Group RCI Announces Agreement with Resort Owners Group
FEBRUARY 4, 2009 - Group RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange, the European leader in vacation rentals and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), today announced an exclusive affiliation agreement with Resort Owners Group, a leisure real estate company that offers asset-managed, rentable, resort vacation homes in premier destinations including Mexico, Europe, the Caribbean, Asia, Canada and the U.S..
"We are very pleased to sign this affiliation agreement with Resort Owners Group, said Geoff Ballotti, president and CEO, Group RCI. "These fine properties will be complementary to our global portfolio and owners at Resort Owners Group affiliated resorts will greatly benefit from the services and benefits we provide through our unsurpassed global vacation exchange networks."
Resort Owners Group resort owners will be able to participate in The Registry Collection program, the world's largest luxury exchange program or RCI Weeks, RCI's traditional week-for-week exchange program, giving them access to over 4,000 affiliated resorts world wide. A resort's quality qualifications will determine which benefits the owners will be able to enjoy.
Gary Carter, CEO of Resort Owners Group, said, "Resort Owners Group has developed the most complete sales & marketing ownership solution for quality independent developers, 'The Resort Owners Group Model', making resort vacation homes more affordable, more saleable and more exchangeable. A variety of flexible options include Resort Owners Group's fractional ownership, Resort Owners Group's Private Residence Club, Resort Owners Group's Premium Whole Ownership and Resort Owners Group's New BuyWithFriends option which combines the best of whole and fractional ownership. Our affiliation with RCI now provides our owners with even more vacation options and a great value-added selling feature for Resort Owners Group developer partners".
As part of Resort Owners Group's affiliation with Group RCI, the company will also be able to leverage Endless Vacation Rentals, Group RCI's direct to consumer vacation rental business. For more information on Endless Vacation Rentals, see www.EVRentals.com.
For additional information on the services offered to developers by Group RCI and how they can add potential value to leisure real estate projects, visit www.grouprci.com.
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