This strategic acquisition will accelerate growth at RCI through an enhanced B2B experience for members and affiliates, as well as bring new benefits for individual and group travel, events, and the corporate meetings market.
The acquisition of Alliance's industry-leading closed user group ("CUG") rate distribution capabilities and group booking platform, Group Productivity Solution (GPS), paves the way for RCI to lead a new era of tailored travel services through its vertical integration and comprehensive customer fulfillment. Alliance's capabilities are expected to provide more accommodations options and comprehensive travel solutions to RCI affiliates and portfolio brands, such as home-sharing membership network Love Home Swap and exchange network DAE.
The acquisition, which Wyndham Destinations expects to be accretive to earnings in its first full year, is composed of $45 million in cash and $12 million in equity at closing and $22 million in cash and $13 million in equity over the following 24 months.
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