50 YEARS: AN EVOLUTION IN TRAVEL

We make the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing privately-owned U.S. businesses.

We welcome our 1,000th affiliated resort.
RCI Perspective (now RCI Ventures®), a magazine for the timeshare industry, launches.

We confirm more than 300,000 exchanges.

We surpass one-million member families.

We establish our RCI Gold Crown Resort quality recognition program.

We celebrate our 20th anniversary and now employ 3,400 associates in 54 offices in 26 countries.

RCI.com launches.
HFS, eventually renamed Cendant, purchases RCI.

Christel DeHaan establishes Christel House, which becomes our charity of choice.

We confirm more than 2.7 million exchanges, sending an estimated 7.5 million people on holiday.

RCI Points, the first global points-based exchange program, launches.

We launch the world’s first luxury exchange program, then A&K Registry, now The Registry Collection® program.

We celebrate 30 years of great vacations with three million RCI subscribing members.

We unveil our first ‘green’ directory, printed with FSC certified paper. RCI.com introduces enhanced online search capabilities.
We welcome our 4,000th affiliated resort.

RCI TV is launched, the first online video network of its kind in the industry.

We transform holiday exchange for RCI Weeks members with the unveiling of trading power transparency.
RCI delivers a new level of benefits through the RCI Platinum-membership tier.

We announce the winners of the first annual RCI Green Awards, celebrating RCI-affiliated resorts that actively engage in sustainable practices. To determine which resorts are leading the industry in sustainability, we partner with GreenCircle Certified to assess and rate all that choose to enter the awards program.

The Registry Collection program celebrates its 10th anniversary.
Mobile version of RCI.com is launched in the U.S.
RCI content surpasses 1 million views on YouTube.

We celebrate our 40th anniversary.

Wyndham Destinations debuted as a pure-play timeshare and exchange business on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: WYND) after Wyndham Worldwide completed a spin-off of its hotel company.

We launch hotels – members can now search and book hotels alongside resorts, using their trading power or points to reduce the price. RCI Platinum members can also enjoy even bigger discounts on hotels.
We give our brand a new look and feel as we re-launch the new shape of travel.

Acquisition of the Travel + Leisure brand, creating Travel + Leisure Co. as the parent company of RCI.
We launch car rental and activities, plus give RCI Platinum members the ability to discount the price of car rental, by using their trading power or points to reduce the cost.

As your first stop travel shop, we launch new products to continue to strengthen our travel portfolio. Members can now access more holiday options and find everything they need to tailor their trip, all in one place – plus use their trading power or points to receive greater savings.

We celebrate our 50^th anniversary.
We're continually evolving to reflect the ever-changing travel landscape. As we head into our sixth decade, we hope to bring you even more. More benefits. More flexibility. More value. More opportunities to reach your full travel potential. Here's to 50 more years of going everywhere together!