BG/RCI Portal Fees 10/1/12

[GrayFal]

I was unsure about what the RCI fees were when going thru the BG site - Travelers Plus - Points Smart - RCI Nightly Stays - "Get Started Now" button.

RCI website said Call BG, BG website said Call RCI - anyway, an email to Customer Service got me the following info, slightly different then "regular" RCI Point exchanges.
Here is the BG/RCI Portal exchange prices, a bit different then "regular" RCI Points $$$

RCI Nightly Stays Exchange Fees:

1-3 Nights
$79 (online)
$89 (call center)

4-6 Nights
$129 (online)
$139 (call center)

7+ Nights
$149 (online)
$159 (call center)


RCI Weeks Exchange Fees as of 1/1/12:

Domestic Exchange Fee
$189 (online)
$199 (call center)

International Exchange Fee
$189 (online)
$199 (call center)

[stevec]

Isn’t 7 nights a week ? So why is the fee less !

Can you book `14 nights instead of two weeks because its cheaper ?

[GrayFal]

Isn’t 7 nights a week ? So why is the fee less !

Can you book `14 nights instead of two weeks because its cheaper ?

There are two separate pools of inventory. Nightly Stays are RCI Point resorts. I made a 9 night resie last year and it cost 149.

RCI Weeks are just that. Deposits of 7 night intervals and they must be booked as 7 day stays. Each 7 night exchange cost one exchange fee.

HTH

[gandalf252002]

Just my two cents, and I see both sides. I get that they are two seperate inventories, but the "service" they are providing is the same regardless of how many nights. This never made sense to me, it takes the same amount of time, effort, etc. so why charge different amounts based on the number of nights?

Of course another cash grab on RCI.

[SallyHoover]

Outside of Bluegreen (direct RCI memberships), RCI charges more for the annual membership for a points owner but the selling point was that the exchange fee was lower to trade into a point resort. A weeks resort membership is lower but a higher exchange fee.