Las Vegas Timeshare

Every year the timeshare and fractional industry anticipates ARDA’s annual convention, which is typically held in alternate years in Las Vegas or Orlando. This year’s event, scheduled for April 1-5 at the Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino, is just 6 weeks away.

Although the American Resort Development Association’s conference and exhibition always draws international participation, this year, with the focus on “ARDA  World”, the global representation will be stronger than ever. Already attendees from more than 35 countries are registered, along with international development organizations and internationally focused sessions and events.

Howard Nusbaum, ARDA president and CEO, points out, “As an industry, we need to step outside of our comfort zone to explore new ventures on the international stage. This year’s ARDA World is a big leap forward, and I encourage everyone to make the time to attend this important learning and networking event.”

The Timeshare Industry and ARDA World

What our industry is tomorrow and what it becomes in the rapidly changing years that lie ahead, is shaped and directed by the actions the industry takes—or fails to take—today. Everyone who is part of the timeshare, fractional, and vacation ownership industries, or has a stake in these industries because you do business with or are influenced in business by them, should be an active part of the ARDA 2012 Convention.

1. Register.
2. Influence others to register.
3. Sponsor.
4. Participate.
5. Share.

These 5 steps are key. They are our responsibility to do and they are yours.

Over the next 6 weeks make your plans to be at ARDA World and seriously encourage others to do so. Become active on Twitter using the official hashtag: #ARDAWorld. Talk about the upcoming activities of the convention on your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Flickr accounts.

Get involved as if your future depended on it… because the truth is, IT DOES!

ARDA World 2012 Annual Convention & Exposition

The highly respected hospitality and timeshare resorts design experts, The Lubner Group, has been named as a finalist in the Resort Design Division of the American Resort Development Association’s (ARDA) annual Awards Program. The Lubner Group has earned this prestigious award based on its design work at Bluegreen Harbour Lights vacation ownership resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and the Carriage House Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, which have been selected as finalists in the Resort Refurbishment Category of the ARDA awards.

Dan Lubner, President of the Lubner Group and Clive Daniel Home in Naples, Florida explains, “We are extremely pleased with this important recognition from ARDA since it reflects the high quality of our work within the vacation ownership resort and hospitality industries.”

Lubner Group Answers Design Needs for Timeshare Resorts

The Lubner Group provides purchasing and design services for commercial and shared-use properties including timeshare resorts, hotels, fractional ownership and private residence clubs plus developers of condominiums and single-family communities in North America and abroad.

Other Recent News Lubner Group News from The Timeshare Authority blog:

• Before and After Look at a Florida Timeshare Transformation
• The Lubner Group Completes Renovation on Key West Timeshare

The opening keynote speaker for this year’s ARDA World 2012 timeshare industry conference will be noted loyalty expert and the creator of the “Net Promoter Score,” Frederick Reichheld.

Reichheld is the founder of Bain & Company’s loyalty practice, is a Bain Fellow, and is responsible for helping companies achieve enhanced results by strengthening customer and employee loyalty. He is the creator of the Net Promoter system of management.

Reichheld has authored numerous bestselling books, including: The Loyalty Effect: The Hidden Force Behind Growth, Profits, and Lasting Value (HBSP 1996); Loyalty Rules! How Today’s Leaders Build Lasting Relationships (HBSP 2001), and The Ultimate Question: Driving Good Profits and True Growth (HBSP, 2006).

His newest book, The Ultimate Question 2.0: How Net Promoter Companies Thrive in a Customer Driven World (HBR Press-Sept. 2011), looks at how businesses practicing the Net Promoter System (NPS) have used Reichheld’s principles to generate exceptional results. Included among those noteworthy companies are: American Express, Apple Retail, Philips, Schwab, Allianz, and Intuit.

ARDA Timeshare Conference

The keynote address of Frederick Reichheld will be only one of many highlights of this year’s ARDA The World 2012 Conference, scheduled for April 1-5, 2012, at The Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Follow this link to register for the ARDA The World 2012 timeshare conference. And be sure to play the video to learn more about the wisdom and insights of Frederick Reichheld.

Let’s face it. Sometimes Christmas shopping can become a chore. There are the crowds, the lines, and the parking lot … oh my, that parking lot!

But suppose this year you took another approach to holiday shopping? How about combining a great shopping venue with a timeshare rental getaway? That could put a new spin on Ho! Ho! Ho! and make your season a whole lot merrier.

And with plenty of last-minute, discount getaways available, many that you can elect to rent for only a few night’s stay, you could soon be trading holiday frazzled for holiday refreshed.

Here are 5 top choices for timeshare resort destinations where you can balance marathon shopping with resort relaxation.

1. New York City timeshare. From the flagship location of FAO Schwartz on 5th Avenue, to the Shops at Columbus Circle in the heart of Manhattan, there’s no place for Christmas shopping quite like New York City. Add in time to take the two-mile walking tour of the most amazing Christmas-themed window displays in the world, perhaps an afternoon showing of the New York City Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall, and you will have a classic Christmas shopping experience.

2. Las Vegas timeshare. Shop where it’s sunny and warm when you vacation in a Las Vegas timeshare and take your holiday shopping list to the Fashion Show mall in Las Vegas. The 250-store center features 7 flagship department stores and is famous for its live runway fashion shows.

3. Pennsylvania timeshare. Pennsylvania may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of timeshare vacations or of legacy shopping destinations. But in fact, the 3 million square feet of retail space at the King of Prussia Mall, paired  with all the many great Poconos timeshare getaway locations, earns Pennsylvania timeshare a spot on this list. With more than 400 stores, the King of Prussia Mall is the largest shopping complex on the East Coast.

4. San Francisco timeshare. San Francisco’s Union Square includes major department stores along with boutiques, restaurants and theaters. With a roughly two and a half mile plaza area, shoppers can explore one of the premier shopping districts in the world. And when the shopping is done, you can head to any number of fabulous San Francisco timeshare resorts to unwind and pamper yourself.

5. Last minute timeshare rental deals anywhere in the US. And for everyone who just can’t be inspired to fight the crowds, you could do all of your Christmas shopping online while you relax on the beach in Maui timeshare, linger by the pool in a Key West timeshare or perhaps toast your toes by the fireside at your favorite ski resort timeshare destination.

…’tis the season to be jolly. Why not let the great deals in timeshare rentals—many available for around $80 a night—make your Christmas season a little brighter and a lot more fun?