Unique Italian Resort Venice On Water Joins The Registry Collection Exchange Programme
September 23, 2009 by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional ReviewsMAP Destinations today announced that Venice on Water in Italy has affiliated with The Registry Collection® exchange programme, the world’s largest luxury exchange network.
Venice on Water offers a unique holiday experience, allowing guests to visit the waterways of the iconic Italian city staying in luxury two-bedroom houseboats. Berthed at Marina Darsena DEC in Mestre, only five kilometers from the centre of Venice, the boats are fully furnished, equipped to the highest specifications and can accommodate up to six people. Venice on Water membership entitles members to stay in their houseboat for one week each year.
The perfect location offers easy access to all the attractions of the historic city of Venice with its galleries, museums, palaces, churches and piazzas. The boats can be used for limited navigation inside the lagoon (no license required), while more experienced sailors can take them further along the famed Venetian waterways. Owners will be given training, while owners’ guests staying on the boats unaccompanied will need to hire a captain to take the vessel out of its moorings.
The water-borne resort is the first to be developed by MAP Destinations, the largest timeshare marketer in Malta, with over 20 years’ experience in the industry. MAP currently markets five resorts in Malta and one in Venice.
“We are very proud to add a property of the caliber of Venice On Water to The Registry Collection programme,” said Jonathan Back, managing director, Group RCI EMEAI. “Our goal is to offer our members the finest vacation destinations in the world. Working with affiliates such as MAP ensures that our members receive exactly the world-class luxury travel experience they desire. In terms of its concept, this development will certainly be one of the most unique and exciting additions.”
“The Registry Collection offers a unique exchange programme for our fractional owners,” said Mary Anne Pulé. “The level of service and exclusivity that The Registry Collection programme provides is precisely what our owners are looking for. We are very pleased to be working with them.”
About MAP Destinations
Headquartered in Ta’Xbiex, MAP (Marketing And Promotion Ltd) is the largest marketer of holiday ownership resorts in Malta. The company is owned by managing director Mary Anne Pulé who started the business in 1986 by marketing Sunny Coast Resort Club in Qawra. Since then the company has grown and successfully sold out a number of resorts including Radisson SAS Baypoint Resort, Kempinski San Lawrenz Leisure Resort, Santana Resort Club, Barceló Riviera Resort & Spa, and Costa San Antonio (Grand Hotel Mercure San Antonio). Its current portfolio includes Fortina Spa Vacation Resort, Suncrest Beach Vacation Club, Coral Reef Club and Sunny Coast Resort Club and La Salita Spa Vacation Resort in Malta, as well as Venice on Water in Italy. The company employs more than 100 full-time personnel, all of which are experienced specialists in sales, marketing, finance and administration, with recruitment ongoing. For more details visit www.map.com.mt
About The Registry Collection Programme
The Registry Collection programme is a global network comprising over 30,000 members and more than 130 affiliates on five continents. More than 160 properties are available through the program and are either accessible for exchange or under development. As the world’s largest luxury exchange programme, The Registry Collection programme provides members with access to an elite global network of the very finest vacation properties at some of the world’s premier destinations, as well as personal concierge services that are available 24 hours a day. From condo hotels and high-end fractional resorts to private residence clubs and fractional yachts, The Registry Collection programme facilitates exchanges around the world and redefines the vacation experience for owners and developers. The Registry Collection programme is offered by Group RCI, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange and the European leader in vacation rentals and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies. (NYSE: WYN) For additional information, visit the media centre at www.grouprci.com
For additional information on the services offered to developers and members by The Registry Collection programme and how it can add potential value to leisure real estate projects, visit www.theregistrycollection.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 programme, the world’s largest luxury exchange program; vacation Collection 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 centre of www.wyndhamworldwide.com
For additional information visit www.grouprci.com, the media centre of www.wyndhamworldwide.com, or visit Group RCI’s European web site www.rciaffiliates.com/europe and, for the latest Group RCI and industry news, visit www.rciventures.com
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