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UNIQUE ITALIAN RESORT VENICE ON WATER JOINS THE RCI NETWORK OF AFFILIATED RESORTS
MAP Destinations today announced that Venice on Water in Italy has affiliated with RCI, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange.
Venice on Water offers a unique holiday experience, allowing guests to visit the waterways of the iconic Italian city 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 and equipped to the highest specifications and can accommodate up to six people.
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.
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.
“It was an easy decision to work with RCI,” said Mary Anne Pulé, managing director of MAP. “RCI is the world’s largest timeshare and vacation exchange company, and MAP has enjoyed a long-term relationship with the company. RCI offers our owners access to over 4,000 terrific vacation resorts around the world, including everything from campgrounds to castles. We’re glad we can provide this service to our community.”
“We are very pleased to welcome the Venice on Water resort into the RCI network,” said Jonathan Back, managing director, Group RCI EMEAI. “This is a truly unique resort in one of the world’s most sought-after locations and is a tremendous addition to the collection of top vacation destinations we offer to more than 3.8 million RCI members around the world.”
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 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 programme; vacation rentals, including Endless Vacation Rentals®, 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, 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.
MAP Destinations Media Contact:
Celine Zammit Gatt
Email: celine@map.com.mt
RCI Media Contact:
Helen Foster
Tel: +44 (0)1536 314266
Email: helen.foster@rci.com
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