Wimco Villas

West Indies Management Company
Private
Founded 1983
Headquarters Newport, Rhode Island
Area served
 Europe, Australia, Asia, North America, South America, and the Caribbean
Services Villa rentals
Owner Barclay H. (Tim) Warburton IV
Subsidiaries Vendôme Guide
Website www.wimco.com

Wimco Villas (stylized as WIMCO Villas), short for West Indies Management Company, is a villa rental agency located in Newport, Rhode Island.[1][2] It was founded in 1983, before being bought by Barclay H. (Tim) Warburton IV in 1985. It also is the Publisher of the Vendôme Guide.

History

Founded in 1983,[3] Wimco (short for West Indies Management Company)[4] was initially the marketing and reservations representative of Sibarth Real Estate on St. Barths.[5] Wimco was purchased in 1985 by Barclay H. (Tim) Warburton IV, and the offices were moved from Stamford, CT to Newport Rhode Island. Prior to the Internet, Wimco operated a telephone call center for its clients.[6] Since then, villas are booked by phone via Wimco agents or online at Wimco’s website.[7] The president of the company is Stiles Bennet.[8] In 2010, a new entirely separate company, Wimcosbh (stylized as WIMCOsbh) was established on St. Barths as a base for owners operations and concierge services.[9] Lionel Garaix is the President of WSBH.sas. The company also created a cloud-based reservations management portal, which villa owners use to track reservations history as well as take new ones.[10]

Wimco has long been a leader in the Villa rental space. Its core beliefs center around amazing customer service, accurate representation, and the application of a number of proprietary modern technologies

Overview

The company rents private villas in tropical locations to clients, and provides concierge travel service and house keeping, as well as full service Air Services .[8] In some destinations, it also hosts events for guests, partnering with local restaurants.[11][12] Costs for renting villas can be from a few thousand dollars per week to something in the high five figures.[13] Places in which the villas are located have included Europe,[14] Caribbean islands,[15] Turks & Caicos,[8] Hawaii,[16] St. Barths,[17][18][19] St. Martin,[20] Antigua, Barbados,[21] Mykonos,[22] Cote d'Azur, Provence, St. Tropez, Florence, Capri, Tuscany, Sicily, the Amalfi coast,[5] Morocco, and Ireland.[23] Properties range from home estates to cottages to castles.[24] The company also publishes the Vendôme Guide,[25] with each volume focusing on a different tourist destination,[26] including both text and photographs.[27]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4600211.html
  2. ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7809073.html
  3. ↑ http://www.forbes.com/2005/04/28/cx_sb_0428feat.html
  4. ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-115133260.html
  5. 1 2 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-117724712.html
  6. ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-93611981.html
  7. ↑ http://experience.usatoday.com/caribbean/story/best-of-caribbean/2013/10/04/vacation-rental-homes-how-to-book-agencies-homeaway-flipkey/2923013/
  8. 1 2 3 http://www.traveldailynews.com/news/article/64102/wimco-villas-unveils-top-new
  9. ↑ http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimdobson/2015/01/10/villa-hopping-in-st-barts-the-new-years-billionaire-weekend/
  10. ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-244751376.html
  11. ↑ http://www.luxurytravelmagazine.com/news-articles/wall-house-restaurant-wimco-villas-offer-perfect-st-barts-getaways.php
  12. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/travel/02pracrentals.html
  13. ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-247552649.html
  14. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/2245891/Last-minute-summer-holidays-50-of-the-best.html
  15. ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2015/01/05/caribbean-airfare-all-inclusive-resort-villa/21202737/
  16. ↑ http://www.travelagentcentral.com/oahu-and-honolulu/new-wimco-villas-oahu-20342
  17. ↑ http://hauteliving.com/2014/12/top-5-villas-st-barths/537596/?market=miami
  18. ↑ http://www.forbes.com/forbes-life-magazine/2011/1219/escapes-dailed-in-luxury-hotel-beach-saint-barthelemy.html
  19. ↑ http://www.ibtimes.com/st-barts-foodies-paradise-387054
  20. ↑ http://www.elitetraveler.com/travel/travel-news/wimco-villas-expand-off-season-rates-with-stay-7-pay-6-offer-on-st-barts-and-st-martin
  21. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/sunandsea/4690158/Caribbean-dreams-at-bargain-prices.html
  22. ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-120308048.html
  23. ↑ http://www.thestreet.com/story/11345421/1/forget-hotels-rent-a-sunny-private-villa.html
  24. ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-103919648.html
  25. ↑ http://www.ibtimes.com/st-barts-foodies-paradise-387054
  26. ↑ http://beabroda.com/italy-2/la-dolce-vita-just-became-more-accessible-vacation-villa-specialist-wimco-premiers-vendome-guide-to-italy/
  27. ↑ http://www.luxurydaily.com/wimco-increases-print-catalog-engagement-with-qr-codes-mobile-villa-listings/
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