RCI RELEASES 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF RESORT DIRECTORY

Source: RCI

February 26, 1999
Endless Vacation’s 1999-2000 RCI Directory of Resorts mailing to North American members of Resort Condominiums International LLC, the world’s leading timeshare-exchange company, is nearly complete. The new directory lists more than 3,000 of the 3,400 resorts available for exchange to RCI’s 2.4 million member families. All U.S. -based member directories will have been mailed by March 1.

RCI’s first directory published in 1975 listed only 19 resorts and had no pictures. At that time, RCI had just 1,000 members who made 236 exchanges.

"The new directory provides a concrete example of how RCI and the timeshare industry have matured," says Ron E. Jackson, RCI president and chief operating officer North America. "Twenty-five years ago, we had one version of the directory and 35 affiliated resorts, all selling fixed weeks. Today, we have 3,400 affiliated resorts selling fixed- and float-weeks as well as points. We’ve responded to these different ownership structures with 19 different versions of the directory, including 11 club versions."

Additional enhancements to the 1999-2000 directory were made in response to requests from members. They include:

• Larger type in the listings for easier reading
• An expanded list of amenities and facilities for each resort
• Descriptions of resort destinations at the beginning of each geographic section
• One version listing Gold Crown and Resorts of International Distinction status.

RCI, celebrating its 25^th anniversary in 1999, is the world’s leading timeshare-exchange company with more than 3,400 affiliated resorts in more than 90 countries. In 1997, RCI booked more than 1.8 million exchanges, sending more than 6.5 million people on vacation. As a single-source provider of integrated timeshare solutions, the company’s services include feasibility analysis, market research, technological support and lead - generation strategies along with club development and operations. RCI is a subsidiary of Cendant Corp. (NYSE:CD), one of the foremost providers of consumer and business services.