Original Message:
RCI rentals. (by Mary D.):
RCI has many sources of rentable properties beyond those we bank for exchange. One example I know of concerns the practice some groups have of accepting an "outside" week from one of their owners in exchange for points/time in their own group. I know I can give Wyndham some of my time at others resorts where we own and they will give me Wyndham points for it; Bluegreen can do the same. What does Wyndham DO with these "alien" weeks? They tell me they give them to RCI. Since I will not be asking RCI for any time in exchange for that week, they are free to rent it out. I should think they would then pay part of that back to Wyndham, which actually DID supply the week I received. Resorts which have unsold inventory also try to get it into circulation through exchange organizations. They want these unsold properties to be filled with prospective customers. What could be a better sales tool? MD