this points business.

 

[SteveChapin]

We after finding out about the charge for depositing weeks into our RCI Points account staring today made 5 deposits of about 120,000 in Dec to beat paying $26 per deposit saving ourselves $130.

Whereas I, with my impeccable sense of timing and ignorance,
did my first UDI float week reservation today, and deposited into Points for 1/2 the Red week value (I got the last red week in the winter season, week 8). Interestingly, the RCI VC said, "Oh, you don't want to do that, you won't get any points!" When I said that I thought I got 1/2 the points 45 days out, she agreed. So 20,000 = 0 for RCI. At no time during the phone call did she mention a PFD fee, and she didn't ask for a credit card (they do have one on file that they might just charge without asking).

I must say that the BlueGreen people were both EXTREMELY friendly and helpful when I made my reservations.

Bruce, I'll be in touch about possibly renting out my July red week.

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[brucecz]

Steve, if you have a UDI Cottage for 30 to 44 days out you should get 21,750 RCI Pts and if you were 45to 89 days out on a Cottage you should get 32,645 RCI Pts.

If you have a UDI Oak Timbers for 30 to 44 days out you should get 27,750 RCI Pts and for 45 to 89 days out you should get 41,625 RCI Pts.

Did you remember to book that extra 4th reservation 45 days out?

The Bluegreen people that handle the UDI's are easy to deal with. If you are going to cancel a reservation at no charge it will make it easier for them and go faster if you give them the reservation code if you have more than one UDI Account.

Feel free to call us.

Bruce

Whereas I, with my impeccable sense of timing and ignorance,
did my first UDI float week reservation today, and deposited into Points for 1/2 the Red week value (I got the last red week in the winter season, week 8). Interestingly, the RCI VC said, "Oh, you don't want to do that, you won't get any points!" When I said that I thought I got 1/2 the points 45 days out, she agreed. So 20,000 = 0 for RCI. At no time during the phone call did she mention a PFD fee, and she didn't ask for a credit card (they do have one on file that they might just charge without asking).

I must say that the BlueGreen people were both EXTREMELY friendly and helpful when I made my reservations.

Bruce, I'll be in touch about possibly renting out my July red week.

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[SteveChapin]

Steve, if you have a UDI Cottage for 30 to 44 days out you should get 21,750 RCI Pts and if you were 45to 89 days out on a Cottage you should get 32,645 RCI Pts.

If you have a UDI Oak Timbers for 30 to 44 days out you should get 27,750 RCI Pts and for 45 to 89 days out you should get 41,625 RCI Pts.

Did you remember to book that extra 4th reservation 45 days out?

That's the one I deposited today. I'm not sure if a deposit on the same day it's made counts for the 1/2 points (32k) or less (21k) points.

I will give you a call to discuss the finer points.

Thanks!

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[SteveChapin]

Steve, if you have a UDI Cottage for 30 to 44 days out you should get 21,750 RCI Pts and if you were 45 to 89 days out on a Cottage you should get 32,645 RCI Pts.

If you have a UDI Oak Timbers for 30 to 44 days out you should get 27,750 RCI Pts and for 45 to 89 days out you should get 41,625 RCI Pts.

I got 21,750 points. I deposited this week the same day I made the reservation, which according to BlueGreen was 45 days out. Is it possible to make a 45-day reservation and deposit it for 3/4 points, or will RCI always do the accounting such that a 45-day reservation will be counted as 44 days deposit time (resulting in 1/2 the points rather than 3/4)?

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[brucecz]

That is RCI's M.O.

Bruce

I got 21,750 points. I deposited this week the same day I made the reservation, which according to BlueGreen was 45 days out. Is it possible to make a 45-day reservation and deposit it for 3/4 points, or will RCI always do the accounting such that a 45-day reservation will be counted as 44 days deposit time (resulting in 1/2 the points rather than 3/4)?

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