Original Message:
How RCI scams its members with websites such as Trip Beat - sham fraud ripoff (by Johnathan):
All of you who pay thousands to belong to a club, will have a heart attack when you find out what RCI is doing disguised as EVR (Endless Vacation Resorts) which then further disguises itself as hundreds of sites out there.
Simply go to Google and type in "Trip Beat"
You will see TripBeat AKA EVR offering RCI inventory (Slightly higher pricing than the RCI website), with NO SUBSCRIPTION FEE, completely open to the public.
You can buy their PREMIER Access for $83/year and get even further discounts.
( How many thousands did you pay????? )
Its not fair to the 3.5 Million RCI members who were promised an "exclusive" program for Timeshare owners only. Then RCI simply created white labeled websites like TripBeat and give similar services for FREE.
I'll tell you why they do it. RCI is not very efficient at renting all its weeks, so it must look for other sources to make a few extra bucks. However this is not fair to you and me who paid thousands for this exclusivity which now you know is NOT exclusive at all.