Progress Results From Customer Count © Online System Shows Water Conservation at Top of Resort Managers List CustomerCount©, in partnership with the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and Triton Timeshare Software has launched a survey to ascertain the resort industry’s... [Read More...]

Marriott And Bluegreen Report High Value In Organization Women in the Industry (WIN) is pleased to announce two more of its initial corporate members have recommitted to another year of support. As a founding benefactor and sponsor of WIN’s recent Florida Regional Meeting,... [Read More...]

Standard & Poor’s Report Bullish on Timeshare Despite the recession, timeshare asset-backed securities (ABS) is one of the few asset classes demonstrating a renewed level of investor demand and resilient credit performance according to a recent Standard & Poor’s analysis.... [Read More...]

Focus on Education and Networking Attracts Timeshare Executives from around the Country In just six weeks the annual American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Convention will take place in Las Vegas. Held at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino on March 14-18, attendees at this... [Read More...]

Wellington Financial Reveals Details About Liberty Bank’s Loan to Vermont Timeshare Resort Developer Wellington Financial, the exclusive Resort Finance lending correspondent for Liberty Bank, is pleased to announce the bank has closed a $10 million receivables hypothecation... [Read More...]

John Farrow John Farrow, President of Farrow Commercial, has recently been named Lead for the Regulatory sub-content group within the Construction and Design Committee for the American Resort Development Association (ARDA). Farrow will guide the Regulatory sub-content group as... [Read More...]

The Canadian Resort Development Association (CRDA) is pleased to announce the advent of a dynamic, new working relationship with its counterpart in the United States, the American Resort Development Association (ARDA). Designed to maximize the synergies between the two associations,... [Read More...]

More than nine out of ten active leisure travelers in the United States report they are familiar with the concept of timesharing, reinforcing the wide-spread belief that this form of vacationing has established itself as a recognized, understood, and increasingly popular alternative... [Read More...]

The following statement was released today by Howard Nusbaum, president and CEO of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA), in response to the Florida Attorney General’s Office move on Monday to seek an emergency injunction against a West Palm Beach timeshare resale... [Read More...]

VacationBetter.org Announces Winners for 2009 Photo and Story Contest As part of an industry effort to promote the power of travel during National Travel and Tourism Week in May, the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) launched the “Bring Your Vacation to Life”... [Read More...]

According to Vacation Timeshare Owners Report, 2009 Edition by the ARDA International Foundation (AIF), recent timeshare purchasers are younger, wealthier and happy with their vacation product. Overall, more than six in ten timeshare owners are age 45 or older, with Baby Boomers... [Read More...]

Indianapolis-based company provides business process management and online survey solutions Mobius Vendor Partners, LCC, (MVP) has announced that the Indianapolis-based company has marked its tenth year providing business process management and online survey solutions to companies,... [Read More...]

Object Systems International (OSI) has announced that Catherine Fuller, Director of Business Development has attended an in-depth seminar and successfully completed a detailed knowledge examination held at the American Resort Development Association’s Carolina Regional Meeting.  ... [Read More...]

Occupancy, Satisfaction Rates Remain Strong Despite tighter credit markets and high unemployment rates, the U.S. timeshare industry continues to demonstrate its resilience. Although overall sales continue to reflect the national trend of lower consumer spending, timeshare owners... [Read More...]

At the young age of 30, Jill Levin heard the news that would change her life. She was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer.   With the help and support of the American Cancer Society, Jill was able to fight and win the battle! Upon receiving the news from her... [Read More...]

Study Shows Link to Academic Achievement in First Graders As the nation’s children settle in for another school year, many parents and teachers wonder how the summer break affected their children’s academic achievement. Analysis of a U.S. Department of Education study... [Read More...]

Consumer Advisories for Timeshare Owners to Navigate Resale Environment Today the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) released two advisories to help consumers and timeshare owners navigate through the secondary market, which includes timeshare resellers, internet... [Read More...]

Wellington Financial reports $10 million deal between Liberty Bank and Welk Resort Group Wellington Financial, the exclusive Resort Finance lending correspondent for Liberty Bank, is pleased to announce the bank has closed a deal for $10 million with timeshare development company... [Read More...]

According to The American Resort Development Association (ARDA), recent passage of legislation by Florida’s state legislature ensures that important protections for timeshare owners are in place. In addition to ensuring timeshare owners will not pay tax on timeshare exchange... [Read More...]

Refinancing Crisis, Erosion of Property Values, Pending Tax and Climate Change Bills Lead The Real Estate Roundtable’s Policy Concerns Kicking off its 2010 fiscal year, The Real Estate Roundtable in July welcomed a new board of directors and committee leaders, while vowing... [Read More...]