Articles Tagged With "American Resort Development Association"

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 NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

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.

February 27, 2010 in Featured Articles, NA, North America Articles by

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 Europe & Middle East Articles, Featured Articles, NA, North America Articles by

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 Europe & Middle East Articles, Featured Articles, NA, North America Articles by

Robb & Stucky Interiors has been awarded a Silver award in the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Awards Program.

February 22, 2010 in Company, Featured News, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Robb & Stucky by Susan Knox

John Farrow, President of Farrow Commercial Construction has recently become a member of the prestigious Chairman’s League of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA).

February 22, 2010 in Company, Farrow Commercial, Farrow Commercial Press Releases, Featured News, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

Brand Tango, a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based marketing, technology and design firm, has had 13 Advertising and Promotion entries selected as finalists in the American Resort Development Association’s ARDY awards competition. In addition, Larry Talley, Brand Tango’s vice president of application development, is a finalist in the Management and Administration category.

February 11, 2010 in Company, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

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 AP, ARDA, Asia Pacific News, Company, EU, Europe & Middle East News, NA, News, North America News, SA, South Africa News by Susan Knox

Jim Danz RRP and Bill Tsao, Managing Partners of Trident Business Management, have recently selected two additional Advisory Partners for their organization, joining other respected executives within the lodging and timeshare sectors of the leisure industry.

February 1, 2010 in Company, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

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.

January 26, 2010 in ARDA, Company, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

Perspective Magazine North America, a new region specific version of the award winning global publication is busy converting its extensive online readership to print subscribers ahead of its first edition in February 2010.

January 13, 2010 in Company, NA, News, North America News, Perspective Magazine by Susan Knox

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).

December 23, 2009 in Company, Farrow Commercial, Farrow Commercial Press Releases, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

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).

December 14, 2009 in ARDA, Company, CRDA, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

Travel Advantage Network (TAN), one of the largest travel clubs in the United States with more than 85,000 clients, has chosen TimeShareWare as its enterprise technology platform. TAN sells packages of vacation weeks in as many as 1500 resorts throughout the world. They cited TimeShareWare’s superior technology as one of the main reasons they chose TimeShareWare over the other software solutions on the market.

November 18, 2009 in Company, NA, News, North America News, TimeShareWare by Susan Knox

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.

November 5, 2009 in ARDA, Company, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

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 to more traditional lodging accommodations. And among those familiar with the concept, approximately 2.3 million households state they are interested in purchasing some form of vacation time during the next two years.

November 5, 2009 in Company, Interval International Press Releases, NA, News, North America News, Westgate Resorts by Susan Knox

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” photo and story contest. Contestants were asked to share a memory of a timeshare vacation that impacted their family, health, or enjoyment of life.

October 26, 2009 in ARDA, Company, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

Interval International, a leading global provider of vacation services, announced the promotion of Bryan Ten Broek to senior vice president of resort sales and business development. He reports to David Gilbert, executive vice president of resort sales and marketing.

October 20, 2009 in Company, Featured News, Interval International Press Releases, NA, News, North America Featured News, North America News, Westgate Resorts by Susan Knox

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.

October 20, 2009 in ARDA, Company, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

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, associations and non-profit organizations.

October 20, 2009 in Christel House Open, Company, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

Two of the timeshare and lodging industry’s most respected senior level operating executives have collaborated to launch a new business management organization, created to aide companies in need of highly specialized operational expertise and management services.

October 13, 2009 in Company, NA, News, North America News, Trident Business Management by Susan Knox

Despite tighter credit markets and high unemployment rates, the U.S. timeshare industry continues to demonstrate its resilience.

October 7, 2009 in ARDA, Company, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

Defender Resorts, Inc. recently partnered with TimeShareWare to provide its Advanced Technology Platform, including TimeShareWare Professional and other Web Services. The implementation will include eighteen Defender managed associations, beginning with the Maritime Beach Club and Windy Shores II properties.

October 6, 2009 in Company, NA, News, North America News, TimeShareWare by Susan Knox

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 site or a national park — did better in reading, math and general knowledge than their peers who didn’t vacation.

September 23, 2009 in ARDA, Company, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

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!

September 23, 2009 in NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

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.

September 10, 2009 in ARDA, Company, NA, News, North America News by Susan Knox

This month brings you reviews of the recent ARDA & VOIC conventions as well as a Fractional Expo held in London as interest in the product grows. This month the magazine is distributed to all delegates meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland for the OTE Road Show and Front Cover Sponsors, Worldwide Timeshare Hypermarket tackles the issues of resales and the relationships between developer and resale company. Plus, the official announcement that Perspective International will be launching a consumer version of Perspective Magazine in July 2008 for existing owners and prospective buyers of all shared ownership products.

May 1, 2008 in Europe & Middle East Editions by Admin

An Interview with Howard C. Nusbaum, President and CEO of the American Resort Development Association on how ARDA has helped shape our industry over the years and its continuing efforts to promote timeshare as a mainstream hospitality product.

April 23, 2008 in A-List Interviews, Featured Articles, NA, North America Articles by Admin

After picking up ARDA’s ACE Innovator Award, Generator Systems celebrate by using our increasingly popular Front Cover Sponsorship package. Read our review of the industry’s largest convention.

April 1, 2007 in Europe & Middle East Editions by Admin