The newly formed Asia Pacific Resort Development Organisation (APRDO), a new regional trade organisation formed in May 2018 with the mission to support and promote the timeshare industry in Asia Pacific, is reaching out to the industry through a membership drive.
The organisation “strives to provide a framework that fosters innovation and regulation in the industry and ensures that business practices are being conducted to the highest ethical standards”.
The following key objectives were set:
- To support the cause and priorities of country timeshare associations in the Asia Pacific region
- To encourage and facilitate the establishment of new timeshare associations in key countries in the Asia Pacific region
- To influence timeshare industry regulation (including near term and long term efforts in key countries) in the Asia Pacific region
- To promote self-regulation of the timeshare industry, through the promulgation of a code of conduct and best practices standards for the timeshare industry in the Asia Pacific region
- To be a point of contact for governments and timeshare industry participants, including in relation to any referral of development inquiries and consumer complaints to local timeshare associations
- To provide research, education and information exchange within the industry and with government bodies
APRDO offers two categories of membership and is now open to entities participating in the resort development industry within the Asia Pacific region, and have interest and conviction in the organisation’s objectives mentioned above. Members of APRDO can look forward to many benefits, including opportunities for valuable professional contacts and involvement in issues impacting the timeshare industry in Asia Pacific.
For more information on APRDO or on becoming a member, please visit www.aprdo.org.
The organisation will be present at the Alternative Ownership Conference for Hotels and Resorts in Asia Pacific (AOCAP), the only Asia Pacific Conference focused on alternative ownership and mixed-use resorts, in Singapore from March 13 to 14. The conference is held alongside the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) Update which will be held at the same venue from March 12 – 13.
