Madeira Property Dom Pedro Garajau Joins The RCI Network Of Affiliated Resorts
July 27, 2009 by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional ReviewsThe Dom Pedro Hotel Group announced that the Dom Pedro Garajau Hotel has affiliated with RCI, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange.
The Dom Pedro Garajau Hotel is a great base for a holiday in Madeira, midway between Caniço and the capital Funchal, just 10 minutes from Madeira International Airport on the island’s south coast. Located in a quiet area near the lively village of Garajau, the 282-room hotel has excellent leisure, entertainment and relaxation facilities, including indoor, outdoor and children’s pools, and a mini club.
“We are very excited to bring our owners the opportunities that RCI offers,” said Stefano Saviotti, president of Dom Pedro Hotel Group. “RCI offers our owners access to over 4,000 terrific vacation ownership resorts around the world, including everything from camping parks to castles. We’re glad we could provide this service to our community.”
“We are very pleased to welcome the Dom Pedro Garajau Hotel into the RCI network,” said Geoff Ballotti, president and CEO, Group RCI. “This beautiful resort is a tremendous addition to the collection of top vacation destinations we offer to our more than 3.8 million RCI members around the world.”
The hotel is one of seven operated by Dom Pedro Hotel Group; the other six are on the Portuguese mainland with one in Lisbon and five in the Algarve.
About Dom Pedro Hotel Group
Dom Pedro Hotel Group was founded 40 years ago by Italian businessman, Pietro Saviotti, when it opened its first property on the island of Madeira. Since then, his son Stefano Saviotti has turned the Dom Pedro Hotel Group into one of Portugal’s most successful hotel chains, making a large contribution to the development of the country’s tourism industry. Dom Pedro Hotels has grown into a well-respected hotel chain with seven landmark four- and five-star properties offering more than 3,000 beds in Lisbon and Portugal’s coastal resorts and islands. The group has plans to expand, with Brazil flagged up as a possible market. Currently the properties that form the Dom Pedro Group are all located within Portugal.
About Group RCI
Group RCI, part of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies, (NYSE: WYN) is the worldwide leader in vacation exchange and the European leader in vacation rentals, with exclusive access for specified periods to more than 73,000 vacation properties in approximately 100 countries. The company is comprised of vacation exchange, including RCI, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange and provider of travel services to businesses and consumers and The Registry Collection program, the world’s largest luxury exchange program; vacation rentals, including Endless Vacation RentalsSM , Landal GreenParks®, Novasol®, and other renowned vacation rental brands, through which vacationers can rent a variety of property types, from city apartments to villas; and NorthCourse® Leisure Real Estate Solutions, an international leader in providing a full spectrum of advisory, research, and asset management services. 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.
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