Will my Sheraton Vistana pull DVC with RCI?

[lprstn]

I am wondering if RCI is the one that has the regional block, or is it just II?

How can I get around the regional block?

I remember someone telling me to request that my floating week with Vistana gets deposited as another resort...is that true?

 

[DeniseM]

Getting Vistana deposited as another resort is something owners do through Starwood and II. And of course, DVC has moved to RCI, although there still seem to be some deposits in II. There is lots of info. on the Sightings Board.

I am going to move your post to the Starwood board, where someone may know more about Starwood and RCI.

 

[lprstn]

Thanks! My Sheraton Vistana has dual affiliation. So I can deposit it with RCI.

 

[DeniseM]

Thanks! My Sheraton Vistana has dual affiliation. So I can deposit it with RCI.

Yes - but the advice you got regarding asking Starwood to deposit a week from another week refers to depositing with II.

Hopefully, another owner will chime in about depositing with RCI.

 

[lprstn]

I just called RCI and they said that there is no regional block on my Sheraton Vistana in Florida, so I can bank that and use it to search for DVC. However, it is yet to be seen as I haven't deposited my Vistana 2010 week yet. I'll keep everyone posted.

 

[calgarygary]

It does not matter whether with RCI or II, Vistana, deposited as Vistana will not pull DVC in Orlando because of the regional block. I don't think SVN controls your deposits into RCI if you have dual affiliation so you can not get them to deposit a non Orlando week - which was the way to get DVC through II.

 

[bccash63]

I just got off the line with RCI to check availability for DVC with my SDO. Yes, he could pull 3 resorts from May-Sept. But he also asked me if SDO was in Orlando as a regional block applied. He must have slept through geography class. Dawn

 

[tomandrobin]

It does not matter whether with RCI or II, Vistana, deposited as Vistana will not pull DVC in Orlando because of the regional block. I don't think SVN controls your deposits into RCI if you have dual affiliation so you can not get them to deposit a non Orlando week - which was the way to get DVC through II.

Correct. With RCI your Vistana week would get deposited, but there is a regional block for Orlando that will not allow you to get a DVC trade.

When DVC was with II, you could have requested a different Non-Orlando week and then traded into Disney.

 

[rickandcindy23]

RCI doesn't have regional blocks. I don't know why everyone thinks they do........I own in Colorado, Summit County, and I can pull the same area in searches and exchange there.

Who told you all there are regional blocks in RCI? II does this, but not RCI. I am not sure Vistana has much pull power in RCI to pull DVC, but it might. Maybe a 4th of July or week 52 will work.

The question on my mind is, why would you care to trade into Disney, if you own Vistana? Vistana is beautiful, you don't have to pay $164 to exchange back in, and the $95 Disney fee and $9.95 a day for internet service.

 

[calgarygary]

RCI doesn't have regional blocks. I don't know why everyone thinks they do........I own in Colorado, Summit County, and I can pull the same area in searches and exchange there.

Who told you all there are regional blocks in RCI? II does this, but not RCI. I am not sure Vistana has much pull power in RCI to pull DVC, but it might. Maybe a 4th of July or week 52 will work.

The question on my mind is, why would you care to trade into Disney, if you own Vistana? Vistana is beautiful, you don't have to pay $164 to exchange back in, and the $95 Disney fee and $9.95 a day for internet service.

It is not a regional block for everywhere with RCI, Disney has imposed the same regional block with RCI that existed with II. I was not trying to imply that this block existed everywhere, only with the topic of this thread - DVC.

 

[rickandcindy23]

It is not a regional block for everywhere with RCI, Disney has imposed the same regional block with RCI that existed with II. I was not trying to imply that this block existed everywhere, only with the topic of this thread - DVC.

A regional block in RCI that DVC requested? I doubt that is the case. DVC has the 1-in-4 rule established to protect them from repeat exchangers.

I will call my guy at RCI and ask him tomorrow, if I think of it, although I am in Orlando right now and a little busy, but he would surely know.

The block was instituted by II, and I don't think it applied just to DVC.

 

[lprstn]

Oh, I don't use my Vistana, I usually deposit it with RCI for about a month to use it as bait for prime trades, then ask them to use my Wyndham weeks for it. When I am finish fishing I call Wyndham and have them take the week for points that I can use within wyndham, or later deposit back into RCI for up to 3 weeks of travel. That way I turn my Sheraton Vistana into 3 weeks instead of only 1 week I would have if I used it, or just left it as a RCI deposit.

 

[FLDVCFamily]

A regional block in RCI that DVC requested? I doubt that is the case. DVC has the 1-in-4 rule established to protect them from repeat exchangers.

Does DVC definitely have the 1-in-4? I thought that it was confirmed that they didn't. I would actually be relieved if they did have it in place, as I think that they just made DVC very easy and very inexpensive to trade into but not good at all to trade out of.

 

[rickandcindy23]

You're right. So far they don't have the 1-in-four in place. I noticed as I was searching today that it isn't an issue. That's good, but I expect it to change for weeks.

 

[ausman]

Seems like the Vistana week is a PIC week and you use it for points to trade for RCI weeks. And due to the PIC timeframes you use it briefly in RCI to search before turning it over to Wyndham for points.

Doesn't seem terribly efficient for RCI, sort of go into the convenience store and grab what you can.

What do you use to search for RCI exchanges the rest of the time or do you just set up a bunch of searches. That gets expensive but could be worth it once an initial expenditure is made.

 

[gmarine]

I doubt DVC will allow a 1 in 4 rule for DVC. Disney loves repeat guests.

RCI does have regional blocks in some areas for certain resorts.

 

[tlpnet]

I have a Vistana week (2009) in my account, and I can't see any Disney weeks. I don't know if that's because there are no weeks, it's not a strong enough trader, or if there is a regional block. I'm only reporting this because no one that has posted yet has had a deposited week in their account. I'll bet it's a regional block, but look forward to what RCI's official position is on this.

-tim