{"id":444,"date":"2012-08-29T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-1199783855.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/29\/arda-august-timeshare-fan-of-the-month-starwood-vacation-ownership-members\/"},"modified":"2012-08-29T14:45:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-29T14:45:00","slug":"arda-august-timeshare-fan-of-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/29\/arda-august-timeshare-fan-of-month\/","title":{"rendered":"ARDA August \u201cTimeshare Fan of the Month\u201d \u2013 Starwood Vacation Ownership Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For August the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) is featuring Starwood Vacation Ownership in its ongoing Timeshare Fan series. This is part of an industry initiative to showcase real timeshare owners talking about the reasons they love their vacations with timeshare.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redweek.com\/timeshare-companies\/starwood-vacation-ownership\" target=\"_blank\">Starwood Vacation Ownership<\/a> and SeaWorld Orlando teamed up to create a uniue vacation experience for the Gelman family of Philadelphia \u2013 saving a sea turtle. <br \/>With more than 8 million owners, a satisfaction rate of 85 percent, and an occupancy rate that outpaced hotel occupancy by more than 20 percent, it is clear that this segment of the travel industry is faring well. Take the time to find out why. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vacationbetter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vacation Better<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p><b>About ARDA<\/b><br \/>The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) is a Washington D.C.-based professional association representing the vacation ownership and resort development industries. 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