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Group RCI Signs Whiterocks Resort in Cyprus as First European Affiliate to Its Rental and Exchange Program

Group RCI, a global leader in leisure
real estate and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of
companies (NYSE: WYN), today announced that it signed its first European
affiliate to its unique Rental and Exchange (R&E) Program -- a pioneering
product designed to give real estate developers and individual owners of
second homes a source to help generate additional revenue streams. Blue C
Developments with its Whiterocks resort in Cyprus, is the first European
property developer to join Group RCI's R&E Program, giving it an advantage
in the sale of its Mediterranean holiday homes.
Through the new R&E program, Group RCI, a long-time innovator in the
leisure real estate industry, provides property developers an attractive
option for facing the challenges of selling to a cautious consumer in
today's unsettled economic climate. The program gives developers the
ability to offer purchasers of wholly owned real estate the opportunity to
put their unused weeks into Group RCI's global rental program to generate
potential rental income. Purchasers may also choose to deposit a number of
weeks' usage rights in their properties into the RCI exchange program in
return for the opportunity to select holidays from the company's network of
more than 4,000 quality resorts worldwide.
To provide developers with an added tool to boost initial sales, the R&E
Program enables affiliates, like Blue C Developments, to further attract
purchasers by granting a points allocation which they can exchange through
the RCI Points®, exchange program -- even while they await completion of
their own property.
Jonathan Back, managing director of Group RCI EMEAI, said: "We're delighted
to welcome Whiterocks, the first luxury 5 star resort in Cyprus, as our
first European affiliate to the Group RCI R&E Program. As architects, Blue
C Developments has brought vision and creativity to the design of
Whiterocks and we're proud to work with them."
Blue C Developments, a UK-based company, was formed three years ago by
Integrated Developments Ltd, (IDL) a firm of architects whose clients
include Champneys Health Resorts and The Royal Festival Hall in London.
Blue C Developments was founded specifically by IDL's partners to develop
Whiterocks -- a complex of luxury 5-star apartments, penthouses and villas
with expansive sea views in Bafra, on the east coast of Cyprus. This
unique development will also include a marina, golf course and a
boutique-style shopping mall.
Steve Carle, founder of Blue C Developments, said: "We're tremendously
excited about affiliating with Group RCI and being able to offer our
purchasers all the associated benefits of the R&E Program. In these
financially challenging times, we believe this program is the right product
at the right time. Our purchasers are investors and working with an
established and reliable rental company helps them maximize their
investment potential and greatly strengthens our sales proposition. Group
RCI has nearly 35 years of experience in the holiday exchange business and
over 40 years in rentals, along with an international rental distribution
network supporting the Group's 30+ brands. The access our customers will
enjoy through this program to thousands of resorts in great holiday
destinations across the world is definitely the icing on the cake in terms
of giving them the best value for their money."
Notes to Editors
For more information on how the industry's pioneering R&E Program can add
value to real estate development projects contact the following: in Europe,
Middle East, Africa and India contact Brett Archibald at +44.0.208.762.6580
or Brett.Archibald@rci.com; in North America, contact Don Schmal at
+1.317.805.9334 or Don.Schmal@rci.com or Jorge Boone at +1.407.248.0240
Ext. 39 or Jorge.Boone@rci.com. For more detail on the Whiterocks
development visit www.whiterocksbafra.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
67,000 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®, the world's largest luxury
exchange program; vacation rentals, including Endless Vacation Rentals(SM),
Landal GreenParks®, Novasol®, and more than 30 other 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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