Why RCI?
Founded in 1974, Resort Condominiums International (RCI) is the leading global provider of innovative products and services to the global travel and leisure industry. As an exchange service provider for condominium owners, RCI quickly became a driving force for growth within timeshare, and has been at the forefront of the vacation ownership industry ever since.
RCI has been at the forefront of international leisure real estate development and vacation exchange for four decades. Influencing the growing popularity of the industry with our widespread experience, we have become the natural business partner to successful developers, marketers, owners and management companies around the globe.
RCI has the people, product and passion to help you succeed. Our expertise ranges from vacation exchange, vacation rentals and club development to business consultancy with NorthCourse.
As a member of the Wyndham Worldwide family - one of the world’s largest and most successful hospitality companies - RCI has access to some of the most valued resources and experienced people in the industry. Affiliate with us and you could have exclusive access to this world-leading business network, and open up a new, profitable world to your clients.
In partnership with the Wyndham Hotel Group and Wyndham Shared Ownership, RCI forms a unique community of exchange vacation specialists and travel enthusiasts whose reach extends the company’s coverage of the hospitality and travel industry far beyond that of any other organisation.
Wyndham Hotel Group - the world’s largest lodging franchisor - operates under 10 individual brands with almost 6,500 hotels worldwide and more than 542,000 rooms. Through each of its brands it offers membership through its TripRewards loyalty programme, the largest in the industry in terms of participating hotels.
Today, RCI is the global leader and innovator, offering the widest range of products and services to businesses and consumers in the industry. We have over twice as many resorts, and four times as many members as our nearest competitor. Our experience, insight and vision are unique in the industry and the ultimate solution for every new developer.
We work with some of the world’s most forward-thinking developers, in some of the most sought-after resorts – people with ambition and a vision that we are proud to be a part of, places with the potential to take the industry to the next level and ideas that excite us.
With your brand and the expertise of RCI, you can also reap the rewards enjoyed by so many other prestigious developers and resorts around the world.
For more than 35 years, RCI has helped transform the world of timeshare vacations for resorts and owners alike and is recognized as a company that has achieved a number of industry “firsts”, including:- The first to offer an exchange service for the high-end fractional interest industry
- The first to bundle full-service travel agency support with exchange service
- The first to offer points-based exchange
- The first to launch a consumer loyalty program specifically designed to support affiliates
RCI pioneered timeshare exchange in 1974 and has entered its fourth decade in business by re-dedicating itself to serving its growing base of more than 4,000 resorts in approximately 100 countries and more than 3.8 million subscribing members worldwide.
Maintaining the highest standards of quality and excellence is the cornerstone of our business. In doing so, we open a world of vacation possibilities to timeshare purchasers while adding real value to a resort developer's product.
RCI is a division of The Wyndham Worldwide CorporationSM, the global leader in leisure accommodations with exclusive access for specified periods to approximately 55,000 vacation properties around the world.
