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Press Release: ARDA
May 26, 2004
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Global Alliance for Timeshare Excellence (GATE) yesterday formally announced the election
of Anthony R. Genth as its chairman. The election took place at GATE's meeting on May 4, 2004, during the American
Resort Development Association's (ARDA) International Convention and Exposition. Since its inception, GATE has
operated with a rotating chairmanship shared by its member association's chief operating officer, but recently
resolved to elect an industry leader to serve as volunteer chair for a two-year term. Genth is the first such volunteer
chairman selected by the alliance.
Genth is a longtime industry supporter and served as ARDA's Chairman during his tenure in the timeshare industry.
He was a major force behind the creation of GATE, the first global partnership of timeshare associations. He is
particularly suited to this position, having lived in a wide variety of cultures including the Philippines, Hong
Kong, New Zealand, Egypt, Venezuela, Canada and Mexico. After a 15 year career in banking and finance, Genth entered
the timeshare industry in 1978 as the developer of Streamside at Vail, a 150 unit purpose-built project in Colorado.
Since then, Genth has provided consulting, marketing and sales services to over 50 clients throughout the world,
actually starting up marketing and sales operations in more than a dozen countries. Genth is now a partner in Leisure
Marketing Group (LMG), the first firm to offer worldwide development, marketing and sales services to clients in
the timeshare industry.
GATE was established in 1999 by the leaders of timeshare associations in the United States, Canada, Latin America,
Europe and the Middle East, Australia, and South Africa to promote the timeshare industry around the world. Each
association retains its own identity, but collectively, the associations seek to cooperate on issues of common
concern in order to advance the growth of the timeshare industry worldwide, the interests of their members, and
the consumers they serve.
GATE seeks to serve as a resource to ensure that legislative and regulatory proposals are reasonable and conducive
to the industry's business. GATE also seeks to serve as a resource and positive influence to encourage the industry
to conduct its business in such a manner as to create positive public perception.
The members of GATE include the following organizations:
American Resort Development Association (ARDA) www.arda.org
Organisation for Timeshare in Europe (OTE) www.ote-info.com
15/19 Great Titchfield St, London W1P 7FB United Kingdom
44 020 7291 0900
Includes members of European Union; Hungary; Turkey; Israel; Egypt
Canadian Resort Development Association (CRDA) www.crda.com
1240 Bay St, Suite 807, Toronto Ontario M5R2A7 Canada
(416) 646-9505; Email: crda@istar.ca
LADETUR (Federacion Latinoamericana de Desarrolladores Turisticos, A.C.)
Email: amdetur@df1.telmex.net.mx
Viaducto Rio Becerra 11, Col. Napoles
03810 Mexico D.F.
52 5 687 71 96
Nine national associations including: Mexico; Argentina; Brazil; Venezuela; Chile; Uruguay; Costa Rica; Columbia;
Dominican Republic
Timeshare Institute of South Africa (TISA) www.tisa.co.za
Box 2823
Durbanville 7551 South Africa
2721 914 5210
Email:tisa@tisa.co.za
Australian Timeshare& Holiday Ownership Council (ATHOC) www.athoc.com.au
477 Bridge Rd, Richmond Victoria 3121 Australia
03 9243 9480
Email: liz@holidayconcepts.com.au
Please contact the appropriate organization for specific information about membership and/or information concerning
timeshare laws, regulations, and policies applicable to its particular geographic region.
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Contact: Howard Glassroth 202-371-6700 hglassroth@arda.org