Industry Updates

Industry Pioneer Frank Chapman calls for more support for trade associations and industry events

Industry Pioneer Frank Chapman calls for more support for trade associations and industry events. Having received a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from both RDO and ARDA, timeshare industry pioneer and RDO Board member, Frank Chapman, reflects on the relevance of trade associations’ annual gatherings nowadays. “I have been attending the ARDA convention for more than 20 years, and the RDO Conference since it commenced in 1998, with very few exceptions, and have seen how they have changed, or rather evolved, to adapt to the new realities of our industry. From the early concept of timeshare, the industry has diversified enormously, with fractional ownership,...