ARDA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, Washington, D.C.-based trade association for the vacation ownership – also known as timeshare – industry, representing more than 350 privately held and publicly traded companies. ARDA’s members include developers, exchange companies, vacation clubs, timeshare resale and rental companies, timeshare owner associations (HOAs), resort management companies, industry vendors, consultants, and legal and regulatory experts. As “the voice” of the vacation ownership industry, ARDA advocates on behalf of America’s resort developers and timeshare owners, both on Capitol Hill and in statehouses across the country, and promotes the industry to media, the investment community, and the traveling public.