Fairfield Resorts

Fairfield Resorts, Inc., with more than 450,000 owners, is the largest vacation ownership company in the world employing over 8,000 people. Fairfield specializes in the marketing and sales of innovative vacation and leisure products that provide quality vacation experiences at 65 resorts with more than 7,500 units in 20 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

One of the first U.S. developers to move from traditional fixed-week timeshare ownership to a points-based program, Fairfield launched FairShare Plus in 1991.

In keeping with its strategy of nationwide expansion and increased brand recognition, Fairfield constantly explores opportunities for resort development in sought-after locations that can help drive growth in timeshare ownership, revenue and earnings.

Above all, resort development is driven by customer interest levels, which guide the company's selection of new locations and decisions about which amenities to offer.

With an exceptional portfolio of resorts in many of the nations' most popular destinations, the company's members have access to a remarkable assortment of options that makes each Fairfield Resorts vacation memorable.

Over 30 years of optimal value and vacation flexibility

Founded in 1966, Fairfield resorts has played a significant role in the growth and maturation of the timeshare vacation ownership industry. By recognizing the importance of of proactively addressing changes in the way consumers take their vacations, the company's vacation ownership products have helped revolutionize the industry by providing optimal value & flexibility.

A key component of the company's growth strategy is to develop strategic alliances with leading leisure-sector companies. Fairfield currently has comprehensive, integrated alliances with a variety of well-known travel and leisure companies including Harrah's Resorts & Casinos, Outrigger Hotels & Resorts, and Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts.

In the spring of 2001, Cendent Corp. (NYSE:CD), a diversified global provider of business and consumer services primarily within the real estate and travel sectors, acquired Fairfield Resorts. Fairfield is taking a leadership role in fulfilling Cendent's vision of transforming vacation ownership from a niche-market to a mass-market industry.

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