Major Timeshare Players gather in Florida April 24 - April 28 2005

Nearly every major player in the business, The Walt Disney Co. and virtually every large hotel chain including Starwood, Hilton and Marriott will review their business year during break-out sessions and hear from marketing, sales and branding gurus about the future.

The Walt Disney World Dolphin & Swan hotels are home for the 11th annual American Resort Development Association (ARDA) convention and exposition.

More than 3,500 members and vendors in Florida's nearly $8 billion a year time share industry are meeting in Orlando this week at this convention.

The five-day convention opened April 24 and concludes April 28.

Featured are speakers such as keynoter Andrew Zolli, author of an upcoming book, "In Good Company." Zolli is a design strategist who consults with industry on emerging change. Other programs such as, "the fundamentals of fractionals," addressing high-end properties and "disaster planning for proactive professionals," are also featured.