Christel House International today announced that Geoff Ballotti, CEO of RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), has been appointed to the Christel House International Board of Directors.

SPI Software, creators of timeshare software used for marketing, sales, mortgage and maintenance fee servicing, central reservations, property management and operations, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gordon McClendon, vice president of client services, to serve on the Federal Issues Committee of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA).

If you’ve spent any time at ARDA events, you probably have seen Rob Webb. And, chances are, you’ve seen him smiling. That’s for two reasons: (a) he is genuinely friendly, and (b) he loves what he does.

ResortCom International, the pioneer in providing servicing solutions in the Shared Ownership Industry has received a trio of varied awards for excellence in the past month.

The annual ARDA meeting serves as a barometer for the overall health and general outlook for the shared ownership industry – and this year’s report is a good one. More than 2,500 timeshare industry professionals gathered in Las Vegas for the 2010 American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Convention and Exposition, held March 14 through March 18, 2010 at the Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino.

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.

Tapestry Resorts, a full-service hospitality management company, has garnered two Silver ARDY Awards from the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) at their annual Awards Gala.

The Absolute World Group, Asia’s leading lifestyle property developer, resorts and hotels operator, fractional ownership and vacation club pioneers, have collected their latest international award from the highly respected American Resort Development Association.

The past year or two have been the wildest years our industry has seen in a very long time – and by wild, I in fact mean bad. While not every company suffered from the credit crisis, scores did, and the ripple effect meant that many suppliers and other industry-related companies paid the price as well.

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.