Articles Tagged With "ARDA"

Leading vacation ownership companies and service providers have signed on as Signature Sponsors of the 2011 American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Convention and Exposition at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida.

February 10, 2011 in ARDA, Company, Diamond Resorts International, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Interval International, NA, News, News, ResortCom International, TimeShareWare, Wyndham Vacation Ownership by Susan Knox

ARDA Unravels the Top Trends of 2011.

February 9, 2011 in ARDA, NA, News, News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

An exclusive interview with Jim Lewis, president of Disney Vacation Development, Inc. and chairman of the board for the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) on Disney Vacation Club’s upcoming Aulani resort, DVC’s ties to the new Disney Dream, and the state of the shared ownership industry.

February 8, 2011 in A-List Interviews, Articles, Articles Featured, Company, Disney Vacation Club, NA by Susan Knox

The American Resort Development Association’s Board of Directors voted to unite with Women in the Industry to strengthen and grow both organizations.

February 4, 2011 in ARDA, NA, News, News, Toolbar News, Women in the Industry (WIN) by Steve Luba

The conference, held at the Marriott Cypress Harbour Resort in Orlando, Florida, brought together some of the timeshare industry’s leading professional women to discuss issues pertaining to their unique roles within the industry.

February 2, 2011 in NA, News, News, Toolbar News, Women in the Industry (WIN) by Steve Luba

Dan Lubner, President of the Hospitality Design Division of Robb & Stucky Interiors, (www.RobbStucky.com) has recently been named to a three-year term to the prestigious Suppliers Council of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA).

January 28, 2011 in ARDA, Company, Featured News, NA, News, News, News Featured, Robb & Stucky by Susan Knox

More than 120 executives and personnel from Interval-affiliated resorts in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central and South America heard the latest about Interval and vacation ownership from industry leaders.

December 17, 2010 in Company, Featured News, Interval International, NA, News, News, News Featured by Steve Luba

According to the 2010 State of the Timeshare Industry: United States Study, the average sales price of timeshare products held steady for the year despite a turbulent economic environment, as developers expanded options to the ways in which existing timeshare owners can buy intervals.

November 10, 2010 in ARDA, Company, NA, News, News by Susan Knox

SPM Resorts, Inc., a full-service professional timeshare management company, engaged Suzzi Albrycht of S3A, Inc. to oversee IT functions, manage the technical design and implementation of the new website (www.spmresorts.com) and provide support to the owner services division.

November 2, 2010 in NA, News, News by Susan Knox

Opportunity exists for the timeshare and fractional industry in the Canadian marketplace according to a consumer survey released at the Canadian Resort Development Association’s Resort Development Summit in Toronto, Canada.

October 18, 2010 in Global News, Merlin Software, News, News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

Two full days of sessions at the Vacation Ownership Investment Conference in Orlando, Florida, over Tuesday and Wednesday gave about 400 attendees a high-altitude view of the status of the timeshare and fractional industries and new strategies to be used in order to meet the needs of potential shared-ownership consumers. First, the good news. Tourism [...]

October 7, 2010 in Global News, News, News, Toolbar News, VOIC by Steve Luba

Interval Leisure Group Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Craig M. Nash talks about how exchange giant Interval International faced the economic downturn right as it became part of a new public company – and how it is faring as the industry begins to climb out of it.

September 24, 2010 in AP, Articles, Articles Featured by Susan Knox

Myrtle Beach tourism is on the rebound and well on its way out of the recession. That’s the message given to a gathering of about 100 industry professionals during the Carolinas regional conference of the American Resort Development Association, held at the Marina Inn at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The area had [...]

September 22, 2010 in Global News, News, News, Toolbar News by Steve Luba

When traveling to popular beach destinations in Mexico, such as the Riviera Maya, Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos, return visitors often switch their commonplace style hotel stay to a more permanent investment, such as that offered by long term vacation ownership plans

August 12, 2010 in Articles, Articles, Articles Featured, EU, Lloydshare, NA by Susan Knox

With the meltdown of the financial markets in 2008, the residual carnage has been widespread and painfully felt by all of us. Many developers, management companies and service providers have closed down or for the foreseeable future, put on hold or severely curtailed plans for new resorts and project developments.

August 12, 2010 in Articles, Articles Featured, NA by Susan Knox

Plantation Resort at Myrtle Beach, a Premier South Carolina Vacation Destination, recently contracted to install the entire TimeShareWare Enterprise suite. Plantation Resort also contracted with TimeShareWare to interface with its credit card and PBX systems.

August 5, 2010 in NA, News, News, TimeShareWare by Susan Knox

Liberty’s Resort Finance lending correspondent, Wellington Financial, says the bank closed timeshare loans in February for Grand Timber Lodge and Grand Lodge at Peak 7 projects.

July 13, 2010 in News by

Lennon Communications Group has announced the launch of its new corporate website. The new site, www.lennoncommunications.com, has been crafted to describe the 25-year old company’s primary services of public relations (PR), marketing and advertising with a specialty in the timeshare industry.

July 13, 2010 in News by

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

June 17, 2010 in News by

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.

June 10, 2010 in News, News Featured, RCI by Admin

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).

May 21, 2010 in News by

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.

May 18, 2010 in A-List Interviews, Articles, Articles Featured, NA by Admin

Despite the fact that 2009 was one of the most challenging years for the overall economy, RCI, the world’s largest vacation exchange company and part of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands, demonstrated that vacation exchange remains a bright spot in the travel industry. By continuing to provide value-added services to assist its developers, RCI attracted several notable new affiliates and grew its membership base in 2009.

April 30, 2010 in Articles, Articles, Articles Featured, NA, RCI by

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.

April 30, 2010 in News, ResortCom International by

Perspective Magazine North America Editor Matt McDaniel caught up with Geoff Ballotti at the RCI Booth during the ARDA conference in Las Vegas, where the two talked about RCI’s momentum, innovation and technology.

April 30, 2010 in Articles, Articles, Articles Featured, NA by

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.

April 30, 2010 in Articles, Articles, Articles Featured, NA by

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 News by

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.

April 23, 2010 in News by

We highlight an emerging market for shared ownership: East Africa. While other parts of Africa have already made tremendous strides in
our industry, East Africa is now poised for significant growth as well. Read about it in Timeshare on the Dark Continent. And as we’re coming off the 2010 American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Convention and Exposition, held in March at the Venetian Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, be sure to check out our ARDA 2010 Convention Review.

April 1, 2010 in Editions by Admin

[Perspective Magazine] The leading trade publication for the shared ownership industry recently launched a new version dedicated to the North American marketplace in Las Vegas.

March 24, 2010 in News, News Featured, Perspective International by

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.

March 24, 2010 in News, News Featured by

RCI EMEAI will celebrate some of the longest-standing business relationships within the vacation exchange industry at the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) 2010 Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas, Nevada.

March 23, 2010 in News, News Featured, RCI by

Merlin Software for Vacation Ownership is set to celebrate its tenth anniversary at the upcoming American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Convention taking place March 14th-18th at the Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

March 11, 2010 in Company, EU, Merlin Software, News, News, News, SA by Susan Knox

CustomerCount©, in partnership with the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and Triton Timeshare Software has launched a survey to ascertain the resort industry’s property management commitment and direction when it comes to Green Initiatives.

March 11, 2010 in Company, Mobius Vendor Partners, NA, News, News, Triton Timeshare Software by Susan Knox

Timeshare software technology leaders, SPI Software, recently said they plan to unveil new web 2.0 initiatives during the upcoming convention being held by the American Resort Development Association (ARDA). SPI is a sponsor and exhibitor at the ARDA gathering taking place March 14th-18th at the Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

March 6, 2010 in Company, NA, News, News by Susan Knox

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, News by Susan Knox

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, Marriott Vacation Club International (MVCI) has re-enlisted as a champion of the two-year old non-profit organization.

March 3, 2010 in NA, News, News by Susan Knox

TimeShareWare has announced they will attend the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas from March 14-18 and will exhibit exciting new technologies based on their advanced platform architecture and best-of-breed resort business practices.

March 2, 2010 in ARDA, Company, NA, News, News, TimeShareWare 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 Articles, Articles Featured, NA 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 Articles, Articles, Articles Featured, NA 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, News, News Featured, 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, NA, News, News, News Featured by Susan Knox

Registration is now open for the 2010 Ragatz Associates Tenth Annual Fractional Interest Conference, a highly anticipated annual forum which will discuss recent and anticipated influences affecting this unique resort real estate industry.

February 17, 2010 in Company, NA, News, News, Ragatz Associates 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, 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, Company, EU, NA, News, News, News, News, News, SA by Susan Knox

RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE:WYN), will tee up the 2010 American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Convention & Exposition on March 14 by hosting the ninth annual RCI/AIF Open at the award-winning Bear’s Best Las Vegas course.

February 2, 2010 in Company, NA, News, News, RCI, Wyndham Worldwide by Susan Knox

Women in the Industry (WIN) is pleased to announce that Perspective Magazine has joined the organization as a corporate sponsor.

February 1, 2010 in AP, Company, EU, NA, News, News, News, News, News, Perspective Magazine, SA, Women in the Industry (WIN) 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, 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, News by Susan Knox

TimeShareWare, the leading technology solution provider to the shared-ownership and mixed-use vacation ownership industry, is pleased to announce that Ryan Williams, RRP, has rejoined the company as Business Development Manager.

January 26, 2010 in Company, NA, News, News, TimeShareWare by Susan Knox