Why doesn RCI plan to implement online points access for Aussie members at this time?
For reasons of cost, we simply could not include this initiative this year. We do plan to make the necessary changes — I just cannot give you a firm date as to when those changes will occur. RCI Points members who purchased in Australia have not yet had any online access via rci.com. Initially the RCI office that served members’ Points accounts was determined by where members owned versus where they lived. If your Points ownership is based in Australia, you would initially have been served by RCI’s office there (RCI Pacific). There are certainly differences in product pricing for different markets that go beyond simply currency conversion. However, it has long been our policy within the Weeks program to serve members from their country of residence (or the nearest RCI office) and to charge fees in whichever currency is used there. When we combined technologies from various Points systems operating globally, we were able to support that policy for Points as well. RCI now also serves Po
