Articles Tagged With "Howard Nusbaum"

Model Resale Legislation Enacted as Part of Industry Efforts to Ensure Safe Resale Experience.

August 26, 2011 in Import by Steve-Luba

C.A.R.E. (The Cooperative Association of Resort Exchangers, Inc.) held its 52nd Semi-Annual Conference in Deerfield Beach, FL in May.

June 16, 2011 in Import by Steve-Luba

Dennis M. Ducharme, RRP, President of InnSeason Resorts, based on Cape Cod (MA), has been appointed Chairman of the American Resort Development Association’s Northeast Chapter. Nominated by the Chapter’s Executive Committee, ARDA’s regional chairpersons are jointly appointed by the President and Chief Executive Officer, Howard Nusbaum, and the ARDA Board of Directors.

April 12, 2011 in Import by Susan-Knox

The ARDA-ROC Website Provides Federal and State Policy Information Affecting Timeshare Industry.

February 16, 2011 in Import by Steve-Luba

Top Ten Timeshare Questions Answered

The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and the National Timeshare Owners Association (NTOA), have announced a year-long campaign to help educate consumers about timeshare vacations. The first initiative answers ten of the most frequently asked questions.

April 28, 2010 in * All News, ARDA, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

ARDA Announces 2010 Circle of Excellence (ACE) and ARDY Winners

The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) recognized their top industry leaders at the annual Awards Gala of the 2010 Convention & Exposition, held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The evening event, sponsored by Holiday Systems International (HSI), showcases the outstanding accomplishments among individuals, teams, resorts, and companies in a variety of categories.

March 26, 2010 in * All News, ARDA, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

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. In addition, Fitch Ratings found that total ABS delinquencies fell compared to the same period last year for the first year-over-year improvement since August, 2007.

March 3, 2010 in * All News, ARDA, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Nusbaum: VacationBetter.org Is All About – What Else? – Better Vacationing

VacationBetter.org is an educational website of the American Resort Development Association designed to reinforce the value proposition of vacation ownership in all its forms by touting the benefits of simply taking a vacation.

February 27, 2010 in Articles - Fractional Ownership, Articles - Timeshare, Latest Articles, Magazine Articles, Top Stories by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

As is customary for the American Resort Association’s annual autumn event, the focus of the three-day event was on legislative issues. Fall ARDA, held this past November 4 through 6 at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C.

February 24, 2010 in Articles - Convention Reviews, Latest Articles, Magazine Articles, Top Stories by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

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 year’s event will tackle a variety of topics including finding success in difficult economic times and leveraging social media.

February 3, 2010 in * All News, ARDA, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Leading timeshare companies and service providers have thrown their chips in to be Signature Sponsors of the 2010 American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Convention and Exposition at Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. The annual convention, from March 14–18, will feature an impressive line-up of speakers and entertainers, including keynote speaker Andy Sernovitz. Sernovitz is considered the guru of the word-of-mouth marketing movement, helping countless companies understand the radical changes brought by blogs, MySpace, and consumer-generated media.

January 26, 2010 in * All News, Amercan Express, Holiday Inn Vacation Club, International Cruise & Excursions, Interval International, Redweek.com, ResortCom International, Search Industry News By Company, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

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, ARDA and CRDA intend to work together on various initiatives to further their respective mandates [...]

December 14, 2009 in * All News, ARDA, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

With practically every component of the recent economic downturn – lower consumer spending, tighter
credit markets, depressed real estate values – having a negative impact on the vacation ownership industry, it’s no surprise that sales fell off in 2008 after years of rapid growth.

December 11, 2009 in Articles - Timeshare, Magazine Articles by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

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 operation for fraudulent practices. In September, ARDA released two consumer advisories to help [...]

November 5, 2009 in * All News, ARDA, Search Industry News By Location, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

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 ranked as the largest generation of timeshare owners (45 percent). However, recent purchasers [...]

October 20, 2009 in * All News, ARDA, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

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 continue to enjoy their pre-paid timeshare vacations, with an 80 percent occupancy rate and an 86 percent product [...]

October 8, 2009 in * All News, ARDA, Diamond Resorts International, Disney Vacation Club, Holiday Inn Vacation Club, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

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 found that children who travel over summer break — whether to a beach, historic [...]

September 23, 2009 in * All News, ARDA, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

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 advertisers and other resale companies, to ensure a safe and positive selling experience. The advisories were developed to help dispel the growing misinformation and confusion in the secondary marketplace by providing specific tips on reviewing timeshare resale companies, their practices, costs and services in the marketplace.

September 10, 2009 in * All News, ARDA, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine: Timeshare & Fractional News & Reviews

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 transactions, the bill, HB 61, codifies a common industry practice regarding the taxation of transient stays [...]

August 4, 2009 in * All News, ARDA, Timeshare News, USA & Canada by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

The Vacation Ownership Association of Southern Africa (VOASA) held its first conference in South Africa on 24th May and 26th May 2009. Once known as the Time Share Institute of South Africa (TISA), this convention saw the official launch of VOASA’s new name, logo and identity, signalling a re-invention and dramatic change for the industry body and enabling it to grow with changing marketplace to incorporate fractional ownership and other shared ownership product types.

July 29, 2009 in Articles - Convention Reviews, Magazine Articles by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews