The next timeshare owners educational conference for the National Timeshare Owners Association will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and will feature national speakers and the opportunity for timeshare owners to ask questions and get real answers. Scheduled for September 19 at the Clarion Hotel in Milwaukee, registration to attend the event deadlines on August 19.

David Turriff, Midwestern coordinator for the National Timeshare Owners Association, says, “Many Wisconsin citizens own timeshares and it is very difficult to obtain unbiased information about what they should do with their ownership.” The meeting is designed to offer what NTOA describes as “up to the minute information and insights” from the perspective of timeshare owners, not timeshare developers.

In order to attend the Milwaukee meeting, you must be a member of the National Timeshare Association, a consumer protection organization that defines its mission as:

1. To be a powerful recognized influence in the timeshare industry;
2. To provide a forum for face-to-face exchanges of experiences and ideas among timeshare owners;
3. To keep members informed about events and developments in the timeshare industry;
4. To provide a means for informal exchanges, rental, and sale of units.

To find out more about the National Timeshare Owners Association, contact Ed Hastry (410) 536-0064 or by email at Hastry@aol.com

Here’s a reminder to all timeshare owners that the next National Timeshare Owners Association Educational Conference is right around the corner. The NTOA will be meeting in Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday, April 11.

So far this year, the NTOA has met in Orlando, Florida, and in Orange County, California with a full house of timeshare owners in attendance. While these meetings are certainly a great time for timeshare owners in the geographic area to meet and ask questions of industry experts, the meetings often draw wide-ranging attendance. For the January meeting in Orlando, Canada timeshare owners, California timeshare owners, and timeshare owners from Missouri and Utah were on hand.

When the NTOA meets, questions get answered, timeshare owners learn how to better benefit from their timeshares, and new information and ideas about vacation ownership are exchanged. To attend the informative meetings you must be a member of NTOA, but membership in the National Timeshare Owners Association comes with many worthwhile benefits.

Here’s a direct link to the NTOA membership application: http://www.nationaltimeshareownersassoc.com/media/Membership_Application_2010.pdf

We can’t say enough about an association that stands for the rights of timeshare owners and works diligently to help its members get the most out of their vacation ownership product.

To learn more about the NTOA, contact Ed Hastry at hastry@aol.com or call 410-536-0064