Wyndham Worldwide (WYN)

Regulations Applicable to the Vacation Exchange and Rental Business

Our vacation exchange business is subject to, among other laws and regulations, statutes in certain states that regulate vacation exchange services, and we must prepare and file annually disclosure guides with regulators in states where such filings are required. Although our vacation exchange business is not generally subject to state statutes that govern the development of vacation ownership properties and the sale of vacation ownership interests, these statutes directly affect the members of our vacation exchange program and resorts with units that participate in our vacation exchanges. These statutes, therefore, indirectly affect our vacation exchange business. In addition, several states and localities are attempting to enact or have enacted laws or regulations that would impose or impose, as applicable, taxes on members that complete exchanges, similar to local transient occupancy taxes. Our vacation rental business is subject to state and local regulation, including applicable seller of travel, travel club and real estate brokerage licensing statutes.