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Are you busy making plans for the ARDA timeshare convention? Why not pause and take a break. We thought you could use a Wednesday morning laugh, with this video clip from comedian Tom Papa.

ARDA Timeshare Convention, ARDA World 2012

Tom Papa, brought to you by Presenting Sponsor Holiday Systems International (HSI), will be entertaining during the 2012 ARDA Awards Gala dinner. If you aren’t planning to attend the Awards Gala, rethink that plan.

This is your chance to be part of the awards ceremony, as the 2012 ARDA Award Winners are announced. With seven new categories, including a new ACE category, this year’s awards promise to be more exciting than ever.

The ARDA Awards Program recognizes nominees submitted in areas that include overall professional excellence in the timeshare and vacation ownership industry, outstanding sales accomplishments, product design, advertising and staff. The “ARDA Circle of Excellence” (ACE) awards—which require no entry fees—honor those in the timeshare industry who have attained the highest level of excellence in the resort industry, and whose accomplishments and dedication help spur the industry to new heights.

In addition to Holiday Systems International, the Awards Presenting Sponsor, the Platinum Sponsors for the evening include: Bluegreen Corporation; Holiday Inn Club Vacations; Interval International; Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp; RCI; The Berkley Group; Winter Park Construction; and Wyndham Vacation Ownership.

For more information about the 2012 ARDA Awards  and ARDA World 2012 Annual Convention & Exposition, scheduled for April 1-5, 2012, at The Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, go to: www.arda.org

The American Resort Development Association (ARDA), through its vacation-focused website, VacationBetter.org has released the fourth happy timeshare owner testimonial in its series. The newest video features Tom and Mindi Davis of San Diego, who are timeshare owners at Marriott Vacation Club. The Davis’ took time during a recent vacation in Panama City Beach, Florida to share some of the reasons they bought and vacation in Marriott timeshare.

It Started with a 3-Day Marriott Timeshare Holiday

After enjoying a three-night mini vacation at Marriott’s Newport Coast Villas, the Davis family, which includes a son and daughter, chose to become Marriot Vacation Club timeshare owners. As Mindi Davis explains about their first Marriott timeshare experience at Newport Coast Villas, “From the minute we arrived, it was so relaxing and beautiful. We decided that this would provide a real vacation, giving us the fabulous locations, accommodations and experiences along with the value we couldn’t get with hotel vacations.”

Learn about Timeshare from Timeshare Owners

We invite you to watch the video below as the Davis family discusses the vacation flexibility and affordability that they enjoy with Marriott timeshare. You may also want to click on the links below to previous The Timeshare Authority blog posts where owners from Holiday Inn Club Vacation, Hilton Grand Vacations and Club Wyndham share what timeshare vacationing and timeshare ownership means to them.

VacationBetter.Org Unveils New Look for Timeshare Vacations Website

Raging Fans and the Truth about Timeshare

ARDA Timeshare Owner Testimonial Focuses on Wyndham Vacation Ownership

With Signature Sponsors committed for the 2012 ARDA World Convention, excitement for the event continues to grow. Already over 3,000 attendees from some 35 countries worldwide are scheduled to attend, including international development organizations from around the world.

This year’s Signature Sponsors include: Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Interval International, Starwood Vacation Ownership, Hilton Grand Vacations Company, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp., Capital One, HSI (Holiday Systems International), ICE, RCI, ResortCom International, TimeShareWare, and Wyndham Vacation Ownership.

Howard Nusbaum, ARDA president and CEO says, “We are grateful for the support we receive from our Signature Sponsors. These companies enable us to offer high-quality speakers and events, educational sessions, and networking opportunities at the largest timeshare event in the world.”

Scheduled for the Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, April 1-5, the 2012 ARDA World Convention and Exposition will bring a new, more globally focused outreach to the timeshare, fractional, and vacation ownership industry’s signature conference.

The schedule will feature several events that have become a tradition at the annual ARDA Conference, including:

• The RCI/AIF Open Golf Tournament at Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, featuring the longest course in Nevada.
• Interval International’s annual “Party with a Cause” from which all ticket proceeds benefit the ARDA International Foundation, supporting and promoting the industry with research, education, and outreach.
• The ARDA Awards Gala, sponsored by Holiday Systems International (HSI), with formal dinner, presentation of the annual ARDA Awards, and live entertainment by comedian Tom Papa.

Visit this link to learn more about the 2012 ARDA World Convention and Exposition.

Each month for the past three months, ARDA, through its Vacation Better website has turned the spotlight on the most powerful message the timeshare industry can share: the testimonial of happy owners.

The timeshare owner spotlight for November focused on happy Holiday Inn Club Vacations timeshare owners, while in December it was turned to shine on timeshare owners at Hilton Grand Vacations. Now, the New Year begins with the focus on Wyndham Vacation Ownership, where as one Wyndham owner says, “We have never regretted a single minute of it; it has been the best investment we’ve made in our lives, to spend time with each other.”

Included on the Vacation Better website is another great story of a happy Wyndham timeshare owner who spent this past Thanksgiving, with 38 family members at Wyndham’s beautiful Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando. Be sure you visit the site (www.vacationbetter.org) to find out how a timeshare turned out to be the ideal choice for one family’s holiday-family reunion combo event. You’ll even find their  Thanksgiving menu and one of the family newsletters this Wyndham timeshare owner created when they started making their plans last July.

The bottom line is this: Nobody explains why timeshares are such an ideal way to vacation better than the owners themselves who love and enjoy their timeshare vacation ownership.

Previous Vacation Better Videos from Happy Timeshare Owners:

VacationBetter.Org Unveils New Look for Timeshare Vacations Website

Raging Fans and the Truth about Timeshare