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Grand Pacific Resorts Celebrates Multiple ARDA 2022 Wins
Grand Pacific Resorts | May 26, 2022
CARLSBAD, CA, May 2022 —Grand Pacific Resorts returned triumphant from the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Conference with three new ARDA Awards in tow, further solidifying its reputation as an award-winning resort management company. Every year, ARDA recognizes timeshare industry professionals and programs for their noteworthy accomplishments and excellence in a range of competitive categories. Grand Pacific Resort’s Marketing & Communications Team won the Best Communications Team Award, and individual Grand Pacific Resort associates earned awards in their respective categories: Shannon Kucharski from San Clemente C...
Bay Tree Solutions Applauds ARDA Stance on Timeshare Exit Firms
Bay Tree Solutions | June 21, 2019
June 21, 2019 (ATLANTA, GA) -- Bay Tree Solutions, one of the timeshare industry’s most robust and ethical online timeshare marketplaces, issued a statement applauding the timeshare industry’s stance on timeshare exit firms. In a recent press release from ARDA (American Resort Development Association) entitled “Judges Ruling Demonstrates the Pattern of Fraud and Deception Perpetrated by Exit Firms on Unsuspecting Timeshare Owners” Robert Clements, VP of Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel of ARDA said “timeshare owners were deceived into paying large upfront fees for services that the exit company knew it could not deliver.” He...
Royal Holiday Vacation Club Recognized by the American Resort Development Association
Royal Holiday Vacation Club | May 10, 2019
Selected as Finalists in Three ARDY Award Categories MEXICO CITY, MX (May 13, 2019) --Royal Holiday Vacation Club has been named a Finalist in the American Resort Development Association Award Program (the ARDYs) in three categories. This is the fourth consecutive year the company has been as a finalist in numerous ARDA Award Categories. Finalists are selected from hundreds of nominations. Shining a light on Royal-Holiday's extraordinary call center operations, ARDA named Angelica Vela as a top Call Center Leader and the Call Center itself also was awarded a Finalist slot. The Call Center team is made up of a very heterogeneous group of...
U.S. Vacation Timeshare Industry Shows Increased Growth in 2015: Another Year of Substantial Growth
ARDA | July 6, 2016
WASHINGTON – July 6, 2016 – The U.S. timeshare industry enjoyed steady growth in 2015, according to the State of the Vacation Timeshare Industry: United States Study 2016 Edition, conducted by Ernst & Young for the ARDA International Foundation. Compared to 2014, sales volume increased by more than nine percent and occupancy is up by over two percent. "We are thrilled with our industries performance in 2015 - six straight years of growth with sales up nine percent this year to $8.6 billion," said Howard Nusbaum, President and CEO of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA). "Timeshare offers a flexible vacation...
U.S. Vacation Timeshare Industry Shows Steady Growth in 2014: Three Key Indicators Rise
American Resort Development Association | July 16, 2015
WASHINGTON - July 16, 2015 – The U.S. timeshare industry enjoyed steady growth in 2014, according to the State of the Vacation Timeshare Industry: United States Study 2015 Edition, conducted by Ernst & Young for the ARDA International Foundation. Compared to 2013, sales volume increased by more than four percent and occupancy is up by two percent. "Seeing an increase in our key metrics demonstrates that timeshare is poised for a bright future," said Howard Nusbaum, president and CEO of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA). "And one of the main reasons is that vacationers love what timeshare vacations offer, inclu...
Three at Grand Pacific Resorts Receive ARDA Professional Designations
Grand Pacific Resorts | December 5, 2014
CARLSBAD, CA (December 5, 2014) - Three key members of the Grand Pacific Resort Management team have been awarded professional designations by the American Resort Development Association (ARDA). Two have been designated as Registered Resort Professionals (RRPs), and another was named as an Associated Resort Professional (ARP). Those named as RRPs are Lisa Wanzenried, Vice President of Marketing Communications, and Renee Wagner, Director of Marketing. Amanda Dolan, General Manager at Coronado Beach Resort received the ARP designation. Their investment in earning these prestigious AIF Designations was encouraged and supported by Grand Pac...
