The Registry Collection® Program Adds IFA Hotels And Resorts’ Exclusive New Vacation Club As Its Newest Affiliate
May 5, 2008

(left to right) Shafi Syed- Business Development Director, Group RCI, Piaras Moriarty- VP Vacation Ownership, IFA Hotels & Resorts, Geoff Ballotti- CEO, Group RCI, Talal Al Baras- Chairman & Managing Director, IFA Hotels & Resorts , Nick Turner- Managing Director Middle East, Group RCI IFA Hotels & Resorts has affiliated with The Registry Collection® program, the world’s largest luxury exchange program, and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), to offer luxury vacation exchanges for its new, exclusive vacation club. The agreement provides that IFA Collection Club members have access to a world of prestigious resorts and developments offered through The Registry Collection. These include exquisite properties in stunning locations such as luxury villas in Tuscany, yachts in the Caribbean and mountain resorts in Colorado. Going forward, members of The Registry Collection program will be able to enjoy the flexibility of exchanging to properties within the IFA Collection Club portfolio. This currently includes the Pine Cliffs in Portugal, and the IFA Yacht Ownership Club in Cannes and Dubai. Future resorts include the Palm Residence and the Kingdom of Sheba on The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, and the Zimbali in South Africa. “We are pleased to be associated with IFA on their ground-breaking venture. The program wraps many elements of leisure real estate ownership under one roof, from timeshare to fractionals to high end whole ownership real estate,” said Nick Turner, managing director in the Middle East of Group RCI, parent company of The Registry Collection program. “Group RCI is well positioned with the right products and services, including The Registry Collection, to create a platform for supporting this global offering.” The agreement, signed during the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference in Dubai, is a first of its kind Vacation Club that encompasses a wide variety of shared ownership and leisure real estate products being sold by IFA. There will be a world class hotel on most of the developments creating the ultimate vacation experience for the buyers. Piaras Moriarty, VP Vacation Ownership, IFA Hotels & Resorts said that the choice was clear when it came to branding and managing such a global all-encompassing leisure product: “We picked The Registry Collection as it is a great wraparound for the IFA Collection that needs a brand of extremely high quality to match the IFA Collection.” IFA Collection members will also benefit from a wide range of concierge and travel services and exclusive IFA benefits. To learn more about how The Registry Collection program can add value to your next luxury real estate project, visit www.theregistrycollection.com or www.grouprci.com.