RCI Signs Affiliation Agreement With Fairmont Resort Properties Ltd.
August 20, 2009 by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional ReviewsLargest Canadian-owned vacation ownership developer joins worldwide network of affiliated resorts
RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), today announced an affiliation agreement with Fairmont Resort Properties Ltd., the largest Canadian-owned developer and marketer of interval vacation ownership condominiums.
“With beautiful, top quality resorts in highly sought after destinations, Fairmont Resort Properties Ltd. is a wonderful addition to our RCI network,” said Geoff Ballotti, president and CEO, Group RCI. “We couldn’t be more pleased to add this leading developer and their unique properties to RCI’s collection of top vacation destinations. This affiliation is also a testament to RCI’s ongoing efforts to offer great vacations to our more than 3.8 million members.”
As part of this relationship, Sunchaser Vacation Club at Fairway Cottages on Oahu, Hawaii, and Fairmont Vacation Villas in Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia, join RCI’s network of more than 4,000 affiliated resorts worldwide.
“RCI invented the exchange business 35 years ago and has been the innovator and leader ever since,” said Murray Moore, CRO, Fairmont Resort Properties Ltd. “Their diverse selection of luxury resorts the world over deliver the highest quality vacations to their members. Being associated with RCI was important to Sunchaser Vacation Club at Fairway Cottages and Fairmont Vacation Villas. Furthermore, RCI offers exciting technology and marketing advantages for us as well as the largest possible selection of vacation resorts for our timeshare owners. We are very pleased to be working with them.”
Sunchaser Vacation Club at Fairway Cottages, located at the Makaha Resort & Golf Club, offers members an ideal Hawaiian vacation setting in the cliffs of the Waianae Mountains and Oahu’s pristine western shore. The resort offers Polynesian-style villa accommodations, an ocean view restaurant and lounge, and a host of on-site amenities for guests including a swimming pool, tennis courts and spa services.
Fairmont Vacation Villas is located in the beautiful Columbia Valley and offers guests the opportunity to stay in fully-furnished villas surrounded by nature and wildlife. The resort offers villas equipped with jetted tubs and decks with barbeques, while the area lends itself to many activities including hiking and biking trails, whitewater rafting, boating and horseback riding.
For additional information on the value-added services offered to leisure real estate developers by Group RCI visit www.grouprci.com.
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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