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OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2017 VACATION INDUSTRY REVIEW
INDUSTRY ADVOCATES
Timeshare Associations
Across the Globe
BY LAURIE CHARLES
From working for consumer protections to representing the interests of resort developers,
timeshare associations help keep the industry vital. And while AMDETUR may be celebrating
30 years in the business, the Mexican association is just one of the many active national and
regional timeshare associations across the globe.
NORTH AMERICA
UNITED STATES
American Resort Development
Association (ARDA)
Helped implement the Model
Timeshare Act in 1983, which
has served as the foundation
for subsequent legislation and
regulation at state and
federal levels.
Founded: 1969
Annual Conference: ARDA
World Convention & Expo; spring
MEXICO
Asociación Mexicana de
Desarrolladores Turísticos
(AMDETUR)
Pushed toward adopting
applicable criteria for the
commercialization and
rendering of timeshare services
in Mexico’s Federal Law of
Consumer Protection.
Founded: 1987
Annual Conference:
AMDETUR; June
Baja California Sur
Asociación Sudcaliforniana
de Desarrolladores de Tiempo
Compartido (ASUDESTICO)
Founded: 1996
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo
Asociación de Desarrolladores
y Operadores Turísticos de
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo (ADOTIZ)
Founded: 1990
Manzanillo
Asociación de Desarrolladores
Turisticos de Manzanillo y la
Costa Alegre (ADETUMAC)
Founded: 2013
Mazatlán
Asociación de Clubes
Vacacionales de Sinaloa A.C
Founded: 2003
Puerto Vallarta and
Riviera Nayarit
Asociación de Desarrolladores
y Promotores Turísticos de
Tiempo Compartido A.C.
(ADEPROTUR)
Founded: 1986
Quintana Roo
Asociación de Clubes
Vacacionales de Quintana Roo
(ACLUVAQ)
Founded: 1986
Annual Conference:
Foro de Marketing y Ventas; May
ARUBA
Aruba Timeshare Association
(ATSA)
Works with the legal community
on legislation for the industry,
and has a seat on the board of
the Aruba Hospitality & Security
Foundation.
Founded: 1994
ST. MAARTEN
St. Maarten Timeshare
Association (SMTA)
Provided input as a key
stakeholder with the country’s
draft timeshare consumer rights
legislation in 2016.
Founded: 1994
COSTA RICA
Asociación Costarricense de
Desarrolladores Turísticos
(ACODETUR)
In the early 2000s, repealed
a law that would have limited
the ability of resorts to collect
annual maintenance fees.
Founded: 1996
SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA
Cámara Argentina de Tiempo
Compartido (CATC)
Instrumental in sanctioning
Argentina’s timeshare law in 2009,
which was regulated in 2014.
Founded: 1984
Annual Conference:
Convención Annual de la Cámara
Argentina de Tiempo Compartido;
last held September 2015
BRAZIL
Sindicato da Habitaçao (SECOVI)
The arm of SECOVI that represents
timeshare worked on behalf of
the industry during Brazil’s condo-
hotel regulation, and is pushing
toward legislation that supports
inheritance rights, registration of
ownership, and sales practices.
Founded: 2010
Annual Conference:
Convención Annual de la Cámara
Convenção SECOVI; June
COLOMBIA
Asociación Colombiana de
Propriedad Vacacional
(ASTIEMPO)
Helped move the rescission period
from 30 to 11 days, and finally to
five days. Though it was changed
back to 30 days in 2015,ASTIEMPO
is working toward a reversal.
Founded: 1997
Annual Conference: Seminario
de Oportunidades; late summer
EUROPE
Resort Development
Organisation (RDO)
Works with governments,
consumer bodies, and
governmental organizations to
promote best practices, fair trading,
and appropriate legislation.
Founded: 1998
Annual Conference:
RDO Conference; September
AFRICA
SOUTHERN AFRICA
Vacation Ownership
Association of Southern Africa
(VOASA)
Has regulatory support from
South Africa’s Department of
Trade and Industry (DTI), and its
Code of Conduct was created
through negotiations with DTI.
Founded: 1990
ASIA
INDIA
All India Resort Development
Association (AIRDA)
Received recognition from the
government for timeshare within
the hospitality and tourism
sectors, and introduced the
mixed-use model in India.
Founded: 1998
MALAYSIA
Malaysia Holiday Timeshare
Developers’ Federation (MHTDF)
Was recognized as a trade
association under Malaysia’s
Direct Sales Act.
Founded: 1993
SINGAPORE
Timeshare Resort Developers
Association (Singapore) (TRDA)
Has made strides in supporting
the limited number of developers
currently selling timeshare in
Singapore.
Founded: 2014
THAILAND
Thai Vacation Ownership
Association (TVOA)
Ratified a constitution and Code
of Ethics, which underlines
members’ obligations,
prohibitions, and standards and
ethics requirements.
Founded: 1997
AUSTRALIA/
NEW ZEALAND
AUSTRALIA
Australian Timeshare Holiday
Ownership Council (ATHOC)
Promotes its Code of Ethics
and Code of Practice to foster
a high standard of conduct and
adherence to best practices.
Founded: 1994
Annual Conference:
ATHOC Annual Conference;
September
NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand Holiday
Ownership Council (NZHOC)
Worked with the government to
update timeshare regulations
that dated back to the Unit Titles
Act of 1972, providing a legal
framework for joint ownership
and management of land,
buildings, and facilities.
Founded: 1987
SOUTHERN
AFRICA
INDIA
MALAYSIA
SINGAPORE
THAILAND
AUSTRALIA
NEW
ZEALAND
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EUROPE
UNITED
STATES
ST.
MAARTEN
ARUBA
BRAZIL
COSTA
RICA
COLOMBIA
MEXICO
ARGENTINA