LONDON, July 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Interval International, a leading global provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq:IILG), has announced the affiliation of the Domina Golf and Ski Resort in Tarvisio. Situated in the Italian Alps in the northeast region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, the resort is on the borders of Italy, Austria, and Slovenia.
"This mountain property will offer both 60 kilometres of alpine and cross country ski trails and an 18-hole golf course that overlooks the resort," said Darren Ettridge, Interval International's vice president of resort sales and service for Europe, Middle East, and Africa. "For those wanting a more relaxing experience, there will be a wellness centre where our members will be able to enjoy a variety of treatments."
The resort is due to be completed in the summer of 2010 and amenities planned for the complex will consist of a restaurant, bar, spa, indoor pool, and sauna. Activities close by include horseback riding, mountain biking, climbing, tennis, fishing, and paragliding. During the winter, visitors can enjoy horse-drawn sleigh rides and skiers can explore countless downhill and cross-country trails. In summer, Lake Raibl offers many water sports, such as windsurfing, canoeing, rafting, hydrospeed, and kayaking. The golf course has wide greens and spacious fairways and is surrounded by forest, which could result in challenging rounds for players.
"We decided to affiliate Domina Golf and Ski Tarvisio with Interval, not only to enhance the marketing tools available for our sales team at the point of sale, but also because of Interval's longstanding reputation for supporting its clients' goals," said Dr. Nicola Cighetti, managing director of Domina Vacanze.
Set in a backdrop of snow-capped mountains, forests, lakes, valleys and sunny green lands, the town of Tarvisio attracts many tourists for skiing and snowboarding. It was host to the 2003 Winter Universiade, an international multi-sport event organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation, and was the site of the Women's 2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup.
About Interval International
Interval International operates membership programs for vacation owners and provides value-added services to its developer clients worldwide. Based in Miami, Florida, the company has been a pioneer and innovator in serving the vacation ownership market for more than 33 years. Today, Interval has a network of over 2,400 resorts in more than 75 countries and offers its resort clients and approximately 2 million member families high-quality products and programs through offices in 26 cities in 16 countries. Interval is an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:IILG), a leading global provider of membership and leisure services to the vacation industry.
About Domina Vacanze S.p.A
Domina Vacanze S.p.A. was founded in 1988 to offer a wide range of tourism services, chiefly hotel co-ownership and the management of directly owned and third-party hotels. After more than 20 years in business, Domina Vacanze has reached record sales, becoming a top Italian leader in the field of hotel co-ownership with 13 properties. Domina Home is the prestigious brand of Domina Vacanze hotels.