Your Membership Guide
Your RCI Platinum benefits MEMBER BENEFITS
STANDARD
RCI PLATINUM
Exchange Holidays
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Extra Holidays
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Late Deals
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Combine Deposits (Weeks members only)
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Points Partner Bookings (Points members only)
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Wyndham Hotel discounts
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RCI Travel
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Cruise Holidays
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FREE Ongoing Search and Hold
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FREE Points Transfers (Points members only)
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Points Extension (Points members only)
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Deposit Restore (Weeks members only)
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FREE Unit Upgrades and Resort Changes
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Additional Discounts with RCI Travel -- £50 off Car Hire or a hotel
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Priority Access to highly demanded exchange options
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Exclusive previews to Extra Holiday Sales
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Member Rewards on selected RCI transactions
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FREE global lost and found recovery travel pack from MyTAG
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FREE and Discounted lifestyle benefits
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At the heart of your RCI Platinum Membership is the RCI exchange programme giving you outstanding flexibility, choice and value. As a member of RCI, you have the ability to book Exchange Holidays at almost 4,500 affiliated resorts in over 100 countries worldwide. As an RCI Platinum member you can enjoy a wide range of additional exclusive benefits including Priority Access to Exchange Holidays in highly demanded destinations, FREE Unit upgrades and resort changes, FREE Ongoing Search, PLUS so much more‌.
Learn more about your exclusive member benefits courtesy of RCI Platinum FREE Unit Upgrades and Resort Changes
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Priority Access
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Preview Extra Holiday Sales
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Points Extensions and Transfers
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FREE Ongoing Search and Hold
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Deposit Restore
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Member Rewards FREE global lost and found recovery travel pack from MyTAG Travel Discounts
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FREE Unit Upgrades and Resort Changes Giving you the flexibility to upgrade your holiday before you travel. What are Unit Upgrades and Resort Changes? RCI Platinum Members with a confirmed exchange have the opportunity to request an upgrade to a larger unit at the same resort or at a choice of five preferred resorts in the same geographic region if one becomes available from two weeks to three days before check-in. There are no additional fees, points or trading power required. Enjoy more space to relax and unwind when you upgrade. Simply let us know that you’re interested and we’ll do the rest.
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Priority Access Access to highly demanded Exchange Holidays What is Priority Access? Your RCI Platinum Membership allows you to be among the first in line to book Exchange Holidays at a selection of specially acquired, highly demanded destinations around the world before they are made available to non RCI Platinum members. Priority Access exchange options are exclusively available to you until 90 days prior to check-in.
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P review Extra H oliday Sales Always the first to know What is Priority Preview? As an RCI Platinum Member you will have exclusive “previews” to Extra Holiday Promotions before they go on general sale, meaning you have the pick of the bunch before stocks run out!
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P oints Extension Extending your points for longer What are Points Extensions? With RCI Platinum membership you can now extend your points TWO years for the price of a ONE year extension, meaning you have more time to exchange your points.
P oints Transfers FREE transferring of points to other RCI Members What are Points Transfers? RCI Platinum members may transfer points from their account to another eligible RCI Points member’s account free of charge. Non RCI Platinum members pay a fee for every Points Transfer they make.
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FREE Ongoing Search and Hold Finding you the holiday you deserve What is a FREE Ongoing Search and Hold? Know exactly what you want or have a perfect holiday in mind? If yes, then adding an Ongoing Search is the perfect solution for you! Our Ongoing Search option is like putting yourself on a waiting list for your break away. You simply enter your desired holiday criteria and RCI searches for you 24/7, notifying you once a resort match is found. It’s a simple, hassle free way to look for the holiday of your dreams. Non RCI Platinum members pay the Exchange Fee in advance when they add an Ongoing Search. As an RCI Platinum member you only pay the fee when we find you a match and you wish to confirm the booking. 5
Deposit Restore Receiving the maximum trading power when you deposit What is Deposit Restore? RCI Platinum Members will receive the maximum Deposit Trading Power for Weeks deposited between 9-6 months prior to the start date of the deposit without being required to pay a fee. Depositing later than 9 months prior to the start date results in less trading power. Deposit Restore allows members to receive the maximum trading power up to 6 months before the start date for a fee. As RCI Platinum members, you get this for FREE!
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Member Rewards continue to be one of the most popular benefits of being an RCI Platinum member. You will receive money back on every eligible transaction that you make with RCI
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Member Rewards Reap the rewards when you book with RCI What are Member Rewards? Member Rewards entitle you to receive even more value from your RCI Platinum Membership via a “money back” Member Rewards programme, in the form of a credit on your account when you make the following transactions with RCI: £20 – Extra Holiday bookings £15 – RCI Guest Certificates £20 – Points Partner bookings (Points members only) £15 – When you combine deposits or deposit credits (Weeks members only) Member Rewards earned can then be used towards future Exchanges, Extra Holidays, Late Deals and Guest Certificates.
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FREE global lost and found recovery travel pack from MyTAG Travelling with peace of mind What is your MyTAG travel pack?
protect other items such as a laptop,
Attach your tags to your luggage
mobile phone, camera or other
prior to travel and store your wallet
mobile gadgets.
recovery card safely in your purse or wallet. Each tag and security label includes a unique identification number that once registered, links you to your belongings 24/7, wherever you may be in the world. Should you have a passport security label spare, you can also use this to
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Within your pack you will find: 2 luggage tags 3 key tags 2 passport security labels 1 wallet recovery card
How it works: If your personal belongings are found, the finder will contact MyTAG by phone or via the multi-lingual website detailed on your tags. They are asked to quote the unique identification number found on the tag. MyTAG will then contact you instantly providing details as to where you can retrieve your personal belongings. There is NO requirement for you to notify MyTAG if you lose any of your personal belongings. You MUST register your tags to activate your luggage tracking service. If you do not register your luggage will not be secure. How to register: You will be required to add your name, email address, contact number and the unique MyTAG ID found on your tags. Your PIN CODE IS: RCI Platinum 10
Travel Discounts More great savings for you What are the travel discounts?
As an RCI Platinum member you will save an
The discounts available to you are on a
additional £25 off per cabin when you exchange
selection of travel products purchased through
a qualified deposit or a minimum amount of
RCI Travel including:
points. You can also book up to eight cabins with one exchange – allowing you to extend
Car Hire and Hotels - Save £50 * Escorted Tours – Save up to £250 on a tour Cruises – Save an additional £25 per cabin
your Platinum Cruise Exchange and special rates to friends and family when you holiday together!** With Cruise Exchange, you’ll be able to choose from a wide range of cruises, provided by world famous cruise lines and receive huge savings.
Call RCI Travel† on 0845 60 86 370 to take advantage of these great savings! * £50 car and hotel saving is limited to one booking of either a car hire or hotel booking per rolling year of RCI Platinum membership. Escorted tour discounts are with selected tour operators only and subject to a minimum spend of £4000 per booking. **Cruise exchange: Cruises are available for purchase with a qualified Deposit or applicable Points only. Rates are per person based on double occupancy and are in GBP. A qualified Deposit, including Combined Deposits and/or Deposit Credits must have a Deposit Trading Power of 7 (Reduced RCI Weeks Exchange Rate), 20,000 Points (Reduced RCI Points Exchange fee) (collectively the “Exchange fee”). Advertised prices and availability are subject to change. Prices are based on 2 people sharing the lowest grade cabin unless otherwise stated. Prices are based on cruise only. RCI Travel: RCI Travel is owned and operated by ICE Europe Ltd (Registration number 3793955, registered office: c/o ICE, Suite 8, Buckingham Parade, The Broadway, Stanmore, Middlesex, United Kingdom, HA7 4EB) trading as Our Holiday Centre, which is an ABTA and ATOL bonded company and uses the RCI Travel brand under licence from RCI Europe. RCI Europe does not supply any travel services and is not responsible for any of the products or services sold by RCI Travel. RCI Travel promotions are only applicable to UK residing members only.
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Call 0845 60 86 380 or visit RCI.com PEM002008_EN/MG