resort attempting to limit exchanges to RCI

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

What part of RCI and their affiliates is not monopolistic?

Who that matters cares?

[dougp26364 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dougp26364]

I am not sure how the battle between Mr. Seigel and Ms. Dehaan almost 20 years ago actually played out, other than they apent beaucoup bucks over this issue, and they both thought they were right, Mr. Seigel thinki9ng he had the right to take all his resort to II, and Ms. Dehaan thinking he did not.

Even at that, both sides felt they had the right to be or to have an exclusive exchange agreement applicable to all their owners.

Is that not still the feeling of Mr. S/CFI/Westgate?

After that battle, new owners at CFI (Westgate) resorts were/are exclusively II, and only the existing owners who had been with RCI had the option of dual affiliation or affiliation with RCI.

Is it not similar to DVC deciding either II or RCI? Or HGVC, Hilton, etc. selecting just one to represent all their owners?

When you google it, you see that exclusive agreements are common:

Google

Resort Condominiums International Announces Exclusive Affiliation Agreement with Club Intrawest. - Free Online Library

Disney Vacation Club Timeshare To Affiliate With Group RCI

Wyndham Worldwide: News Releases – Wyndham Exchange & Rentals



& when there are agreements like that, I bet 99 & 44/100% of owners go along with it.

Not to put a hole in your boat but, HGVC members can/do exchange via SFX. We're not restricted to only RCI.

DRI owners who are not members of THE Club can also exchange though various exchange companies although THE Club limits it's members to exclusivity with I.I. and the corporate account. Membership in THE Club if voluntary and, if you join, you play by their rules. THE Club membership can be terminated at any time by either party.

I don't know how DVC's land trust works but, since it's a RTU style of system, I suspect owners with DVC don't actually own anything other than the RTU DVC resorts. The trust owns the resorts and, as owner, would be in the position to decide what exchange company to use.

A deeded week owner holds title to that week. It is not owned by a trust or a trust manager. Therefore the deeded week owner has control over the usage of the week vs a trust based system where the trust owns the week and only sells the RTU a specified interest in that trust.

In short, if you own a deed and are not tied to some sort of internal exchange club or RTU/trust based ownership, you probably have different rights under the law. This would at least explain why some can exert control over what exchange company is used and others can not.

The easiest thing to do is to reserve a week, then contact SFX to deposit the week. Let SFX, or any other independant exchange company, wrestle with the reserations department. I'd bet they understand the laws and pressure points better than almost anyone on these forums.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

What I said, or thought I said, or meant to say, is that when comes to exchange companies, they use the word exclusive a lot, such that the overwhelming majority of owners use the exclusive company.

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