Thanksgiving in the UK - RCI should be a bargain

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

Having just looked over the UK offerings of RCI, I noted that a large majority of the total seem to be individual cottages in the months of November and early December, 2011. This is not a popular time generally to vacation in the UK due to short days, so most of these are likely to be left on the shelf. However for Americans with a long Thanksgiving break during that period, it could make for a cheap vacation in the UK. Wait this one out, and I would bet dollars to doughnuts that a few months out these will be rock bottom as rentals, or if someone is foolish enough to exchange for one, they will not cost many points lite. They are, as one would expect, asking too many points lite for them now.

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

Having just looked over the UK offerings of RCI, I noted that a large majority of the total seem to be individual cottages in the months of November and early December, 2011. This is not a popular time generally to vacation in the UK due to short days, so most of these are likely to be left on the shelf. However for Americans with a long Thanksgiving break during that period, it could make for a cheap vacation in the UK. Wait this one out, and I would bet dollars to doughnuts that a few months out these will be rock bottom as rentals, or if someone is foolish enough to exchange for one, they will not cost many points lite. They are, as one would expect, asking too many points lite for them now.

Perhaps for you but not for me. There is nothing like that currently listed for the UK in RCI Weeks NA. However if you'd like a hotel in San Diego or Monterey between now and August we can accomodate you.

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

That is curious. On the Europe RCI site, there are so many November - December cottages that it is hard to find the timeshare resorts on the site! (There are also a handful for October, but I did not see any other months) I assumed that they would offer the same inventory on the US site given the huge oversupply for that time of year. I know that RCI keeps some of its better inventory back to only offer to European members, but this is deep off season and would not be in that category. Nonetheless, members are hardly likely to snap these up, especially at the points lite numbers they are now asking, so I suspect RCI will offer it cheap a few months out through some part of its vast rental network. The trick for those interested may be to find out where.

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

When I go to availibility for exchange in UK and Ireland on RCI Europe, it brings up 224 resorts and 1795 units availible for exchange. The vast majority of the ''resorts'' are in fact cottages.

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

I only see 1494 units (all available). I did a private trade test a while back with a German RCI member and he could see much more in Europe than I could; I could see much more in the Americas. I don't know why RCI does that, but I guess they give regional priority. Some of what he could see in the UK, I would have loved to get, so the priority is for good stuff (at least in MHO).

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

When I go to availibility for exchange in UK and Ireland on RCI Europe, it brings up 224 resorts and 1795 units availible for exchange. The vast majority of the ''resorts'' are in fact cottages.

RCI weeks NA

58 Resorts (1494 available units)

England [723]
Ireland [29]
Isle of Man [42]
Scotland [445]
Wales [255]

Check-In Month
March 2011 [40]
April 2011 [8]
May 2011 [15]
July 2011 [2]
August 2011 [3]
September 2011 [22]
October 2011 [46]
November 2011 [130]
December 2011 [146]
January 2012 [174]
More
February 2012 [167]
March 2012 [130]
April 2012 [62]
May 2012 [52]
June 2012 [35]
July 2012 [20]
August 2012 [9]
September 2012 [60]
October 2012 [78]
November 2012 [91]
December 2012 [105]
January 2013 [67]
February 2013 [32]

Of the 130 in Nov2011 27 are canal boats the rest standard resorts. No individual cottages although I have seen them sporadically in RCI since they were introduced.

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

I also see a smaller scattering of cottages in France, again mostly in November and early December.

Do the trailer park ''resorts'' in France and Italy show up on the RCI NA site?