Global Alliance for Timeshare Excellence (GATE)

Did you know that there is an organization with the goal of furthering excellence in the timeshare industry?

There is, it is known as "GATE" and it was founded in 1999.

Read the full story here from the ARDA website.

ARDA is the American Resort Development Association

The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) is the Washington D.C.-based professional association representing the vacation ownership and resort development industries.

Established in 1969, ARDA today has nearly 1,000 members ranging from privately held firms to publicly traded companies and international corporations with interests in timeshare resorts, community development, fractional ownership and resort communities.

The membership also includes timeshare owner associations (HOAs), resort management companies, and owners through the ARDA Resort Owners Coalition (ARDA-ROC).