New Group RCI Research Shows Steady Growth Of Timeshare Sales In Latin America Of Twelve Percent During 2007

Group RCI, a global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN) today released findings about the timeshare industry from its Latin America and the Caribbean Vacation Ownership Fact Book 2007. As reported by Group RCI there were 876,000 timeshare weeks sold worldwide in 2007, representing an increase of six percent over 2006. Sales in Latin America represented a robust 30 percent of this figure with 261,000 weeks sold, showing a 12 percent increase over 2006.

According to the 2007 Fact Book, with 57 new properties the total number of resorts affiliated with an exchange system in Latin America grew to 1,154, with more than 750 of them located in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America, where some of the highest growth potential is reported, notwithstanding some other rising stars like Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina.

This and other significant data about the timeshare market in Latin America and the Caribbean was originally released with Group RCI showcased the results of the Latin America and Caribbean Vacation Ownership Fact Book 2007, at the recent 2008 National AMDETUR (Mexican Association of Resort Developers) Convention.

“The 2007 edition of the Latin America and the Caribbean Vacation Ownership Fact Book, by Group RCI, is valuable publication that offers potential investors and entrepreneurs interested in the vacation ownership industry an objective overview of the current state of the industry and of its performance last year. We hope it will serve as a valuable research tool for the industry in the region”, said Ricardo Montaudon, President and Managing Director, Group RCI, The Americas.

Based on published data and statistics from the United Nations World Tourism Organization, the International Monetary Fund, regional Tourism Ministries and affiliates in the region, Group RCI’s Fact Book gathers information country by country and features relevant entries on their tourism industry, current economic data and trends within their vacation ownership market. It also includes a special section on the luxury vacation ownership as certain countries such as Mexico, Brazil and Argentina, are showing significant potential for growth.


About Group RCI
Group RCI , part of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), is the global leader in non-hotel leisure accommodations with exclusive access for specified periods to more than 67,000 vacation properties in approximately 100 countries. Organizationally, Group RCI is comprised of vacation exchange, including RCI®, the worldwide leader in timeshare and vacation exchange and provider of travel services to businesses and consumers and The Registry Collection®, the world’s largest luxury exchange program; vacation rentals, including Endless Vacation RentalsSM, Landal Greenparks®, Novasol®, and more than 30 other vacation rental brands, through which vacationers can rent a wide variety of property types, from city apartments to country cottages to villas; and NorthCourse® Leisure Real Estate Solutions, an international leader in providing a full spectrum of advisory, research, asset management and sales and marketing services to developers and investors worldwide. Collectively, the company delivers unique vacation experiences to leisure travelers around the world and provides products and services to business customers that support the growth of the leisure real estate industry. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation is one of the world’s largest hospitality companies with leading brands in lodging franchising, vacation ownership, vacation rentals and vacation exchange. For additional information visit www.grouprci.com or the media center of www.wyndhamworldwide.com.