WIMCO VILLAS GOES HOLLYWOOD ON NANTUCKET
DURING ISLAND'S ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL JUNE 17-20, 2010

NEWPORT, RI, May 2010 - Wimco Villas will be adding an extra touch of pizzazz and elegance to this year’s Nantucket Film Festival, June 17-20, with the addition of its new Nantucket villa collection. Celebrating its 15th year, the Festival has become one of the east coast’s premier annual events drawing film enthusiasts and Hollywood notables who flock to this historic island for four days of screenings and panels, roundtable discussions and cocktail parties.

The Wimco Villas collection brings a new level of accommodation and services to festival goers with an exceptional array of homes ranging from intimate beachfront cottages to lavish oceanfront estates. A signature concierge program, the first of its kind on the island, provides guests with seamless services ranging from securing tickets and passes to the Film Festival to arranging in-villa private chefs and spa treatments to booking coveted tables at the island’s top dining venues.

With the social whirl of cocktail parties, lively debates on the featured films, and culinary delights to be enjoyed during the festival, guests will treasure simply relaxing and enjoying their home away from home. To this end, as a special gift – worthy of a Hollywood swag bag – guests who confirm and enjoy a Wimco Villas Nantucket getaway during the Film Festival will receive a complimentary selection of foods and wines delivered directly to their villa.

As a special inaugural season incentive, all guests who reserve a seven-night Nantucket booking through Wimco will be entered into a drawing for a free week in a two-bedroom Wimco villa on St Barts available for travel in the next 12 months.

For more information on both of the above Wimco Villas specials please visit http://www.wimco.com/villa-rentals/americas/nantucket/specials.aspx.

During the Film Festival, Wimco guests will also receive a dining advantage with Wimco’s exclusive “Friend of the Island” restaurant card which provides 10 percent off lunches and dinners at an array of participating Nantucket restaurants including Toppers, Brant Point Grill and Harbor Wok. This successful Wimco client program is also available on St. Barts.

About Wimco Villas

Wimco Villas is an award-winning luxury villa company, providing access to some of the world's most beautiful and exceptional private villas. In the Caribbean Wimco Villas represents over 270 villas on St Barts and offers an expansive selection of privately owned villas throughout the region including The US and British Virgin Islands, Turks & Caicos, Anguilla, Barbados, Mustique, Nevis, St Martin, Jamaica and Grand Cayman. In Europe, Wimco represents villas in Italy, the South of France, and Mykonos. In the Americas, there are villas on Nantucket, Maui and Oahu, Hawaii and Punta Mita and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Voted 'Best Presented Villas' by the readers of Condé Nast Traveller, Wimco strives to make the best match between our clients and villas. Wimco's reservations agents take annual familiarization trips to our destinations to tour the villas, re-educating themselves on the amenities of each villa and ensuring they meet Wimco standards. As well as providing accommodation and destination information, Wimco Villas can tailor make the villa holidays to suit each client's needs, whether it be arranging for private chefs, yoga instructors, yacht charters or simply a restaurant reservation.

For additional information on Wimco Villas please visit www.wimco.com or call 800-449-1553.