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Wyndham Worldwide: Endless Vacation Rentals(R) Offering a Chance to Turn Your Luck Around With YourFatChance.com Contest

^{Published on 2009-03-17 07:22:03, Last Modified on 2009-03-17 07:23:04 - Market Wire}
 

PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - March 17, 2009) - Times like these inspire far too many stories of bad luck and far too few good laughs. However, one company is working to make people smile and turn their luck around by giving away great vacations. [ Endless Vacation Rentals ] (EVR), one of the [ Wyndham Worldwide ] family of brands (NYSE: [ WYN ]), specializes in providing vacation villa, condo, cottage and home rentals in over 100 countries. Now they're looking to turn someone's tough-luck story into an Endless Vacation via a contest aimed at collecting the funniest bad luck stories they can find and asking the public to send the funniest raconteur on a free vacation escape.

The contest, beginning on Tuesday, March 17th, 2009, will take place at YourFatChance.com. YourFatChance.com invites participants to enter their funniest bad luck story in 100 words or less. The top 25 funniest entries, as chosen by EVR, will be announced by May 13, 2009 and posted at [ www.YourFatChance.com ], where people can then cast their votes for the funniest story.

The story receiving the most votes will receive the Grand Prize: a one-week vacation rental, valued at up to $2,500USD, selected from EVRentals.com inventory, plus a $2,000USD Visa® gift card to help defray associated travel and entertainment expenses or to be used however the lucky-winner desires. A runner-up prize will award a second one-week vacation rental, valued at up to $1,500USD, selected from EVRentals.com inventory. All remaining finalists will receive eco-friendly gifts from Endless Vacation Rentals.

"We love the idea of still laughing and having fun these days and being able to change someone's tough-luck story into a great vacation. While I think my story could win, I've excluded myself from being able to," said [ Geoff Ballotti ], President and CEO of Group RCI, the parent company of Endless Vacation Rentals. "Endless Vacation Rentals provides excellent vacation values to thousands of vacationing families and friends every year. We hope our YourFatChance.com contest introduces a lot of fun-loving people to the quality and value that Endless Vacation Rentals offers."

Endless Vacation Rentals® by Wyndham Worldwide, available online at [ www.EVRentals.com ], offers one of the largest global selections of more than 200,000 vacation rental accommodations including homes, villas and resort condos in desirable destinations in 100+ countries. EVRentals.com is not a rental listing company; it is a true hospitality provider allowing consumers to search and book a wide variety of vacation rentals around the world as easily as reserving a hotel room online. Unlike rental listing companies, EVRentals.com allows customers to search in real time and pay by credit card in U.S. currency. With few exceptions, reservations are backed by a Best Price Guarantee and are 100 percent refundable if cancelled at least three days before check-in. Additionally, members of the free Wyndham Rewards® program earn 5,000 Wyndham Rewards® points per qualified stay.

For more information about Endless Vacation Rentals® or to book your next vacation, go to [ http://www.EVRentals.com ].

About Endless Vacation Rentals

[ Endless Vacation Rentals ], one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: [ WYN ]) provides access to one of the largest collection of global [ vacation rentals ] in the industry, allowing travelers to browse from more than 200,000 accommodations. At [ www.EVRentals.com ] it's as easy and convenient to search for, view availability, and book vacation rentals as booking typical hotel accommodations online. For more information on Endless Vacation Rentals or to book a vacation rental, visit [ www.EVRentals.com ] or call 1-877-STAY-EVR (1-877-782-9387).