"Ethics" for ARDA Members, really!?

Who is ARDA? You will find it throughout the timeshare industry websites. The acronym stands for American Resort Development Association.

Take a look and see how organized the corporate side of Timesharing is.
http://www.arda.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

They are big time into government lobbying.

Now, keep in mind what your experiences have been with those at the resort who have aligned themselves with FESTIVA (an ARDA member).

Now think of what you think the word "ethics" means.

Read the short insert on a page from the website, included below.

If you are up for a longer, quite a bit longer read, click on the hyperlink to view the "Ethics Code" document.

Now consider writing your thoughts to the ARDA and any other industry organization you can find. Let's find out where they stand on what is happening at our resort and all the others that suffer the same ethical dilemmas.

From the website:

ETHICS
ARDA and its members are committed to the highest standards and ethics in resort, vacation, recreational, residential and community development for the benefit of the public. To demonstrate that commitment, ARDA has adopted a Code of Ethics. All members of ARDA and all those who use ARDA services agree to comply with this Code.
The Ethics Code of the American Resort Development Association consists of general requirements, solicitation requirements, and sales requirements, as well as administrative procedures for interpretation and enforcement of the Code. All activities subject to this Code shall be designed to be honest and fair, and to be conducted with integrity, dignity and propriety.
Failure to cooperate with the ARDA Standards & Ethics Committee, the Administrator, or the Appellate Board in an investigation or a proceeding on a Challenge may be considered by the Committee according to the same procedures and with the same sanctions as a Determination of Failure to Comply with the Code.

Read this ethics code and tell me if Festiva is operating it's business in compliance or not.

If the hyperlink doesn't work go to http://www.arda.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Site_Map&Template=/CM/SiteMap.cfm.
From the menu on the left, choose Consumer Information, and then Ethics, then click the "Ethics Code" hyperlink in the short article quoted above, and download the 31 page guide. It's a fascinating read.

Tell me what you think!

Tell them what you think.

Tell the Attorney General in your state what you think!