I have tried working with RCI since the 1980- have purchased additional timeshares to accumulate points and travel. The RCI point system is blatantly false- Interval International points are like cash - no one has higher trading power because of a myriad of definitions as with RCI. If you search with them and your search is based on a particular unit with a "trading power" of 17 and someone in the line who has begun a search AFTER and has a trading power of 23 then they get the location. This would be if you and they were searching for the same exchange for the same week.This is absolutely a scam - and should be exposed. If you have the possibility of getting out of RCI do -it - this system is an absolute class action waiting to happen, and if anyone has an interest in doing so - please post and lets get started. BESIDE charging you every time you sneeze - they are ripping you off.

I have also been a victim of RCI's unethical business practices. I own a week at a gold crown and banked it with RCI. Essentially losing a perfectly good week, because there was never anything of good quality to trade for, unless you want to go off season. It is very frustrating, not only dealing with their sales people, but their website as well. The idea sounded very good, but it is a huge waste of money. Obviously there are much better vacation deals than having to go through RCI, but I believed they were selling what they claim. A fair trade. Not true. FYI, there was class action already against them, The settlement seems to not have really benefitted anyone but RCI. 20% off a booking fee and such. Not your money back for membership, or points. Anyone who has dealt with them would agree, never again.