The Timeshare Exchange Systems
Resort Condominiums International
A full description of how the exchange works is in your Australasian Directory book, however we give you here a brief outline of the main points of the system.
The system can be likened to a
banking system with deposit and withdrawal facilities. To make an exchange
deposit into the "R.C.I. Spacebank", you contact your Resort Manager,
who will allocate you a booking for a "week" which you can then
"Bank" with R.C.I. The Resort office can "bank" for you, if
you wish. Your spacebank deposit gives you a "credit" in the bank
which is good for 2 years forward or 1 year back. (i.e. a 2008 holiday can be
deposited and drawn against in 2009). Your credit is not dependent on someone
using your deposited time. Having made your deposit, you may request a holiday
at any of the 3600+ resorts in 60 countries worldwide, at any time of the year,
regardless of the time of the year you own in, or the particular week you
banked.
There are 22 resorts in N Z, 61 in Australia, and 4 in Fiji.
Requests may be lodged from 2
years ahead, to as little as 2 days before you wish to holiday, but obviously
the earlier the better. R.C.I. do the rest for you and confirm your request as
soon as your choices are available in the spacebank.
R.C.I. is basically a club and has an annual membership fee ($95, or $57p/a
with 5yr deal ). When you request an exchange, R.C.I. charge an admin fee for
processing your request. This is - $139 for New Zealand (per week exchanged) -
$149 for Australia and Fiji - $269 for Worldwide exchanges There are no
accommodation charges or adjustments at all. Your R.C.I. membership provides
you automatically each new edition of the Australasian Directory, a quarterly
copy of "Holiday" magazine which is loaded with articles on holiday
destinations and travel information, and other R.C.I. services, and bonus weeks
which cost from $300 - $900.
R.C.I.'s address is- PO Box 13725, Onehunga, Auckland. Ph 0800 36
8800 Fax 09 3575295
www.rciap.com Their office is in Queensland but runs to NZ office
hours.
“RCI Points” is a new system recently introduced by RCI, which really rewards
owners of top resorts, with 2 weeks for 1 in a lot of cases and also the
ability to trade “Points” for rental cars – hotels – flights and more!
Call 0800 569476 for full “RCI Points” details.
Dial
an Exchange is based in Queensland and has an office at Taupo, and deals in
Australia and New Zealand timeshares with a very broad coverage. It works
like RCI Weeks system.
We recommend this exchange as being very effective in achieving requests.
They also offer exchanges into Europe, USA and elsewhere from their offices in the UK and USA. They do exchanges into Canada, USA, South Africa, Malaysia and Thailand, and we suggest you contact them direct for full details.
Their exchange fee is only $120 to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, and $165 to all other destinations.
Dial-an-Exchange has no membership
fee.
Dial-an-Exchange offers Bonus Weeks as extra holidays, $110 - $475 per week total, no deposit required.
Another benefit is that your
banking saves for 3 years if you wish. Your deposit is not required until your
exchange is confirmed .
Dial-an-Exchange also offer an optional Cancellation Protection Option for $10,
so if a booking is cancelled you do not loose the week you have banked or the
exchange fee.
Dial-an-Exchange, PO Box
1225, Taupo, 07 378 8825, 0800 323548 tollfree in NZ.
info@dialanexchange.co.nz
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