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Good afternoon ; RCI has apparently upgraded their search options when searching by dates.
[ upgraded as of Sun July 13 -2025 / I have RCI weeks]
When you open on a specific resort it displays by date unit options & TPU's and / or Extra Vacation $ cost .
If you wish to use the calendar search [ The only previous option ] you can click on the box : [Travel Dates - Select Check In ]
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Here is a walk through example : Say you want to go to Branson Missouri area in August 2025
1) Click on "search for your next vacation"
2 ) Enter Missouri [ this will bring up all Branson area TS + Lake of the Ozarks + any others ]
3) Enter the dates you want in the calendar [ earliest check in / latest check in ] then click on Apply / then click on Search. [ currently 36 resort listings from Friday Aug 1 -Friday Aug 22 check in ]
Note : for best results - do not let the search default to exchange & exchange plus . You get more options if you leave the exchange and extra vacation box un-clicked.
4) click on a resort [ example -RCI 3294 Club Wyndham Branson at the Meadows ] shows 60 available .
5) Date of check in and unit sizes will show up . TPU's needed and Extra Vacation cost will be displayed
Note: This resort currently has a TPU cost sale - Friday Aug 1 is 5 TPU for a 1 bedroom or $ 492 CAD for an Extra Vacation [ because I live in Canada see EV prices in CAD]
This is where the upgrade is useful- I have RCI Platinium that gives 10% off Extra Vacations ; so my EV net price would be $ 442.80. vs using 5 TPU's + $434 CAD exchange fee.
Prior to the this upgrade it was sometimes necessary to search " back & forth" to easily see comparisons .
6 ) Now - let's say you only want to look at Sunday check in dates & don't want to scroll through every date available.Go up to the box that says : [ Travel Dates - Select Check In ] and
click on that box - now you are back to calendar view & you can see that Sunday Aug 3 and 17th have unit availability. Click on the date and then click on " Show Units" .
There are 1 bedrooms available on both dates,
7) Lets say you need a 2 bedroom or larger . When you are starting the search and entering dates ; go to the filter = minimum unit size & click on the box "2 bedrooms or larger".
Currently there are 2 bedrooms for August 15-16- 22 at Club Wyndham Branson at the Meadows,
If these dates do not work for you ; you can search the other Branson Area resorts that are now filtered for 2 bedroom availability.
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Please note : I realize many TUG members are very familiar with searching RCI. This walk through may be of help to others.
. I also realize that RCI Platinium allows the option of OGS [ On Going Search } - but sometimes it is fun just exploring what is available.
[ upgraded as of Sun July 13 -2025 / I have RCI weeks]
When you open on a specific resort it displays by date unit options & TPU's and / or Extra Vacation $ cost .
If you wish to use the calendar search [ The only previous option ] you can click on the box : [Travel Dates - Select Check In ]
***************
Here is a walk through example : Say you want to go to Branson Missouri area in August 2025
1) Click on "search for your next vacation"
2 ) Enter Missouri [ this will bring up all Branson area TS + Lake of the Ozarks + any others ]
3) Enter the dates you want in the calendar [ earliest check in / latest check in ] then click on Apply / then click on Search. [ currently 36 resort listings from Friday Aug 1 -Friday Aug 22 check in ]
Note : for best results - do not let the search default to exchange & exchange plus . You get more options if you leave the exchange and extra vacation box un-clicked.
4) click on a resort [ example -RCI 3294 Club Wyndham Branson at the Meadows ] shows 60 available .
5) Date of check in and unit sizes will show up . TPU's needed and Extra Vacation cost will be displayed
Note: This resort currently has a TPU cost sale - Friday Aug 1 is 5 TPU for a 1 bedroom or $ 492 CAD for an Extra Vacation [ because I live in Canada see EV prices in CAD]
This is where the upgrade is useful- I have RCI Platinium that gives 10% off Extra Vacations ; so my EV net price would be $ 442.80. vs using 5 TPU's + $434 CAD exchange fee.
Prior to the this upgrade it was sometimes necessary to search " back & forth" to easily see comparisons .
6 ) Now - let's say you only want to look at Sunday check in dates & don't want to scroll through every date available.Go up to the box that says : [ Travel Dates - Select Check In ] and
click on that box - now you are back to calendar view & you can see that Sunday Aug 3 and 17th have unit availability. Click on the date and then click on " Show Units" .
There are 1 bedrooms available on both dates,
7) Lets say you need a 2 bedroom or larger . When you are starting the search and entering dates ; go to the filter = minimum unit size & click on the box "2 bedrooms or larger".
Currently there are 2 bedrooms for August 15-16- 22 at Club Wyndham Branson at the Meadows,
If these dates do not work for you ; you can search the other Branson Area resorts that are now filtered for 2 bedroom availability.
***********
Please note : I realize many TUG members are very familiar with searching RCI. This walk through may be of help to others.
. I also realize that RCI Platinium allows the option of OGS [ On Going Search } - but sometimes it is fun just exploring what is available.
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