Geovillage Sport and Wellness Resort Selects Global Exchange Leader Interval International

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Interval International is a vacation services provider on a worldwide scale as well as a leader in the field. They are an operating division of the Interval Leisure Group [Nasdaq: IILG] as well. They made news with their announcement of affiliating themselves to the Geovillage Sport and Wellness Resort exchange network.

Geovillage is designed around the concept of wellness and sport. The resort includes the Malo Clinic Spa and Fitness Centre and boasts amongst their guests some of the top soccer teams as well as champion tennis stars.

Geovillage is situated on the northeast coast of Sardinia, Italy near Olbia. It is also close to the deluxe Costa Smeralda. The resort is set on 35 acres [14 hectares] of lavish Mediterranean gardens that are greatly appealing. Included in the resort are time share units that are within the existing hotel. The units are modern and designed to maximize natural light and the furniture is bleached wood.

The long list of amenities includes two indoor pools as well as an Olympic-sized outdoor swimming pool. There are six clay tennis counts as well as four synthetic courts. The resort has a restaurant and piano and wet bars for guests. It also sports a fitness centre and spa that is world-class. The beach of Pittulonga is only a few kilometres away from the resort.

Darren Ettridge, the vice president of resort services and sales for Europe, Africa and the Middle East of Geovillage had the following to say: "This innovative resort caters to our more discerning and active members with its great location and full range of amenities." He also said, "Geovillage is Gavino Docche's first venture into timesharing and we are very pleased to have had the opportunity to complement his creativity and entrepreneurship with our experience in shared ownership development."

Gavino Docche, Geovillage’s developer had the following to say on the affiliation: "We chose Interval International because the company greatly assisted us in understanding the many benefits of entering the vacation ownership industry and we were impressed with its expertise." He also added: "We also preferred the quality of its exchange network and marketing tools, which will greatly enhance our value proposition at the point of sale."

Sardinia and especially the northern coast is a great tourist destination. It has much to offer visitors with its great climate, its illustrious history and natural beauty. There is simply a huge variety of activities on offer for visitors. This includes golf, fishing, boat rentals, horseback riding, diving, surfing and of course shopping.

Besides the sporting activities there are great opportunities for exploring. There are many prehistoric cave sites as well as the very old Anghelu Rugu caves that are man-made. These caves were used 3000 to 1500BC. There are many ancient temples and castles to visit as well. The countryside also boasts Roman remains such as the thermal baths found at Oristana as well as other archaeological ruins to visit. The St Lussorious Church has a crypt and tombs to view as well.

About Interval International
Interval International is based in Miami Florida and is classed as an innovator and pioneer in the vacation ownership market. They have established themselves as a world-class company over the past 33 years of their existence. The company has grown to where they now operate roughly 2,500 different resorts spread across more than 75 countries. Interval International operates from their offices located in 26 offices situated in 16 countries.
Interval International manages membership programs for holiday owners as well as providing their worldwide client base with value-added services. The provide top-quality programs and products to all their resort clients and their 2 million member families.

Source: money.cnn.com