Like most of you, I am happy to see the flowers of spring pop up and am anxious to spend more time outside. Springtime also is the time many of us finalize plans for summer camps for our kids and those large extended family gatherings. We can’t help you with those camp decisions but I am certain the information in this issue of The Registry Insider can provide you with a number of wonderful opportunities to reunite with your friends and family in some memorable locations.
If golf is part of your vacation wishes, check out the story on The Residence Club at Tulleymore in Michigan. Summer and fall in this part of the country are spectacular especially with the range of activities in and around the resort area. For families and groups who prefer a more “low country” golf experience, Dye Villas in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina would be a great choice. With the beach, shopping and entertainment all nearby there will be no shortage of choices how to spend your time off the course. Make sure to visit our website to view opportunities for exchange at these and all the other destination properties in the section labeled “Sample Availability.”
Each issue of The Registry Insider we highlight one of our Collection Partners in hopes that you will find an opportunity to fully utilize your member benefits even when you are not on an exchange vacation with us. I have heard from a number of our members that the number one requested partner category is short stay rental accommodations in highly demanded resort destinations. I am very proud to announce that The Registry Collection® program has now partnered with The Wyndham Grand Collection, the crown jewel of the Wyndham Hotel Group. In this collection you will find fabulous resort hotels in such diverse places as London, Orlando, Lisbon, and St. Petersburg, Russia – just to name a few. As you may know Wyndham Worldwide is the parent company of The Registry Collection program.
The Registry Collection program is growing! In 2009 we added many new affiliates to our program. I invite you to visit our Web site to keep track of opening dates for those resorts expected to have exchange inventory available in 2010. You’ll find European destination resorts like Martinhal Beach Resort in the Western Algarve region of Portugal and Arcos Gardens Golf & Country Estate in the southern Spanish town of Cadiz. If you dream of a vacation in Asia, start making plans at one of three Raimon Land and IFA Collection resorts in Thailand; The Heights in Phuket, Northpoint in Pattaya and The River in Bangkok. Each offers a different – yet exotic -vacation experience in this magical country. In the US, it may be the perfect time to discover what traditional ski resorts have to offer in the summer. The answer is “plenty” – especially if you exchange into our two newest affiliated properties in Colorado: Innsbruck at Aspen and The Highmark in Steamboat Springs. From mountain biking to fly fishing and festivals to fine dining, why not treat your family to a trip to the mountains.
Are you ready to start planning? Why not take a little time from your spring cleaning to call one our reservation consultants. They will help you deposit one of you intervals and exchange into one of the many fantastic vacation opportunities described in this newsletter or on our website. And if you are not sure where you would like to go, they will be happy to help you with some great suggestions.
All of us at The Registry Collection program wish you a pleasant spring and look forward to helping you and your family plan your next dream vacation.
Gregg Anderson
Vice President
The Registry Collection program
