Naantali, Finland. (July 21, 2009) Holiday Club Resorts (HCR) has announced that Holiday Club Naantali Residence in Naantali, Finland, has affiliated with RCI, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange.

Opened in May this year, Holiday Club Naantali Residence has 40 high-quality studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments, all with sea views, and is located next to Naantali Spa, one of the Nordic countries leading holiday and conference centres. The complex attracts 300,000 visitors a year and has received many accolades from the hospitality industry, including being named twice in the worlds 100 best spas and five times as the meeting hotel of the year in Finland most recently this year.

Holiday Club Naantali Residence is the 21st timeshare resort to be launched by HCR and is set to become its flagship development. Vesa Tengman, HCRs CEO, said he expects a strong demand from Swedish, as well as Finnish buyers. Adding that the company will be opening a new sales office at the property and recruiting 25 new sales and marketing staff.

RCI invented the exchange business 35 years ago and has been the innovator and leader ever since, said Tengman. Its diverse selection of resorts the world over delivers the highest quality vacations to its members. Being associated with RCI has always been important to Holiday Club Resorts and it was always our intention to bring Holiday Club Naantali Residence into the RCI network. Furthermore, RCI offers exciting technological resources and marketing advantages for us, as well as the largest possible selection of vacation resorts for our timeshare owners. We are very pleased to continue working with them.

We are thrilled to welcome Holiday Club Naantali Residence 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 RCI members.

Apartments at Naantali Spa Residence have partial kitchens and well-equipped living spaces, while the resort offers a variety of facilities for guests, including a host of indoor and outdoor activities on-site. Guests can relax in the soothing waters of the spa, burn up some energy on the tennis courts or enjoy a delicious meal in one of the many on-site restaurants and cafés.

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About Holiday Club Resorts Holiday Club Resorts Oy owns holiday homes in 12 different municipalities in Finland, a holiday destination in Calahonda, Spain, as well as Holiday Club Åre and Ekerum Golf & Resorts (Öland) holiday destinations in Sweden. Holiday Clubs six spa hotels in Finland have belonged to the S-Groups subsidiary, Sokotel, since April 2006, and they operate under the name Holiday Club Spa Hotels. The chain comprises Holiday Club Caribia in Turku, Katinkulta in Vuokatti, Tropiikki in Kuusamo, Eden in Oulu, Saariselkä and Tampere Spa. Holiday Club Resorts Oy is one of Europes largest vacation ownership enterprises. It was established in 1986 and in the beginning it focused primarily on the vacation ownership business. Since 1998, the company has operated under the name Holiday Club Finland Oy. In 2008, the Groups turnover was EUR 65 million. As of 1 April 2006 Holiday Club Finland Oy began operating under the name Holiday Club Resorts Oy.

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, the worlds 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 worlds 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.

For additional information on the services offered to developers by Group RCI and how they can add potential value to leisure real estate projects, visit www.grouprci.com.

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Holiday Club Resorts Contact: Vesa Tengman Tel: + 358 500 421515 Email: vesa.tengman@hcresorts.com

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