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RCI Christel House Open and Perspective Magazine Announce Official Media Partnership

March 25, 2010 in Africa, All News, Asia, Christel House International, Europe, Featured News, Group RCI, News By Region, Perspective International Ltd, Search Industry Directory, Timeshare News, USA and Canada by Timeshare & Fractional News

Christel House International and Perspective International are pleased to announce that Perspective Magazine has been named the official media sponsor of the 2010 Group RCI Christel House Open, a unique international charity golf tournament with a global scale. This year’s event will see golfers compete in charity tournaments hosted on courses on five continents. On and around June 7, 2010, approximately 2,000 golfers are expected to participate on courses around the world.

SkiStar Vacation Club’s First Resort At Sälen Joins The RCI Network Of Affiliated Resorts

March 23, 2010 in All News, Europe, Featured News, Group RCI, News By Region, Search Industry Directory by Timeshare & Fractional News

RCI today announced that SkiStar, one of the Nordic region’s strongest hospitality brands, has affiliated two of its resorts – SkiStar Vacation Club Fjällhotell and SkiStar Vacation Club Snötorget – with RCI, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange.

“The Inn Crowd” Takes On A Whole New Meaning For RCI And Innseason Resorts

March 23, 2010 in All News, Group RCI, Innseasons Resorts, News By Region, Search Industry Directory, USA and Canada by Timeshare & Fractional News

RCI® subscribing members dreaming of a vacation at a mountain resort in New Hampshire or a quaint, harbor-side retreat on Cape Cod, Mass., now have even more choices as the global leader in vacation exchange welcomes InnSeason Resorts® to its global network. RCI and InnSeason Resorts, creators of the Northeast Experience® and leading providers of resort vacation and ownership opportunities, have announced the completion of a new multi-year affiliation relationship that will allow eligible InnSeason owners, who become RCI members, access to a broad array of exciting vacation opportunities.

RCI Continues To Reinvent Vacation Exchange With Much More Than A ‘Touch’ Of Technology

March 23, 2010 in Africa, All News, Asia, Australia, Caribbean and Mexico, Europe, Group RCI, Latin America, Middle East, News By Region, Search Industry Directory, USA and Canada, Wyndham Worldwide by Timeshare & Fractional News

World’s largest vacation exchange company continues to break new ground on innovations that enhance the member experience

RCI EMEAI To Celebrate Special Relationships At ARDA

March 23, 2010 in All News, Europe, Featured News, Group RCI, News By Region, Search Industry Directory, Timeshare News by Timeshare & Fractional News

RCI EMEAI will celebrate some of the longest-standing business relationships within the vacation exchange industry at the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) 2010 Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Registry Collection® Program Now Spans Over 175 Properties In 29 Countries

March 23, 2010 in Africa, All News, Caribbean and Mexico, Group RCI, Latin America, News By Region, Search Industry Directory, The Registry Collection, USA and Canada by Timeshare & Fractional News

The Registry Collection program, the world’s largest luxury exchange program, one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN) and one of the three worldwide exchange programs under the RCI umbrella, today announced that it welcomed 24 new resort destination properties in 2009, bringing its total number of properties available for exchange or under development to 175 in 29 countries.

Innseason Resorts Join RCI’s Global Network

March 23, 2010 in All News, Group RCI, News By Region, Search Industry Directory, USA and Canada by Timeshare & Fractional News

World’s largest vacation exchange company commemorates new affiliation at ARDA

In front of thousands of vacation ownership industry leaders at the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) 2010 Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas, Nevada, RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange, and InnSeason Resorts®, creators of the Northeast Experience® and leading providers of resort vacation and ownership opportunities, celebrated a new multi-year affiliation relationship that will allow eligible InnSeason owners who become RCI members access to a broad array of exciting vacation opportunities.

RCI And Fiesta Hotel Group Announce New Affiliations In Latin America And Spain

March 23, 2010 in All News, Caribbean and Mexico, Europe, Group RCI, Latin America, News By Region, Search Industry Directory, USA and Canada by Timeshare & Fractional News

Five resorts in Mexico, the Caribbean and the Pacific Coast join the world’s largest vacation exchange network

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and Fiesta Hotel Group, one of the leading hotel chains in Spain, today announced a new affiliation agreement that welcomes five properties from the Grand Palladium Travel Club to RCI’s global network.

Golf For A Great Cause – RCI Returns As Title Sponsor Of The 2010 Christel House Open

March 23, 2010 in All News, Christel House International, Europe, Group RCI, News By Region, Search Industry Directory, USA and Canada by Timeshare & Fractional News

Christel House International today announced that RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), will return for the fourth year as the Title Sponsor of the RCI® Christel House Open® International Charity Golf Tournament.

RCI’s EMEAI Region Celebrates Exceptional Year Of Resort Signings

March 22, 2010 in Africa, All News, Asia, Europe, Group RCI, Middle East, News By Region, Search Industry Directory by Timeshare & Fractional News

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), announced its most diverse region – Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India – continues to enrich its resort portfolio with 40 new resort affiliations in 2009 and to date in 2010. The new resort affiliations added more than 32,000 members and offer a high quality and diverse range of new vacation destinations to RCI’s global network of over 4,000 affiliated resorts.

Latin American Vacation Ownership Industry: Positive Signs In Difficult Times

March 22, 2010 in All News, Group RCI, Latin America, News By Region, Search Industry Directory by Timeshare & Fractional News

With Brazil and Venezuela recording double-digit growth in interval sales in 2009 mainly due to their sales in the domestic market, Latin America showed signs of strength and continued to attract new players to its vacation ownership industry.

ACE Philanthropic Award Received By RCI From American Resort Development Association (ARDA)

March 22, 2010 in All News, Christel House International, Group RCI, News By Region, Search Industry Directory, USA and Canada by Timeshare & Fractional News

World’s largest vacation exchange company receives seven awards at industry awards gala

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), celebrated achievement of a remarkable seven awards at the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) 2010 gala ceremony and dinner in Las Vegas, Nevada, including the ACE Philanthropic Award for its work with Christel House fundraising efforts and education.

Over 100 New Resorts In 2009 Welcomed By RCI

March 16, 2010 in Africa, All News, Asia, Australia, Caribbean and Mexico, Europe, Group RCI, Latin America, Middle East, News By Region, Search Industry Directory, USA and Canada by Timeshare & Fractional News

World’s largest vacation exchange company continues to grow stronger, offering more
value to affiliates

Demonstrating that vacation exchange remains a bright spot in the travel industry, RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), announced that it added more than 100 new resorts, including 10 properties under development, to the world’s largest vacation exchange network.

RCI’s Big Reveal On Growth Of Leisure Real Estate In Asia

March 16, 2010 in All News, Asia, Group RCI, News By Region, Search Industry Directory, Wyndham Worldwide by Timeshare & Fractional News

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), will host senior executives and decision makers in the hospitality and leisure real estate industries at the RCI® Asia Leisure Real Estate Symposium on 22-23 April 2010 in Singapore where RCI will reveal the secrets of successful vacation exchange.

Renewal Of Hilton Grand Vacations Affiliation Agreement For Vacation Exchange Services Announced By RCI

March 16, 2010 in All News, Group RCI, News By Region, Search Industry Directory, USA and Canada by Timeshare & Fractional News

RCI, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange, today announced they have renewed their long-standing affiliation with Hilton Grand Vacations, a premier vacation ownership company.

Forget Silver Or Gold…RCI Goes Platinum For Its Points Members

March 9, 2010 in Africa, All News, Asia, Australia, Caribbean and Mexico, Europe, Group RCI, Latin America, Middle East, News By Region, Search Industry Directory, The Registry Collection, USA and Canada by Timeshare & Fractional News

From priority access on specialty inventory to upgraded accommodations – the world’s largest points exchange program takes it to the next level

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange today announced its plan to launch RCI Points PlatinumSM membership, a new premium membership and the latest enhancement to its successful RCI Points® program, that will offer exclusive exchange and lifestyle benefits to subscribing members.

RCI Signs Two Year Advertising Deal With Perspective Magazine & Owners Perspective Magazine

March 1, 2010 in All News, Europe, Featured News, Group RCI, News By Region, Perspective International Ltd, Search Industry Directory, Timeshare News, USA and Canada by Timeshare & Fractional News

Perspective International is proud to announce a two year advertising agreement was signed recently with RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE:WYN) for its leading independent timeshare and fractional trade and consumer publications.

Sol Melia Vacation Club Receives 2010 RCI Gold Crown Awards For Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Resorts

February 15, 2010 in All News, Caribbean and Mexico, Europe, Group RCI, Latin America, News By Region, Search Industry Directory, Sol Melia Vacation Club, USA and Canada by Timeshare & Fractional News

Sol Meliá Vacation Club (SMVC), an international vacation membership club with locations in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and Europe, has received the 2010 Gold Crown Resort® awards by Group RCI, a worldwide leader in vacation exchanges with more than 3.5 million members globally, for all of its resorts in the Dominican Republic — The Reserve at Paradisus Palma Real, The Reserve at Paradisus Punta Cana, Paradisus Palma Real and Meliá Caribe Tropical.

Birdies And Bogies And Golden Bears In Las Vegas, Oh My!

February 2, 2010 in All News, American Resort Development Association (ARDA), Group RCI, News By Region, Search Industry Directory, USA and Canada, Wyndham Worldwide by Timeshare & Fractional News

RCI Is Title Sponsor of Ninth AnnualRCI/AIF Open Golf Tournament

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE:WYN), will tee up the 2010 American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Convention & Exposition on March 14 by hosting the ninth annual RCI/AIF Open at the award-winning Bear’s Best Las Vegas course. Proceeds from the tournament will go to support the ARDA International Foundation and its research and development of education programs that help enhance the public’s knowledge of timeshares. Bear’s Best has been named “Best Places to Play” by Golf Digest and was customized by golf legend Jack Nicklaus, who selected the plans for the 18 holes from more than 270 course designers from around the world.

RCI Renews Affiliation With Bluegreen Corporation

January 29, 2010 in Africa, All News, Asia, Australia, Bluegreen Corporation, Caribbean and Mexico, Europe, Featured News, Group RCI, Latin America, Middle East, News By Region, Search Industry Directory, Timeshare News, USA and Canada by Timeshare & Fractional News

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE:WYN), today announced the renewal of its affiliation with Bluegreen Vacations Unlimited, Inc. and Bluegreen Corporation, who are amongst the largest vacation ownership companies in the industry. This new agreement grants Bluegreen Club Members continued access to a broad array of exciting vacation experiences utilizing the RCI exchange networks.

The Solluna Resort In Uttarakhand, India, Welcomed To RCI Network Of Affiliated Resorts

December 14, 2009 in All News, Asia, Group RCI, News By Region, Wyndham Worldwide by Timeshare & Fractional News

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), today announced an affiliation with The Solluna Resort, situated in India’s largest wildlife sanctuary, Jim Corbett National Park, in Uttarakhand. This new affiliation brings the total number of RCI affiliated resorts in sought-after destinations across India to [...]

RCI TV Goes Public – Revolutionary Network Now Live And Interactive To All Consumers On RCI.com

November 30, 2009 in All News, Europe, Group RCI, News By Region, The Registry Collection, USA and Canada, Wyndham Worldwide by Timeshare & Fractional News

World’s largest vacation exchange company continues to expand RCI TV to promote affiliated resorts and the vacation ownership industry RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), today announced that RCI TV, its innovative web-based television network that until now was exclusive for RCI subscribing [...]

RCI Indianapolis Employees Win By Losing

November 20, 2009 in All News, Featured News, Group RCI, News By Region, The Registry Collection, Timeshare News, USA and Canada, Wyndham Worldwide by Timeshare & Fractional News

World’s largest vacation exchange company celebrates employee wellness initiative with NBC’s ‘The Biggest Loser’ season four winner, Bill Germanakos

The RCI Shopping Perks Program Announced By RCI: Virtual Shopping Mall For Members To Earn Cash Back On Purchases

November 19, 2009 in All News, Group RCI, News By Region, The Registry Collection, USA and Canada, Wyndham Worldwide by Timeshare & Fractional News

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), today announced the launch of the RCI Shopping PerksSM program, a virtual shopping mall on RCI.com that will allow RCI subscribing members residing in the United States to browse hundreds of merchants and popular vendors and comparison [...]

Strategic Alliance With ICE Expanded By RCI

November 10, 2009 in All News, Asia, Australia, Group RCI, International Cruise & Excursions, News By Region, The Registry Collection, USA and Canada, Wyndham Worldwide by Timeshare & Fractional News

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), today announced the extension and expansion of its strategic alliance with International Cruise & Excursions, Inc. (ICE), the worldwide industry leader for integrated cruise and leisure packages to the vacation ownership and travel industries. “For more than [...]

’2009 Innovative Employer Of The Year’ Won By RCI Pacific

October 27, 2009 in All News, Australia, Group RCI, News By Region, Search Industry Directory, The Registry Collection, Wyndham Worldwide by Timeshare & Fractional News

RCI Pacific, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), has been recognised as the ‘2009 Innovative Employer of the Year’ by One Step Further for its commitment to providing both a supportive and engaging workplace and for its commitment to providing employee development opportunities. The [...]

First Ever Green Award Launched By RCI For Affiliated Resorts In The Pacific

October 21, 2009 in All News, Australia, Australian Timeshare & Holiday Ownership Council (A, Group RCI, News By Region, The Registry Collection, Wyndham Worldwide by Timeshare & Fractional News

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), today announced the launch of the first ever “RCI Going Green Award” for its affiliated resorts in the Pacific. Developed in conjunction with Griffith University, RCI’s Going Green Award was modelled after some of the top green [...]

Newsweek Ranks Wyndham Worldwide Among Top Green Companies

October 15, 2009 in All News, Group RCI, USA and Canada, Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Wyndham Worldwide by Timeshare & Fractional News

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), one the world’s largest hospitality companies, has been ranked among the top 100 greenest companies in America by Newsweek magazine, which also ranked the company in the top 10 of its Media, Travel and Entertainment category. The Newsweek Green Rankings, the magazine’s first such report, is based on the environmental [...]

The Registry Collection Unveils Three New Luxurious Resorts In Thailand As It Partners With IFA Hotels & Resorts And Raimon Land

October 12, 2009 in All News, Asia, Group RCI, IFA Hotels & Resorts, The Registry Collection, Wyndham Worldwide by Timeshare & Fractional News

The Registry Collection® exchange program, the world’s largest luxury exchange program and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), today announced the addition of three private residence clubs to its worldwide network. Each of the three private residence clubs developed by Raimon Land are located in Thailand and have been added through [...]

First-Ever Portfolio Of Six Resorts In Thailand With The Absolute Group Unveiled By The Registry Collection

October 2, 2009 in Absolute Development Corporation, All News, Asia, Featured News, Group RCI, The Registry Collection, Timeshare News, Wyndham Worldwide by Timeshare & Fractional News

The Registry Collection®, the world’s largest luxury exchange programme and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), today announced the affiliation of Absolute Developments to its programme, adding six new resorts to its global network of luxury properties.